2022–23 Al Sadd SC season

Al Sadd SC
2022–23 season
Chairman	Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Head coach	Juan Manuel Lillo; (from 18 June 2022)
Stadium	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Qatar Stars League	3rd
Emir of Qatar Cup	Runners–up
Qatar Cup	Runners–up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Baghdad Bounedjah (11); All: ; Baghdad Bounedjah (14)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

In the 2022–23 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 50th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup.

Squad list[edit]

Players and squad numbers last updated on 28 September 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Saad Al Sheeb	(1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 32)	Al Sailiya
22	GK	Meshaal Barsham	(1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 24)	Youth system
90	GK	Ivanildo Rodrigues	(1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (aged 33)	Al Ahli
Defenders
2	CB	Pedro Miguel	(1990-08-06)6 August 1990 (aged 31)	Al Ahli
3	LB	Abdelkarim Hassan	(1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 28)	Youth system
6	CB	Tarek Salman	(1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 24)	Júpiter Leonés
16	LB / CB	Boualem Khoukhi	(1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 31)	Al Arabi
21	CB	Abdelrahman Rashid	(2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 20)	Youth system
26	CB	Talal Bahzad	(1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 22)	Youth system
27	CB	Bahaa Ellethy	(1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 23)	Youth system
37	CB	Ahmed Suhail	(1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 23)	Youth system
66		Abdulrahman Al-Ameen	(2004-03-09)9 March 2004 (aged 18)	Youth system
70	RB	Musab Kheder	(1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 29)	Youth system
77		Mouz Abdalla	(2001-03-10)10 March 2001 (aged 21)	Youth system
98		Nayef Hamid	(2004-06-09)9 June 2004 (aged 18)	Youth system
Midfielders
4	DM	Ahmed Sayyar	(1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 28)	Al-Gharafa
5	DM	Jung Woo-young	(1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 32)	Vissel Kobe
7	DM / AM	Mohammed Al Bayati	(1999-09-18)18 September 1999 (aged 22)	Youth system
8	CM	Ali Assadalla	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 29)	Al Muharraq
10	RW	Hassan Al-Haidos	(1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 31)	Youth system
12	AM	Rodrigo Tabata	(1980-11-19)19 November 1980 (aged 41)	Al-Rayyan
14		Mostafa Tarek	(2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 21)	Al-Rayyan SC
18	DM	Guilherme Torres	(1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 31)	Olympiacos
19	CM	Santi Cazorla	(1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 37)	Villarreal
20	DM	Salem Al-Hajri	(1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 26)	Eupen
23	RW	Hashim Ali	(2000-08-17)17 August 2000 (aged 21)	Al-Rayyan (Loan return)
24	AM	André Ayew	(1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 32)	Swansea City
25		Mohammed Al-Quraishi
33		Moaz Al-Wadia	(2005-12-07)7 December 2005 (aged 16)	Youth system
44		Mahdi Salem	(2004-04-04)4 April 2004 (aged 18)	Youth system
47		Faisal Azadi	(2001-01-13)13 January 2001 (aged 21)	Aspire Academy
97		Abdullah Mahdi
Forwards
9	CF	Yusuf Abdurisag	(1999-08-06)6 August 1999 (aged 22)	Youth system
11	ST	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 30)	Étoile du Sahel
15	LW	Akram Afif	(1996-11-18)18 November 1996 (aged 25)	Al Markhiya
17		Hassan Palang	(1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 24)	Al Ahli (Loan return)
28		Ahmed Al-Saeed		Youth system

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Qatar Stars League	22	14	2	6	46	26	+20	063.64	Matchday 1	3rd	1 August 2022	8 May 2023
Emir of Qatar Cup	4	3	0	1	12	5	+7	075.00	Round of 16	Runners–up	7 March 2023	12 May 2023
Qatar Cup	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00	Semi-finals	Runners–up	9 February 2023	6 April 2023
Ooredoo Cup	6	3	0	3	16	9	+7	050.00	Group Stage	Semi-Final	19 September 2022	23 March 2023
Total	34	21	2	11	77	43	+34	061.76

Updated to match played 12 May 2023
Source: Competitions

Qatar Stars League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Duhail (C)	22	16	3	3	50	26	+24	51	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Al-Arabi	22	16	1	5	43	23	+20	49	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3	Al-Sadd^[a]	22	14	2	6	46	26	+20	44	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
4	Al-Wakrah	22	11	6	5	44	24	+20	39	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5	Qatar SC	22	11	3	8	28	30	−2	36

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Qualified as 2021-22 champions.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	14	2	6	46	26	+20	44	7	1	3	23	12	+11	7	1	3	23	14	+9

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss

1 August 2022 Round 1	Al-Markhiya	4–3	Al-Sadd	Doha
17:35	Hamroun 45+1' Hussein 50', 75' Al-Muhannadi 78'	Report	Tabata 5' Bounedjah 37' Cazorla 90+2'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari

9 August 2022 Round 2	Umm Salal	1–1	Al-Sadd	Doha
17:30	João Teixeira 45+2'	Report	Bounedjah 63'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah

17 August 2022 Round 3	Al-Sadd	3–2	Al-Ahli	Al Rayyan
17:25	Al-Saeed 18' Guilherme Torres 45+3' Tabata 87'	Report	Al-Naimat 9' Hanni 42'	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Referee: Hamad Al Subaie

23 August 2022 Round 4	Al-Sadd	1–2	Al-Gharafa	Al Rayyan
19:30	Guilherme Torres 72'	Report	Belfodil 39' Brahimi 55'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah

30 August 2022 Round 5	Al-Sailiya	1–2	Al-Sadd	Al Rayyan
19:20	Strandberg 45+1'	Report	Ayew 17' Bounedjah 65'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: Khalid Nabet

6 September 2022 Round 6	Al-Sadd	1–2	Al-Shamal	Doha
18:10	Ayew 7'	Report	Attwan 20' (pen.) Olwan 34'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Al Marri

14 September 2022 Round 7	Al-Wakrah	2–1	Al-Sadd	Doha
20:15	Dala 73', 88'	Report	Cazorla 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim

11 January 2023 Round 9	Al-Rayyan	1–2	Al-Sadd	Doha
18:30	Nzonzi 56'	Report	Ayew 7' Afif 51'	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Meshari Al Shammari

23 January 2023 Round 11	Al-Arabi	0–2	Al-Sadd	Doha
19:00		Report	Cazorla 66' (pen.) Al-Haidos 72'	Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah

29 January 2023 Round 12	Al-Sadd	1–0	Al-Markhiya	Doha
16:35	Bounedjah 12'	Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri

4 February 2023 Round 13	Al-Sadd	2–0	Umm Salal	Doha
16:35	Bounedjah 9' Afif 88'	Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khalid Nabet

15 February 2023 Round 14	Al-Gharafa	1–3	Al-Sadd	Doha
18:55	Alaaeldin 26'	Report	Bounedjah 8', 55' Guilherme 90+2'	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al Athbah

20 February 2023 Round 15	Al-Ahli	2–1	Al-Sadd	Doha
18:55	Yansané 44', 71'	Report	Afif 36'	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Sultan Al Sharshani

25 February 2023 Round 8	Al-Sadd	2–0	Qatar SC	Doha
16:45	Al-Haidos 45+4' Afif 52'	Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohamed Al-Shammari

3 March 2023 Round 16	Al-Sadd	4–0	Al-Sailiya	Doha
19:30	Afif 10' Guilherme 25' Bounedjah 31' Sayyar 75'	Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah

12 March 2023 Round 10	Al-Sadd	2–2	Al-Duhail	Doha
19:45	Bounedjah 34' Cazorla 57'	Report	Nam Tae-hee 90+6' Fernández 90+8'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile

17 March 2023 Round 17	Al-Shamal	1–3	Al-Sadd	Doha
17:00	Khoukhi 3' (o.g.)	Report	Khoukhi 52', 90+2' Afif 73'	Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Sherif

1 April 2023 Round 18	Al-Sadd	4–2	Al-Wakrah	Doha
22:45	El Kaabi 27', 88' Afif 48', 66'	Report	Sainsbury 57' Gelson Dala 87'	Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi

15 April 2023 Round 19	Qatar SC	0–2	Al-Sadd	Doha
22:45		Report	Afif 67' Al-Saeed 90+1'	Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al Athbah

