| Other names | Al-Duhail vs Al Sadd | 
|---|---|
| Location |  Qatar (Doha), Asia | 
| Teams | Al-Duhail Al Sadd | 
| First meeting | Al Sadd 0–1 Lekhwiya Qatar Stars League (2 November 2010) | 
| Latest meeting | Al Sadd 3–1 Al-Duhail Qatar Stars League (4 May 2023) | 
| Broadcasters | beIN Sports Alkass Sports | 
| Stadiums | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Al-Duhail Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Al Sadd | 
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 59 (26 league) | 
| Most wins | Al Sadd (26) | 
| Top scorer | Baghdad Bounedjah (23) | 
| All-time series | Al-Duhail: 23 Drawn: 10 Al Sadd: 26 | 
| Largest victory | 
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The fixture between Al-Duhail and Al Sadd is a local derby in Doha, Qatar and a fierce rivalry. The derby does not have a common name. Since the establishment of Al-Duhail, the matches between the two teams have become the most important in Qatar. The two teams have won the Qatar Stars League title 22 times, the Emir of Qatar Cup 21 times, the Qatar Cup (ex) Crown Prince Cup 11 times, and Sheikh Jassim Cup 17 times. On the continental level Al Sadd won the AFC Champions League twice and the Arab Champions League once.
History

Al-Duhail was founded in 2009 in the name of Lekhwiya who has the biggest financial budget in Qatar, and its beginning was in the Second Division, and it only lasted for one season.[1] In his first season in the Qatar Stars League, Lekhwiya won the title to present himself as a new competitor to start a great competition with Al Sadd, which is the largest club in Qatar and the most titled.[2] on the other side Al-Sadd was shining in the AFC Champions League where it won the title for the second time in its history.[3][4] and qualifies to participate in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the first Qatari club and achieved third place. In the same season Lekhwiya won the league title for the second time in a row.[5] To continue his dominance in the Qatar Stars League for two more times, in the middle of it a championship for Al Sadd in the 2012–13 season, surpassing him. In the same season they met for the first time in the Crown Prince Cup final, which ended with Lekhwiya winning the title for the first time. On April 21, 2012, Mamadou Niang scored the first hat-trick in the history of the confrontations between the two clubs in the semi-finals of the Crown Prince Cup. In the 2014–15 season, the two clubs dominated all the local championships, where Lekhwiya won the Qatar Stars League and Crown Prince Cup, while Al Sadd won Emir of Qatar Cup and the Sheikh Jassim Cup. In the Champions League the two clubs’ journey was wonderful, as the two teams clashed in the Round of 16. Where is this considered the first time that two Qatari clubs met in Champions League that ended with Lekhwiya 4–3 on aggregate to end his career in the quarter-final against Al-Hilal.[6][7]
On April 10, 2017, it was decided to merge the two clubs, Lekhwiya the champion of Qatar Stars League and El Jaish SC into one entity under the name Al-Duhail Sports Club starting from next season.[8][9] On February 8, 2019, Korean Nam Tae-hee moved from Al-Duhail to Al Sadd in the first transfer deal between the two clubs, though two years later he returned to his team.[10][11] After six years of waiting and almost complete control of Al-Duhail, Al Sadd won the Qatar Stars League title for the 2018–19 season, while Al-Duhail was satisfied with the runner-up and won the Emir of Qatar Cup.[12] In the 2019 AFC Champions League, the two teams met in the Round of 16 and this time Al Sadd qualified with 4–2 on aggregate and was then eliminated in the semi-final against Al-Hilal. Under the leadership of Xavi, Al Sadd won the Qatar Stars League title for the 2020–21 season unbeaten for the 15th time in its history.[13][14] On December 11, 2019, Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani son of the former Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was elected president of Al-Duhail SC during the club's General Assembly meeting.[15][16]
All-time head-to-head results
- As of 29 September 2023
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All-Time Top Scorers
| Player | Club | QSL | Emir Cup | Qatar Cup | Super Cup | International | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Baghdad Bounedjah | Al Sadd | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 23 | 
|  Nam Tae-hee | Al-Duhail, Al Sadd | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 
|  Youssef Msakni | Al-Duhail | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 
|  Hassan Al-Haydos | Al Sadd | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 
|  Youssef El-Arabi | Al-Duhail | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 
|  Ismaeel Mohammad | Al-Duhail | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 
|  Khalfan Ibrahim | Al Sadd | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 
|  Akram Afif | Al Sadd | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 
|  Almoez Ali | Al-Duhail | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 
Hat-tricks
A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.
