2011–12 Lekhwiya SC season

Lekhwiya
2011–12 season
Chairman Sheikh Abdullah al Thani
Manager Djamel Belmadi
Stadium Qatar SC Stadium
Stars League 1st
Qatar Stars Cup Semi-finals
AFC Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Nam Tae-Hee (5)
All:
Nam Tae-Hee (6)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Lekhwiya SC season is Lekhwiya's second Qatar Stars League season. Lekhwiya are competing in the 2012 AFC Champions League after qualifying by winning the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League.

Season overview

Madjid Bougherra scored a goal on his debut

Lekhwiya commenced their summer transfer activity by signing Iraqi national Nashat Akram from Al Wakrah on July 1.[1] They made arguably one of the biggest summer signings of all the Qatari clubs by signing Algerian international defender Madjid Bougherra from Rangers for £1.7m in August.[2] Big names who departed Lekhwiya included Jasur Hasanov and Abdeslam Ouaddou, both to Qatar SC.

Lekhwiya set up a training camp in UAE.[3] They played Al Ahli in a warm-up match, winning 1-0 courtesy of a Mohammed Razak goal in the 74th minute.[4]

They put pen-to-paper for a sponsorship deal with Masraf Al Rayyan, who will be the first and only sponsors of Lekhwiya, on May 11, 2011.[5]

They participated in the 2011 Qatari Stars Cup,[6] being seeded in group A; the more difficult of the two groups. They advancing through to the semi-finals with 4 wins and 1 loss in the group stage. They faced Al Wakrah in the semi-finals, losing 2-3, with Bakari Koné and Moumouni Dagano scoring a goal each.

Lekhwiya won the league title on March 26, 2012 after a hard fought draw against Al Arabi, with Ali Afif scoring the third-minute goal which proved crucial.[7] This was their second successive title on Djamel Belmadi. They were crowned champions with two games yet to be played.[8] Their league record at the time was 12 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses.

Lekhwiya were drawn in Group C in the 2012 AFC Champions League, featuring Sepahan, Al-Nasr and Al-Ahli.[9] They selected Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium as their home venue for their champions league matches, as it was the venue of the reigning champions, Al-Sadd. It is the first-ever regional competition Lekhwiya has ever participated in.

On 7 March 2012, Lekhwiya played their first match against Al-Ahli at home. They won the match 1-0 in front of a large home crowd consisting of many supporters of both clubs. Despite Moumouni Dagano missing a penalty early on, Nam Tae-Hee helped his team record a victory by scoring a late goal from midfield.[10]

On 21 March 2012, they played against Al-Nasr in Dubai. Moumouni Dagano scored the only goal in a 2-1 loss. The match was marred by controversy as Lekhwiya had 2 goals ruled offside in the late stages of the game, only to have Amara Diané score the winning goal in additional time.[11]

Players

First team squad information

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
2 DF Qatar Saleh Mousa 37 2010 10 0 N/A N/A
5 ST Qatar Mohammed Razak 29 2010 33 12 N/A Free Second nationality: Ghana
6 DF France Dame Traoré 29 2009 37 7 N/A N/A Second nationality: Guinea
7 MF Qatar Adel Lami 30 2011 18 4 N/A N/A Second nationality: Kuwait
9 LB North Korea Jon Kwang-Ik 27 2012 0 0 N/A N/A
12 DM Algeria Karim Boudiaf 25 2010 38 1 N/A N/A
13 DF Qatar Mousa Majid 29 2010 27 0 N/A N/A
14 ST Ivory Coast Bakari Koné (captain)34 2010 27 13 N/A N/A
16 LB Qatar Khalid Muftah 23 2010 26 1 N/A N/A
17 DF Qatar Mohammed Musa 29 2010 29 0 N/A N/A
22 GK Qatar Baba Malick 32 2010 37 0 N/A N/A Second nationality: Senegal
24 CB Algeria Madjid Bougherra 33 2011 18 3 2013 £1.7M
25 AM South Korea Nam Tae-Hee 24 2012 10 5 N/A N/A
28 ST Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano 35 2012 4 3 N/A N/A
29 WI Ivory Coast Lassina Diaby 23 2011 6 3 N/A N/A
30 DM Brazil Luiz Ceará 27 2011 36 2 N/A N/A
40 GK Morocco Amine Lecomte 25 2011 4 0 N/A N/A Second nationality: France
70 AM Qatar Ismaeel Mohammad 25 2011 15 3 N/A N/A
88 MF Qatar Hussain Ali Shehab 31 2010 35 1 N/A N/A Second nationality: Iraq
  • Last updated: 26 March 2012
  • Source: QSL
  • Ordered by squad number.
  • Notes: League appearances and goals listed

