Al Sadd SC in international football competitions
Al Sadd SC, a Qatari professional association football club, has gained entry to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Qatar in the Champions League on nineteen occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup four separate occasions and FIFA Club World Cup on two occasions.
Al Sadd celebrate after winning 2011 AFC Champions League. | |
Club | Al Sadd SC |
---|---|
Most appearances | Hassan Al-Haidos (73) |
Top scorer | Baghdad Bounedjah (24) |
First entry | 1988–89 Asian Club Championship |
Latest entry | 2020 AFC Champions League |
Titles | |
Champions League | 2 1989, 2011 |
History
In the 1989 season, they became the first Arab club side to triumph in the Asian Club Championship by defeating Al Rasheed of Iraq on an aggregate of away goals. Twenty-two years later, they won the 2011 Asian Champions League and earned a spot in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, in which Al Sadd finished third. They also earned a spot in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup automatically as host club, in which Al Sadd finished sixth.
AFC competitions
Asian Club Championship
Season | Round | Opposition | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1988–89 | Qualifying Group round | Al-Futowa | 4–1 (Doha, Qatar) |
Al-Ansar | 1–0 (Doha, Qatar) | ||
Al-Rasheed | 0–0 (Doha, Qatar) | ||
SF Group round | Pahang FA | 0–2 (Kuantan, Malaysia) | |
Mohammedan SC | 2–2 (Kuantan, Malaysia) | ||
April 25 | 2–1 (Kuantan, Malaysia) | ||
Al-Ittifaq | 2–1 (Kuantan, Malaysia) | ||
Final | Al-Rasheed | 3–2 (Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad) 1–0 (a) (Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | |
1989–90 | Group stage | Al Rasheed | 0–3 (Amman, Jordan) |
Al Ansar | 2–0 (Amman, Jordan) | ||
Al-Ahli | 0–0 (Amman, Jordan) | ||
Al Deffatain | 3–0 (Amman, Jordan) | ||
1990–91 | First Round | Esteghlal | 1-1 (Doha) 0-1, (Tahran) |
1999–2000 | First round | Al-Wahda | 2–2 (Abu Dhabi) 1–1 (a) (Doha) |
Second round | Al-Hilal | 0–1 (Doha) 2–1 (Riyadh) | |
Cup Winners' Cup
Season | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991–92 | First round | Kazma | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (2–4 p) |
1994–95 | Second round | Al Qadisiya | 2–0 | (w/o) | 2–0 |
Quarterfinals | Al Ittihad | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
2000–01 | First round | Al-Talaba | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 (a) |
Second round | Esteghlal | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
2001–02 | First round | Fajr Sepasi | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (5–3 p) |
Second round | Al-Shabab | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
Quarterfinals | Al Ain | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | |
Semifinals | Al Hilal | Single match | 0–1 | ||
Third place | Chongqing Longxin | Single match | 0–0 (7–6 p) | ||
Champions League
Season | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002–03 | Group stage | Esteghlal | 1–2 | 2nd place | |
Al-Ain | 0–2 | ||||
Al-Hilal | 3–1 | ||||
2004[1] | Group stage | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2nd place |
Al-Wahda | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
2005[2] | Group stage | Al-Ahli | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1st place |
Al Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
Neftchi | 3–2 | 0–2 | |||
Round of 16 | Busan I'Park | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | |
2006[3] | Group stage | Al-Shabab | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2nd place |
Al-Arabi | 4–1 | 2–1 | |||
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3–0 | 2–0 | |||
2007[4] | Group stage | Al-Karamah | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4th place |
Najaf FC | 1–4 | 0–1 | |||
Neftchi | 2–0 | 1–2 | |||
2008[5] | Group stage | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3rd place |
Al-Wahda | 0–0 | 2–2 | |||
Al-Karamah | 0–2 | 0–1 | |||
2010[6] | Group stage | Al-Hilal | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3rd place |
Al-Ahli | 2–2 | 5–0 | |||
Mes Kerman | 4–1 | 1–3 | |||
2011[7] | Group stage | Esteghlal | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1st place |
Pakhtakor | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||
Al-Nassr | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||
Round of 16 | Al-Shabab | Single match | 1–0 | ||
Quarter-finals | Sepahan | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
Semi-finals | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
Final | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Single match | 2–2 (4–2 p) | ||
2014[8] | Group stage | Sepahan | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2nd place |
Al-Ahli | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||
