2021–22 Qatar Stars League

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]

Qatar Stars League
Season2021–2022
Dates11 September 2021 – 11 March 2022
ChampionsAl-Sadd
RelegatedAl-Khor
Champions LeagueAl-Sadd
Champions League Play-off roundAl-Duhail
Al-Wakrah
Matches played125
Goals scored407 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorerKenya Michael Olunga
(25 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Sadd 7–2 Al-Shamal
(26 September 2021)
Al-Duhail 5–0 Al-Sailiya
(26 September 2021)
Al-Gharafa 5–0 Al-Khor
(26 October 2021)
Al-Duhail 6–1 Umm Salal
(2 March 2022)
Biggest away winAl-Ahli 0–6 Al-Duhail
(29 December 2021)
Al-Shamal 0–6 Umm Salal
(23 January 2022)
Al-Wakrah 0–6 Al-Sadd
(31 January 2022)
Al-Ahli 2–8 Al-Sadd
(21 February 2022)
Highest scoringAl-Sadd 6–4 Al-Gharafa
(17 October 2021)
Al-Ahli 2–8 Al-Sadd
(21 February 2022)
Longest winning run9 matches
Al-Sadd
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Al-Sadd
Longest winless run16 matches
Al-Sailiya
Longest losing run6 matches
Al-Sailiya

Teams

Team location
2021–22 Qatar Stars League is located in Qatar
Al Ahli, Al Arabi, Al Duhail, Al Gharafa, Al Sadd, Al Sailiya, Qatar, Umm Salal
Al Ahli, Al Arabi, Al Duhail, Al Gharafa, Al Sadd, Al Sailiya, Qatar, Umm Salal
Al Khor
Al Khor
Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan
Al Wakrah
Al Wakrah
Al Shamal
Al Shamal
Location football club of Qatar Stars League

Stadia and locations
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 18,000
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 13,000
Al-Duhail Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 9,000
Al-Gharafa Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium 21,175
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium 12,000
Al-Rayyan Al-Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 50,000
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium 12,946
Al-Sailiya Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 18,000
Al-Shamal Al Shamal Al-Shamal SC Stadium 5,000
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al Janoub Stadium 40,000
Qatar SC Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 13,000
Umm Salal Doha Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium 13,000

Personnel and kits
Club Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Montenegro Nebojša Jovović Qatar Ali Qadry Puma Regency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Qatar Younes Ali Qatar Ahmed Fatehi Puma Doha Bank
Sharq Insurance
Snoonu
Al-Duhail Portugal Luís Castro Qatar Almoez Ali Puma Al Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Italy Andrea Stramaccioni Qatar Qasem Burhan Puma N/A
Al-Khor Brazil Andre Lima (caretaker) Qatar Helal Mohammed Adidas N/A
Al-Rayyan Chile Nicolás Córdova (interim) Algeria Yacine Brahimi Puma Baladna
Mall of Qatar
Al-Sadd Spain Javi Gracia Qatar Hassan Al-Haydos Puma Qatar Airways
Al-Sailiya Tunisia Sami Trabelsi Qatar Majdi Siddiq Zat Outfit N/A
Al-Shamal Morocco Hicham Jadrane Jordan Baha' Faisal Erreà N/A
Al-Wakrah Spain Tintín Márquez Qatar Ahmed Fadhel Puma N/A
Qatar SC Morocco Youssef Safri Qatar Sebastián Soria Macron N/A
Umm Salal Qatar Wesam Rizik Tunisia Aymen Abdennour Jako N/A

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of

departure

 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of

appointment

Al-Gharafa Serbia Slaviša Jokanović Signed by Sheffield United 27 May 2021 Italy Andrea Stramaccioni 2 July 2021
Umm Salal Morocco Aziz Ben Askar End of contract 30 June 2021 Brazil Sérgio Farias July 2021
Qatar SC Qatar Younes Ali End of contract 30 June 2021 Brazil Zé Ricardo July 2021
Al-Arabi Iceland Heimir Hallgrímsson End of contract 30 June 2021 Qatar Younes Ali July 2021
Al-Duhail France Sabri Lamouchi Resigned July 2021 Portugal Luís Castro July 2021
Al Sadd Spain Xavi Signed by Barcelona 5 November 2021 1st Spain Javi Gracia 7 December 2021
Al-Khor Germany Winfried Schäfer Sacked 11 November 2021 12th Brazil Andre Lima (caretaker) 12 November 2021
Al-Rayyan France Laurent Blanc Sacked 13 February 2022 10th Chile Nicolás Córdova (interim) 13 February 2022

