2022–23 Qatar Stars League Explained

Season:2022–23
Dates:1 August 2022 – 28 April 2023
Competition:Qatar Stars League
Winners:Al-Duhail
Relegated:Al-Sailiya
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup2:Champions League Play-off round
Matches:132
Total Goals:369
League Topscorer: Michael Olunga
Biggest Home Win:


Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:






Longest Wins:7 matches
Al-Duhail
Longest Unbeaten:16 matches
Al-Duhail
Longest Winless:11 matches
Umm Salal
Longest Losses:5 matches
Al-Shamal
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24
Updated:29 April 2023

The 2022–23 Stars League, or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is scheduled to be the 49th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The league will kick off in August 1, 2022 and is expected to end in March 2023. Al-Sadd are the defending champion.

This season had an extended break due to 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar.

Teams

Stadia and locations

In August and September clubs played their matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup venues. Beside that, some clubs play in multiple stadiums throughout the season.

ClubCity/TownStadiumCapacity
Al-AhliDohaHamad bin Khalifa Stadium12,000
Al-ArabiDohaGrand Hamad Stadium12,000
Al-DuhailDohaAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium10,000
Al-GharafaDohaThani bin Jassim Stadium21,872
Al-MarkhiyaDohavarious
Al-RayyanDohavarious
Al-SaddDohaJassim bin Hamad Stadium13,030
Al-SailiyaDohaHamad bin Khalifa Stadium12,000
Al-ShamalDohavarious
Al-WakrahAl WakrahSaoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium12,000
Qatar SCDohavarious
Umm SalalDohavarious

Personnel and kits

ClubCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Nebojša Jovović Ali QadryNikeRegency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Younes Ali Ahmed FatehiPumaDoha Bank
Sharq Insurance
Snoonu
Al-Duhail Hernán Crespo Almoez AliPumaAl Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Pedro Martins Qasem BurhanErreàN/A
Al-Markhiya Abdullah Mubarak Talal Al-ShilaJomaN/A
Al-Rayyan Nicolás Córdova Dame TraoreKelmeBaladna
Mall of Qatar
Al-Sadd Juan Manuel Lillo Hassan Al-HaydosNew BalanceQatar Airways
Al-Sailiya Sami Trabelsi Majdi SiddiqZat OutfitN/A
Al-Shamal Hicham Jadrane Baha' FaisalZat OutfitN/A
Al-Wakrah Tintín Márquez Ahmed FadhelPumaN/A
Qatar SC Youssef Safri Sebastián SoriaErreàN/A
Umm Salal Wesam Rizik Jonathan KodjiaJakoN/A

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but only five professional players could be included in match roster.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC PlayerUAFA Player[1] Former Players
Al-Ahli Sofiane Hanni Shojae Khalilzadeh Nikola Vukčević Hossein Kanaanizadegan Yazan Al-Naimat
Al-Arabi Aron Gunnarsson Marc Muniesa Rafinha Omar Al Somah Youssef Msakni Aaron Boupendza
Mehrdad Mohammadi
Al-Duhail Federico Fernández Michael Olunga Rúben Semedo Nam Tae-hee Ferjani Sassi Adlène Guédioura
Edmilson Junior
Al-Gharafa Yacine Brahimi Ishak Belfodil Farid Boulaya Islom Tukhtakhujaev Mehdi Tahrat
Al-Markhiya Ayoub Azzi Zé Turbo Ayoub Assal Jameel Al-Yahmadi Driss Fettouhi Jugurtha Hamroun
Aymen Hussein
Al-Rayyan Yohan Boli Steven Nzonzi Jeisson Vargas Shogo Taniguchi Sofiane Boufal James Rodríguez
Yaser Hamed
Al-Sadd Santi Cazorla Guilherme Ayoub El Kaabi Jung Woo-young Baghdad Bounedjah André Ayew
Al-Sailiya Sergio Vittor Carlos Strandberg Mohamed Diamé Mehrdad Mohammadi Ismail Khafi Bilel Saidani
Giannis Fetfatzidis
Mohanad Ali
Al-Shamal Matías Nani Ali Olwan Loïck Landre Amjad Attwan Yacine Bammou
Al-Wakrah Lucas Mendes Gelson Dala Trent Sainsbury Omid Ebrahimi Mohamed Benyettou Adlène Guédioura
Qatar SC Javi Martínez Javier Pastore Nabil Bahoui Bashar Resan Badr Benoun Matheus Jussa
Ben Malango
Anthony Okpotu
Umm Salal Adil Rhaili Vinícius Araújo Aleksa Vukanović Yaseen Al-Bakhit Abdellah Khafifi Jonathan Kodjia
Dries Saddiki
Valentino Yuel
Sardor Rashidov
João Carlos Teixeira
Notes

League table

Season statistics

Top scorers

[2]

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Michael OlungaAl-Duhail22
2 Omar Al SomahAl-Arabi19
3 Gelson DalaAl-Wakrah15
4 Youssef MsakniAl-Arabi13
Yohan BoliAl-Rayyan
7 Baghdad BounedjahAl-Sadd12
8 Carlos StrandbergAl-Sailiya11
9 Akram AfifAl-Sadd10
9 Driss FettouhiAl-Markhiya9
Mohamed BenyettouAl-Wakrah
Mehrdad MohammadiAl-Sailiya
12 Yazan Al-NaimatAl-Ahli8

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstScoreDate
Ben MalangoQatar SCAl-Gharafa5-011 January 2023
Michael Olunga4Al–DuhailAl-Shamal2–58 May 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: One Arab player allowed at each club, says QFA Exec Com. QFA. 15 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Players - Stars League - Top Scorer & Assist .