2021–22 Qatar Stars League Explained

Season:2021–2022
Dates:11 September 2021 – 11 March 2022
Competition:Qatar Stars League
Winners:Al-Sadd
Relegated:Al-Khor
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Al-Sadd
Continentalcup2:Champions League Play-off round
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Al-Duhail
Al-Wakrah
Matches:125
Total Goals:407
League Topscorer: Michael Olunga
Biggest Home Win:






Biggest Away Win:






Highest Scoring:


Longest Wins:9 matches
Al-Sadd
Longest Unbeaten:20 matches
Al-Sadd
Longest Winless:16 matches
Al-Sailiya
Longest Losses:6 matches
Al-Sailiya
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League or QNB Stars League, was the 48th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The league kicked off on 11 September 2021 and ended on 11 March 2022.[1] [2] Al-Sadd were defending champions and won the league for a second straight undefeated season.[3]

Teams

Stadia and locations

ClubCity/TownStadiumCapacity
Al-AhliDohaHamad bin Khalifa Stadium18,000
Al-ArabiDohaGrand Hamad Stadium13,000
Al-DuhailDohaAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium9,000
Al-GharafaDohaThani bin Jassim Stadium21,175
Al-KhorAl KhorAl-Khor SC Stadium12,000
Al-RayyanAl-RayyanAhmad bin Ali Stadium50,000
Al-SaddDohaJassim Bin Hamad Stadium12,946
Al-SailiyaDohaHamad bin Khalifa Stadium18,000
Al-ShamalAl ShamalAl-Shamal SC Stadium5,000
Al-WakrahAl WakrahAl Janoub Stadium40,000
Qatar SCDohaSuheim bin Hamad Stadium13,000
Umm SalalDohaSuheim Bin Hamad Stadium13,000

Personnel and kits

ClubCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Nebojša Jovović Ali QadryPumaRegency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Younes Ali Ahmed FatehiPumaDoha Bank
Sharq Insurance
Snoonu
Al-Duhail Luís Castro Almoez AliPumaAl Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Andrea Stramaccioni Qasem BurhanPumaN/A
Al-Khor Andre Lima (caretaker) Helal MohammedAdidasN/A
Al-Rayyan Nicolás Córdova (interim) Yacine BrahimiPumaBaladna
Mall of Qatar
Al-Sadd Javi Gracia Hassan Al-HaydosPumaQatar Airways
Al-Sailiya Sami Trabelsi Majdi SiddiqZat OutfitN/A
Al-Shamal Hicham Jadrane Baha' FaisalErreàN/A
Al-Wakrah Tintín Márquez Ahmed FadhelPumaN/A
Qatar SC Youssef Safri Sebastián SoriaMacronN/A
Umm Salal Wesam Rizik Aymen AbdennourJakoN/A

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment
Al-Gharafa Slaviša JokanovićSigned by Sheffield United27 May 2021 Andrea Stramaccioni2 July 2021
Umm Salal Aziz Ben AskarEnd of contract30 June 2021 Sérgio FariasJuly 2021
Qatar SC Younes AliEnd of contract30 June 2021 Zé RicardoJuly 2021
Al-Arabi Heimir HallgrímssonEnd of contract30 June 2021 Younes AliJuly 2021
Al-Duhail Sabri LamouchiResignedJuly 2021 Luís CastroJuly 2021
Al Sadd XaviSigned by Barcelona5 November 20211st Javi Gracia7 December 2021
Al-Khor Winfried SchäferSacked11 November 202112th Andre Lima (caretaker)12 November 2021
Al-Rayyan Laurent BlancSacked13 February 202210th Nicolás Córdova (interim)13 February 2022

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC PlayerUAFA Player[4] Former Players
Al-Ahli Sandro Manoel Yazan Al-Naimat José Ángel Pozo Hossein Kanaanizadegan Soufiane Bouftini Hernán Pérez
Marko Jevtović
Patrick Friday Eze
Al-Arabi Aron Gunnarsson Adama Diomande Aaron Boupendza Farshid Esmaeili Youssef Msakni Mehrdad Mohammadi
Marc Muniesa
Al-Duhail Edmilson Junior Toby Alderweireld Michael Olunga Nam Tae-hee Ferjani Sassi
Al-Gharafa Sofiane Hanni Gabriel Pires Cheick Diabaté Saeid Ezatolahi Mehdi Tahrat Jonathan Kodjia
Mohammed Al-Musalami
Al-Khor Giannis Fetfatzidis Pierre-Michel Lasogga Juma Al-Habsi Harib Al-Saadi Ismail El Haddad Kayke
Koo Ja-cheol
Rafael Vaz
Al-Rayyan Steven Nzonzi Yohan Boli James Rodríguez Shojae Khalilzadeh Yacine Brahimi Franck Kom
Al-Sadd Guilherme André Ayew Santi Cazorla Jung Woo-young Baghdad Bounedjah
Al-Sailiya Carlos Strandberg Kara Mbodji Walter Bwalya Dostonbek Khamdamov Driss Fettouhi Adama Diomande
Ramin Rezaeian
Nassim Hnid
Al-Shamal Matías Nani Jeison Medina Jeremy de Nooijer Ali Olwan Amjad Attwan Baha' Faisal
Al-Wakrah Boualem Mesmoudi Gelson Dala Lucas Mendes Omid Ebrahimi Mohamed Benyettou Ousmane Coulibaly
Qatar SC Anthony Okpotu Javi Martínez Salaah Al-Yahyaei Bashar Resan Djamel Benlamri Youcef Belaïli
Isaac Mbenza
Umm Salal Isael Moses Orkuma Aymen Abdennour Aymen Hussein Yaseen al-Bakhit

League table

Season statistics

Top scorers

[5]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Michael OlungaAl-Duhail25
2 André AyewAl Sadd15
3 Akram AfifAl Sadd14
4 Baghdad BounedjahAl Sadd13
5 Aymen HusseinUmm Salal11
Gelson DalaAl-Wakrah
7 Cheick DiabatéAl-Gharafa10
8 Mohamed BenyettouAl-Wakrah9
9 Jeison MedinaAl-Shamal8
Sebastián SoriaQatar SC

Notes and References

  1. Web site: QSL releases schedule for 2021-22 season QNB Stars League. Qatar Stars League. 29 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021-07-01. Qatar Football Association Outlines New Season. 2021-07-28. Qatar Football Association. en-US.
  3. Web site: Xavi's victorious Qatari side Al-Sadd finish league campaign unbeaten . Reuters . 9 April 2021.
  4. Web site: One Arab player allowed at each club, says QFA Exec Com. QFA. 15 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Players - Stars League - Top Scorer & Assist .