Al Gharafa

Al Gharafa and Muaither completed the quarter-final line up for 51st edition of the Amir Cup after winning their respective Round of 16 matches, yesterday. Al Gharafa put up a dominant performance against Qatar SC beating their QNB Stars League (QSL) opponents 4-1 after Second Division side Muaither stunned Al Ahli 3-1 to book their last eight berth in style. At the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, Qatar player Ahmed Alaaeldin put Al Gharafa ahead in the 11th minute with Yacine Brahimi scoring their

In today's QNB Stars League Round 21 match against Al Wakrah, Al Gharafa will be aiming for all three points as the Cheetahs battle for a spot in next year's AFC Champions League. The Week-21 match, which was originally scheduled for April 6, was moved up due to Al Gharafa's play-off with FC AGMK of Uzbekistan in Doha on April 7 place in the AFC Champions League group stage this year. The match at Al Gharafa Stadium is scheduled to begin at 5:00

Al Sadd, the reigning champions, thrashed Al Gharafa 5-0 in the Amir Cup semi-finals at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium yesterday, thanks to a brilliant double by Algerian goal machine Baghdad Bounedjah. The Wolves will face Al Arabi in the semi-final after Al Arabi came back from a goal down to beat Al Sailiya 4-1 in the other quarter-final yesterday.  For Xavi Hernandez's Al Sadd, Nam Tae-hee, Akram Afif, and Yousuf Abdurisag were all on track in their search for a record-extending 18th Amir

Al Gharafa and Al Arabi played out a goalless draw in Round 4 (Group B) of the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup at the Al Arabi Stadium on Tuesday. The result saw Al Gharafa drop points for the first time in the tournament. They are now on 10 points, whereas Al Arabi have eight points. Al Gharafa were more on the attack in the first half, with Jonathan Kodjia and Sofiane Hanni at the helm of their offensives. Kodjia almost scored in the fourth

Humam Al Ameen of Al Gharafa has been adjudged the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League’s Best Under-23 Player for the months of September & October, 2020. Humam, one of the key players of Al Gharafa, has been playing a vital role in the team’s Serbian coach Slavisa Jokanovic’s scheme of things. He played in Al Gharafa’s all five matches, spending a total of 440 minutes on the pitch, according to STATS, the official statistics and figures provider for the QNB Stars League. After

Al Sailiya defeated Al Gharafa 4-2 in Week 5 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Ahli Stadium on Monday. Mohanad Ali (fifth and 71st minutes), Mohammed Mudather (45+3) and Ahmed Hammoudan (60th minute) scored for Al Sailiya. Muad Hassan (26th minute) and Jonathan Kodjia (35th minute) found the target for Al Gharafa. Al Sailiya and Al Gharafa are now on seven and nine points respectively. The fast-paced game saw high drama from start. The teams matched each other ball

Al Sailiya coach Sami Trabelsi spoke to the media ahead of their 2020-21 season QNB Stars League Week 5 match against Al Gharafa. “The team’s preparations for the next match were very serious, especially at the psychological level, because the problems in Al Sailiya are always psychological because we know the capabilities of our players well and we do not have any problem on the psychological or tactical side. “We spoke to the players after our defeat to Al Ahli in the last

Al Gharafa coach Slavisa Jokanovic said they are targeting full points against Al Sailiya in the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League Week 5 match. “I remember that our matches against Al Sailiya last season were difficult and I hope we will show a better level than what we presented against them last season, especially since this match is of great importance to us. “We know that we will be facing opponents who have enough experience and also strengthened their ranks. They have some

Al Gharafa defeated Al Kharaitiyat by two second-half goals in Week 4 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Sunday. Koo Ja-Cheol (67th minute) and Jonathan Kodjia (85th minute) scored the goals for Al Gharafa, who now have nine points. The Cheetahs had earlier beaten Qatar SC 2-0 and Al Arabi 2-1, but lost 1-3 to Al Rayyan. Al Kharaitiyat remained on three points. The Thunders beat Qatar SC 2-1, but suffered defeat against Al Sadd (1-5)

Doha: Al Wakra will take on Al Sadd while Al Arabi will face Al Gharafa in the semi-finals of the Qatar Cup basketball tournament of the 2019-20 season organised by Qatar Basketball Federation  on Saturday October 17 at Al Gharafa Stadium, according to the schedule released by the organisers. In the first semifinal at 5.00pm, Al Wakra will fight it out with Al Sadd while in the second Al Arabi and Al Gharafa wil be vying for a place in the final. The

Al Gharafa picked up full points while Al Arabi, Al Rayyan, Al Ahli and Umm Salal picked up a point each in 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup on Wednesday. At the Al Duhail Stadium, Al Gharafa beat Al Kharaitiyat 3-1 in Round 3 (Group B). Al Kharaitiyat took the lead through Hassan Ali in the 30th minute, but Al Gharafa struck back through Ahmed Al Janahi (34th minute), Sofiane Hanni (45+2) and Almahdi Ali (90th minute). The result saw Al Gharafa move to nine

Thursday, 20th August, 2020 16:00 kick-off at Al Janoub Stadium Al Sadd face Al Gharafa in Week 22 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League. The kick-off is at 16:00 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday, 20th August, 2020. Al Sadd and Al Gharafa are the only teams to have ensured their positions, third and fourth respectively, going into the final round. Reigning champions Al Sadd went out of reckoning for the title after Week 21, as strong contenders Al Duhail and Al

Friday, 14th August, 2020 16:00 kick-off at Al Janoub Stadium Umm Salal face Al Gharafa in Week 21 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League. The kick-off is at 16:00 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Friday, 14th August, 2020. Umm Salal are placed 10th with 17 points. The Orange Fortress, under Moroccan Aziz Ben Askar, have three wins, eight draws and nine defeats, with a goal difference of -18 (18 goals for and 36 against). Umm Salal, still facing relegation threat, have not

Al Gharafa coach Slavisa Jokanovic spoke to the media ahead of their 2019-20 QNB Stars League Week 18 match against Al Arabi. “We had almost four-and-a-half months without playing an official match. After that, we started some individual exercises and fortunately we practised closer to the normal way during the past three weeks. “It is not easy to give a clear answer regarding the current level of readiness because we have not played for a long time, but we played some friendly matches to