Twenty years have passed since a Qatari club last lifted the AFC Champions League title. No one has come close to emulating that triumph ever since. But Umm Salal has changed all that in 2009. With an intelligent coach at the helm and gritty determination instilled in the team, they knocked out the champions of Iran, UAE and Saudi Arabia to find themselves a place in the quarterfinals of Asia’s premier club competition. And they don’t look like they have finished. The team has clearly benefitted from the right selection of players. Qatari football fans can dream of yet another continental title.