| Season: | 2011–12 |
| League Topscorer: | Adriano (18 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Al-Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC (7 April 2012) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Al-Kharaitiyat 0–6 El Jaish (2 February 2012) |
| Highest Scoring: | Al-Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC (7 April 2012) |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 371 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011-12 Qatar Stars League was the 39th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 1 September 2011 and finished on 13 April 2012. Lekhwiya were the defending champions.
Al-Sailiya were relegated to the second-level league after finishing bottom in the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League campaign.
El Jaish were promoted as the 2nd level champions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |  Bernard Simondi |  Abdullah Mostafa | Nike | Ahli Co. | |
| Al-Arabi | Pierre Lechantre |  Hadi Aghily | Adidas | QPM | |
| Al-Gharafa |  Paulo Silas (caretaker) |  Otmane El Assas | Erreà | Vodafone | |
| Al-Kharaitiyat | Laurent Banide |  Jaycee John | BURRDA | Al-Khuratiyat Co. | |
| Al-Khor | Alain Perrin | Mustafa Jalal | Adidas | Qatar Airways | |
| Al-Rayyan | Diego Aguirre | Fábio César | Adidas | Rayan Co. | |
| Al-Sadd | Jorge Fossati | Abdulla Koni | BURRDA | Vodafone | |
| Al-Wakrah |  Adnan Dirjal | Ali Rehema | Nike | ||
| El Jaish | Péricles Chamusca | Karim Ziani | Nike | Masrat Rayan | |
| Lekhwiya | Djamel Belmadi |  Bakari Koné | BURRDA | Masrat Rayan | |
| Qatar SC | Saïd Chiba | Sebastián Soria | Adidas | QatarEnergy | |
| Umm Salal | Gérard Gili | Magno Alves | Nike | Global Sports |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Rayyan | Paulo Autuori | Contract expired | Pre-season | Diego Aguirre | |||
| Qatar SC | Sebastião Lazaroni | Resigned | Saïd Chiba | ||||
| Al-Kharaitiyat | Bernard Simondi | Contract expired |  Lotfi Benzarti | ||||
| Al-Ahli | Abdullah Mubarak | Mutual consent | 12th | Bernard Simondi | |||
| Umm Salal | Hassan Harmatallah | Sacked | Gérard Gili | ||||
| Al-Kharaitiyat | Lotfi Benzarti | Resigned | 11th | Laurent Banide | |||
| Al-Arabi | Paulo Silas | Sacked[1] | 9th | Abdullah Saad (caretaker) | |||
| Al-Gharafa | Bruno Metsu | Sacked [2] | 7th | Paulo Silas (caretaker) | |||
| Al-Arabi | Abdullah Saad | Caretaker role ended[3] | 8th | Pierre Lechantre |
As of April 13, 2012[4]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | ||
| 2 | Rodrigo Tabata | Al-Rayyan | 17 |
| 3 | Al-Rayyan | 15 | |
| 4 | Al Khor / Lekhwiya | 12 | |
| 6 | Caboré | Umm Salal | 10 |
| 8 |  Yahia Kébé | Al-Kharaitiyat | 9 |
| Saïd Boutahar | Al-Wakrah | ||
As of April 13, 2012[5]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Al-Rayyan | 9 | |
| 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 5 | |
| Qatar SC | |||
| Al-Khor | |||
 Nam Tae-hee | Lekhwiya | ||
| 8 | 4 | ||
| Al-Kharaitiyat | |||
| El Jaish |
As of April 13, 2012[6]
| Rank | Player | Club | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Ibrahim Al-Ghanim | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Youssef Safri | 7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Qatar SC | |||||
| Al-Ahli | |||||
| 6 | Al-Khor / Qatar SC | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
| Mohammad Mothnani | El Jaish | ||||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Otmane El Assas | Al-Gharafa | ||||
| 10 | Umm Salal | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
 Khalid Jaberti | |||||
| Ali Hasan Kamal | Qatar SC | ||||
| Mostafa Mido | Qatar SC |
