2013–14 Qatar Stars League Explained

Season:2013–14
Winners:Lekhwiya
3rd title
League Topscorer:Dioko Kaluyituka (22 goals)
Matches:182
Total Goals:553
Nextseason:2014–15

The 2013–14 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League was the 41st edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season was started on 1 September 2013 and was finished on 11 April 2014. Al-Sadd were the defending champions. Lekhwiya won its third league title with 53 points.

League expansion

At the end of the previous it was announced that the 2013–14 season would feature 14 teams. The decision to increase the numbers of teams means Al Sailiya – who finished bottom of the league – will avoid relegation. Meanwhile, Muaither – who lost to Al Arabi in the play-offs – will join as the 14th team.The Second Division and the reserve league will also merge to create a stronger second tier.[1] On the 6 October 2013 it was announced that the second tier would be known as the QatarGas League due to sponsorship reasons.[2]

Teams

Al Ahli were promoted as champions from the 2nd Division. They were joined by Muaither who came in second place and failed to win the end of season playoff against Al-Arabi but secured promotion due to the league expansion

Stadia and locations

ClubCity/TownStadiumCapacity
Al AhliDohaAl-Ahly Stadium20,000
Al-ArabiDohaGrand Hamad Stadium[3] 13,000
Al-GharafaAl GharafaAl-Gharafa Stadium22,000
Al KharaitiyatAl-RayyanAl-Khawr Stadium13,000
Al-KhorAl KhorAl-Khawr Stadium13,000
Al-RayyanAl RayyanAhmed bin Ali Stadium22,000
Al SaddDohaJassim Bin Hamad Stadium18,000
Al-SailiyaDohaAhmed bin Ali Stadium 122,000
Al-WakrahAl WakrahAl-Wakrah Stadium12,000
El JaishDohaQatar SC Stadium13,000
LekhwiyaDohaLekhwiya Sports Stadium15,000
MuaitherDohaKhalifa International Stadium50,000
Qatar SCDohaQatar SC Stadium13,000
Umm SalalUmm SalalGrand Hamad Stadium13,000

1 Al Sailiya do not have a stadium of their own so will share with Al Rayyan.[4]

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Al Ahli Milan Máčala
Al-Arabi Paulo César Carpegiani
Al-Gharafa Diego Aguirre
Al Kharaitiyat Bertrand Marchand
Al-Khor László Bölöni[5]
Al-Rayyan
Al-Sadd Hussein Ammouta
Al-Sailiya Sami Trabelsi
Al-Wakrah
El Jaish Nabil Maâloul
Lekhwiya Eric Gerets
Muaither Ladislas Lozano
Qatar SC Sebastião Lazaroni
Umm Salal

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment
Al Kharaitiyat Bernard Simondi[6] Contract not renewed23 May 2013 Bertrand Marchand[7] 26 May 2013
Al Sailiya Abdullah MubarakResigned [8] 8 June 2013 Sami Trabelsi[9] 8 June 2013
Al Arabi Abdelaziz BennijContract not renewed8 June 2013 Uli Stielike[10] 8 June 2013
Al Wakrah Mehmed BaždarevićContract not renewed20 June 2013 Adnan Dirjal[11] 20 June 2013
Umm Salal Alain PerrinSacked30 September 2013 Gérard Gili[12] 30 September 2013
Al Rayyan Diego AguirreSacked30 October 2013 Manolo Jiménez[13] 6 November 2013
Umm Salal Gérard GiliSacked14 December 2013 Bülent Uygun[14] 14 December 2013
El Jaish Răzvan LucescuSacked16 January 2014 Nabil Maâloul[15] 21 January 2014
Al Arabi Uli StielikeSacked [16] 28 January 201418 February 2014
Al-Gharafa ZicoMutual consent [17] 29 January 2014 Diego Aguirre6 February 2014
Al Wakrah Adnan DirjalResigned [18] 12 March 2014 Maher Kanzari1 June 2014

