2022–23 Qatar Stars League

Qatar Stars League
Season2022–23
Dates1 August 2022 – 28 April 2023
ChampionsAl-Duhail
RelegatedAl-Sailiya
Matches played132
Goals scored369 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Olunga
(22 goals)
Biggest home winQatar SC 5–0 Al-Gharafa
(11 January 2023)
Al-Wakrah 5–0 Al-Sailiya
(24 January 2023)
Biggest away winAl-Shamal 0–5 Al-Sailiya
(5 February 2023)
Highest scoringAl-Markhiya 4–3 Al-Sadd
(1 August 2022)
Al-Wakrah 5–2 Al-Ahli
(18 March 2023)
Al-Arabi 4–3 Al-Ahli
(13 April 2023)
Al-Rayyan 3–4 Al-Duhail
(18 April 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
Al-Duhail
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Al-Duhail
Longest winless run11 matches
Umm Salal
Longest losing run5 matches
Al-Shamal
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2023.

The 2022–23 Stars League, or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is scheduled to be the 49th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The league will kick off in August 1, 2022 and is expected to end in March 2023. Al-Sadd are the defending champion.

This season had an extended break due to 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar.

Teams

Locations of the 2022–23 Qatar Stars League teams
Doha Qatar Stars League football clubs

Stadia and locations

In August and September clubs played their matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup venues. Beside that, some clubs play in multiple stadiums throughout the season.

Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 12,000
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 12,000
Al-Duhail Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 10,000
Al-Gharafa Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium 21,872
Al-Markhiya Doha various
Al-Rayyan Doha[a] various
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 13,030
Al-Sailiya Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 12,000
Al-Shamal Doha[b] various
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium 12,000
Qatar SC Doha various
Umm Salal Doha various

Personnel and kits

Club Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Nebojša Jovović Ali Qadry Nike Regency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Younes Ali Ahmed Fatehi Puma Doha Bank
Sharq Insurance
Snoonu
Al-Duhail Hernán Crespo Almoez Ali Puma Al Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Pedro Martins Qasem Burhan Erreà N/A
Al-Markhiya Abdullah Mubarak Talal Al-Shila Joma N/A
Al-Rayyan Nicolás Córdova Dame Traore Kelme Baladna
Mall of Qatar
Al-Sadd Juan Manuel Lillo Hassan Al-Haydos New Balance Qatar Airways
Al-Sailiya Sami Trabelsi Majdi Siddiq Zat Outfit N/A
Al-Shamal Hicham Jadrane Baha' Faisal Zat Outfit N/A
Al-Wakrah Tintín Márquez Ahmed Fadhel Puma N/A
Qatar SC Youssef Safri Sebastián Soria Erreà N/A
Umm Salal Wesam Rizik Jonathan Kodjia Jako N/A

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but only five professional players could be included in match roster.

  • 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[1] Former Players
Al-Ahli Sofiane Hanni Shojae Khalilzadeh Nikola Vukčević Hossein Kanaanizadegan Yazan Al-Naimat
Al-Arabi Aron Gunnarsson Marc Muniesa Rafinha Omar Al Somah Youssef Msakni Aaron Boupendza
Mehrdad Mohammadi
Al-Duhail Federico Fernández Michael Olunga Rúben Semedo Nam Tae-hee Ferjani Sassi Adlène Guédioura
Edmilson Junior
Al-Gharafa Yacine Brahimi Ishak Belfodil Farid Boulaya Islom Tukhtakhujaev Mehdi Tahrat
Al-Markhiya Ayoub Azzi Zé Turbo Ayoub Assal Jameel Al-Yahmadi Driss Fettouhi Jugurtha Hamroun
Aymen Hussein
Al-Rayyan Yohan Boli Steven Nzonzi Jeisson Vargas Shogo Taniguchi Sofiane Boufal James Rodríguez
Yaser Hamed
Al-Sadd Santi Cazorla Guilherme Ayoub El Kaabi Jung Woo-young Baghdad Bounedjah André Ayew
Al-Sailiya Sergio Vittor Carlos Strandberg Mohamed Diamé Mehrdad Mohammadi Ismail Khafi Bilel Saidani
Giannis Fetfatzidis
Mohanad Ali
Al-Shamal Matías Nani Ali Olwan Loïck Landre Amjad Attwan Yacine Bammou
Al-Wakrah Lucas Mendes Gelson Dala Trent Sainsbury Omid Ebrahimi Mohamed Benyettou Adlène Guédioura
Qatar SC Javi Martínez Javier Pastore Nabil Bahoui Bashar Resan Badr Benoun Matheus Jussa
Ben Malango
Anthony Okpotu
Umm Salal Adil Rhaili Vinícius Araújo Aleksa Vukanović Yaseen Al-Bakhit Abdellah Khafifi Jonathan Kodjia
Dries Saddiki
Valentino Yuel
Sardor Rashidov
João Carlos Teixeira
Notes

