Al Sadd SC in international football competitions
Al-Sadd SC, a Qatari professional association football club, has gained entry to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Qatar in the Champions League on nineteen occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup four separate occasions and FIFA Club World Cup on two occasions.
![]() Al-Sadd celebrate after winning 2011 AFC Champions League. | |
| Club | Al-Sadd SC |
|---|---|
| Most appearances | Hassan Al-Haidos (85) |
| Top scorer | Baghdad Bounedjah (25) |
| First entry | 1988–89 Asian Club Championship |
| Latest entry | 2020 AFC Champions League |
| Titles | |
| Champions League | 2 1989, 2011 |
History
In the 1989 season, they became the first Arab club side to triumph in the Asian Club Championship by defeating Al-Rasheed of Iraq on an aggregate of away goals. Twenty-two years later, they won the 2011 Asian Champions League and earned a spot in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, in which Al-Sadd finished third. They also earned a spot in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup automatically as host club, in which Al-Sadd finished sixth.
AFC competitions
Asian Club Championship
| Season | Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Qualifying Group round | 4–1 (Doha, Qatar) | |
| 1–0 (Doha, Qatar) | |||
| 0–0 (Doha, Qatar) | |||
| SF Group round | 0–2 (Kuantan, Malaysia) | ||
| 2–2 (Kuantan, Malaysia) | |||
| 2–1 (Kuantan, Malaysia) | |||
| 2–1 (Kuantan, Malaysia) | |||
| Final | 3–2 (Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad) 1–0 (a) (Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | ||
| 1989–90 | Group stage | 0–3 (Amman, Jordan) | |
| 2–0 (Amman, Jordan) | |||
| 0–0 (Amman, Jordan) | |||
| 3–0 (Amman, Jordan) | |||
| 1990–91 | First Round | 1-1 (Doha) 0-1, (Tahran) | |
| 1999–2000 | First round | 2–2 (Abu Dhabi) 1–1 (a) (Doha) | |
| Second round | 0–1 (Doha) 2–1 (Riyadh) | ||
Cup Winners' Cup
| Season | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | First round | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (2–4 p) | |
| 1994–95 | Second round | 2–0 | (w/o) | 2–0 | |
| Quarterfinals | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | ||
| 2000–01 | First round | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 (a) | |
| Second round | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 2001–02 | First round | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (5–3 p) | |
| Second round | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | ||
| Semifinals | Single match | 0–1 | |||
| Third place | Single match | 0–0 (7–6 p) | |||
Champions League
| Season | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Group stage | 1–2 | 2nd place | ||
| 0–2 | |||||
| 3–1 | |||||
| 2004[1] | Group stage | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2nd place | |
| 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2005[2] | Group stage | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1st place | |
| 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| 3–2 | 0–2 | ||||
| Round of 16 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | ||
| 2006[3] | Group stage | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2nd place | |
| 4–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| 3–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| 2007[4] | Group stage | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4th place | |
| 1–4 | 0–1 | ||||
| 2–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| 2008[5] | Group stage | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3rd place | |
| 0–0 | 2–2 | ||||
| 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||
| 2010[6] | Group stage | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3rd place | |
| 2–2 | 5–0 | ||||
| 4–1 | 1–3 | ||||
| 2011[7] | Group stage | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1st place | |
| 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Single match | 1–0 | |||
| Quarter-finals | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | ||
| Semi-finals | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Final | Single match | 2–2 (4–2 p) | |||
| 2014[8] | Group stage | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2nd place | |
| 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| 2–2 | 0–5 | ||||
| Round of 16 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) | ||
| Quarter-finals | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 2015[9] | Play-off round | Single match | 4–4 (5–4 p) | ||
| Group stage | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2nd place | ||
| 1–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| 6–2 | 0–5 | ||||
| Round of 16 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 2016[10] | Play-off round | Single match | 2–2 (4–5 p) | ||
| 2017[11] | Play-off round | Single match | 0–0 (3–4 p) | ||
| 2018[12] | Group stage | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2nd place | |
| 3–1 | 0–1 | ||||
| 4–0 | 0–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | ||
| Semi-finals | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2019[13] | Group stage | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1st place | |
| 1–0 | 0–2 | ||||
| 2–1 | 2–2 | ||||
| Round of 16 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | ||
| Semi-finals | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–6 | ||
| 2020[note 1] | Group stage | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2nd place | |
| 3–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| 4–0 | 3–3 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Single match | 0–1 | |||
| 2021[note 2] | Group stage | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2nd place | |
| 1–2 | 1–3 | ||||
| 3–1 | 2–0 | ||||
Non-AFC competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group stage | 0–3 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) | |
| 5–0 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) | ||||
| 1–1 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) | ||||
| Semi-final | 1–2 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) | |||
| Final | 0–2 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) | |||
| 2001 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | 1–2 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | |
| 6–1 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | ||||
| 7–0 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | ||||
| Semi-final | 5–1 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | |||
| Final | 3–1 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | |||
Other competitions
FIFA Club World Cup
| 11 December 2011 Quarter-finals | Espérance de Tunis | 1–2 | | Toyota |
| 16:00 | Darragi |
Report | Khalfan Koni |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 21,251 Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
| 15 December 2011 Semi-finals | Al-Sadd SC | 0–4 | | Yokohama |
| 19:30 | Report | Adriano Keita Maxwell |
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 66,298 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
| 18 December 2011 Match for third place | Kashiwa Reysol | 0–0 (3–5 p) | | Yokohama |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 60,527 Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Jorge Wagner Sawa Hayashi Otani |
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| 11 December 2019 First round | Al-Sadd | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | | Doha |
| 20:30 | Bounedjah Hassan Pedro Miguel |
Report | Roine |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 7,047[20] Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
| 14 December 2019 Second round | Monterrey | 3–2 | | Doha |
| 20:30 | Vangioni Funes Mori Rodríguez |
Report | Bounedjah Hassan |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 4,878[21] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
| 17 December 2019 Fifth place | Al-Sadd | 2–6 | | Doha |
| 17:30 | Bounedjah Al-Haydos |
Report | Elhouni Badri Derbali |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 15,037[22] Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti) |
Afro-Asian Club Championship
| 12 January 1990 First leg | ES Sétif | 2–0 | | Constantine |
| 00:00 | Bendjaballah Ghrib |
Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium |
| 19 January 1990 Second leg | Al-Sadd SC | 1–3 | | Doha |
| 00:00 | Gassem |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain) |
Statistics
By season
- Information correct as of 29 April 2021.
