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Ooredoo Stars League Week 12 Review
The matches in Week 12 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League witnessed excitement, rivalry, great competition and strong efforts to obtain points with the aim of improving the teams’ rankings as the second leg started after a break during which the Qatar national team competed in th
Al Rayyan rally to beat Umm Salal in Ooredoo Stars League Week 12 opener
Al Rayyan made a robust start to their second-leg campaign in Week 12 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League by scoring a comeback 6-2 win over Umm Salal at the Grand Hamad Stadium of Al Arabi club on Friday, January 10, 2025. Trailing 1-2 at the half-time break, The Lions sc
We look forward to a strong match against Al Rayyan: Umm Salal coach Pablo Machin
Umm Salal coach Pablo Machin spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 12 match against Al Rayyan. “The Al Rayyan match is very important, and we had a good time during the break to prepare the team and prepare for this match. Our full focus
Umm Salal, Al Rayyan to kick off Week 12 of Ooredoo Stars League
Umm Salal and Al Rayyan will face off in the opening match in Week 12 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Grand Hamad Stadium of Al Arabi club on Friday, January 10, 2025. The kick-off is at 4.15pm. The upcoming match holds significant importance due to the cur
Ooredoo Stars League 2024-2025 second-leg schedule
The Qatar Stars League announced the kick-off times for matches in the second leg of 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League, which will start on January 10, 2025. Clubs’ participation in overseas tournaments and commitments of national teams were taken into account. View the
Al Arabi beat Umm Salal to set up QSL Cup final with Al Duhail
Al Arabi beat Umm Salal 2-1 in the second semifinal of 2024-2025 season QSL Cup at the Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium of Al Ahli club on Friday. Abdulla Al Marafi (third minute) and Alaaeldin Hassan (29th minute) were on target for Al Arabi as they prevailed over defending champions Umm
Al Arabi face Umm Salal in second semifinal of QSL Cup
Al Arabi face Umm Salal in the second semifinal of 2024-2025 season QSL Cup at the Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium of Al Ahli club on Friday, December 13, 2024. The kick-off is at 8.15pm. The face-offs between Al Arabi and Umm Salal are always exciting. Al Arabi seek to compensat
Ooredoo Stars League Week 11 Review
Thrilling contests marked Week 11 matches of the 2023-2024 season Ooredoo Stars League played on Saturday and Sunday (December 7 and 8, 2024). The matchups produced challenging battles, full of rivalry and surprises. As many as five matches ended in victories, while only one match ended in a
Umm Salal beat Al Arabi in Week 11 of Ooredoo Stars League
Umm Salal beat Al Arabi 3-0 in the closing match of Week 11 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Kenji Gorre (fifth minute), Antonio Mance (27th minute) and Oussama Tannane (38th minute) scored the goals for The Orange Fortress.
Ready to face Al Arabi, we look forward to doing our best: Umm Salal coach Pablo Machin
Umm Salal coach Pablo Machin spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 11 match against Al Arabi. “I am happy to lead a team the size of Umm Salal. The team has prepared well for this match and we worked with the players to increase mental focus because I be
Upcoming matches
Results
Ooredoo Stars League |
10/01/2025
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Grand Hamad
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QSL Cup |
13/12/2024
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Hamad Bin Khalifa
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Ooredoo Stars League |
08/12/2024
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Al Thumama
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Ooredoo Stars League |
23/11/2024
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Grand Hamad
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QSL Cup |
16/11/2024
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Grand Hamad
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MATCHES PLAYED 12
Wins 4
loses 6
DRAW MATCHES2
Goals19
GOALS CONCEDED26
Established: 1979
President: Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
Nick Name: Barzan's Falcons/The Orange Fortress
Titles
Emir of Qatar Cup: 2008
Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2009
history
Umm Salal Sports Club was founded in 1979 under the name of Al Tadamun Sports Club.
The name was changed to Umm Salal in 2004 due to the club’s location.
Nicknamed the Barzan’s Falcons and The Orange Fortress, Umm Salal made their debut in the Qatar League in the 2006-07 season. They have since been playing regularly in the First Division.
Umm Salal have remarkable achievements to their credit, the most notable being the Amir Cup triumph in 2008 and third place in the AFC Champions League in 2009.
Coach
Pablo Machin
Date of Birth:07/04/1975
Spaniard Pablo Machin assumed the coaching duties of Umm Salal as a replacement for Frenchman Patrice Carteron in the 2024-2025 season.
He has had a number of previous coaching experiences, most notably with Spanish clubs Sevilla, Girona, Espanyol, Deportivo Alaves and Elche.
He also had stints in the Gulf region, with Al Raed and Al Ain.
Umm Salal rely heavily on Machin to improve the team’s performance and results.