2023–24 Qatar Stars League

Qatar Stars League
Season2023–24
ChampionsAl Sadd (17th title)
RelegatedAl-Markhiya
Muaither
Champions League EliteAl Sadd
Al-Rayyan
Al-Gharafa
Champions League TwoAl-Wakrah
AGCFF Gulf Club Champions LeagueAl-Arabi
Matches played132
Goals scored482 (3.65 per match)
Top goalscorerAkram Afif
(26 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Rayyan 6–0 Al-Markhiya
(20 December 2023)
Al Sadd 6–0 Umm Salal
(21 December 2023)
Biggest away winAl Ahli 1–9 Al Sadd
(17 April 2024)
Highest scoringAl Ahli 1–9 Al Sadd
(17 April 2024)
Longest winning run7 matches
Al Sadd
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Al Sadd
Longest winless run9 matches
Al-Duhail
Muaither
Longest losing run5 matches
Al-Markhiya
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2024.

The 2023–24 Qatar Stars League, or the QSL, also called Expo Stars League for sponsorship reasons, was the 50th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar.

Al-Duhail were the defending champions.[1]

Teams

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

Stadia and locations

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 Al-Markhiya Stadium 200
Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 47,343
Al Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium 13,030
Al-Shamal Al Shamal Al-Shamal SC Stadium 5,000
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium 12,000
Muaither Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium 21,872
Qatar SC Doha Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium 12,000
Umm Salal Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium 21,872

Personnel and kits

Club Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al Ahli Pepa Yazan Naim Adidas Regency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Younes Ali Abdullah Marafee Adidas Doha Bank
Sharq Insurance
Snoonu
Al-Duhail Christophe Galtier Almoez Ali Puma Al Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Pedro Martins Yacine Brahimi Erreà N/A
Al-Markhiya Madjid Bougherra Talal Al-Shila Joma N/A
Al-Rayyan Leonardo Jardim Abdulaziz Hatem Nike Baladna
Mall of Qatar
Al Sadd Wesam Rizik Hassan Al-Haydos New Balance Qatar Airways
Al-Shamal Poya Asbaghi Matías Nani Zat Outfit N/A
Al-Wakrah José Murcia Ahmed Fadhel Puma N/A
Muaither Jorge da Silva Saif Al-Mohannadi Jako N/A
Qatar SC Hélio Sousa Bashar Resan Erreà N/A
Umm Salal Patrice Carteron Andy Delort Puma N/A

Foreign players

Clubs can register a total of seven foreign players over the course of the season, provided that two of them do not exceed the age of 23 (born in 2000 and under).[2]

  • 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 Player 4 Player 5 U21 players 1 U21 players 2 Palestinian players Unregistered players Former players
Al Ahli Julian Draxler Idrissa Doumbia Yazan Al-Naimat Naïm Sliti Ramón Arias Robin Tihi Sekou Yansané Sofiane Hanni
Danilo Arboleda
Al-Arabi Rafinha Marco Verratti Abdou Diallo Omar Al Somah Youssef Msakni Mohamed Taabouni Simo Keddari Alaa Aldeen Hassan
Al-Duhail Lucas Veríssimo Philippe Coutinho Ibrahima Diallo Michael Olunga Kim Moon-hwan Isaac Lihadji Ibrahima Bamba Edmilson Junior
Abdel Al Badaoui 		Rúben Semedo
Al-Gharafa Farid Boulaya Yacine Brahimi Lyanco Jang Hyun-soo Ferjani Sassi Seydou Sano Fabricio Díaz Yohan Boli
Al-Markhiya Naby Sarr Yusupha Njie Bashar Resan Driss Fettouhi Rúben Semedo Abdelghani Lallam Naoufal Bannis João Teixeira
Rochinha
Al-Rayyan Róger Guedes Thiago Mendes Shogo Taniguchi Achraf Bencharki Rodrigo Gabriel Pereira André Amaro Ameed Mahajna Sofiane Boufal
Al-Sadd Baghdad Bounedjah Guilherme Paulo Otávio Mateus Uribe Gonzalo Plata Amin Hazbavi Ilyes Housni Giovani
Al-Shamal Matías Nani Ricardo Gomes Jeison Murillo Omid Ebrahimi Younès Belhanda Mohamed Rafik Omar Younes El Hannach Ali Olwan
Al-Wakrah Mohamed Benyettou Gelson Dala Trent Sainsbury Hamdy Fathy Adam Maher Ayoub Assal Omar Salah Lucas Mendes
Muaither Hugo Gomes Tiago Leonço Yazan Al-Arab Ayman El Hassouni Denis Alibec Fouad Hanfoug Nassim Benaissa Jamal Hamed Abdoulaye Bakayoko Guy Mbenza
Mamadou Traoré
Ramón Arias
Qatar SC Bruno Tabata Ben Malango Yohan Boli Badr Benoun Javi Martínez Raoul Danzabe Ali Saoudi Bashar Resan
Umm Salal Victor Lekhal Lucas João Kenji Gorré Marouane Louadni Oussama Tannane Naïm Laidouni Landing Badji Andy Delort