Reserve team squad information

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
10 MF Qatar Waleed Jassem 29 2010 21 8 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
11 DF Qatar Talal Saeed 28 2009 24 5 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
18 DF Qatar Salman Al Shammari 32 2011 18 0 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
20 DF Qatar Yasser Hatam 29 2010 27 0 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
21 DF Qatar Khalid Fareed 29 2010 19 1 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
23 GK Qatar Abdulla Al Shammari 24 2011 3 0 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
33 GK Bahrain Ahmed Ali Hatimi 35 2011 7 0 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
66 DF Qatar Ali Al Nouamani 29 2010 31 0 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
77 MF Qatar Khamis Mohammed 28 2010 31 7 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
89 MF Qatar Mishaal Mejbel 26 2010 27 2 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
94 ST Algeria Adel Habib Beldi 21 2010 24 5 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
99 DF Qatar Assad Mohamed 35 2010 20 0 N/A N/A Plays for the reserve team
  • Last updated: 26 March 2012
  • Source: QSL
  • Ordered by squad number.
  • Notes: Reserve league appearances and goals listed

Starting XI

Starting XI

4–2–4 Formation Round 20 against Al Arabi

Players in / out

In

Name Position Moving from Notes
North Korea Jon Kwang-Ik Defender North Korea Amrokgang
South Korea Nam Tae-Hee Midfielder France Valenciennes FC [12]
Ivory Coast Kanga Akalé Striker France RC Lens [13]
Qatar Ali Afif Striker Qatar Al Sadd [14]
Sudan Mohammed Muddather Defender Qatar Al-Wakrah [14]
Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano Striker Qatar Al-Khor [15]
Iraq Nashat Akram Midfielder Qatar Al-Wakrah [1]
Qatar Adel Lami Midfielder Qatar Umm Salal [1]
Qatar Ismaeel Mohammed Midfielder Youth system [1]
Ivory Coast Lassina Diaby Striker Qatar Qatar SC [1]
Jordan Rami Fayez Midfielder Qatar Al-Rayyan [1]
Bahrain Ahmed Ali Hatimi Goalkeeper Qatar Al Sailiya [1]
Algeria Madjid Bougherra Defender Scotland Rangers [2]
Morocco Anouar Diba Midfielder Qatar Al-Wakrah [1]

Out

Name Position Moving to Notes
Qatar Mohammed al-Haj Defender Qatar Umm Salal [16]
Jordan Rami Fayez Midfielder Qatar Umm Salal [17]
Morocco Anouar Diba Midfielder Released [18]
Iraq Nashat Akram Midfielder Released [19]
Ivory Coast Kanga Akalé Striker End of contract [20]
Ivory Coast Aruna Dindane Striker Qatar Al-Gharafa [21]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Tresor Kangambu Midfielder Qatar Al-Wakrah [1]
Uzbekistan Jasur Hasanov Midfielder Qatar Qatar SC [1]
Morocco Abdeslam Ouaddou Defender Qatar Qatar SC [1]
Qatar Abbasi Madani Defender Qatar Al Kharitiyath [1]

Competitions

Qatar Stars League

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Lekhwiya (C) 22 12 7 3 36 16 +20 43 2013 AFC Champions League
2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup
2 El Jaish 22 12 5 5 48 24 +24 41
3 Al Rayyan 22 10 9 3 49 26 +23 39
4 Al Sadd 22 10 6 6 35 24 +11 36
5 Al Khor 22 9 5 8 30 29 +1 32
6 Al Gharafa 22 8 7 7 26 27 −1 31
7 Al Wakra 22 8 4 10 30 37 −7 28
8 Al Kharitiyath 22 5 10 7 24 35 −11 25
9 Al Arabi 22 4 12 6 19 28 −9 24
10 Qatar SC 22 6 6 10 32 46 −14 24
11 Umm Salal 22 4 8 10 20 32 −12 20 Promotion/Relegation Playoff
12 Al Ahli 22 3 3 16 24 49 −25 12 Relegation

Updated to games played on 25 March 2012.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

AFC Champions League

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Sepahan 641194+513
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6312106+410
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 6204611−56
Qatar Lekhwiya 620459−46

Qatar Stars Cup

Group A

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Lekhwiya 5 4 0 1 15 7 +8 12
2 Al Kharitiyath 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 10
3 Al Rayyan 5 2 2 1 12 6 +6 8
4 Al Sadd 5 2 1 2 5 11 −6 7
5 Qatar SC 5 2 0 3 7 12 −5 6
6 Al Ahli 5 0 0 5 4 13 −9 0

Source: http://www.soccerway.com/national/qatar/stars-cup/2011-2012/group-stage/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Semi-finals

26 February 2012
Lekhwiya 2 – 3 Al Wakra
Bakari Koné  54'
Dagano  80' 		Mohannad Adnan Derjal  45'
Younis Mahmoud  46'
Nashat Akram  85'

