The Al-Sadd first team concluded on Saturday their preparations for facing Al Sailiya team in the QNB Stars League Round 1 clash, that will kick off at 8:30 PM on Sunday evening at Thani bin Jassim Stadium.

After the final training session, head coach Xavi Hernandez, announced the 24-member squad for the game, which is as follows: Meshaal Barshim, Jehad Muhammad, Yousef Al-Balushi, Abdullah Al-Yazidi, Baghdad Bounedjah, Mustafa Tarek, Mahdi Salem, Abdulrahman Rashid, Muhammad Almanai, Jung Woo-young, Pedro, Rodrigo Tabata , Guilherme Torres, Faisal Azadi, Hassan Al Haydos, Ali Asad, Tarek Salman, Ahmed Sayyar, Andre Ayew, Khoukhi Boualem, Akram Afif, Yusuf Abdurisag, Muhammad Waad, Musaab Khidir. ... 

The Al Sadd first team held its main training session on Friday, at the club’s secondary pitch, in preparation for facing Al Sailiya in Round 1 of the QNB Stars League. The match will be played on Sunday evening at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium in Al Gharafa.

Al Sadd will go into the match with great enthusiasm, with the defending champions aiming for three points and a strong start to the new season. ... 

Al-Sadd midfielder Ahmed Sayyar stressed on the importance of the first match of the new QNB Stars League season, against Al Sailiya, saying that opening matches are always difficult for both sides.

Speaking during the press conference, Ahmed said: “Opening matches are always difficult for both teams, because it is the first match in the league. ... 

Al Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez spoke about the difficulty of the upcoming 2021-22 QNB Stars League season, ahead of the team’s opening game against Al Sailiya. The match is set to be played on Sunday at the Thani bin Jassim Stadium.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “At the start of the season, we are really excited and happy to resume competing in the QSL. It’s an honour for me to coach Al-Sadd again.” ... 

Al-Sadd SC announces the loan move of Ahmed Suhail to Al-Arabi until the end of the 2021-22 season.

Al-Sadd SC announces the loan move of first team forward Hashim Ali to Al-Rayyan, until the end of the 2021-22 season.

The Al Sadd first team continued training today, Wednesday, in preparation for facing Al Sailiya, in the 2021-22 QNB Stars League Round 1 game that will be played next Sunday at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium in Al Gharafa.

The training session witnessed the return of the trio of the Qatar U-23 national team – Mustafa Tarek, Faisal Azadi, Yousef Al Balushi – after the end of their camp in Austria, in addition to the return of the South Korean international Jung Woo-young after his participation with his national team in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. ... 

The Al Sadd first team resumed training today Sunday, after a break which followed the friendly game against Lusail, in preparation for the start of the new season.

The squad is currently missing 21 players, with 13 players away with the senior Qatar national team (Saad Al-Dosari, Mishaal Barshim, Pedro Miguel, Musab Khader, Tariq Salman, Abdel Karim Hassan, Khokhi Boualem, Youssef Abdel Razak, Mohamed Waad, Hassan Al Haidos, Ahmed Suhail, Ali Asad). Akram Afif). ... 

The Al-Sadd first team defeated Lusail FC 2-1 in a friendly game which was played on Thursday at the club’s training facility.

The match was organised as part of the preparations for the start of the new 2021-22 QNB Stars League season in September.

Al-Sadd began the match with the following lineup: Jehad Mohammed, Mohammed Mannai, Abdullah Ismail, Abdulrahman Mohammed, Ahmed Sayyar, Guilherme Torres, Mahdi Salem, Abdullah Al-Yazidi, Andre Ayew, Baghdad Bounedjah. ... 

The Al Sadd first team continued training in preparation for the start of the 2021-22 QNB Stars League season, amid the absence of international players who are away with the senior and U-23 Qatar national teams.

During Wednesday’s training session, the available players went through technical skill drills, under the supervision of the coaching staff. ...