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AFC playerFormer players
Al Ahli Abdullah Omar Patou Kabangu Mojtaba Jabbari Ferydoon Zandi
Al-Arabi Karim Ziani Bruno Rangel Wanderley Orestes Sayed Mohamed Adnan
Jesús Meza
Al-Gharafa Lisandro López Nenê Lassina Diaby Miku Mark Bresciano
Al Kharaitiyat Domingos Yahia Kébé Vivien Assie Jaycee John
Al-Khor Júlio César Madson William Ali Hasan Kamal Salam Shaker Bruno Mineiro
Faouzi Abdelghani
Al Rayyan Lucho González Kalu Uche Yakubu Cho Yong-hyung Juan Forlín
Nilmar
Rodrigo Tabata
Al-Sadd Nadir Belhadj Rodrigo Tabata Raúl Lee Jung-soo Leandro
Mamadou Niang
Al-Sailiya Marcelo Camacho Marcelo Tavares Moumouni Dagano Yves Diba Ilunga
Al-Wakrah Sebastián Sáez Michel Pejman Khoubiari Saïd Boutahar Ali Rehema Anouar Diba
El Jaish Anderson Martins Nilmar Jirès Kembo Ekoko Mohammad Mothnani Kalu Uche
Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini
Lekhwiya Madjid Bougherra Vladimír Weiss Youssef Msakni Nam Tae-hee Issiar Dia
Muaither Jhasmani Campos Johnson Kendrick Rodrigo Cho Sung-hwan Ha Sung-min Ebrahima Sawaneh
Đorđe Đikanović
Fozil Musaev
Qatar SC Adriano Douglão Marcinho Sin Jin-ho
Umm Salal Cabore Victor Simões Otmane El Assas Pejman Montazeri Sasa Ognenovski
Bakari Koné

Orestes has East Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

League table

Notes and References

  1. Web site: QSL SET TO EXPAND الغرافة والإدارة تشكره. QSL. 7 May 2013. 7 May 2013. https://archive.today/20130705202123/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1385. 2013-07-05. dead.
  2. Web site: Qatargas and QFA Sign 3 Year Sponsorship Agreement. https://archive.today/20131008010924/http://www.qfa.com.qa//qatargas-and-qfa-sign-3-year-sponsorship-agreement.aspx. dead. 8 October 2013. QFA. 6 October 2013. 6 October 2013.
  3. Web site: AL ARABI: AN INTRODUCTION. 9 June 2012. 9 June 2013. https://archive.today/20130624181431/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1430. 2013-06-24. dead.
  4. Web site: Al Sailiyah to base camp at Al Rayyan Stadium. QFA. 22 June 2012. 22 June 2012. https://archive.today/20130416105748/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=753. 2013-04-16. dead.
  5. Web site: BOLONI AGREES NEW DEAL. QSL. 26 May 2013. 26 May 2013. https://archive.today/20130705202110/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsEn/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1413. 2013-07-05. dead.
  6. Web site: SIMONDI AND KHARAITIYAT PART COMPANY. QSL. 23 May 2012. 23 May 2013. https://archive.today/20130705204935/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1411. 2013-07-05. dead.
  7. Web site: SIMONDI REPLACES MARCHAND. https://archive.today/20130705202553/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1414. dead. 5 July 2013. QSL. 26 May 2012. 26 May 2013.
  8. Web site: AL SAILIYAH PART COMPANY WITH MUBARAK. 9 June 2012. 9 June 2013. https://archive.today/20130624181457/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsEn/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1425. 2013-06-24. dead.
  9. Web site: AL SAILIYA UNVEIL NEW COACH. 9 June 2012. 9 June 2013.
  10. Web site: NEW AL ARABI COACH OUTLINES PLANS FOR SEASON AHEAD. 9 June 2012. 9 June 2013. https://archive.today/20130624181456/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsEn/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1428. 2013-06-24. dead.
  11. Web site: DIRJAL RETURNS TO AL WAKRAH. 20 June 2012. 20 June 2013. https://archive.today/20130624181408/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsEn/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1441. 2013-06-24. dead.
  12. Web site: Umm Salal to unveil new coach on Tuesday. 3 October 2013. 3 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005013043/http://www.qfa.com.qa/umm-salal-to-unveil-new-coach-on-tuesday.aspx. 2013-10-05. dead.
  13. Web site: JIMINEZ UNVEILED AS AL RAYYAN COACH. 6 November 2013. 6 November 2013. https://archive.today/20131106110800/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=1622. 2013-11-06. dead.
  14. Web site: Bülent Uygun Named New Umm Salal Coach . 16 December 2013 . 16 December 2013.
  15. Web site: Eljaish rope in Tunisian to replace Lucescu . 16 December 2013 . 16 December 2013.
  16. Web site: QATAR STARS LEAGUE:AL ARABI PART COMPANY WITH STIELIKE. 29 January 2014. 29 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140130191552/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=1842#.UulIatGPMkk. 30 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: ZICO LEAVES AL GHARAFA BY MUTUAL CONSENT. 29 January 2014. 29 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201170916/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=1844#.UulIadGPMkk. 1 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Al Wakrah Head Coach Adnan Dirjal resigns. 12 March 2014. 12 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315075841/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=1965#.UySyQtGPMkk. 15 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.