2023–24 Qatar Stars League

Qatar Stars League
Season2023–24
ChampionsAl Sadd (17th title)
RelegatedAl-Markhiya
Muaither
Champions League EliteAl Sadd
Al-Rayyan
Al-Gharafa
Champions League TwoAl-Wakrah
AGCFF Gulf Club Champions LeagueAl-Arabi
Matches played132
Goals scored482 (3.65 per match)
Top goalscorerAkram Afif
(26 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Rayyan 6–0 Al-Markhiya
(20 December 2023)
Al Sadd 6–0 Umm Salal
(21 December 2023)
Biggest away winAl Ahli 1–9 Al Sadd
(17 April 2024)
Highest scoringAl Ahli 1–9 Al Sadd
(17 April 2024)
Longest winning run7 matches
Al Sadd
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Al Sadd
Longest winless run9 matches
Al-Duhail
Muaither
Longest losing run5 matches
Al-Markhiya
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2024.

The 2023–24 Qatar Stars League, or the QSL, also called Expo Stars League for sponsorship reasons, was the 50th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar.

Al-Duhail were the defending champions.[1]

Teams

Locations of the 2022–23 Qatar Stars League teams
Doha Qatar Stars League football clubs

Stadia and locations

Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 12,000
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 12,000
Al-Duhail Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 10,000
Al-Gharafa Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium 21,872
Al-Markhiya Doha Al-Markhiya Stadium 200
Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 47,343
Al Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium 13,030
Al-Shamal Al Shamal Al-Shamal SC Stadium 5,000
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium 12,000
Muaither Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium 21,872
Qatar SC Doha Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium 12,000
Umm Salal Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium 21,872

Personnel and kits

Club Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al Ahli Portugal Pepa Qatar Yazan Naim Adidas Regency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Qatar Younes Ali Qatar Abdullah Marafee Adidas Doha Bank
Sharq Insurance
Snoonu
Al-Duhail France Christophe Galtier Qatar Almoez Ali Puma Al Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Portugal Pedro Martins Algeria Yacine Brahimi Erreà N/A
Al-Markhiya Algeria Madjid Bougherra Qatar Talal Al-Shila Joma N/A
Al-Rayyan Portugal Leonardo Jardim Qatar Abdulaziz Hatem Nike Baladna
Mall of Qatar
Al Sadd Qatar Wesam Rizik Qatar Hassan Al-Haydos New Balance Qatar Airways
Al-Shamal Sweden Poya Asbaghi Argentina Matías Nani Zat Outfit N/A
Al-Wakrah Spain José Murcia Qatar Ahmed Fadhel Puma N/A
Muaither Uruguay Jorge da Silva Qatar Saif Al-Mohannadi Jako N/A
Qatar SC Portugal Hélio Sousa Iraq Bashar Resan Erreà N/A
Umm Salal France Patrice Carteron Algeria Andy Delort Puma N/A

Foreign players

Clubs can register a total of seven foreign players over the course of the season, provided that two of them do not exceed the age of 23 (born in 2000 and under).[2]

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players in italics were out of squad or left club within the season after pre-season transfer window or in the mid-season transfer window and at least had one appearance.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 U21 players 1 U21 players 2 Palestinian players Unregistered players Former players
Al Ahli Germany Julian Draxler Ivory Coast Idrissa Doumbia Jordan Yazan Al-Naimat Tunisia Naïm Sliti Uruguay Ramón Arias Finland Robin Tihi France Sekou Yansané Algeria Sofiane Hanni
Colombia Danilo Arboleda
Al-Arabi Brazil Rafinha Italy Marco Verratti Senegal Abdou Diallo Syria Omar Al Somah Tunisia Youssef Msakni Netherlands Mohamed Taabouni Spain Simo Keddari Palestine Alaa Aldeen Hassan
Al-Duhail Brazil Lucas Veríssimo Brazil Philippe Coutinho France Ibrahima Diallo Kenya Michael Olunga South Korea Kim Moon-hwan France Isaac Lihadji Italy Ibrahima Bamba Belgium Edmilson Junior
Morocco Abdel Al Badaoui 		Portugal Rúben Semedo
Al-Gharafa Algeria Farid Boulaya Algeria Yacine Brahimi Brazil Lyanco South Korea Jang Hyun-soo Tunisia Ferjani Sassi Senegal Seydou Sano Uruguay Fabricio Díaz Ivory Coast Yohan Boli
Al-Markhiya France Naby Sarr The Gambia Yusupha Njie Iraq Bashar Resan Morocco Driss Fettouhi Portugal Rúben Semedo Algeria Abdelghani Lallam Netherlands Naoufal Bannis Portugal João Teixeira
Portugal Rochinha
Al-Rayyan Brazil Róger Guedes Brazil Thiago Mendes Japan Shogo Taniguchi Morocco Achraf Bencharki Spain Rodrigo Brazil Gabriel Pereira Portugal André Amaro Palestine Ameed Mahajna Morocco Sofiane Boufal
Al-Sadd Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah Brazil Guilherme Brazil Paulo Otávio Colombia Mateus Uribe Ecuador Gonzalo Plata Iran Amin Hazbavi Morocco Ilyes Housni Brazil Giovani
Al-Shamal Argentina Matías Nani Cape Verde Ricardo Gomes Colombia Jeison Murillo Iran Omid Ebrahimi Morocco Younès Belhanda Algeria Mohamed Rafik Omar France Younes El Hannach Jordan Ali Olwan
Al-Wakrah Algeria Mohamed Benyettou Angola Gelson Dala Australia Trent Sainsbury Egypt Hamdy Fathy Netherlands Adam Maher England Ayoub Assal Jordan Omar Salah Brazil Lucas Mendes
Muaither Brazil Hugo Gomes Brazil Tiago Leonço Jordan Yazan Al-Arab Morocco Ayman El Hassouni Romania Denis Alibec Algeria Fouad Hanfoug Algeria Nassim Benaissa Palestine Jamal Hamed Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Bakayoko Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza
Mali Mamadou Traoré
Uruguay Ramón Arias
Qatar SC Brazil Bruno Tabata Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Malango Ivory Coast Yohan Boli Morocco Badr Benoun Spain Javi Martínez Cameroon Raoul Danzabe Tunisia Ali Saoudi Iraq Bashar Resan
Umm Salal Algeria Victor Lekhal Angola Lucas João Curaçao Kenji Gorré Morocco Marouane Louadni Morocco Oussama Tannane Algeria Naïm Laidouni Senegal Landing Badji Algeria Andy Delort

