Salim Cheniouni
Al Duhail takes on Al Sailiya in the first semifinal of the 2020 Qatar Cup at the Al Sadd Stadium on Friday, 10th January. The kick-off is at 19:30. Al Sadd faces Al Rayyan in the second semifinal on Saturday, 11 January. The kick-off time and venue is the same for both semifinals and the final.
Al Duhail qualified for the Qatar Cup’s sixth edition by virtue of finishing second in the 2018-19 QNB Stars League, while Al Sailiya made it to the elite tournament featuring the top-four teams in the league by finishing a creditable third, behind reigning champions Al Sadd and Al Duhail.
Both teams go into the match, eyeing a berth in the final, scheduled for Friday, 17th January.
Al Duhail were held to a goalless draw by Qatar SC, while Al Sailiya lost 1-2 to Al Khor in the QNB Stars League Week 12 action last week.
Al Duhail is the league table toppers with 30 points, while Al Sailiya occupies the sixth position with 17 points.
Al Duhail and Al Rayyan are the only unbeaten teams in this season’s league competition.
Coaches Rui Faria of Al Duhail and Sami Trabelsi of Al Sailiya are sure to make the best use of their players with the aim of achieving victory. Al Sadd faces Al Rayyan in the second semifinal of the 2020 Qatar Cup on Saturday, 11th January 2020. The kick-off is at 19:30 at the Al Sadd Stadium.
Al Sadd made it to the elite tournament featuring the top-four clubs in the league by topping the 2018-19 QNB Stars League table with 57 points. They had the most number of wins (18) and scored the most number of goals (100). The Wolves also had the least number of defeats (just the loss to Al Ahli in the first leg) and conceded the least number of goals (22), after runners-up Al Duhail (17).
Al Rayyan qualified for the Qatar Cup for the fourth time in a row by finishing fourth in the 2018-19 QNB Stars League with 37 points, behind Al Sadd, Al Duhail, and Al Sailiya.
The Lions won 10 matches, drew seven and lost five. They had a goal difference of three, having scored 34 goals and conceded 31.