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| Season | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Round |
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| 1988–89 | Asian Club Championship | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | W |
| 1989 | Afro-Asian Club Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | RU |
| 1989–90 | Asian Club Championship | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | Grp |
| 1991–92 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | R1 |
| 1994–95 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | QF |
| 1999–2000 | Asian Club Championship | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | R2 |
| 2000–01 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | R2 |
| 2001–02 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 3rd |
| 2002–03 | Champions League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | Grp |
| 2004 | Champions League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | Grp |
| 2005 | Champions League | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | QF |
| 2006 | Champions League | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | Grp |
| 2007 | Champions League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | Grp |
| 2008 | Champions League | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | Grp |
| 2010 | Champions League | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | Grp |
| 2011 | Champions League | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | W |
| 2011 | FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3rd |
| 2014 | Champions League | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | QF |
| 2015 | Champions League | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | R16 |
| 2016 | Champions League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | PO |
| 2017 | Champions League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | PO |
| 2018 | Champions League | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | SF |
| 2019 | Champions League | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | SF |
| 2020 | Champions League | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | R16 |
| 2019 | FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5th |
| 2021 | Champions League | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | Grp |
| Total | 153 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 206 | 203 | +3 | ||
In Asia
As of 29 April 2021:
| AFC competitions | ||||||||
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| Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
| Champions League | 20 | 129 | 50 | 40 | 39 | 182 | 165 | 2021 |
| Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2001–02 |
| Afro-Asian Club Championship | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1989 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2019 |
| Total | 27 | 156 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 208 | 203 | |
Non-AFC competitions
As of 10 December 2001:
| Non-AFC competitions | ||||||||
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| Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
| Arab Champions League | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2001 |
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1992 |
| Total | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 12 | |
Statistics by country
Statistics correct as of game against Al-Nassr on April 29, 2021
AFC competitions
| Country | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Sétif | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | |
| Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | |
| Riffa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
| Mohammedan SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
| Chongqing Longxin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
| Esteghlal | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | |
| Fajr Sepasi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
| Mes Kerman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| Sepahan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| Foolad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
| Persepolis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | |
| Subtotal | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 36 | +2 | |
| Al-Rasheed | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | |
| Al-Talaba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0 | |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| Najaf FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | |
| Dempo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Al-Wehdat (Ex Al Deffatain) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| Kazma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
| Al Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Al Qadisiya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Al-Arabi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
| Subtotal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
| Al-Ansar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| Pahang FA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
| Hienghène Sport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| April 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Lekhwiya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| Al-Duhail | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| Al-Ittifaq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Al Ittihad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
| Al-Hilal | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | −11 | |
| Al-Shabab | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
| Al-Ahli | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |
| Al-Nassr | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | |
| Subtotal | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | |
| Busan I'Park | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
| Subtotal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | |
| Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | |
| Al-Futowa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| Al-Karamah | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | |
| Al-Ittihad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | |
| Espérance de Tunis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | |
| Al-Wahda | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +0 | |
| Al-Ain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
| Al-Ahli | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | |
| Al-Jazira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
| Al-Wasl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| Subtotal | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 26 | +9 | |
| Neftchi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | |
| Pakhtakor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | |
| Al-Ahli Sanaa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
| Total | 154 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 208 | 203 | +5 | |
Non-AFC competitions
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 12 | +18 |
Asian competitions goals
Statistics correct as March 7, 2023
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Hat-tricks
| N | Date | Player | Match | Score | Time of goals |
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| 1 | 10 March 2010 | Leandro | Al-Ahli Dubai – Al-Sadd | 0–5 | 44', 45+2', 76' |
| 2 | 17 February 2015 | Khalfan Ibrahim | Al-Wahda – Al-Sadd | 4–4 | 66', 90+7', 98' |
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Notes
- On 9 July 2020, AFC announced new schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.[14][15] On 16 July 2020, AFC announced that Qatar would host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region from the group stage to the semi-finals.[16] On 27 July 2020, AFC confirmed that Malaysia would host matches of Group G and H.[17]
- On 11 March 2021, AFC confirmed the hosts for the group stage, except for Group H and I whose hosts will be decided at a later date.[18] On 10 May 2021, AFC confirmed the hosts for Group H and I.[19]
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- "AFC reiterates commitment to complete 2020 competitions with new calendar". AFC. 9 July 2020.
- "AFC Champions League revised schedule". AFC. 9 July 2020.
- "Qatar to host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region". AFC. 16 July 2020.
- "Malaysia to host AFC Champions League Groups G and H". AFC. 27 July 2020.
- "Venues for AFC Champions League 2021 Group Stage revealed". Asian Football Confederation. 11 March 2021.
- "Uzbekistan to stage 2021 AFC Champions League Groups H and I". Asian Football Confederation. 10 May 2021.
- "Match report – First round – Al-Sadd v Hienghène Sport" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- "Match report – Second round – CF Monterrey v Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Match report – Match for fifth place – Al-Sadd SC v Espérance Tunis" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
