2021–22 Al Sadd SC season
In the 2021–22 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 49th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League. On November 3, after the match against Al-Duhail, Xavi left the club to be the new coach of FC Barcelona six years after his departure and this is after an agreement was reached between the two clubs.[1][2]
2021–22 season | ||||
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Chairman | Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani | |||
Head coach | Xavi (until 5 November 2021)[1][2] Javi Gracia (from 8 December 2021)[3][4] | |||
Stadium | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | |||
Qatar Stars League | 1st | |||
Emir of Qatar Cup | 2021: Winners 2022: Semi-finals | |||
Champions League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: André Ayew (15) All: André Ayew (16) | |||
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Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Nat. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | ||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | GK | Saad Al Sheeb | 19 February 1990 (aged 31) | Al Sailiya | |||||
22 | GK | Meshaal Barsham | 14 February 1998 (aged 23) | Youth system | |||||
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | CB | Pedro Miguel | 6 August 1990 (aged 31) | Al Ahli | |||||
3 | LB | Abdelkarim Hassan | 28 August 1993 (aged 28) | Youth system | |||||
12 | RB | Hamid Ismail | 12 September 1987 (aged 34) | Al-Arabi | |||||
66 | CB | Yasser Abubakar | 10 January 1992 (aged 29) | El Jaish | |||||
15 | CB | Tarek Salman | 5 December 1997 (aged 23) | Júpiter Leonés | |||||
16 | LB / CB | Boualem Khoukhi | 7 September 1990 (aged 31) | Al Arabi | |||||
70 | RB | Musab Kheder | 1 January 1993 (aged 28) | Youth system | |||||
Midfielders | |||||||||
4 | DM | Ahmed Sayyar | 6 October 1993 (aged 27) | Al-Gharafa | |||||
5 | DM | Jung Woo-young | 14 December 1989 (aged 31) | Vissel Kobe | |||||
8 | CM | Ali Assadalla | 19 January 1993 (aged 28) | Al Muharraq | |||||
18 | CM | Santi Cazorla | 13 December 1984 (aged 37) | Villarreal | |||||
23 | RW | Hashim Ali | 17 August 2000 (aged 21) | Youth system | |||||
20 | DM | Salem Al-Hajri | 10 April 1996 (aged 25) | Eupen | |||||
24 | AM | André Ayew | 17 December 1989 (aged 31) | Swansea City | |||||
13 | DM | Guilherme Torres | 5 April 1991 (aged 30) | Olympiacos | |||||
Forwards | |||||||||
9 | ST | Abdulaziz Al Ansari | 19 February 1992 (aged 29) | Al Kharaitiyat | |||||
10 | RW | Hassan Al-Haidos | 11 December 1990 (aged 30) | Youth system | |||||
11 | ST | Baghdad Bounedjah | 24 November 1991 (aged 29) | Étoile du Sahel | |||||
78 | LW | Akram Afif | 18 November 1996 (aged 24) | Al Markhiya | |||||
Pre-season and friendlies
9 August 2021 Pre-season | UE Figueres | 3–5 | Al Sadd | Olot, Spain |
Report[5] |
14 August 2021 Pre-season | CE Sabadell | 3–2 | Al Sadd | Olot, Spain |
18:45 |
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Report[6] |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Qatar Stars League | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 24 | +56 | 90.91 | Matchday 1 | Winner | 12 September 2021 | 11 March 2022 |
2021 Emir of Qatar Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 100.00 | Final | Winners | 22 October 2021 | |
2022 Emir of Qatar Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 66.67 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | 13 February 2022 | 14 March 2022 |
2022 Champions League | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 33.33 | Group stage | 8 April 2022 | 27 April 2022 | |
Total | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 98 | 39 | +59 | 78.13 |
Updated to match played 29 April 2021
Source: Competitions
Qatar Stars League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Sadd (C) | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 24 | +56 | 62 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Al-Duhail | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 47 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Al-Wakrah | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 37 | |
4 | Al-Arabi | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 36 | |
5 | Al-Gharafa | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions
- as 2022 Emir of Qatar Cup winner
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 23 | +55 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 13 | +34 |
Last updated: 8 March 2022.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
12 September 2021 Round 1 | Al-Sadd | 2–0 | Al-Sailiya | Doha |
21:20 | Report | Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Youssef Alsharshani |
16 September 2021 Round 2 | Qatar SC | 1–3 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
17:50 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah |
22 September 2021 Round 3 | Al-Rayyan | 2–4 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim |
26 September 2021 Round 4 | Al-Sadd | 7–2 | Al-Shamal | Doha |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Hamad Al Subaie |
1 October 2021 Round 5 | Al-Arabi | 0–4 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
19:15 | Report | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Khamis Al Marri |
17 October 2021 Round 6 | Al-Sadd | 6–4 | Al-Gharafa | Doha |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi |
26 October 2021 Round 7 | Umm Salal | 1–3 | Al-Sadd | Al Wakrah |
18:20 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium Referee: Khalid Nabet |
30 October 2021 Round 8 | Al-Sadd | 4–1 | Al-Ahli | Doha |
20:30 | Report | Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Hamad Al Subaie |
3 November 2021 Round 9 | Al-Duhail | 3–3 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
19:55 |
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Report | Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Meshari Al shammari |
25 December 2021 Round 10 | Al-Sadd | 3–0 | Al-Khor | Doha |
16:05 |
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Report | Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Sherif |
3 January 2022 Round 12 | Al-Sailiya | 0–2 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
18:20 | Report |
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Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khalid Nabet |
18 January 2022 Round 15 | Al-Shamal | 1–5 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
16:20 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Sultan Al Sharshani |
22 January 2022 Round 16 | Al-Sadd | 4–2 | Al-Arabi | Doha |
19:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim |
31 January 2022 Round 11 | Al-Wakrah | 0–6 | Al-Sadd | Al Wakrah |
16:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile |
5 February 2022 Round 17 | Al-Gharafa | 1–5 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
16:35 |
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Report | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Al Marri |
9 February 2022 Round 18 | Al-Sadd | 2–0 | Umm Salal | Doha |
16:40 | Report | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah |
17 February 2022 Round 13 | Al-Sadd | 1–0 | Qatar SC | Doha |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi |
21 February 2022 Round 19 | Al-Ahli | 2–8 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
16:45 | Report | Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Khalid Nabet |
25 February 2022 Round 20 | Al-Sadd | 1–1 | Al-Duhail | Doha |
19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al Athbah |
1 March 2022 Round 21 | Al-Khor | 2–4 | Al-Sadd | Al Khor |
