2011–12 Qatar Stars League

Qatar Stars League
Season2011–12
ChampionsLekhwiya
RelegatedAl-Ahli
AFC Champions LeagueLekhwiya
Al-Gharafa
El Jaish
Al-Rayyan
Matches played132
Goals scored371 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerAdriano
(18 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC
(7 April 2012)
Biggest away winAl-Kharaitiyat 0–6 El Jaish
(2 February 2012)
Highest scoringAl-Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC
(7 April 2012)
Longest winning run5 games
El Jaish
Longest unbeaten run9 games
Al-Rayyan
Longest losing run11 games
Al-Ahli

The 2011–12 Qatar Stars League was the 39th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 1 September 2011 and finished on 13 April 2012. Lekhwiya were the defending champions.

Teams

Al-Sailiya were relegated to the second-level league after finishing bottom in the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League campaign.

El Jaish were promoted as the 2nd level champions.

Stadia and locations

2011–12 Qatar Stars League is located in Qatar
Doha
Doha
Umm Salal
Umm Salal
Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan
Al Khor
Al Khor
Locations of teams in the 2011-12 Qatari League
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 20,000
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 15,000
Al-Gharafa Al Gharrafa Thani bin Jassim Stadium 27,000
Al-Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium 20,000
Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 15,000
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al Janoub Stadium 20,000
El Jaish Duhail Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000
Lekhwiya Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 20,000
Qatar SC Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 20,000
Umm Salal Umm Salal Thani bin Jassim Stadium 27,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli France Bernard Simondi Qatar Abdullah Mostafa Nike Ahli Co.
Al-Arabi France Pierre Lechantre Iran Hadi Aghily Adidas QPM
Al-Gharafa Brazil Paulo Silas (caretaker) Morocco Otmane El Assas Erreà Vodafone
Al-Kharaitiyat France Laurent Banide Bahrain Jaycee John Okwunwanne BURRDA Al-Khuratiyat Co.
Al-Khor France Alain Perrin Qatar Mustafa Jalal Adidas Qatar Airways
Al-Rayyan Uruguay Diego Aguirre Qatar Fábio César Adidas Rayan Co.
Al-Sadd Uruguay Jorge Fossati Qatar Abdulla Koni BURRDA Vodafone
Al-Wakrah Iraq Adnan Dirjal Iraq Ali Rehema Nike Opel
El Jaish Brazil Péricles Chamusca Algeria Karim Ziani Nike Masrat Rayan Archived 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
Lekhwiya Algeria Djamel Belmadi Ivory Coast Bakari Koné BURRDA Masrat Rayan Archived 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
Qatar SC Morocco Saïd Chiba Qatar Sebastián Soria Adidas QatarEnergy
Umm Salal France Gérard Gili Brazil Magno Alves Nike Global Sports

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-Rayyan Brazil Paulo Autuori Contract expired 28 July 2011 Pre-season Uruguay Diego Aguirre 27 August 2011
Qatar SC Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni Resigned 7 August 2011 Morocco Saïd Chiba 10 August 2011
Al-Kharaitiyat France Bernard Simondi Contract expired 13 August 2011 Tunisia Lotfi Benzarti 22 August 2011
Al-Ahli Qatar Abdullah Mubarak Mutual consent 27 November 2011 12th France Bernard Simondi 28 November 2011
Umm Salal Morocco Hassan Harmatallah Sacked 15 December 2011 France Gérard Gili 16 December 2011
Al-Kharaitiyat Tunisia Lotfi Benzarti Resigned 30 December 2011 11th France Laurent Banide 1 January 2012
Al-Arabi Brazil Paulo Silas Sacked[1] 2 January 2012 9th Qatar Abdullah Saad (caretaker) 2 January 2012
Al-Gharafa France Bruno Metsu Sacked [2] 15 March 2012 7th Brazil Paulo Silas (caretaker) 15 March 2012
Al-Arabi Qatar Abdullah Saad Caretaker role ended[3] 17 March 2012 8th France Pierre Lechantre 17 March 2012