Al-Hilal | 2–2 | 0–5 | |||
Round of 16 | Foolad | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) | |
Quarter-finals | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
2015[9] | Play-off round | Al-Wahda | Single match | 4–4 (5–4 p) | |
Group stage | Foolad | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2nd place | |
Al-Hilal | 1–0 | 1–2 | |||
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 6–2 | 0–5 | |||
Round of 16 | Lekhwiya | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
2016[10] | Play-off round | Al-Jazira | Single match | 2–2 (4–5 p) | |
2017[11] | Play-off round | Esteghlal | Single match | 0–0 (3–4 p) | |
2018[12] | Group stage | Al-Wasl | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2nd place |
Persepolis | 3–1 | 0–1 | |||
Nasaf Qarshi | 4–0 | 0–1 | |||
Round of 16 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | |
Quarter-finals | Esteghlal | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
Semi-finals | Persepolis | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
2019[13] | Group stage | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1st place |
Persepolis | 1–0 | 0–2 | |||
Pakhtakor | 2–1 | 2–2 | |||
Round of 16 | Al-Duhail | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
Quarter-finals | Al-Nassr | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
Semi-finals | Al-Hilal | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
2020[note 1] | Group stage | Al-Nassr | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1st place |
Sepahan | 3–0 | 1–2 | |||
Al-Ain | 4–0 | 3–3 | |||
Round of 16 | Persepolis | Single match | 0–1 | ||
Non-AFC competitions
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group stage | CO Casablanca | 0–3 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) |
Haifa SC | 5–0 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) | |||
Al-Merrikh | 1–1 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) | |||
Semi-final | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 1–2 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) | ||
Final | CO Casablanca | 0–2 (Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah) | ||
2001 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | Al-Ahli Sana'a | 1–2 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) |
Hutteen SC | 6–1 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | |||
MC Oran | 7–0 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | |||
Semi-final | Al Rayyan SC | 5–1 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | ||
Final | MC Oran | 3–1 (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha) | ||
Other competitions
FIFA Club World Cup
11 December 2011 Quarter-finals | Espérance de Tunis | 1–2 | Al Sadd SC | Toyota |
16:00 | Darragi 60' | Report | Khalfan 33' Koni 49' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 21,251 Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
15 December 2011 Semi-finals | Al Sadd SC | 0–4 | Barcelona | Yokohama |
19:30 | Report | Adriano 25', 43' Keita 64' Maxwell 81' |
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 66,298 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
18 December 2011 Match for third place | Kashiwa Reysol | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Al Sadd SC | Yokohama |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 60,527 Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Jorge Wagner Sawa Hayashi Otani |
Niang Keïta Majid Al-Haydos Belhadj |
11 December 2019 First round | Al Sadd | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Hienghène Sport | Doha |
20:30 | Bounedjah 26' Hassan 100' Pedro Miguel 114' |
Report | Roine 46' | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 7,047[18] Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
14 December 2019 Second round | Monterrey | 3–2 | Al Sadd | Doha |
20:30 | Vangioni 23' Funes Mori 45+1' Rodríguez 77' |
Report | Bounedjah 66' Hassan 89' |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 4,878[19] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
17 December 2019 Fifth place | Al Sadd | 2–6 | Espérance de Tunis | Doha |
17:30 | Bounedjah 32' (pen.) Al-Haydos 49' (pen.) |
Report | Elhouni 6', 42', 74' Badri 13', 25' (pen.) Derbali 87' |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 15,037[20] Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti) |
Afro-Asian Club Championship
12 January 1990 First leg | ES Sétif | 2–0 | Al Sadd SC | Constantine |
00:00 | Bendjaballah 41' Ghrib 70' |
Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium |
19 January 1990 Second leg | Al Sadd SC | 1–3 | ES Sétif | Doha |
00:00 | Gassem 86' (pen.) | 25' Adjissa 63', 75' Bendjaballah |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain) |
Statistics
By season
- Information correct as of 27 September 2020.
