| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Lekhwiya (5th title) |
| Matches: | 168 |
| Total Goals: | 525 |
| League Topscorer: | Baghdad Bounedjah &  Youssef El-Arabi (24 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (21 December 2016) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (7 December 2016) |
| Highest Scoring: | (2 November 2016) (21 December 2016) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,703 (2 April 2017) |
| Average Attendance: | 672 |
| Updated: | 2 April 2017 |
The 2016–17 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, is 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 are the defending champions having won their eighth championship and Lekhwiya won the league title.[1] Muaither and Al-Shahaniya have entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Qatargas League.
| Club | City/Town | Stadium | Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Doha | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium |  Yousuf Adam | |
| Al-Arabi | Doha | Grand Hamad Stadium |  Oswaldo de Oliveira | |
| Al-Gharafa | Al Rayyan | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | Pedro Caixinha | |
| El Jaish | Doha | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |  Sabri Lamouchi | |
| Al-Kharaitiyat | Al Khor | 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 Rayyan | 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 | |
| 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 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | 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-Shahania | Fathi Al-Jabal | 25 December 2016 | 12th | Igor Štimac | 28 December 2016 |
Luis Jiménez has Palestinian citizenship and was counted as Asian player.
As of 15 April 2017[5]
As of 15 April 2017[6]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saad Al Sheeb | Al-Sadd | 11 | |
| 2 | Omar Bari | Al-Rayyan | 9 | |
| 3 | Grégory Gomis | Al-Sailiya | align=center rowspan=4 | 6 |
| Ahmed Soufiane | Al-Kharaitiyat | |||
| Baba Malick | Umm Salal | |||
| Yousef Hassan | Al-Gharafa | |||
| 7 | Amine Lecomte | Lekhwiya | align=center rowspan=2 | 5 |
| Saoud Al Khater | El Jaish | |||
