2016–17 Qatar Stars League

Qatar Stars League
Season2016–17
ChampionsLekhwiya (5th title)
RelegatedMuaither
Al-Wakrah
AFC Champions LeagueLekhwiya
Al-Sadd
Al-Gharafa
Matches played168
Goals scored525 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorer Baghdad Bounedjah
Youssef El-Arabi
(24 goals each)
Biggest home winLekhwiya 10–0 Al-Shahaniya
(21 December 2016)
Biggest away winAl-Rayyan 0–5 Al-Sadd
(7 December 2016)
Highest scoringAl-Sailiya 4–6 El-Jaish
(2 November 2016)
Lekhwiya 10–0 Al-Shahaniya
(21 December 2016)
Longest winning run9 matches
Lekhwiya
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Lekhwiya
Longest winless run18 matches
Al-Shahaniya
Longest losing run8 matches
Muaither
Highest attendance7,703
Al-Sadd 4–1 Al-Rayyan
(2 April 2017)
Average attendance672
All statistics correct as of 2 April 2017.

The 2016–17 Qatar Stars League was the 44th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season began on 15 September 2016 and concluded on 27 April 2017.

Al-Rayyan were the defending champions, having won their eighth championship.[1] Muaither and Al-Shahaniya have entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Qatargas League.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Club City/Town Stadium Head coach
Al-Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Yousuf Adam
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium Oswaldo de Oliveira
Al-Gharafa Al Gharrafa Thani bin Jassim Stadium Pedro Caixinha
Al-Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat Al-Khor SC Stadium Ahmad Al-Ajlani
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium Jean Fernandez
Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Michael Laudrup
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Jesualdo Ferreira
Al-Sailiya Al Sailiya Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Sami Trabelsi
Al-Shahaniya Al-Shahaniya Grand Hamad Stadium Igor Štimac
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium Kais Yaâkoubi
El Jaish Duhail Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Sabri Lamouchi
Lekhwiya Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Djamel Belmadi
Muaither Muaither Thani bin Jassim Stadium Philippe Burle
Umm Salal Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Mahmoud Jaber

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-Ahli Yousuf Adam 11 May 2016[2] Mutual consent Pre-season Luka Bonačić 11 May 2016[3]
Al-Shahaniya Luka Bonačić 11 May 2016 Fathi Al-Jabal 17 June 2016[4]
Al-Arabi Gianfranco Zola 28 June 2016 Sacked Gerardo Pelusso 28 June 2016
Al-Rayyan Jorge Fossati 26 September 2016 Signed by Qatar 4th Michael Laudrup 3 October 2016
Al-Ahli Luka Bonačić 28 October 2016 Sacked 7th Yousuf Adam 30 October 2016
Al-Wakrah Mauricio Larriera 29 November 2016 13th Kais Yaâkoubi 30 November 2016
Umm Salal Bülent Uygun 14 December 2016 7th Mahmoud Jaber 14 December 2016
Al-Shahaniya Fathi Al-Jabal 25 December 2016 12th Igor Štimac 28 December 2016