- Key
|
|
Key to colours and symbols:
|
Season | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988–89 | Asian Club Championship | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | W |
1989 | Afro-Asian Club Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | RU |
1989–90 | Asian Club Championship | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | Grp |
1991–92 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | R1 |
1994–95 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | QF |
1999–2000 | Asian Club Championship | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | R2 |
2000–01 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | R2 |
2001–02 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 3rd |
2002–03 | Champions League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | Grp |
2004 | Champions League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | Grp |
2005 | Champions League | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | QF |
2006 | Champions League | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | Grp |
2007 | Champions League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | Grp |
2008 | Champions League | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | Grp |
2010 | Champions League | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | Grp |
2011 | Champions League | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | W |
2011 | FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3rd |
2014 | Champions League | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | QF |
2015 | Champions League | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | R16 |
2016 | Champions League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | PO |
2017 | Champions League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | PO |
2018 | Champions League | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | SF |
2019 | Champions League | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | SF |
2020 | Champions League | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | |
2019 | FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5th |
2021 | Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 147 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 197 | 196 | +1 | ||
In Asia
As of 27 September 2020:
AFC competitions | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
Champions League | 19 | 123 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 173 | 158 | 2020 |
Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2001–02 |
Afro-Asian Club Championship | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1989 |
FIFA Club World Cup | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2019 |
Total | 26 | 148 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 199 | 196 | |
Non-AFC competitions
As of 10 December 2001:
Non-AFC competitions | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competition | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Last season played |
Arab Champions League | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2001 |
Arab Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1992 |
Total | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 12 | |
Statistics by country
Statistics correct as of game against Persepolis on September 27, 2020
AFC competitions
Country | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria | ES Sétif | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | |
Bahrain | Riffa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 |
Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
Bangladesh | Mohammedan SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 |
Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
China PR | Chongqing Longxin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 |
Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
Iran | Esteghlal | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
Fajr Sepasi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
Mes Kerman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
Sepahan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
Foolad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
Persepolis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | |
Subtotal | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 35 | +1 | |
Iraq | Al-Rasheed | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Al-Talaba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0 | |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
Najaf FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | |
Subtotal | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | |
India | Dempo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
Jordan | Al Deffatain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
Kuwait | Kazma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 |
Al Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
Al Qadisiya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
Al-Arabi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
Subtotal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | |
Japan | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 |
Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
Lebanon | Al-Ansar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
Malaysia | Pahang FA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
Mexico | Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
New Caledonia | Hienghène Sport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
Korea DPR | April 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
Qatar | Lekhwiya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Al-Duhail | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
Saudi Arabia | Al-Ittifaq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Al Ittihad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
Al-Hilal | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | −11 | |
Al-Shabab | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
Al-Ahli | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |
Al-Nassr | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
Subtotal | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 48 | −8 | |
Korea Republic | Busan I'Park | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
Subtotal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | |
Spain | Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | |
Syria | Al-Futowa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
Al-Karamah | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | |
Al-Ittihad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | |
Tunisia | Espérance de Tunis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | |
United Arab Emirates | Al-Wahda | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +0 |
Al-Ain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
Al-Ahli | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | |
Al-Jazira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
Al-Wasl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
Subtotal | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 26 | +9 | |
Uzbekistan | Neftchi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 |
Pakhtakor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | |
Nasaf Qarshi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
Subtotal | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | |
Yemen | Al-Ahli Sanaa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 |
Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | |
Total | 148 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 199 | 196 | +3 | |
Asian competitions goals
Since 2002–03 AFC Champions League
Statistics correct as of game against Persepolis on September 27, 2020
|
|
|
Hat-tricks
N | Date | Player | Match | Score | Time of goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 March 2010 | Leandro | Al-Ahli Dubai – Al Sadd | 0–5 | 44', 45+2', 76' |
2 | 17 February 2015 | Khalfan Ibrahim | Al-Wahda – Al Sadd | 4–4 | 66', 90+7', 98' |
Two goals one match
|
|
|
Non-AFC competitions goals
|
|
|
|
Notes
- On 9 July 2020, AFC announced new schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.[14][15] On 16 July 2020, AFC announced that Qatar would host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region from the group stage to the semi-finals.[16] On 27 July 2020, AFC confirmed that Malaysia would host matches of Group G and H.[17]
References
- "2004 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2005 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2006 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2007 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2008 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2010 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2011 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2014 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2015 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2016 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2017 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2018 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "2019 AFC Champions League". rsssf.com.
- "AFC reiterates commitment to complete 2020 competitions with new calendar". AFC. 9 July 2020.
- "AFC Champions League revised schedule". AFC. 9 July 2020.
- "Qatar to host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region". AFC. 16 July 2020.
- "Malaysia to host AFC Champions League Groups G and H". AFC. 27 July 2020.
- "Match report – First round – Al-Sadd v Hienghène Sport" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- "Match report – Second round – CF Monterrey v Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Match report – Match for fifth place – Al Sadd SC v Espérance Tunis" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.