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd (C) 22 15 4 3 65 21 +44 49 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2 Al-Rayyan 22 15 2 5 50 26 +24 47
3 Al-Gharafa 22 13 5 4 53 36 +17 44 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
4 Al-Wakrah 22 11 5 6 40 30 +10 38 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
5 Al-Arabi 22 7 8 7 42 38 +4 29 Qualification for the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League group stage
6 Al-Duhail 22 8 4 10 42 45 −3 28
7 Umm Salal 22 7 7 8 32 37 −5 28
8 Qatar SC 22 7 4 11 39 47 −8 25
9 Al-Shamal 22 6 7 9 28 37 −9 25
10 Al-Ahli 22 7 2 13 37 58 −21 23
11 Al-Markhiya (R) 22 5 3 14 20 50 −30 18 Qualification for Relegation play-off
12 Muaither (R) 22 3 5 14 34 57 −23 14 Relegation to Qatargas League
Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated


Results

Home \ Away AHL ARA DUH GHA MAR RAY SAD SHA WAK MUA QAT UMM
Al-Ahli — 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–4 0–4 1–9 1–2 1–0 4–2 2–4 1–2
Al-Arabi 2–3 — 3–3 0–1 1–2 2–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–0 1–1
Al-Duhail 3–5 2–2 — 1–4 0–0 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–3 4–1 1–1 0–1
Al-Gharafa 1–2 5–4 3–2 — 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 5–2 2–1 1–1
Al-Markhiya 0–2 0–4 1–2 3–2 — 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–1
Al-Rayyan 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–4 6–0 — 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2
Al-Sadd 4–2 0–1 3–1 4–0 5–0 4–0 — 4–0 0–0 4–2 3–0 6–0
Al-Shamal 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–4 0–4 — 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–3
Al-Wakrah 3–2 2–4 2–1 2–4 1–2 3–2 0–0 2–2 — 3–0 1–0 2–1
Muaither 1–1 2–2 2–5 0–2 5–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 2–4 — 3–5 1–3
Qatar SC 1–3 3–4 4–2 4–4 4–0 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–5 3–2 — 1–1
Umm Salal 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–4 0–2 1–2 2–2 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

Al-Markhiya1–3Al Shahaniya

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 28 April 2024 (Flashscore)
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Qatar Akram Afif Al-Sadd 26
2 Algeria Yacine Brahimi Al-Gharafa 21
3 Brazil Róger Guedes Al-Rayyan 19
4 Syria Omar Al Somah Al-Arabi 17
5 Algeria Mohamed Benyettou Al-Wakrah 16
6 Kenya Michael Olunga Al-Duhail 15
7 Ivory Coast Yohan Boli Qatar SC 13
8 Cape Verde Ricardo Gomes Al-Shamal 12
9 Tunisia Naim Sliti Al-Ahli 10
Morocco Achraf Bencharki Al-Rayyan

Team of the Year

No Position Nat. Player Club Ref.
1 Goalkeeper Qatar Meshaal Barsham Al-Sadd [3]
2 Defender Brazil Paulo Otávio Al-Sadd
3 Defender Brazil Lucas Mendes Al-Wakrah
4 Defender Brazil Lyanco Al-Gharafa
5 Defender Qatar Bassam Al-Rawi Al-Sadd
6 Midfielder Egypt Hamdy Fathy Al-Wakrah
7 Midfielder Tunisia Ferjani Sassi Al-Gharafa
8 Midfielder Italy Marco Verratti Al-Arabi
9 Forward Algeria Yacine Brahimi Al-Gharafa
10 Forward Brazil Róger Guedes Al-Rayyan
11 Forward Qatar Akram Afif Al-Sadd

References

  1. ^ "Qatar Stars League sides plan extensive preparations, announce pre-season training camps". 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ "تحديد أعداد اللاعبين في كشوفات الفرق-للموسم الرباضي 2023-2024".
  3. ^ Al-Ansari, Salman (2024-08-29). "The QPA has chosen the best formation for the 2023-2024 season. • Qatar Players Association". Qatar Players Association. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
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