| Sequence | Player | No. of goals | Time of goals | Representing | Final score | Opponent | Tournament | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Mamadou Niang | 3 | 35'p, 38', 90+4' | Al Sadd | 4–2 | Lekhwiya | Crown Prince Cup | 
| 2. |  Baghdad Bounedjah | 3 | 5', 20', 66' | Al Sadd | 4–2 | Al-Duhail | Sheikh Jassim Cup | 
| 3. |  Baghdad Bounedjah | 3 | 14', 50', 87' | Al Sadd | 3–1 | Al-Duhail | Qatar Stars League | 
Honours
| Al-Duhail | Championship | Al Sadd | 
|---|---|---|
| International (Official) | ||
| – | AFC Champions League | 2 | 
| 0 | Aggregate | 2 | 
| Domestic (Official) | ||
| 7 | Qatar Stars League | 16 | 
| 4 | Emir of Qatar Cup | 18 | 
| 3 | Qatar Cup (ex) Crown Prince Cup | 8 | 
| 2 | Sheikh Jassim Cup | 15 | 
| 16 | Aggregate | 57 | 
| International (Non-official) | ||
| – | Arab Champions League | 1 | 
| – | GCC Champions League | 1 | 
| 0 | Aggregate | 2 | 
| 15 | Total Aggregate | 61 | 
Competitions
League matches
| # | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 November 2010 | Al Sadd | 0 – 1 | Lekhwiya | — | Razaq  77' | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 2 | 1 April 2011 | Lekhwiya | 1 – 2 | Al Sadd | Dame Traoré  88' | Yusef Ahmed  80', Ali Afif  89' | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 
| 3 | 20 November 2011 | Lekhwiya | 0 – 1 | Al Sadd | — | Al-Hamad  39' | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 
| 4 | 11 March 2012 | Al Sadd | 1 – 2 | Lekhwiya | Ibrahim  78' | Dagano  56', Tae-hee  82' | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 5 | 14 December 2012 | Lekhwiya | 0 – 3 | Al Sadd | — | Raúl  4', Ibrahim Majid  15', Ibrahim  58' (pen.) | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 
| 6 | 18 April 2013 | Al Sadd | 2 – 2 | Lekhwiya | Al-Haydos  26', Assadalla  36' | Soria  48', Msakni  64' | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 7 | 12 December 2013 | Al Sadd | 2 – 3 | Lekhwiya | Ibrahim  56', 60' (pen.) | Tae-hee  8', 27', Soria  44' (pen.) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 8 | 6 April 2014 | Lekhwiya | 0 – 2 | Al Sadd | — | Hassan  65', Medany  87' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 9 | 2 October 2014 | Lekhwiya | 0 – 3 | Al Sadd | — | Belhadj  26', Tabata  50', Khalfan Ibrahim  57' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 10 | 28 February 2015 | Al Sadd | 0 – 1 | Lekhwiya | — | Weiss  90+1' (pen.) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 11 | 27 November 2015 | Al Sadd | 2 – 4 | Lekhwiya | Belhadj  30', 58' | Muntari  41', Msakni  57', Chico  83', Nam Tae-hee  90' (pen.) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 12 | 20 March 2016 | Lekhwiya | 2 – 3 | Al Sadd | Boudiaf  16', Ismaeel  85' | Al Haidos  5', 42' (pen.), Hassan  87' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 13 | 16 October 2016 | Lekhwiya | 3 – 3 | Al Sadd | El-Arabi  23', Msakni  40', Tae-hee  77' | Bounedjah  19', 83', Al-Haidos  70' (pen.) | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 14 | 13 January 2017 | Al Sadd | 1 – 2 | Lekhwiya | Assadalla  26' | Tae-hee  16', Musa  89' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 15 | 24 November 2017 | Al Sadd | 2 – 4 | Al-Duhail | Bounedjah  12', Ahmad  80' | Almoez Ali  6', El-Arabi  20', Al Rawi  72', Tae-hee  89' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 16 | 1 March 2018 | Al-Duhail | 4 – 3 | Al Sadd | Ismaeel  37', Msakni  40', 88', El-Arabi  90+4' | Hamroun  11', Bounedjah  71', 81' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 17 | 11 December 2018 | Al Sadd | 3 – 1 | Al-Duhail | Mendes  9' (o.g.), Al-Hajri  89', Bounedjah  90+4' | El-Arabi  6' (pen.) