2003–04 Qatar Stars League

Qatar Stars League
Season2003–04
ChampionsAl-Sadd
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Sadd
Al-Rayyan
Top goalscorerGabriel Batistuta (25 goals)

Statistics of Qatar Stars League for the 2003–04 season.

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Al-Sadd won the championship.

For the first time, the QFA allocated each club with $10,000,000 to sign foreign players. As a result, Gabriel Batistuta, Pep Guardiola, Stefan Effenberg and others joined the league in the summer of 2003.[1]

Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager
Al-Ahli Pepe
Al-Arabi Wolfgang Sidka
Al-Ittihad Tom Saintfiet
Al-Khor Robert Mullier
Al-Rayyan Jean Castaneda
Al-Sadd Luka Peruzović
Al-Sailiya Pierre Lechantre
Al-Shamal Valdeir Vieira
Al-Wakrah Džemal Hadžiabdić
Qatar SC Džemaludin Mušović

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Former players
Al-Ahli Thiago Oliveira Caló Zé Piguita Ibrahima Koné Pep Guardiola Vagner Gomes
Al-Arabi Noureddine Drioueche Gabriel Batistuta Stefan Effenberg Dennis Oliech Rachid Benmahmoud Fabijan Cipot Mohamed Barakat
Al-Ittihad Djamel Belmadi Amaral Pius N'Diefi Abdoul Salam Sow Kaba Diawara Emad Mohammed
Al-Khor Osvaldo Paulão Pascal Nouma Rachid Rokki
Al-Rayyan Ali Benarbia Mario Basler Bouchaib El Moubarki Fernando Hierro
Al-Sadd Abbas Saad Carlos Tenorio Frank Leboeuf Abdul Kader Keïta Youssef Chippo
Al-Sailiya Karim Kerkar Bruno Cazarine Nicolas Alnoudji David Mazzoncini William Prunier Titi Camara Anselmo
Al-Shamal Duaij Naser Abdulla Léon Bessan Ahmad Abdul-Jabar Haidar Mahmoud Razzaq Farhan Abdelhak Benbella Omar Boukhari
Al-Wakrah Julio César Baldivieso Omar Mussa Rock Buskapa Ousmane Soumah Lahcen Abrami Romeo Kambou
Qatar SC Akwá Claudio Caniggia Radhi Shenaishil Saïd Chiba Hicham Aboucherouane

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Sadd 18 13 3 2 38 10 +28 42
2 Qatar SC 18 10 4 4 31 17 +14 34
3 Al-Arabi 18 9 4 5 38 32 +6 31
4 Al-Ahli 18 7 7 4 33 28 +5 28
5 Al-Rayyan 18 8 3 7 38 32 +6 27
6 Al-Ittihad 18 7 5 6 33 24 +9 26
7 Al-Wakrah 18 7 4 7 26 32 −6 25
8 Al-Khor 18 6 6 6 30 25 +5 24
9 Al-Shamal 18 1 4 13 30 56 −26 7
10 Al-Sailiya 18 0 4 14 20 61 −41 4
Source: RSSSF

References

  1. ^ Ken Salmon (9 June 2022). "When Effenberg, Batistuta and Romario played in Qatar". 90soccer.com.