Al-Gharafa

Full name	Al-Gharafa
Founded	1979 as Al-Ittihad
Ground	Al-Gharafa Stadium Doha, Qatar (Capacity: 25,000)
Chairman	Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani
Manager	Caio Júnior
League	Qatari League
2007/08	1st
Home colours Away colours

Al-Gharafa (Arabic: الغرافة‎) is a Qatari football club from Doha. It was founded in 1979 as Al Ittihad Doha and renamed in 2004.

Contents 1 Achievements 2 Performance in AFC Competitions 3 Individual Honours 4 Current squad 5 Famous Players 6 External links

[edit] Achievements

• Qatari League: 6

1992-93, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08, 2008-09

• Emir of Qatar Cup: 6

1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2009

• Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 1

2000

• Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1

1999

[edit] Performance in AFC Competitions

• AFC Champions League: 4 appearances

2002-03: Qualifying West - 3rd Round

2006: Group Stage

2008: Group Stage

2009: Group Stage

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

1994: Qualifying - 1st round

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 3 appearances

1995/96: First Round

1996/97: Second Round

1997/98: Quarter-Finals

[edit] Individual Honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Gharafa:

• 2009 - Nashat Akram
• 2009 - Younis Mahmoud

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Qasem Burhan 2 DF Ibrahim Al-Ghanim 3 DF Marcone Amaral 4 MF Lawrence Quaye 5 MF Juninho (Captain) 6 DF Hamed Shami Zaher 7 MF Faheed Al-Shammari 8 DF Saad Al-Shammari 9 FW Younis Mahmoud 10 FW Araújo 11 FW Haris Ahmed

No. Position Player 13 DF Sgheir Al shemmari 14 DF George Kwesi Semakor 18 MF Mirghani Zain 20 MF Otmane El Assas 21 GK Mohammed Al-Ghamdi 22 GK Abdulaziz Ali 23 DF Gourg Kawasy 26 DF Bilal Mohammed 29 MF Mohammed Al-Shammari 30 DF Soud Al-Shimmeri 91 FW Mohammad Haris

[edit] Famous Players

Lists of "famous" or "notable" sports persons with no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria should be avoided. Such lists should be removed or replaced with verifiable lists of players recognized by the club, league, or another reliable source and be properly referenced.

AFC A'ala Hubail (2004-2007) Mohamed Hubail (2004-2005) Sirous Ghayeghran (1990-1991) Nashat Akram (2008-2009) Younis Mahmoud (2006-) Emad Mohammed (2001-2004) Fawzi Bashir (2007-2008) Taisir Al-Jassim (2007) CAF Samir Amirèche Djamel Belmadi Ahmed Reda Madouni (2007-2008) Fabrice Akwá (1999-2001) Tony Yeboah (2001-2002) Frank Seator (1990-2000)

Otmane El Assas Norberto Mulenessa Maurito Pius Ndiefi Abdoul Salam Sow

CONCACAF Paulo Wanchope CONMEBOL Alexandre da Silva Mariano Fernandão (2008-2009) Clemerson Rodrigo Mendes Sergio Ricardo Sonny Anderson Juninho Pernambucano Cristian Montecinos (2002-2003) UEFA Marcel Desailly (2004-2005) Vladimir Tatarchuk (1995) Hakan Yakin (2008-2009)

[edit] External links

• Official Website (English)

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