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| Full name | Al-Gharafa Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Al Fuhud (The Cheetahs) | ||
| Founded | 6 June 1979, as Al-Ittihad | ||
| Ground | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 21,175 | ||
| Chairman | Jassim bin Thamer | ||
| Manager | Pedro Martins | ||
| League | Qatar Stars League | ||
| 2023–24 | Qatar Stars League, 3rd of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Al-Gharafa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الغرافة الرياضي) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in the Al Gharrafa district of Al Rayyan municipality. The club is best known for its football team, although it also has teams for other sports. The club was established on 6 June 1979 as Al-Ittihad and later officially incorporated into the Qatar Football Association on 23 September of that same year. The club was officially renamed to its current form in 2004 to better represent the district of Al-Gharafa, where the club is located.
The club was founded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al-Thani, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani, Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani, Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al-Thani and Saad Mohammed Al-Rumaihi.[1] In a documentary produced by Al Kass sports channel about the history of the club, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim mentioned that the idea was initially suggested by Saad Al-Rumaihi who was working as a sports journalist at the Al Raya newspaper.
- ^ "الغرافة أسس على الحب والترابط وروح الأسرة الواحدة". raya.com. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.