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The 2016–17 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, is the 44th edition of top level football championship in Qatar. The season began on 15 September 2016 and concluded on 27 April 2017.
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Lekhwiya (5th title) |
Relegated | Muaither Al-Wakrah |
AFC Champions League | Lekhwiya Al-Sadd |
Matches played | 168 |
Goals scored | 525 (3.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | |
Biggest home win | Lekhwiya 10–0 Al-Shahaniya (21 December 2016) |
Biggest away win | Al-Rayyan 0–5 Al-Sadd (7 December 2016) |
Highest scoring | Al-Sailiya 4–6 El-Jaish (2 November 2016) Lekhwiya 10–0 Al-Shahaniya (21 December 2016) |
Longest winning run | 9 matches Lekhwiya |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Lekhwiya |
Longest winless run | 18 matches Al-Shahaniya |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Muaither |
Highest attendance | 7,703 Al-Sadd 4–1 Al-Rayyan (2 April 2017) |
Average attendance | 672 |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 2 April 2017. |
Al-Rayyan are the defending champions having won their eighth championship and Lekhwiya won the league title.[1] Muaither and Al-Shahaniya have entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Qatargas League.
Teams
editStadia and locations
editClub | City/Town | Stadium | Coach |
---|---|---|---|
Al-Ahli | Doha | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium | |
Al-Arabi | Doha | Grand Hamad Stadium | |
Al-Gharafa | Al Rayyan | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | |
El Jaish | Doha | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | |
Al-Kharaitiyat | Al Khor | Al-Khor SC Stadium | |
Al-Khor | Al Khor | Al-Khor SC Stadium | |
Al-Rayyan | Al Rayyan | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | |
Al-Sadd | Doha | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | |
Al-Sailiya | Al Rayyan | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium | |
Al-Shahaniya | Al-Shahaniya | Grand Hamad Stadium | |
Al-Wakrah | Al Wakrah | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium | |
Lekhwiya | Doha | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | |
Muaither | Muaither | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | |
Umm Salal | Doha | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Ahli | 11 May 2016[2] | Mutual consent | Pre-season | 11 May 2016[3] | ||
Al-Shahaniya | 11 May 2016 | 17 June 2016[4] | ||||
Al-Arabi | 28 June 2016 | Sacked | 28 June 2016 | |||
Al-Rayyan | 26 September 2016 | Signed by Qatar | 4th | 3 October 2016 | ||
Al-Ahli | 28 October 2016 | Sacked | 7th | 30 October 2016 | ||
Al-Wakrah | 29 November 2016 | 13th | 30 November 2016 | |||
Umm Salal | 14 December 2016 | 7th | 14 December 2016 | |||
Al-Shahania | 25 December 2016 | 12th | 28 December 2016 |
Foreign players
edit^1 Luis Jiménez has Palestinian citizenship and was counted as Asian player.
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lekhwiya (C) | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 63 | 2018 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
2 | Al-Sadd | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 77 | 23 | +54 | 61 | |
3 | Al-Rayyan | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 51 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
4 | El Jaish[a] | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 45 | |
5 | Al-Gharafa | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 40 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
6 | Umm Salal | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 37 | |
7 | Al-Kharaitiyat | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 34 | |
8 | Al-Sailiya | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 31 | |
9 | Al-Arabi | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 28 | |
10 | Al-Ahli | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 27 | |
11 | Al-Khor | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 25 | |
12 | Al-Shahaniya | 26 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 22 | |
13 | Muaither (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 20 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Qatargas League |
14 | Al-Wakrah (R) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 15 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2017. Source: RSSSF and Qatar Stars League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Statistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of 15 April 2017[6]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lekhwiya | 24 | |
2 | Al-Sadd | 23 | |
3 | Al-Rayyan | 20 | |
4 | Umm Salal | 15 | |
5 | El Jaish | 14 | |
Lekhwiya | |||
El Jaish | |||
8 | Al-Wakrah | 11 | |
Al-Rayyan | |||
10 | Al-Arabi | 10 | |
Al-Ahli | |||
Al-Gharafa | |||
Al-Sadd |
Clean sheets
edit- As of 15 April 2017[7]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Sadd | 11 | |
2 | Al-Rayyan | 9 | |
3 | Al-Sailiya | 6 | |
Al-Kharaitiyat | |||
Umm Salal | |||
Al-Gharafa | |||
7 | Lekhwiya | 5 | |
El Jaish |
References
edit- ^ "Al Rayyan win QSL". qna. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "QSL | Bonačić set for Al Ahli". Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ^ "QSL | Bonačić set for Al Ahli". Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ^ http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/11540/al-jabal-signs-with-shahania[permanent dead link].
- ^ "Lekhwiya, Al Jaish Clubs to Merge into One Club under the Name of Al Duhail Sports Club". www.qna.org.qa. Archived from the original on 2017-04-12. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Top Goalscorers". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Top clean sheets". mundial. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (in Arabic and English)