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Duhail (C) 22 16 3 3 50 26 +24 51 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Arabi 22 16 1 5 43 23 +20 49 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Al-Sadd[c] 22 14 2 6 46 26 +20 44 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
4 Al-Wakrah 22 11 6 5 44 24 +20 39 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5 Qatar SC 22 11 3 8 28 30 −2 36
6 Al-Gharafa 22 9 5 8 32 38 −6 32
7 Al-Markhiya 22 7 3 12 30 37 −7 24
8 Al-Ahli 22 6 6 10 32 45 −13 24
9 Al-Rayyan 22 5 5 12 29 33 −4 20
10 Umm Salal 22 3 9 10 18 34 −16 18
11 Al-Shamal (O) 22 5 3 14 22 41 −19 18 Qualification for Relegation play-off
12 Al-Sailiya (R) 22 4 4 14 28 45 −17 16 Relegation to Qatargas League
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (O) Relegation play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Team is registered in Al Rayyan.
  2. ^ Team is registered in Al Shamal.
  3. ^ Qualified as 2021-22 champions.


Results

Home \ Away AHL ARA DUH GHA MAR RAY SAD SAI SHA WAK QAT UMM
Al-Ahli — 1–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–4 2–1 0–4 0–1 2–2 1–3 3–1
Al-Arabi 4–3 — 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0
Al-Duhail 2–1 3–1 — 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 5–2 2–4 3–0 3–1
Al-Gharafa 1–1 0–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–2
Al-Markhiya 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 — 2–3 4–3 1–3 2–1 0–4 4–0 2–3
Al-Rayyan 1–2 0–3 3–4 4–1 1–2 — 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
Al-Sadd 3–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 — 4–0 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–0
Al-Sailiya 1–2 1–5 1–3 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 — 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1
Al-Shamal 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–5 — 0–0 3–0 0–1
Al-Wakrah 5–2 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 5–1 — 1–2 4–0
Qatar SC 2–0 3–2 1–3 5–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 — 4–1
Umm Salal 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

Al-Shamal2–1Al Khor

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 8 May 2023[2]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Michael Olunga Al-Duhail 22
2 Omar Al Somah Al-Arabi 19
3 Gelson Dala Al-Wakrah 15
4 Youssef Msakni Al-Arabi 13
Yohan Boli Al-Rayyan
7 Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd 12
8 Carlos Strandberg Al-Sailiya 11
9 Akram Afif Al-Sadd 10
9 Driss Fettouhi Al-Markhiya 9
Mohamed Benyettou Al-Wakrah
Mehrdad Mohammadi Al-Sailiya
12 Yazan Al-Naimat Al-Ahli 8

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Score Date
Ben Malango Qatar SC Al-Gharafa 5-0 11 January 2023
Michael Olunga4 Al–Duhail Al-Shamal 2–5 8 May 2023

Attendances

# Football club Average attendance
1 Al-Gharafa SC 1,147
2 Al-Sadd SC 1,044
3 Al-Wakrah SC 980
4 Umm-Salal SC 844
5 Al-Duhail SC 794
6 Al-Rayyan SC 730
7 Al-Arabi SC 728
8 Al-Ahli SC 680
9 Qatar SC 368
10 Al-Shamal SC 354
11 Al-Sailiya SC 168
12 Al-Markhiya SC 164

References

  1. ^ "One Arab player allowed at each club, says QFA Exec Com". QFA. 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Players - Stars League - Top Scorer & Assist".
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