Al-Khor Sports Club, (Arabic: نادي الخور الرياضي), is a Qatari professional sports club featuring teams in a number of sports such as football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis and swimming. It is best known for its football team which plays in the Stars League at Al-Khawr Stadium in Al Khor. It was founded in 1961.
In 2007 they defeated Al-Arabi in the semifinals of HH the Emir's Cup to reach the final.
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