Al Sadd SC (handball)

Al Sadd Handball Team (فريق السد لكرة اليد) is the handball team of Al Sadd SC, based in the capital city of Doha, Qatar. It currently competes in the Qatar Handball League (QHL). The team is one of the most successful in all of Asia, winning the Asian Club League Handball Championship a record 5 times.

History
Al Sadd Handball Team was formed shortly after the formation of the club in 1969. Since then, they have dominated the handball scene in Qatar, winning a record number of domestic trophies. Their success hasn't been limited to local competitions, however. The team has won a record of 5 Asian Club League Handball Championship titles, meaning they have the most Asian titles to their name. In addition, they won the Handball Club World Cup in 2000. They have also won the IHF Super Globe in 2002 as the host team, as well as finishing runners-up in 2010, again as the host team.

Domestic

 * Qatar Handball League
 * Winners (9) : 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009


 * Emir of Qatar Cup
 * Winners (8) : 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013


 * Qatar Crown Prince Cup
 * Winners (7) : 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010

International

 * GCC Club Handball Champions
 * Winners : 2004, 2014, 2015


 * Asian Handball Champions League
 * Winners : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005


 * IHF Super Globe (Handball Club World Cup)
 * Winners : 2002

Managerial history

 * Sufyan Druasi (2010–2011)
 * 🇪🇬 Ahmed Deabes (2011–2012)
 * 🇫🇷 Patrice Canayer (2012) (temp)
 * Lakhdar Arrouche (2012–2013)
 * Franjo Meter (2013–2014)

Notable players

 * Qatar
 * 🇶🇦 Abdulla Al Ghamdi
 * 🇶🇦 Nasser Al Turki
 * 🇶🇦 Nasser Al Sadd
 * 🇶🇦 Ghanim Al Ali
 * 🇶🇦 Sid Kenaoui
 * Algeria
 * Abdelkrim Bendjemil
 * Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * 🇧🇦 Mirsad Terzić
 * 🇧🇦 Benjamin Čičkušić
 * 🇧🇦 Nikola Prce
 * Croatia
 * Mirko Alilović
 * Ivano Balić
 * Petar Metličić
 * Renato Sulić
 * Mario Tomić
 * Denmark
 * Lars Jørgensen
 * Germany
 * 🇩🇪 Andrej Klimovets


 * Hungary
 * 🇭🇺 Péter Gulyás
 * 🇭🇺 Gergő Iváncsik
 * 🇭🇺🇷🇸 Nikola Eklemović
 * 🇭🇺 Carlos Pérez
 * Macedonia
 * 🇲🇰 Kiril Lazarov
 * Romania
 * Alin Șania
 * Serbia
 * 🇷🇸 Marko Vujin
 * 🇷🇸 Ratko Nikolić
 * 🇷🇸 Dejan Perić
 * 🇷🇸 Stefan Ilić
 * 🇷🇸 Nenad Peruničić
 * Slovenia
 * Renato Vugrinec
 * Matevž Skok
 * Borut Mačkovšek
 * Spain
 * 🇪🇸 Eduardo Gurbindo
 * 🇪🇸 Eduard Fernández

Notable former coach

 * Montenegro
 * 🇲🇪🇷🇸 Veselin Vujović