Player statistics

Squad statistics

Total Qatar Stars League AFC Champions League
N
 P
 Name
 Nat.
 GS
 App
Min
 App
App
Notes
2 DF Saleh Mousa Qatar 3 5 270 5
5 FW Mohammed Razak Qatar 11 16 1 995 16 1
6 DF Dame Traoré France 18 18 1 1620 18 1
7 MF Adel Lami Qatar 19 19 3 1611 19 3
9 DF Jon Kwang-Ik North Korea 12
12 MF Karim Boudiaf Algeria 18 18 1585 18
13 DF Mousa Majid Qatar 2 10 262 10
14 FW Bakari Koné Ivory Coast 15 15 3 1247 15 3
16 DF Khalid Muftah Qatar 7 7 619 7
17 DF Mohammed Musa Qatar 19 19 1637 19
22 GK Baba Malick Qatar 19 19 -13 1710 19 -13 (-) means goals conceded
24 DF Madjid Bougherra Algeria 18 18 3 1549 18 3
25 MF Nam Tae-Hee South Korea 9 10 5 824 10 5
28 FW Moumouni Dagano Burkina Faso 4 4 3 180 4 3
29 FW Lassina Diaby Ivory Coast 4 6 3 358 6 3
30 MF Luiz Ceará Brazil 19 19 2 1677 19 2
40 GK Amine Lecomte Morocco 1 1 -1 90 1 -1 (-) means goals conceded
70 MF Ismaeel Mohammad Qatar 15 3 245 15 3
88 MF Hussain Ali Shehab Qatar 12 18 1 1052 18 1

Last updated: 26 March 2012
Source: KoraMania – Lekhwiya 2011/12
Ordered by shirt number
0 shown as blank

Goals

R Player Position Qatar Stars League Champions League Qatar Stars Cup Total
1 South Korea Nam Tae-Hee AM 5 1 0 6
2 Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano CF 3 1 1 5
3 Ivory Coast Bakari Koné FW 3 0 1 4
4 Qatar Ismaeel Mohammed AM 3 0 0 3
Algeria Madjid Bougherra DF 3 0 0 3
Ivory Coast Lassina Diaby FW 3 0 0 3
Qatar Adel Lami MF 3 0 0 3
9 Brazil Luiz Ceará MF 2 0 0 2
10 Qatar Hussain Ali Shehab MF 1 0 0 1
France Dame Traoré DF 1 0 0 1
Qatar Mohammed Razak FW 1 0 0 1

Last updated: 26 March 2012
Source: KoraMania – Lekhwiya 2011/12

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Algeria Djamel Belmadi
Assistant manager France Jean-Christian Lang
Head of technical staff France Christian Janoh
Fitness coach France Jean Emmanuel
Goalkeeping coach Algeria Amor Bouras
Director of football Qatar Waleed Bakhit
Physiotherapists Brazil Anderson Marcelo
Brazil Anselmo Cesar
Head of age groups Qatar Ali Khalil

Last updated: March 2012
Source: Lekhwiya

Management

Position Staff
President Qatar Sheikh Abdullah al Thani
General secretary Qatar Bilal Waleed Al Hitmi
Sports administrator Qatar Ahmed Khalil Abbasi
Media officer Qatar Adnan Al Ali
Public official Qatar Mubarak Al Mutawa
Administration & finance Qatar Salwa Al Emadi

Last updated: March 2012
Source: Lekhwiya

Grounds

Ground (capacity and dimensions) Qatar SC Stadium (20,000 / )
Training ground Qatar SC Stadium

References

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  2. 1 2 "Defender Madjid Bougherra leaves Rangers for Lekhwiya". BBC. August 10, 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Lekhwiyaclub.qa - Pre-season
  4. ↑ Lekhwiyaclub.qa - Al Ahli match
  5. ↑ QFA - Lekhwiya & Masraf al-Rayan ink sponsorship deal
  6. ↑ Lekhwiya, Rayyan tough group
  7. ↑ Lekhwiya seal back-to-back titles
  8. ↑ QSL regular season (2011/12)
  9. ↑ Lekhwiyaclub.qa - Groupings
  10. ↑ Lekhwiyaclub.qa - Lekhwiya records their first victory in AFC Champions League
  11. ↑ Lekhwiyaclub.qa - Lekhwiya 1-2 lose from UAE's Al Nasr
  12. ↑ "Tae-Hee Nam en route pour le Qatar" (in French). lavoixdessports.com. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  13. ↑ بدلا من بكارى: لخويا يضم العاجى كانجا أكالى (in Arabic). al3nabi.com. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  14. 1 2 "لخويا يضم عفيف ومدثر ويطمأن على لاعبيه في أسبيتار". alkass.net. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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  19. ↑ نشأت: لست حزينا لرحيلي عن لخويا ولدىّ 3عروض قطرية (in Arabic). alkass.net. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
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