19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Al-Khor SC Stadium Referee: Khamis Al Marri |
2021 Emir of Qatar Cup
22 October 2021 Final | Al-Rayyan | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Al Sadd SC | Al Thumama |
18:01 | Report | Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al Athbah | ||
Penalties | ||||
Yacine Brahimi Yohan Boli Abdulaziz Hatem Steven Nzonzi Shoja' Khalilzadeh |
Santi Cazorla Rodrigo Tabata Akram Afif Boualem Khoukhi Jung Woo-young |
2022 Emir of Qatar Cup
13 February 2022 Round of 16 | Al Sadd | 1–0 | Muaither | Doha |
16:40 |
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Report | Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Sherif |
2022 AFC Champions League
Group stage
On 16 February 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the East group stage.[8] On 3 March 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the West group stage.[9]
- Group E: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FAI | NAS | SAD | WEH | |
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1 | Al-Faisaly (H) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
2 | Nasaf Qarshi | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Al-Sadd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | ||
4 | Al-Wehdat | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — |
- Head-to-head points: Al-Faisaly 4, Nasaf Qarshi 1.
8 April 2022 1 | Al Sadd SC | 1–1 | Nasaf Qarshi | Dammam |
20:15 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria) |
11 April 2022 2 | Al-Faisaly | 2–1 | Al Sadd SC | Dammam |
23:15 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Fu Ming (China) |
15 April 2022 3 | Al Sadd SC | 5–2 | Al-Wehdat | Dammam |
20:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq) |
19 April 2022 4 | Al-Wehdat | 3–1 | Al Sadd SC | Dammam |
20:15 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea) |
23 April 2022 5 | Nasaf Qarshi | 3–1 | Al Sadd SC | Dammam |
20:15 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 85 Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
27 April 2022 6 | Al Sadd SC | 1–0 | Al-Faisaly | Dammam |
23:15 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
Squad information
Playing statistics
- As of 14 March 2022
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Qatar Stars League | Emir of Qatar Cup | AFC CL1 | Other | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | QAT | Saad Al Sheeb | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | GK | QAT | Meshaal Barsham | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
31 | GK | QAT | Yousef Baliadeh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | QAT | Pedro Miguel | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | QAT | Abdelkarim Hassan | 20 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | QAT | Abdelrahman Rashid | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | QAT | Boualem Khoukhi | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | DF | QAT | Salem Al-Hajri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
70 | DF | QAT | Musab Kheder | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | MF | QAT | Ahmed Sayyar | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | MF | KOR | Jung Woo-young | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | QAT | Ali Assadalla | 25 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | MF | QAT | Tarek Salman | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | QAT | Mostafa Tarek | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | QAT | Mohammed Al Bayati | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | ESP | Santi Cazorla | 20 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | BRA | Guilherme Torres | 24 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | QAT | Bahaa Ellithi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
10 | MF | QAT | Hassan Al-Haidos | 21 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | ALG | Baghdad Bounedjah | 20 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | FW | QAT | Rodrigo Tabata | 25 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | FW | QAT | Abdullah Badr Al Yazidi | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | QAT | Akram Afif | 22 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | QAT | Yusuf Abdurisag | 16 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | FW | GHA | André Ayew | 25 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players transferred out during the season |
Last updated: 14 March 2022
Source: fr.soccerway.com
Goalscorers
- As of 14 March 2022
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | QSL | QEC | CPC | CL 1 | TOTAL |
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André Ayew | MF | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
Akram Afif | FW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
Baghdad Bounedjah | FW | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
Rodrigo Tabata | FW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
Hassan Al-Haidos | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
Santi Cazorla | MF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
Abdelkarim Hassan | DF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Boualem Khoukhi | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Yusuf Abdurisag | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Ali Assadalla | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Guilherme Torres | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Mostafa Tarek | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own Goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
Totals | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
Assists
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | QSL | QEC | CPC | CL 1 | TOTAL |
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Akram Afif | FW | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Santi Cazorla | MF | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Ali Assadalla | MF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Hassan Al-Haidos | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
Baghdad Bounedjah | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
Abdelkarim Hassan | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
Rodrigo Tabata | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Pedro Miguel | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Jung Woo-young | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Guilherme Torres | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Yusuf Abdurisag | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
André Ayew | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Tarek Salman | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Ahmed Sayyar | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Totals | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
Transfers
In
Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
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22 July 2021 | MF | André Ayew | Swansea City | Free transfer | [10][11][12] |
Out
Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
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9 July 2021 | MF | Nam Tae-hee | Al-Duhail | Free transfer | [13] |
9 September 2021 | MF | Hashim Ali | Al-Rayyan | Loan for one year | [14] |
10 September 2021 | MF | Ahmed Suhail | Al-Arabi | Loan for one year | [15] |
New contracts
No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
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5 | DM | Jung Woo-young | 2 years | 2023 | 13 June 2021 | [16] |
Notes
- The match was divided into four quarters of 20 minutes each.
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