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 18 | 30 March 2019 | Al-Duhail | 2 – 2 | Al Sadd | El-Arabi  75', 85' (pen.) | Bounedjah  26', Naji Hussein  90+5' (o.g.) | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 19 | 2 November 2019 | Al-Duhail | 4 – 1 | Al Sadd | Muntari  34', Boudiaf  45+1', Edmilson  81', Almoez Ali  90+1' | Al-Haidos  14' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 20 | 8 August 2020 | Al Sadd | 1 – 0 | Al-Duhail | Tabata  24' | — | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 21 | 21 October 2020 | Al-Duhail | 1 – 3 | Al Sadd | Dudu  86' | Nam Tae-hee  22', 70', Guilherme Torres  38' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 22 | 12 January 2021 | Al Sadd | 3 – 1 | Al-Duhail | Bounedjah  14', 50', 87' | Almoez Ali  6' (pen.) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 23 | 3 November 2021 | Al-Duhail | 3 – 3 | Al Sadd | Olunga  24', 89', Pedro Miguel  31' (o.g.) | Bounedjah  4', Khoukhi  73', Tabata  74' | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 
| 24 | 25 February 2022 | Al Sadd | 1 – 1 | Al-Duhail | Akram Afif  59' | Edmilson  36' (pen.) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 25 | 12 March 2023 | Al Sadd | 2 – 2 | Al-Duhail | Bounedjah  34', Santi Cazorla  57' | Nam Tae-hee  90', Fernández  90' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 26 | 4 May 2023 | Al-Duhail | 1 – 3 | Al Sadd | Michael Olunga  73' | Bounedjah  41', Akram Afif  51' Rodrigo Tabata  75' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
Emir of Qatar Cup results
| # | Date | Round | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 May 2013 | Semi finals | Al Sadd | 3 – 2 | Lekhwiya | Mahmoud  31', Kasola  59', Al-Haydos  89' | Msakni  26', Dia  66' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 2 | 15 May 2015 | Semi finals | Al Sadd | 2 – 0 | Lekhwiya | Al-Haydos  62', 82' | — | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 3 | 20 May 2016 | Final | Al Sadd | 2 – 2 (pen. 2–4) | Al-Duhail | Bounedjah  61', Hassan  67' | Chic  70', Nam Tae-hee  77' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 4 | 11 May 2018 | Semi finals | Al Sadd | 0 – 1 | Al-Duhail | — | Almoez Ali  68' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 5 | 16 May 2019 | Final | Al Sadd | 1 – 4 | Al-Duhail | Akram Afif  7' | Ali Afif  16', Edmilson  59', 81', El-Arabi  62' | Al Janoub Stadium | 
| 6 | 31 October 2020 | Semi-finals | Al-Duhail | 1 – 4 | Al Sadd | Edmilson  10' | Khoukhi  59', Guilherme Torres  64', Bounedjah  77', Tabata  88' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 7 | 14 March 2022 | Semi-finals | Al Sadd | 2 – 3 | Al-Duhail | Ayew  33', Bounedjah  90' | Sassi  7', 80', Olunga  44' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
Qatar Cup (ex) Crown Prince Cup results
