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<p>Al Sailiya, who will face Al Duhail in the 2020 Qatar Cup’s first semifinal, are playing in the tournament’s sixth edition for the second time, after 2014. The kick-off is at the Al Sadd Stadium at 19:30 on 10th January.</p><p>Al Sailiya made it to the Qatar Cup after finishing a creditable third, behind Al Sadd and Al Duhail in that order, in the 2018-19 QNB Stars League. They achieved their highest-ever standing in the Qatar league through hard work, perseverance and diligence combined with technical stability.</p><p>Above all, Al Sailiya reaped the rewards for putting up consistent performances. The Peregrines ended up on 38 points (12 wins, two draws and eight defeats). They had a goal difference of 12, having scored 38 goals and conceded 26.</p><p>Stability was their forte and the players exhibited excellent team spirit and harmony.</p><p>The team management yet again reposed faith on long-standing coach Sami Trabelsi and that was a key factor as they recorded many positive results. The Tunisian is now into his seventh season with Al Sailiya.</p><p>Trabelsi succeeded in finding players, a good mix of youth and experience. All that resulted in the team’s good performance that earned them another berth in the prestigious Qatar Cup and play-off place in the 2020 AFC Champions League, for the first time in their history.</p><p>Al Sailiya started off the 2018-19 QNB Stars League by losing 1-2 to Umm Salal. But that made them highly alert as they worked on their areas for improvement.</p><p>The team retained most of their Qatari players, including Majdi Siddiq, Hamad Al Abidi, Maher Yousef and Abdulqadir Ilyas, while others like Algerian Nadir Belhadj, who has great experience, continued.</p><p>Al Sailiya’s other prominent players this season include Iranian Karim Ansari and Mostafa Mohamed.</p>