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC Player Former players
Al-Ahli Cristian Maidana Mojtaba Jabbari Yassine Chikhaoui Pejman Montazeri Sayed Mohamed Adnan
Ndombe Mubele
Wilfried Yessoh
Al-Arabi Paulinho Vivien Assie Imoh Ezekiel Moustapha Bayal Sall Luis Jiménez 1 Ashkan Dejagah
Al-Gharafa Johnson Kendrick Rashid Sumaila Krisztián Németh Vladimír Weiss Han Kook-young
El Jaish Lucas Mendes Romarinho Seydou Keita Mohammad Mothnani Sardor Rashidov
Al-Kharaitiyat Domingos Lassina Diaby Anouar Diba Rachid Tiberkanine Sanzhar Tursunov Erik Paartalu
Tatá
Jeremy Bokila
Abdelmoula Berrabah
Al-Khor Madson Welinton Mouhcine Iajour Sultan Al Enezi
Al-Rayyan Víctor Cáceres Sergio García Gonzalo Viera Koh Myong-jin
Al-Sadd Baghdad Bounedjah Jugurtha Hamroun Xavi Morteza Pouraliganji
Al-Sailiya Dragoș Grigore Valentin Lazăr Sanjar Shaakhmedov Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Faouzi Aaish
Paul Alo'o
Raoul Loé
Al-Shahaniya Kaled Gourmi Mehrdad Pooladi Jean-Paul Késsé Amangoua Álvaro Mejía Rahim Zahivi Mohamed Tiaïba
Al-Wakrah Prince Ibara Ali Rehema Mohsine Moutouali Youssoupha Mbengué Sanharib Malki Pablo Zeballos
Pablo Olivera
Lekhwiya Edgar Youssef El-Arabi Chico Flores Youssef Msakni Nam Tae-hee
Muaither Bruno Aguiar Ahmed Yasin Wilfried Yessoh Minori Sato William Schuster
Dioko Kaluyituka
Mahmoud Za'tara
Matías Mier
Umm Salal Faouzi Aaish Alef Anderson Martins Yannick Sagbo Mahmoud Al-Mawas Tha'er Bawab

^1 Luis Jiménez has Palestinian citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lekhwiya (C) 26 19 6 1 79 33 +46 63 2018 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2 Al-Sadd 26 18 7 1 77 23 +54 61
3 Al-Rayyan 26 15 6 5 53 27 +26 51 Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
4 El Jaish[a] 26 13 6 7 45 40 +5 45
5 Al-Gharafa 26 12 4 10 42 43 −1 40 Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
6 Umm Salal 26 9 10 7 32 35 −3 37
7 Al-Kharaitiyat 26 10 4 12 27 32 −5 34
8 Al-Sailiya 26 8 7 11 32 45 −13 31
9 Al-Arabi 26 8 4 14 39 56 −17 28
10 Al-Ahli 26 7 6 13 33 45 −12 27
11 Al-Khor 26 6 7 13 25 38 −13 25
12 Al-Shahaniya 26 3 13 10 30 53 −23 22
13 Muaither (R) 26 5 5 16 23 46 −23 20 Relegation to the 2017–18 Qatargas League
14 Al-Wakrah (R) 26 2 9 15 29 50 −21 15
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2017. Source: RSSSF and Qatar Stars League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ El Jaish were merged into Lekhwiya to form Al-Duhail after the 2016–17 season.[5] As a result, Al-Gharafa, the league 5th place, entered the qualifying play-off.


Statistics

Top scorers

As of 15 April 2017[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Youssef El-Arabi Lekhwiya 24
2 Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd 23
3 Rodrigo Tabata Al-Rayyan 20
4 Yannick Sagbo Umm Salal 15
5 Romarinho El Jaish 14
Nam Tae-hee Lekhwiya
Sardor Rashidov El Jaish
8 Mohsine Moutouali Al-Wakrah 11
Sergio García Al-Rayyan
10 Luis Jiménez Al-Arabi 10
Meshal Abdullah Al-Ahli
Vladimír Weiss Al-Gharafa
Xavi Al-Sadd

Clean sheets

As of 15 April 2017[7]
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Saad Al Sheeb Al-Sadd 11
2 Omar Bari Al-Rayyan 9
3 Grégory Gomis Al-Sailiya 6
Ahmed Soufiane Al-Kharaitiyat
Baba Malick Umm Salal
Yousef Hassan Al-Gharafa
7 Amine Lecomte Lekhwiya 5
Saoud Al Khater El Jaish

References

  1. ^ "Al Rayyan win QSL". qna. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ "QSL | Bonačić set for Al Ahli". Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  3. ^ "QSL | Bonačić set for Al Ahli". Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  4. ^ http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/11540/al-jabal-signs-with-shahania.
  5. ^ "Lekhwiya, Al Jaish Clubs to Merge into One Club under the Name of Al Duhail Sports Club". www.qna.org.qa. Archived from the original on 2017-04-12. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Top Goalscorers". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Top clean sheets". mundial. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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