Al-Shamal

Al-Shamal SC (Arabic: نادي الشمال الرياضي‎) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in Madinat ash Shamal. Al-Shamal were founded in 1980. Its football team currently competes in the second tier of Qatari football, the Qatargas League. The club was founded in 1980 and first competed in the first tier of Qatari football in 1986. The club initially only fielded teams in handball and football, but in 1982 branched out to volleyball. In the following years, the club established teams in other sports, including table tennis and basketball.