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd (C) 22 15 4 3 65 21 +44 49 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2 Al-Rayyan 22 15 2 5 50 26 +24 47
3 Al-Gharafa 22 13 5 4 53 36 +17 44 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
4 Al-Wakrah 22 11 5 6 40 30 +10 38 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
5 Al-Arabi 22 7 8 7 42 38 +4 29 Qualification for the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League group stage
6 Al-Duhail 22 8 4 10 42 45 −3 28
7 Umm Salal 22 7 7 8 32 37 −5 28
8 Qatar SC 22 7 4 11 39 47 −8 25
9 Al-Shamal 22 6 7 9 28 37 −9 25
10 Al-Ahli 22 7 2 13 37 58 −21 23
11 Al-Markhiya (R) 22 5 3 14 20 50 −30 18 Qualification for Relegation play-off
12 Muaither (R) 22 3 5 14 34 57 −23 14 Relegation to Qatargas League
Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated


Results

Home \ Away AHL ARA DUH GHA MAR RAY SAD SHA WAK MUA QAT UMM
Al-Ahli — 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–4 0–4 1–9 1–2 1–0 4–2 2–4 1–2
Al-Arabi 2–3 — 3–3 0–1 1–2 2–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–0 1–1
Al-Duhail 3–5 2–2 — 1–4 0–0 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–3 4–1 1–1 0–1
Al-Gharafa 1–2 5–4 3–2 — 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 5–2 2–1 1–1
Al-Markhiya 0–2 0–4 1–2 3–2 — 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–1
Al-Rayyan 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–4 6–0 — 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2
Al-Sadd 4–2 0–1 3–1 4–0 5–0 4–0 — 4–0 0–0 4–2 3–0 6–0
Al-Shamal 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–4 0–4 — 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–3
Al-Wakrah 3–2 2–4 2–1 2–4 1–2 3–2 0–0 2–2 — 3–0 1–0 2–1
Muaither 1–1 2–2 2–5 0–2 5–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 2–4 — 3–5 1–3
Qatar SC 1–3 3–4 4–2 4–4 4–0 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–5 3–2 — 1–1
Umm Salal 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–4 0–2 1–2 2–2 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

Al-Markhiya1–3Al Shahaniya

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 28 April 2024 (Flashscore)
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Akram Afif Al-Sadd 26
2 Yacine Brahimi Al-Gharafa 21
3 Róger Guedes Al-Rayyan 19
4 Omar Al Somah Al-Arabi 17
5 Mohamed Benyettou Al-Wakrah 16
6 Michael Olunga Al-Duhail 15
7 Yohan Boli Qatar SC 13
8 Ricardo Gomes Al-Shamal 12
9 Naim Sliti Al-Ahli 10
Achraf Bencharki Al-Rayyan

Team of the Year

No Position Nat. Player Club Ref.
1 Goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham Al-Sadd [3]
2 Defender Paulo Otávio Al-Sadd
3 Defender Lucas Mendes Al-Wakrah
4 Defender Lyanco Al-Gharafa
5 Defender Bassam Al-Rawi Al-Sadd
6 Midfielder Hamdy Fathy Al-Wakrah
7 Midfielder Ferjani Sassi Al-Gharafa
8 Midfielder Marco Verratti Al-Arabi
9 Forward Yacine Brahimi Al-Gharafa
10 Forward Róger Guedes Al-Rayyan
11 Forward Akram Afif Al-Sadd

References

  1. ^ "Qatar Stars League sides plan extensive preparations, announce pre-season training camps". 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ "تحديد أعداد اللاعبين في كشوفات الفرق-للموسم الرباضي 2023-2024".
  3. ^ Al-Ansari, Salman (2024-08-29). "The QPA has chosen the best formation for the 2023-2024 season. • Qatar Players Association". Qatar Players Association. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.