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC player Former players
Al-Ahli Brazil Ewerthon Cape Verde Ró-Ró Democratic Republic of the Congo Dioko Kaluyituka Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane Uzbekistan Shavkat Mullajanov Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson
Al-Arabi Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi Ghana Ernest Papa Arko Morocco Mohamed Chihani Togo Arafat Djako Iran Hadi Aghily Brazil Vandinho
Brazil Wanderley
Al-Gharafa Brazil Diego Tardelli Brazil Edmílson Brazil Zé Roberto Ivory Coast Aruna Dindane Morocco Otmane El Assas Iran Farhad Majidi Iran Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
Al-Kharaitiyat Burkina Faso Yahia Kébé Morocco Jamal Alioui Mozambique Dario Khan Nigeria Onyekachi Okonkwo Bahrain Jaycee John Okwunwanne
Al-Khor Algeria Mourad Meghni Brazil Júlio César Brazil Madson Iraq Salam Shaker Jordan Hassan Abdel-Fattah Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano
Norway Pa-Modou Kah
Poland Ebi Smolarek
Al-Rayyan Brazil Afonso Alves Brazil Leandro Brazil Rodrigo Tabata South Korea Cho Yong-hyung Brazil Moisés Moura
Al-Sadd Algeria Nadir Belhadj Ivory Coast Abdul Kader Keïta Senegal Mamadou Niang South Korea Lee Jung-soo
Al-Wakrah Iran Pejman Khoubiari Iraq Ali Rehema Iraq Nashat Akram Morocco Anouar Diba Netherlands Saïd Boutahar Iraq Younis Mahmoud Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra
Senegal Mobello Baba Keita
El Jaish Algeria Karim Ziani Brazil Adriano Brazil Anderson Martins Croatia Wagner Ribeiro Tunisia Mohammad Mothnani Oman Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini Bahrain Hussain Ali Baba
Lekhwiya Algeria Madjid Bougherra Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano France Dame Traoré Ivory Coast Bakari Koné South Korea Nam Tae-hee Iraq Nashat Akram
Ivory Coast Aruna Dindane
Ivory Coast Kanga Akalé
Morocco Anouar Diba
Qatar SC Brazil Marcinho Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Morocco Abdeslam Ouaddou Morocco Youssef Safri Norway Pa-Modou Kah Iraq Ali Hasan Kamal Uzbekistan Jasur Hasanov
Umm Salal Brazil Caboré Brazil Magno Alves Senegal Mamadou Traoré Bahrain Mohamed Husain Algeria Mourad Meghni
Syria Firas Al-Khatib

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lekhwiya (C) 22 12 7 3 36 16 +20 43 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 El Jaish 22 12 5 5 48 24 +24 41
3 Al-Rayyan 22 10 9 3 49 26 +23 39
4 Al-Sadd 22 10 6 6 35 24 +11 36
5 Al-Khor 22 9 5 8 30 29 +1 32
6 Al-Gharafa 22 8 7 7 26 27 −1 31 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
7 Al-Wakrah 22 8 4 10 30 37 −7 28
8 Al-Kharaitiyat 22 5 10 7 23 34 −11 25
9 Al-Arabi 22 4 12 6 19 28 −9 24
10 Qatar SC 22 6 6 10 32 46 −14 24
11 Umm Salal (O) 22 4 8 10 20 32 −12 20 Promotion/relegation playoff
12 Al-Ahli (R) 22 3 3 16 23 49 −26 12 Relegation
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2012. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Gharafa secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup

Relegation playoff

Umm Salal Qatar1 - 0 (a.e.t.)Qatar Muaither
Magno Alves 92'
Referee: Khamis Al Kuwari (Qatar)

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away SAD RAY GHA QSC UMM KHO WAK KHA ARA JAI LEK AHL
Al-Sadd 0–0 0–0 3–3 4–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–0
Al-Rayyan 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–4 3–1 3–0
Al-Gharafa 3–1 1–5 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2
Qatar SC 1–0 2–8 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–3 1–2 0–0 1–0
Umm Salal 1–3 1–1 1–2 4–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0
Al-Khor 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–3 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–1
Al-Wakrah 0–2 1–3 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–6 0–1 2–2
Al-Kharaitiyat 0–1 1–4 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–6 1–1 2–1
Al-Arabi 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–3 1–1 2–0
El Jaish 2–1 3–2 4–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–2
Lekhwiya 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0
Al-Ahli 2–3 2–3 1–4 3–4 3–1 1–3 2–3 1–4 0–0 0–2 0–4
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ^ "Al Arabi sack coach Silas". Qatar Stars League. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Al Gharafa sack Bruno Metsu". The AFC. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Lechantre is new Al Arabi coach". QFA. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  4. ^ Goalzz.com
  5. ^ Koramania.com
  6. ^ Soccerway.com
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