| Clubname: | Doqarah SC |
| Fullname: | Doqarah Sports Club |
| Ground: | Al-Hassan Stadium |
| Capacity: | 12,000 |
| Chairman: | Mohamed Al-Shaloul |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | Jordanian Second Division League – Group 2, 1st of 8 (champions) |
Doqarah Sports Club (ar|نادي دوقرة الرياضي) is a Jordanian football club based in Duwaqarah, Irbid Governorate, Jordan. It last competed in the Jordanian Second Division League, where they were league champions but also did not gain promotion to the Jordanian First Division League.
They host a variety of sports. In addition to football, they have a handball team,[1] a kickboxing team,[2] as well as a women's team.[3] [4] [5] [6]
It is unclear as to when Doqarah SC was founded. However, the earliest documentation of the club was on 2007, to which their club President at the time had waited 5 years for financial support, to which they never received back.[7]
On 14 August 2022, Doqarah gained promotion to the 2023 Jordanian Second Division League from the 2022 Jordanian Third Division League, after beating Kufranjah 1-0 in a quarter-final matchup.[8]
On 30 August 2023, Doqarah beat Balama in the 2023–24 Jordan FA Cup 4–1 in the preliminary round.[9]
Doqarah had what was initially seen as a successful 2023 Jordanian Second Division League season, as a team that was immediately promoted from the Third Division League. They had beaten Jerash 1–0 on aggregate, to advance to the final of the competition, meaning that Doqarah was meant to participate in the Jordanian First Division League for the upcoming season, which was seen as a dream for the club.[10] [11]
However, on 18 December 2023, Jerash filed a complaint to the Jordan Football Association's Disciplinary Committee, due to alleged foul play on Doqarah's end throughout the two-legged affair.[12] The hearings from both clubs lasted for months, to which eventually on 4 June 2024, the JFA ruled in favour of Jerash, and gave harsh penalties to Doqarah, including demoting them back to the Jordanian Third Division League, as well as promote Jerash to the 2024 Jordanian First Division League in their place.[13] Doqarah eventually went on to beat Al-Karmel 5–1 at Al-Hassan Stadium in the final, to win the league that season.[14]
Other major penalties include Doqarah being stripped of their most recent league trophy. Club President Mohamed Al-Shaloul was deprived from participating in any football-related activity for two years and fining him an amount of (10,000) dinars, as well as fine Doqarah SC an amount of (15,000) dinars and withhold any participation revenues Doqarah would have gotten from their past season.[15] [16] [17] [18]
Doqarah appealed the ruling from the Jordan Football Association's Disciplinary Committee, to which the JFA's Appeals Committee decided to "rescind the decision issued by the Disciplinary Committee to relegate Doqarah SC to the Jordanian Third Division League in light of audio recordings of a complaint filed by Jerash".[19]
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before, during or after playing for Doqarah SC:
