Al Sadd Handball Team () 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.

Al Sadd SC (handball)

Honours

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

Al Sadd SC (handball)

Team

Managerial history

Sufyan Druasi (2010–2011) Ahmed Deabes (2011–2012) Patrice Canayer (2012) (temp) Lakhdar Arrouche (2012–2013) Franjo Meter (2013–2014)

Al Sadd SC (handball)

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 Fernandez

Notable former coach

Montenegro

Veselin Vujović

See also

Al Sadd Basketball Team

References

External links

Official website

Handball clubs in Qatar

Handball clubs established in 1969

1969 establishments in Qatar

Sports clubs and teams in Doha