2015–16 Qatar Stars League

Qatar Stars League
Season	2015–16
Champions	Al-Rayyan (8th title)
Relegated	Qatar SC; Mesaimeer
AFC Champions League	Al-Rayyan; Lekhwiya; El Jaish; Al-Sadd
Matches played	182
Goals scored	561 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer	Abderrazak Hamdallah; Rodrigo Tabata; (21 goals each)
Biggest home win	Lekhwiya 7-0 Al-Kharaitiyat; (26 September 2015)
Biggest away win	Qatar SC 0-9 Al-Rayyan; (22 November 2015)
Highest scoring	Qatar SC 0-9 Al-Rayyan; (22 November 2015); Lekhwiya 4–5 Al-Ahli; (10 April 2016)
Longest winning run	11 games; Al-Rayyan
Longest unbeaten run	11 games; Al-Rayyan
Longest winless run	20 games; Mesaimeer
Longest losing run	9 games; Mesaimeer
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Qatar Stars League was the 43rd edition of top level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 11 September 2015. Lekhwiya were the defending champions having won their fourth championship. Al-Rayyan secured their 8th title on 5 March with five games remaining.^[1]^[2]

Teams

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Qatari League

Club	City/Town	Stadium	Head coach
Al-Ahli	Doha	Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium	Yousuf Adam
Al-Arabi	Doha	Grand Hamad Stadium	Gianfranco Zola
Al-Gharafa	Al Gharrafa	Thani bin Jassim Stadium	Pedro Caixinha
Al-Kharaitiyat	Al Kharaitiyat	Al-Khor SC Stadium	Amar Osim
Al-Khor	Al Khor	Al-Khor SC Stadium	Jean Fernandez
Al-Rayyan	Al Rayyan	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium	Jorge Fossati
Al-Sadd	Doha	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium	Jesualdo Ferreira
Al-Sailiya	Al Sailiya	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium	Sami Trabelsi
Al-Wakrah	Al Wakrah	Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium	Mauricio Larriera
El Jaish	Duhail	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium	Sabri Lamouchi
Lekhwiya	Doha	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium	Djamel Belmadi
Mesaimeer	Mesaimeer	Al-Seliah Stadium	Rodion Gačanin
Qatar SC	Doha	Suheim bin Hamad Stadium	Sebastião Lazaroni
Umm Salal	Umm Salal	Suheim bin Hamad Stadium	Bülent Uygun

Foreign players

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	AFC Player	Former players
Al-Ahli	Ndombe Mubele	Patou Kabangu	Mojtaba Jabbari	Mouhcine Iajour		Pejman Montazeri	Danilo Carando
Al-Arabi	Allan Sousa	Paulinho	Ashkan Dejagah			Javad Nekounam	Junior Dutra Rod Fanni
Al-Gharafa	Anderson Martins	Johnson Kendrick	Krisztián Németh	Vladimír Weiss	Yassine Chikhaoui	Masoud Shojaei	Dioko Kaluyituka
Al-Kharaitiyat	Domingos	Yahia Kébé	Vivien Assie	Anouar Diba	Issiar Dia	Hassan Abdel-Fattah
Al-Khor	Júlio César	Madson	Marco Antônio	Lassina Diaby	Heo Jae-won	Park Hee-do	Lee Yong
Al-Rayyan	Víctor Cáceres	Sergio García	Gonzalo Viera			Koh Myong-jin
Al-Sadd	Baghdad Bounedjah	Nadir Belhadj	Xavi			Morteza Pouraliganji	Muriqui Lee Jung-soo
Al-Sailiya	Raoul Loé	Carlos Preciado	Dragoș Grigore			Faouzi Aaish	Edinho
Al-Wakrah	Sebastián Sáez	Mohsine Moutouali	Ruben Amorim			Ali Rehema	Gastón Sangoy
El Jaish	Lucas Mendes	Romarinho	Wagner Ribeiro	Abderrazak Hamdallah	Mohammad Mothnani	Sardor Rashidov
Lekhwiya	Dioko Kaluyituka	Chico Flores	Youssef Msakni			Nam Tae-hee	Vladimír Weiss
Mesaimeer	Erivelto	Herman Kakou	Adama Traoré	Hélio Pinto	Wajdi Bouazzi	Mohammad Nouri	Rafael Amorim Anselmo Cardoso
Qatar SC	Rafik Halliche	Danilo Carando	Emiliano Vecchio	Ismail Belmaalem		Han Kook-young	Moumouni Dagano Mouhcine Iajour Hamdi Harbaoui
Umm Salal	Welinton	Yannick Sagbo	Mounir El Hamdaoui			Sanzhar Tursunov	Jérémie Aliadière Andranik Teymourian

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Rayyan (C)	26	20	2	4	69	23	+46	62	2017 AFC Champions League group stage
2	El Jaish	26	14	6	6	48	29	+19	48	2017 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round
3	Al-Sadd	26	13	8	5	54	38	+16	47	2017 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round
4	Lekhwiya	26	14	2	10	60	41	+19	44	2017 AFC Champions League group stage^[a]
5	Umm Salal	26	10	11	5	39	34	+5	41	2017 GCC Champions League
6	Al-Ahli	26	10	7	9	42	40	+2	37	2017 GCC Champions League
7	Al-Sailiya	26	11	3	12	40	46	−6	36
8	Al-Arabi	26	10	5	11	33	37	−4	35
9	Al-Gharafa	26	9	7	10	33	37	−4	34
10	Al-Khor	26	9	6	11	25	31	−6	33
11	Al-Wakrah	26	9	3	14	34	45	−11	30
12	Al-Kharaitiyat	26	7	6	13	38	47	−9	27
13	Qatar SC (R)	26	6	9	11	31	51	−20	27	Relegation to the Qatari Second Division
14	Mesaimeer (R)	26	1	3	22	15	62	−47	6	Relegation to the Qatari Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2016. Source: RSSSF and Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Lekhwiya qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League by winning the 2016 Emir of Qatar Cup.

References

^ "Stars League 2015-16". Retrieved 2022-10-07.
^ "Indomitable Al Rayyan seal QSL title". 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

External links

Official website (in Arabic and English)

[table_note_res_CLGS10.79300639256509-3] Lekhwiya qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League by winning the 2016 Emir of Qatar Cup.

[1] "Stars League 2015-16". Retrieved 2022-10-07.

[2] "Indomitable Al Rayyan seal QSL title". 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

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