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Al Gharafa vs Al Hilal in sixth round of AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa will face a tough test against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the sixth round of 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite (West Zone) at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Riyadh on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. The kick-off is at 9pm. Al Gharafa currently hold the eighth pos
Al Gharafa lose to Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in Round 5 of AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa lost 1-3 to Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite fifth round (West Zone) at the Al Bayt Stadium on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo initiated the scoring for Al Nassr with a powerful header just one minute into the second half, followed by his
Al Gharafa in strong test against Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia in AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa will face Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in the fifth round (West Zone) of 2024-2025 season AFC Champions League Elite at the Al Bayt Stadium on Monday, November 25, 2024. The kick-off is at 7pm. Al Gharafa aim to secure a victory against the Saudi team to enhance their st
Al Gharafa score over Al Wakrah in Week 10 of Ooredoo Stars League
Al Gharafa rallied from being a goal down to beat Al Wakrah 3-1 in Week 10 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium of Al Gharafa club on Friday, November 22, 2024. While Al Wakrah went up the lead through a penalty kick in the 20th minute scored by Ricard
Facing Al Wakrah is of special importance to us: Al Gharafa coach Martins
Al Gharafa coach Pedro Martins spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 10 match against Al Wakrah. “Al Wakrah are one of the teams known for collective performance. We have played against them many times, and as you know, they are a very good tea
Al Gharafa vs Al Wakrah in Week 10 of Ooredoo Stars League
Al Gharafa face Al Wakrah in Week 10 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium of Al Gharafa club on Friday, November 22, 2024. The kick-off is at 6pm. The two teams go into the match under similar circumstances, whether in terms of results o
Al Khor beat Al Gharafa to qualify for quarterfinals of QSL Cup
Al Khor got the better of Al Gharafa 3-0 in Round 5, Group B of the 2024-2025 season QSL Cup at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium of Al Duhail club on Monday, November 11, 2024, and qualified for the quarterfinals. The tight-fisted clash saw Al Khor score three goals in
Al Khor to face Al Gharafa Round 5 of QSL Cup
Al Khor and Al Gharafa will lock horns in the fifth round (Group B) of the 2024-2025 season QSL Cup at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium of Al Duhail club on Monday, November 11, 2024. The kick-off is at 5.30pm. Al Khor enter the match with a solitary point, occupying fourth place on goal diff
Al Gharafa in thrilling 1-1 draw with Persepolis
Despite a braveheart performance, especially in the second half, Al Gharafa were forced to share the spoils in a 1-1 draw with Iran’s Persepolis in the fourth round (West Zone) of 2024-2025 season AFC Champions League Elite at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on Monday, No
QSL Cup Round 5 schedule amended
The Qatar Stars League has made an amendment to the schedule of 2024-2025 season QSL Cup’s fifth and final round (group stage). Matches will be played on Sunday and Monday (November 10 and 11, 2024) instead of previously-scheduled dates. View the schedule
Upcoming matches
Results
Ooredoo Stars League |
22/11/2024
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Thani Bin Jassim
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QSL Cup |
11/11/2024
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Abdullah Bin Khalifa
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Ooredoo Stars League |
31/10/2024
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Thani Bin Jassim
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Ooredoo Stars League |
27/10/2024
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Abdullah Bin Khalifa
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Ooredoo Stars League |
18/10/2024
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Thani Bin Jassim
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MATCHES PLAYED 10
Wins 5
loses 2
DRAW MATCHES3
Goals18
GOALS CONCEDED12
Established: 1979
President: Sheikh Jassem bin Thamer Al Thani
Nick Name: The Cheetahs
Titles
The League:
1991-92 ,1997-98 ,2001-02 ,2004-05 ,2007-08 ,2008-09 ,2009-10
Qatar Cup:
2000,2010,2011
Ooredoo Cup:
2009-10,2017-18,2018-19
history
Al Gharafa were formed in 1979, after local residents decided to create a sports club to serve the youth population in the area. Al Ittihad Club was established in June that year.
The side’s name was changed to Al Gharafa in 2004 to represent the local area. Nicknamed The Cheetahs, they have had much success down the years, the highlights of which being the three consecutive Qatar League titles between 2008 and 2010.
Al Gharafa, who won the Arab Clubs Championship in 1999, had H.E. Sheikh Khalifa bin Fahad bin Mohammed Al Thani as the first chairman of their Board of Directors.
Coach
Pedro Martins
Date of Birth:17/07/1970
Pedro Martins took over as coach of Al Gharafa from Italian Andrea Stramaccioni. The Portuguese is one of the distinguished coaches, having achieved success with a number of clubs.
Martins, born in 1970, played as a professional player for six Portuguese clubs in 17 seasons, most notably Sporting Lisbon whom he represented for three years.
He has coached some Portuguese teams, including Maritimo, Rio Ave and Vitoria Guimaraes.
Martins moved to Al Gharafa from Greek club Olympiacos, where he coached between 2018 and 2022.
With Olympiacos, he had won three league titles and the Greek Cup.