| # | Date | Round | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 April 2012 | Semi finals | Lekhwiya | 2 – 4 | Al Sadd | Nam Tae-Hee  52' (pen.), Bougherra  84' | Niang  35' (pen.), 38', 90+4', Khalfan Ibrahim  74' | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 2 | 4 May 2013 | Final | Lekhwiya | 3 – 2 | Al Sadd | Ismaeel  15', Lamy  30', Msakni  42' | Mahmoud  13' (pen.), Lee Jung-soo  90+1' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 3 | 27 April 2018 | Final | Al Sadd | 1 – 2 | Al-Duhail | Al-Haidos  19' | Ismaeel  78', El-Arabi  90+10' (pen.) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 4 | 17 January 2020 | Final | Al Sadd | 4 – 0 | Al-Duhail | Nam Tae-hee  5', Bounedjah  21', 45', Akram Afif  72' (pen.) | — | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 5 | 26 February 2021 | Final | Al-Duhail | 0 – 2 | Al Sadd | — | Bounedjah  9', 77' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 6 | 6 April 2023 | Final | Al-Duhail | 2 – 0 | Al Sadd | Olunga  48',Sassi  53' | — | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 
Sheikh Jassim Cup results
| # | Date | Round | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 August 2014 | Final | Al Sadd | 3 – 2 | Lekhwiya | Weiss  12' (pen.), Msakni  71' | Rodrigo Tabata  10', Muriqui  80' (pen.), 86' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 2 | 21 January 2016 | Final | Lekhwiya | 4 – 1 | Al Sadd | Ismaeel  18', Razaq  46', Nam Tae-hee  60' (pen.), Weiss  87' | Al-Shammeri  50' | |
| 3 | 9 September 2017 | Final | Al-Duhail | 2 – 4 | Al Sadd | Nam Tae-hee  41', Almoez Ali  90+6' | Bounedjah  5', 20', 66', Hamroun  80' (pen.) | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 
| 4 | 17 August 2019 | Final | Al Sadd | 1 – 0 | Al-Duhail | Assadalla  14' | — | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 
International results
| # | Season | Round | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 Champions League | Round of 16 | 1st leg | Al Sadd | 1 – 2 | Lekhwiya | Al-Haydos  37' | Soria  13', Msakni  36' | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 2 | 2nd leg | Lekhwiya | 2 – 2 | Al Sadd | Msakni  13', Ismaeel  83' | Muriqui  36', Assadalla  63' | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | ||
| 3 | 2019 Champions League | Round of 16 | 1st leg | Al-Duhail | 1 – 1 | Al Sadd | Msakni  44' | Akram Afif  30' | Al Janoub Stadium | 
| 4 | 2nd leg | Al Sadd | 3 – 1 | Al-Duhail | Akram Afif  20', Hassan  34', Yasser  90+1' (o.g.) | Edmilson  56' | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | ||
Qatari Stars Cup results
| # | Date | Round | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 December 2011 | Round One Groups | Al Sadd | 1 – 5 | Lekhwiya | Fahad Saket  | Kanga Akalé  ,  ,Adel Habib Beldi  ,  ,Waleed Jassem  | Al Sailiya STADIUM | 
| 2 | 7 November 2020 | Round One Groups | Al-Duhail | 0 – 3 | Al Sadd | - | Nam Tae-hee  3',Saud Al-Nasr  11',Rodrigo Tabata  83' | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | 
| 3 | 23 March 2023 | Semi-finals | Al-Duhail | 3 – 1 | Al Sadd | Ferjani Sassi  45+1',  54',Ismaeel Mohammad  88' | El Kaabi  24' | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | 
Shared player history
Players who have played for both clubs
 Nam Tae-hee (Al-Duhail 2012–19 & 2021–present, Al Sadd 2019–21) Nam Tae-hee (Al-Duhail 2012–19 & 2021–present, Al Sadd 2019–21)
Qatar Stars League results
The tables list the place each team took in each of the seasons.
| 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of teams | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 
| Al-Duhail | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Al Sadd | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
Notes
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