Qatar sport COVERMG.indd - Qatar Olympic Committee
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QATAR STARS LEAGUE<br />
1 Lekhwiya<br />
The champions have signed up <strong>Qatar</strong>i pin-up boy<br />
Sebastian Soria for the 2012-13 season to link up with<br />
the South Korean international midfielder Nam Tae-Hee<br />
(right).The Doha-based side has also been strengthened<br />
this year with the signing of 21-year-old Tunisia<br />
playmaker Joseph almsakni and Senegalise winger issiar<br />
Dia from Fenerbahçe in Turkey.<br />
3 AL RAyyAN<br />
2 eL JaiSh SC<br />
el Jaish, the <strong>Qatar</strong> armed Forces team, was promoted to the QSL<br />
for the first time in 2011 and has exceeded expectations. Last year,<br />
with the Brazilian duo of adriano Martins (above) – the league’s top<br />
scorer with 18 goals – and midfielder Wagner Ribeiro leading the way,<br />
the club fell short of the title by just two points. The current squad<br />
boasts a trio of Brazilian players in key positions.<br />
Three years ago, Doha staged a friendly international<br />
between Brazil and England in which Nilmar (below)<br />
scored the only goal. The 29-year-old Brazilian has<br />
now returned to the <strong>Qatar</strong>i capital as the star signing<br />
for Al Rayyan. The former Villarreal striker joins South<br />
korean international Cho yong-hyung and last year’s<br />
top scorer Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata (17 goals) of<br />
Brazil at the club.<br />
4 aL SaDD<br />
5 AL KHoR<br />
The northern club of al khor<br />
has re-signed the iraq defender<br />
and club captain Salam Shakir<br />
for another two years. Shakir,<br />
who has 40 caps for his country,<br />
leads the club which surprised<br />
many by clinching fifth place last<br />
season inspired by the Brazilian<br />
front line of Julio Cesar (right)<br />
and Madsen.<br />
For star quality, look no further<br />
than the Spanish striking<br />
phenomenon Raul (left), who<br />
scored his first goal for Al Sadd<br />
on debut in the semi-finals of the<br />
Sheikh Jassim Cup. a scorer of a<br />
goal every other game in his<br />
career, the 35-year-old aims<br />
to spur the aFC Champions<br />
League holders into the top spot.<br />
6 AL GHARAfA<br />
The championship winners from 2008<br />
to 2010, al Gharafa have been busy in<br />
the transfer market with Socceroo<br />
veteran Mark Bresciano (right)<br />
and Brazilian ace Alex Meschini,<br />
the club’s marquee signings. The<br />
32-year old Bresciano played<br />
in italian football for 12<br />
years before joining<br />
UAE outfit Al Nasr.<br />
he will line up in<br />
midfield alongside<br />
Alex, a major<br />
cash signing from<br />
Corinthians in Brazil.<br />
30 | Issue 19 | <strong>Qatar</strong> Sport
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