In the 2011–12 season, Al Sadd SC competed in the Qatar Stars League for the 39th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup the Crown Prince Cup and the Champions League.

To date, this is the best result achieved by a Qatari team in the AFC Champions League under its new format.

Al Sadd also became the first team to reach the AFC Champions League knockout stage after starting their campaign in the play-offs in February.

Championship 2011 in honor of the club's owner changed the team logo and stars to commemorate the AFC Champions League 1988.

[4] During the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, Al Sadd were eliminated in the semifinal by Barcelona, which set up a third-place meeting between them and Kashiwa Reysol.