4 May 2023 Round 21	Al-Duhail	1–3	Al-Sadd	Doha
21:00	Olunga 73' (pen.)	Report	Bounedjah 41' Afif 51' Tabata 75'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah

28 April 2023 Round 20	Al Sadd SC	2–0	Al-Rayyan	Doha
18:30		Report	Tabata 70' Bounedjah 90+7'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al Shummari

8 May 2023 Round 22	Al Sadd SC	1–2	Al-Arabi	Doha
19:00	Bounedjah 90+2'	Report	Marafee 2' Al Somah 54'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim

Emir of Qatar Cup[edit]

7 March 2023 Round of 16	Al Sadd SC	4–0	Al-Markhiya SC	Doha
20:30	Bounedjah 11' Assadalla 32' Cazorla 62' El Kaabi 90+9'	Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Moatasem Al Mazyed

11 April 2023 Quarter-finals	Umm Salal SC	1–3	Al Sadd SC	Doha
23:45	Al Bakhit 82'	Report	Al-Haidos 52' Afif 56' El Kaabi 90+3'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Meshari Al Shammari

24 April 2023 Semi-finals	Al Sadd SC	5–1	Al Shahaniya SC	Doha
19:45	Cazorla 18' (pen.), 32' El Kaabi 26' Bounedjah 88', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Meshari Al Shammari

12 May 2023 Final	Al Sadd SC	0–3	Al-Arabi	Doha
19:00		Report	Al Somah 62', 90+8' Ismail 90+1'	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile Assistant referees: Juma Al Burshaid, Abdulmajeed Al-Karbi Fourth official: Mohammed Al-Shammari

Qatar Cup[edit]

The Qatar Cup, more widely known as the Crown Prince Cup, was the nineteenth edition of the Qatar Cup. It is played from February 9, 2023 – April 6, 2023. The cup is contested by the top four finishers of the 2021–22 Qatar Stars League.^[2]^[3]

9 February 2023 Semi-finals	Al Sadd SC	3–1	Al-Arabi SC	Doha
14:40	Jung Woo-young 43' Bounedjah 45' Kheder 79'	Report	Khoukhi 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile

6 April 2023 Final	Al Sadd SC	0–2	Al-Duhail SC	Al Rayyan
22:00		Report	Olunga 48' Sassi 53'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile

Squad information[edit]

Playing statistics[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Qatar Stars League		Emir of Qatar Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	QAT	Saad Al Sheeb	11	0	7	0	4	0
22	GK	QAT	Meshaal Barsham	7	0	7	0	0	0
30	GK	QAT	Jehad Mohammad Hudib	4	0	4	0	0	0
90	GK	QAT	Ivandildo Rodrigues	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	QAT	Pedro Miguel	12	0	9	0	3	0
6	DF	QAT	Tarek Salman	16	0	12	0	4	0
16	DF	QAT	Boualem Khoukhi	17	2	13	2	4	0
21	DF	QAT	Abdelrahman Rashid	10	0	7	0	3	0
26	DF	QAT	Talal Bahzad	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	QAT	Bahaa Ellethy	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	QAT	Ahmed Suhail	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	DF	QAT	Abdulrahman Al-Ameen	3	0	3	0	0	0
70	DF	QAT	Musab Kheder	15	0	13	0	2	0
77	DF	QAT	Mouz Abdalla	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	DF	QAT	Nayef Hamid	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	QAT	Ahmed Sayyar	6	1	6	1	0	0
5	MF	KOR	Jung Woo-young	20	0	18	0	2	0
7	MF	QAT	Mohammed Al Bayati	2	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	QAT	Ali Assadalla	13	1	9	0	4	1
14	MF	QAT	Mostafa Tarek	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	QAT	Rodrigo Tabata	16	4	13	4	3	0
13	MF	QAT	Abdullah Al-Yazidi	12	0	11	0	1	0
14	MF	QAT	Mostafa Tarek	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	BRA	Guilherme Torres	24	4	20	4	4	0
19	MF	ESP	Santi Cazorla	23	7	19	4	4	3
20	MF	QAT	Salem Al-Hajri	1	0	1	0	0	0
23	MF	QAT	Hashim Ali	14	0	12	0	2	0
25	MF	QAT	Mohammed Al-Quraishi	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	QAT	Moaz Al-Wadia	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	QAT	Mahdi Salem	2	0	2	0	0	0
47	MF	QAT	Faisal Azadi	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	MF	QAT	Abdullah Mahdi	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	QAT	Yusuf Abdurisag	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	QAT	Hassan Al-Haidos	17	3	13	2	4	1
11	FW	ALG	Baghdad Bounedjah	25	15	21	12	4	3
15	FW	QAT	Akram Afif	19	11	15	10	4	1
17	FW	QAT	Hassan Palang	4	0	4	0	0	0
17	FW	QAT	Ayoub El Kaabi	11	5	7	2	4	3
28	FW	QAT	Ahmed Al-Saeed	13	2	13	2	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
3	DF	QAT	Abdelkarim Hassan	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	GHA	André Ayew	9	3	9	3	0	0

Last updated: 12 May 2023
Source: fr.soccerway.com

Goalscorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No.	Player	Pos.	QSL	QEC	TOTAL
11	Baghdad Bounedjah	FW	12	3	15
15	Akram Afif	FW	10	1	11
19	Santi Cazorla	CM	4	3	7
17	Ayoub El Kaabi	FW	2	3	5
12	Rodrigo Tabata	AM	4	0	4
18	Guilherme Torres	MF	4	0	4
24	André Ayew	MF	3	0	3
10	Hassan Al-Haidos	MF	2	1	3
28	Ahmed Al-Saeed	FW	2	0	2
16	Boualem Khoukhi	DF	2	0	2
4	Ahmed Sayyar	MF	1	0	1
8	Ali Assadalla	MF	0	1	1
Own Goals			0	0	0
Totals			46	12	58

Assists[edit]

No.	Player	Pos.	QSL	EQC	TOTAL
11	Baghdad Bounedjah	FW	8	2	10
19	Santi Cazorla	CM	7	1	8
8	Ali Assadalla	MF	5	1	6
15	Akram Afif	FW	4	1	5
2	Pedro Miguel	DF	4	0	4
70	Musab Kheder	DF	2	0	2
10	Hassan Al-Haidos	MF	2	0	2
28	Ahmed Al-Saeed	FW	1	0	1
24	André Ayew	AM	1	0	1
18	Guilherme Torres	MF	1	0	1
13	Abdullah Badr Al Yazidi	MF	1	0	1
17	Ayoub El Kaabi	FW	1	0	1
16	Boualem Khoukhi	DF	0	1	1
12	Rodrigo Tabata	AM	0	1	1
Totals			37	7	44

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
7 August 2022	GK	Ivanildo Rodrigues	Al Ahli	Loan for one year
1 March 2023	FW	Ayoub El Kaabi	Hatayspor	Free transfer	^[4]^[5]

Out[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
22 December 2022	DF	Abdelkarim Hassan	Al-Jahra	Free transfer (Released)	^[6]
2 February 2023	MF	André Ayew	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer (Released)	^[7]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Lillo replaces Gracia as Al Sadd coach". The Peninsula. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Al Sadd, Al Duhail to clash in Qatar Cup final". 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^ "Al Sadd SC and Al Duhail SC qualify for final of Qatar Cup 2023". 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^ "السد القطري يعلن التعاقد مع أيوب الكعبي". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
^ "Le Marocain Ayoub El Kaabi rejoint le Qatar". RFI (in French). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
^ "Al Sadd, Abdelkarim part ways, club announces". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Forest complete signing of André Ayew". Nottingham Forest Football Club.

[table_note_SAD0.76937085798447-2] Qualified as 2021-22 champions.

[1] "Lillo replaces Gracia as Al Sadd coach". The Peninsula. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[3] "Al Sadd, Al Duhail to clash in Qatar Cup final". 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-23.

[4] "Al Sadd SC and Al Duhail SC qualify for final of Qatar Cup 2023". 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-23.

[5] "السد القطري يعلن التعاقد مع أيوب الكعبي". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

[6] "Le Marocain Ayoub El Kaabi rejoint le Qatar". RFI (in French). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

[7] "Al Sadd, Abdelkarim part ways, club announces". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[8] Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Forest complete signing of André Ayew". Nottingham Forest Football Club.

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