2021–22 Qatar Stars League

The 2021–22 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League or QNB Stars League, will be the 48th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The league kicks off on 11 September 2021 and is expected to end on 17 March 2022.[1] Al-Sadd are the defending champions.[2]

Qatar Stars League
Season2021–2022
Dates11 September 2021 – 17 March 2022
2022–23 →

Teams

Team location
Al Ahli, Al Arabi, Al Duhail, Al Gharafa, Al Sadd, Al Sailiya, Qatar, Umm Salal
Al Khor
Al Rayyan
Al Wakrah
Al Shamal
Location football club of Qatar Stars League

Stadia and locations
Club City/Town Stadium
Al-Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium
Al-Duhail Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Al-Gharafa Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium
Al-Rayyan Al-Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Al-Sailiya Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Al-Shamal Al Shamal Al-Shamal SC Stadium
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al-Wakrah Stadium
Qatar SC Doha Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani
Umm Salal Doha Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium

Personnel and kits
Club Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Nebojša Jovović Hernán Pérez Puma Regency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Younes Ali Ahmed Fatehi Puma Doha Bank
Sharq Insurance
Snoonu
Al-Duhail Luís Castro Almoez Ali Puma Al Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Andrea Stramaccioni Qasem Burhan Puma N/A
Al-Khor Vacant Helal Mohammed Adidas N/A
Al-Rayyan Laurent Blanc Yacine Brahimi Puma Baladna
Mall of Qatar
Al-Sadd Javi Gracia Hassan Al-Haydos Puma Qatar Airways
Al-Sailiya Sami Trabelsi Majdi Siddiq Zat Outfit N/A
Al-Shamal Hicham Jadrane Baha' Faisal Erreà N/A
Al-Wakrah Tintín Márquez Puma N/A
Qatar SC Zé Ricardo Javi Martínez Macron N/A
Umm Salal Sérgio Farias Anas Mubarak Jako N/A

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of

departure

 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of

appointment

Al-Gharafa Slaviša Jokanović Signed by Sheffield United 27 May 2021 Andrea Stramaccioni 2 July 2021
Umm Salal Aziz Ben Askar End of contract 30 June 2021 Sérgio Farias July 2021
Qatar SC Younes Ali End of contract 30 June 2021 Zé Ricardo July 2021
Al-Arabi Heimir Hallgrímsson End of contract 30 June 2021 Younes Ali July 2021
Al-Duhail Sabri Lamouchi Resigned July 2021 Luís Castro July 2021
Al Sadd Xavi Signed by Barcelona 5 November 2021 1st Javi Gracia 7 December 2021
Al-Khor Winfried Schäfer Sacked 11 November 2021 12th

Foreign players
  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players in italics were out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player UAFA Player[3] Former Players
Al-Ahli Patrick Friday Eze Hernán Pérez Marko Jevtović Hossein Kanaanizadegan Soufiane Bouftini
Al-Arabi Aron Gunnarsson Marc Muniesa Aaron Boupendza Farshid Esmaeili Youssef Msakni Mehrdad Mohammadi
Al-Duhail Edmilson Junior Toby Alderweireld Michael Olunga Nam Tae-hee Ferjani Sassi
Al-Gharafa Sofiane Hanni Gabriel Pires Cheick Diabaté Mohammed Al-Musalami Mehdi Tahrat Jonathan Kodjia
Al-Khor Rafael Vaz Giannis Fetfatzidis Kayke Koo Ja-cheol Ismail El Haddad Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Al-Rayyan Steven Nzonzi Yohan Boli James Rodríguez Shojae Khalilzadeh Yacine Brahimi Franck Kom
Al-Sadd Guilherme André Ayew Santi Cazorla Jung Woo-young Baghdad Bounedjah
Al-Sailiya Adama Diomande Kara Mbodji Nassim Hnid Ramin Rezaeian Driss Fettouhi
Al-Shamal Matías Nani Jeison Medina Jeremy de Nooijer Baha' Faisal Amjad Attwan
Al-Wakrah Lucas Mendes Ousmane Coulibaly Gelson Dala Omid Ebrahimi Mohamed Benyettou
Qatar SC Anthony Okpotu Javi Martínez Isaac Mbenza Bashar Resan Djamel Benlamri Youcef Belaïli
Umm Salal Isael Moses Orkuma Aymen Abdennour Aymen Hussein Yaseen al-Bakhit

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd 9 8 1 0 36 14 +22 25 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Duhail 9 7 1 1 24 11 +13 22 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Al-Arabi 9 6 1 2 13 9 +4 19
4 Al-Gharafa 9 5 0 4 16 12 +4 15
5 Al-Wakrah 9 4 3 2 10 8 +2 15
6 Umm Salal 9 1 6 2 12 12 0 9
7 Qatar SC 9 2 3 4 9 12 −3 9
8 Al-Rayyan 9 2 3 4 13 18 −5 9
9 Al-Shamal 9 2 2 5 12 18 −6 8
10 Al-Ahli 9 0 6 3 5 10 −5 6
11 Al-Sailiya 9 1 2 6 6 17 −11 5 Qualification for Relegation play-off
12 Al-Khor 9 0 4 5 7 22 −15 4 Relegation to Qatargas League
Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Results
Home \ Away AHL ARA DUH GHA WAK KHO RAY SAD SAI SHA QAT UMM
Al-Ahli — 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0
Al-Arabi — 1–2 2–1 0–4 1–0
Al-Duhail — 3–1 3–0 3–3 5–0 2–1
Al-Gharafa — 0–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 1–0
Al-Wakrah 0–0 0–1 4–1 — 1–1 1–4
Al-Khor 2–2 0–2 1–4 1–2 —
Al-Rayyan 0–2 2–2 — 2–4 4–2
Al-Sadd 4–1 6–4 — 2–0 7–2
Al-Sailiya 0–1 0–0 — 0–0
Al-Shamal 1–3 0–1 4–0 2–3 — 2–1
Qatar SC 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 — 2–2
Umm Salal 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2021. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

QSL, Soccerway

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of [4]

Top assists
As of [4]

Clean sheets
As of

References
  1. "Qatar Football Association Outlines New Season". Qatar Football Association. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "Xavi's victorious Qatari side Al-Sadd finish league campaign unbeaten". Reuters. 9 April 2021.
  3. "One Arab player allowed at each club, says QFA Exec Com". QFA. 15 January 2019.
  4. "Players - Stars League - Top Scorer & Assist".
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