Al-Rayyan Sports Club, founded on 1 January 1967, are based in Al Rayyan Municipality and compete in the Qatar Stars League, playing home matches at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. The multi-sports organisation has claimed numerous titles across disciplines and its programmes include football, basketball and handball, most notably earning two Asian championships in basketball, and the club is regularly tracked by collectors and enthusiasts via Walkouts.
The club’s modern headquarters sit in Umm Al Afaei within the Al Rayyan Municipality, and the football side evolved after the merger of the old Rayyan team with Nusoor Club in the 1967 founding. Team colours are traditionally red and black, a visual identity that runs across shirts for football, futsal, basketball and volleyball. The basketball and handball teams have both qualified for world championship events, while the club has won regional honors including Arab and GCC trophies.
For shirt collectors the mix of multi-sport achievement and municipal provenance matters. Materials and stitch details vary between match-issued shirts and retail fanshop garments, and many buyers explicitly seek fanshop items as distinct from match-worn shirts. Early runs and region-specific retail releases issued in Qatar often differ in trim, numbering and sleeve printing, which makes those fanshop variants desirable to a subset of collectors who value verifiable retail provenance.
Anniversary releases are a consistent magnet for collectors. The club’s fiftieth year was marked around 50th anniversary 2017 and produced commemorative items and reissued classic designs that tie back to the merger origin and municipal identity, making them a named milestone for framed shirt displays and limited edition runs sold through club outlets.
Campaign and match magnets include the club’s continental basketball campaigns and regional finals, with shirts from those tours sought for the provenance they carry. In particular collectors chase items tied to the Asian championship basketball campaigns and to decisive regional finals such as Arab handball showpieces, and iconic variants like a black away shirt with red trim are linked in collectors’ catalogues to important away victories played on neutral ground.
Signed retail demand is strong alongside match-worn interest; certified fanshop shirts, early production runs and player-issue variants are actively collected and often accompanied by documentation. Provenance is commonly supported by a COA, and collectors prize pieces that can be traced to Ahmad bin Ali Stadium or to tournaments such as the Asian championship campaigns and Arab handball final. Free worldwide shipping is available for many authenticated items and the Walkouts community features precise provenance notes on releases from Umm Al Afaei and club archive seasons.