Foreign players
  • 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 AFC Player UAFA Player[4] Former Players
Al-Ahli Brazil Sandro Manoel Jordan Yazan Al-Naimat Spain José Ángel Pozo Iran Hossein Kanaanizadegan Morocco Soufiane Bouftini Paraguay Hernán Pérez
Serbia Marko Jevtović
Nigeria Patrick Friday Eze
Al-Arabi Iceland Aron Gunnarsson Norway Adama Diomande Gabon Aaron Boupendza Iran Farshid Esmaeili Tunisia Youssef Msakni Iran Mehrdad Mohammadi
Spain Marc Muniesa
Al-Duhail Belgium Edmilson Junior Belgium Toby Alderweireld Kenya Michael Olunga South Korea Nam Tae-hee Tunisia Ferjani Sassi
Al-Gharafa Algeria Sofiane Hanni Brazil Gabriel Pires Mali Cheick Diabaté Iran Saeid Ezatolahi Algeria Mehdi Tahrat Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia
Oman Mohammed Al-Musalami
Al-Khor Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis Germany Pierre-Michel Lasogga Oman Juma Al-Habsi Oman Harib Al-Saadi Morocco Ismail El Haddad Brazil Kayke
South Korea Koo Ja-cheol
Brazil Rafael Vaz
Al-Rayyan France Steven Nzonzi Ivory Coast Yohan Boli Colombia James Rodríguez Iran Shojae Khalilzadeh Algeria Yacine Brahimi Cameroon Franck Kom
Al-Sadd Brazil Guilherme Ghana André Ayew Spain Santi Cazorla South Korea Jung Woo-young Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah
Al-Sailiya Sweden Carlos Strandberg Senegal Kara Mbodji Democratic Republic of the Congo Walter Bwalya Uzbekistan Dostonbek Khamdamov Morocco Driss Fettouhi Norway Adama Diomande
Iran Ramin Rezaeian
Tunisia Nassim Hnid
Al-Shamal Argentina Matías Nani Colombia Jeison Medina Curaçao Jeremy de Nooijer Jordan Ali Olwan Iraq Amjad Attwan Jordan Baha' Faisal
Al-Wakrah Algeria Boualem Mesmoudi Angola Gelson Dala Brazil Lucas Mendes Iran Omid Ebrahimi Algeria Mohamed Benyettou Mali Ousmane Coulibaly
Qatar SC Nigeria Anthony Okpotu Spain Javi Martínez Oman Salaah Al-Yahyaei Iraq Bashar Resan Algeria Djamel Benlamri Algeria Youcef Belaïli
Belgium Isaac Mbenza
Umm Salal Brazil Isael Nigeria Moses Orkuma Tunisia Aymen Abdennour Iraq Aymen Hussein Jordan Yaseen al-Bakhit

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd (C) 22 20 2 0 80 24 +56 62 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Duhail 22 14 5 3 59 24 +35 47 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Al-Wakrah 22 11 4 7 34 30 +4 37
4 Al-Arabi 22 11 3 8 34 31 +3 36
5 Al-Gharafa 22 9 3 10 39 40 −1 30
6 Umm Salal 22 6 7 9 32 36 −4 25
7 Al-Ahli 22 5 10 7 24 39 −15 25
8 Al-Rayyan 22 6 6 10 31 40 −9 24
9 Qatar SC 22 6 5 11 21 31 −10 23
10 Al-Shamal 22 6 4 12 32 47 −15 22
11 Al-Sailiya (O) 22 3 7 12 17 36 −19 16 Qualification for Relegation play-off
12 Al-Khor (R) 22 2 10 10 21 46 −25 16 Relegation to Qatargas League
Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
  1. as 2022 Emir of Qatar Cup winner

Results
Home \ Away AHL ARA DUH GHA KHO RAY SAD SAI SHA WAK QAT UMM
Al-Ahli — 1–1 0–6 0–1 6–3 0–1 2–8 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–1
Al-Arabi 2–3 — 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–4 1–0 4–2 1–2 1–2 0–2
Al-Duhail 0–0 2–0 — 3–1 1–1 3–0 3–3 5–0 4–1 0–4 2–1 6–1
Al-Gharafa 0–0 0–0 2–4 — 5–0 3–2 1–5 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0
Al-Khor 2–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 — 0–0 2–4 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
Al-Rayyan 1–1 2–4 0–4 0–2 2–2 — 2–4 4–2 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–3
Al-Sadd 4–1 4–2 1–1 6–4 3–0 1–0 — 2–0 7–2 2–1 1–0 2–0
Al-Sailiya 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–0
Al-Shamal 3–0 1–3 0–1 2–3 4–0 1–2 1–5 2–3 — 3–0 2–1 0–6
Al-Wakrah 0–0 0–1 4–1 3–2 4–1 1–1 0–6 2–1 1–1 — 0–1 1–4
Qatar SC 0–0 0–2 0–5 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 — 2–2
Umm Salal 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Leader : 2023 AFC Champions League Group stage
2023 AFC Champions League group stage
2023 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Qualification to Relegation play-off
Relegation to 2022–23 Qatargas League
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Al-Sadd2211111111111111111111
Al-Duhail1122222222222
Al-Arabi44434333333
Al-Gharafa33343555444
Al-Wakrah98555444555*
Umm Salal676677986666
Qatar SC710111288797777
Al-Rayyan5610866668988
Al-Ahli8997119810108109
Al-Shamal101279912117910910
Al-Khor121112111210101212121111
Al-Sailiya1158101011121111111212
Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2022. Source: QSL Soccerway

Relegation play-off
Al-Sailiya3–2Al Kharaitiyat

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 2 March 2022[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kenya Michael Olunga Al-Duhail 25
2 Ghana André Ayew Al Sadd 15
3 Qatar Akram Afif Al Sadd 14
4 Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah Al Sadd 13
5 Iraq Aymen Hussein Umm Salal 11
Angola Gelson Dala Al-Wakrah
7 Mali Cheick Diabaté Al-Gharafa 10
8 Algeria Mohamed Benyettou Al-Wakrah 9
9 Colombia Jeison Medina Al-Shamal 8
Qatar Sebastián Soria Qatar SC

Top assists
As of [5]

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