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

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

Overview

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

League table

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


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

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

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

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

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

Playing statistics

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

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

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

In

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

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

References

^ "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_SAD0.27239265678096-2] 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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