2023–24 Al Sadd SC season
Al Sadd SC 2023–24 season – at a glance
Club details
- Chairman: Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
- Head coach: Bruno Pinheiro (from 13 July 2023) until 16 November 2023
- Wesam Rizik (from 25 November 2023)
- Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Competitions and results
- Qatar Stars League: 1st
- Emir of Qatar Cup: Winners
- AFC Champions League: Group stage
- Arab Club Champions Cup: Quarter-finals
Top scorers
- League: Akram Afif (26 goals)
- All competitions: Akram Afif (30 goals)
Season notes
- Preparation: Began training in an external camp in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria (July 1–15) with three friendly matches to prepare for the season.
- Transfers and contracts:
- Brazil’s Paulo Otávio and Giovanni Henrique joined from VfL Wolfsburg and Palmeiras for about €9 million.
- Colombian midfielder Mateus Uribe joined from Porto.
- Iranian defender Amin Hazbavi joined from Foolad.
- Brazilian Guilherme Torres renewed his contract through 2025; Baghdad Bounedjah remained with the team.
- July 13, 2023: Bruno Pinheiro appointed as first-team coach, replacing Juan Manuel Lillo.
- July 24, 2023: Ecuadorian Gonzalo Plata joined for five seasons from Valladolid.
- July 24, 2023: Moroccan defender Romain Saïss joined for two seasons from Beşiktaş but was loaned to Al-Shabab for one season due to foreign-player limits.
- Squad information: Last updated 4 May 2023.
Additional context
- The group-stage draw for the AFC Champions League took place on 24 August 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, with 40 teams divided into 10 groups. The competition format features groups of four, with winners and runners-up advancing to the knockout rounds.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 17:20 (CET).