El Jaish SC (handball)

El Jaish Handball Team (Arabic: فريق الجيش كرة اليد) was the handball team of El Jaish SC, a multisport club based in the Al-Duhail area of Doha, Qatar. It used to compete in the Qatar Handball League (QHL). The team which was officially founded in 2007, became a dominant force in the QHL since its formation.

El Jaish
Full nameEl Jaish Handball Team
Nickname(s)The Army
Founded2007 (2007)
ArenaAl Rayyan Indoor Arena
Al Rayyan, Qatar
Capacity2,000
PresidentQatar Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah
Head coachMontenegro Zoran Kastratović
LeagueQatar Handball League
2016–171st (champions)
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Home
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Website
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El Jaish's active sections

Football

Basketball

Handball

Volleyball

Futsal

Athletics

The team has previously won the continental championship, the Asian Club League Handball Championship, on one occasion in 2013. In April 2017, the club was taken over by Lekhwiya and rebranded into Al-Duhail SC.

Honours

Winners (4): 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
Winners (1): 2013
Third place (1): 2013

Notable former players

Managerial history

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