1950 Al-Ahli (merged with Sanjah in 1972)
1952 Shabab Al-Sharq (renamed Tahreer in 1956; merged with Al-Wahda to
form Al-Arabi in 1972)
1959 Al-Wakra (original name Al-Wakra Youth Club)
1959 Al-Nasour (later renamed Al-Sharar and Nadi Qatar (Qatar SC);
merged with Al-Orouba to form Al-Esteqlal in 1972)
1961 Al-Taawun (joined Al-Jeel Sports Club in 1962 and
Nadi Al-Aswad in 1964; renamed Al-Khor in 2002)
1967 Al-Rayyan (after merger with Al-Nasour)
1969 Al-Sadd
1972 Al-Arabi (merger of Tahreer and Al-Wahda)
1972 Al-Esteqlal (merger of Qatar SC and Al-Orouba; reverted to
name of Qatar SC in 1981)
1979 Al-Ittihad
1980 Al-Shamal
1995 Al-Qadisiya (renamed Al-Siliya in 2002)
Translations of Names:
Al-Ittihad - The Union
Al-Nasour - The Eagles
Al-Sadd - The Dam
Shabab Al-Sharq - Orient Youth Club
Al-Shamal - The North
Tahreer - Liberation
Prepared and maintained by Hassanin Mubarak for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Hassanin Mubarak
(Iraqifootball@yahoo.com)
Last updated: 22 Oct 2003
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