El Jaish SC (handball)
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FullnameEl Jaish Handball Team
NicknameThe Army
Founded2011
| El Jaish | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | El Jaish Handball Team | ||
| Nickname | The Army | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Arena | Al Rayyan Indoor Arena Al Rayyan, Qatar | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| President |  Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah | ||
| Head coach |  Zoran Kastratović | ||
| League | Qatar Handball League | ||
| 2016–17 | 1st (champions) | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
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 2011, became a dominant force in the QHL since its formation.
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.
- Winners (4): 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Winners (1): 2013
- Third place (1): 2013
Notable former players
Managerial history
Ivica Obrvan (2013)
Kamel Akkab (2013–)[1]
Toni Gerona (2015–2017)
