2021–22 Qatar Stars League

The 2021–22 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League or QNB Stars League, will be the 48th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The league kicks off on 11 September 2021 and is expected to end 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
Champions LeagueAl-Sadd
Matches played125
Goals scored407 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorer 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
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 2 March 2022.

Teams

Team location
Al Ahli, Al Arabi, Al Duhail, Al Gharafa, Al Sadd, Al Sailiya, Qatar, Umm Salal
Al Khor
Al Rayyan
Al Wakrah
Al Shamal
Location football club of Qatar Stars League

Stadia and locations
Club City/Town Stadium
Al-Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium
Al-Duhail Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Al-Gharafa Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium
Al-Rayyan Al-Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Al-Sailiya Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Al-Shamal Al Shamal Al-Shamal SC Stadium
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al-Wakrah Stadium
Qatar SC Doha Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani
Umm Salal Doha Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium

Personnel and kits
Club Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Nebojša Jovović Ali Qadry Puma Regency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Younes Ali Ahmed Fatehi Puma Doha Bank
Sharq Insurance
Snoonu
Al-Duhail Luís Castro Almoez Ali Puma Al Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Andrea Stramaccioni Qasem Burhan Puma N/A
Al-Khor Andre Lima (caretaker) Helal Mohammed Adidas N/A
Al-Rayyan Nicolás Córdova (interim) Yacine Brahimi Puma Baladna
Mall of Qatar
Al-Sadd Javi Gracia Hassan Al-Haydos Puma Qatar Airways
Al-Sailiya Sami Trabelsi Majdi Siddiq Zat Outfit N/A
Al-Shamal Hicham Jadrane Baha' Faisal Erreà N/A
Al-Wakrah Tintín Márquez Ahmed Fadhel Puma N/A
Qatar SC Youssef Safri Sebastián Soria Macron N/A
Umm Salal Wesam Rizik 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 Slaviša Jokanović Signed by Sheffield United 27 May 2021 Andrea Stramaccioni 2 July 2021
Umm Salal Aziz Ben Askar End of contract 30 June 2021 Sérgio Farias July 2021
Qatar SC Younes Ali End of contract 30 June 2021 Zé Ricardo July 2021
Al-Arabi Heimir Hallgrímsson End of contract 30 June 2021 Younes Ali July 2021
Al-Duhail Sabri Lamouchi Resigned July 2021 Luís Castro July 2021
Al Sadd Xavi Signed by Barcelona 5 November 2021 1st Javi Gracia 7 December 2021
Al-Khor Winfried Schäfer Sacked 11 November 2021 12th Andre Lima (caretaker) 12 November 2021
Al-Rayyan Laurent Blanc Sacked 13 February 2022 10th 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 Sandro Manoel Yazan Al-Naimat José Ángel Pozo Hossein Kanaanizadegan Soufiane Bouftini Hernán Pérez
Marko Jevtović
Patrick Friday Eze
Al-Arabi Aron Gunnarsson Adama Diomande Aaron Boupendza Farshid Esmaeili Youssef Msakni Mehrdad Mohammadi
Marc Muniesa
Al-Duhail Edmilson Junior Toby Alderweireld Michael Olunga Nam Tae-hee Ferjani Sassi
Al-Gharafa Sofiane Hanni Gabriel Pires Cheick Diabaté Saeid Ezatolahi Mehdi Tahrat Jonathan Kodjia
Mohammed Al-Musalami
Al-Khor Giannis Fetfatzidis Pierre-Michel Lasogga Juma Al-Habsi Harib Al-Saadi Ismail El Haddad Kayke
Koo Ja-cheol
Rafael Vaz
Al-Rayyan Steven Nzonzi Yohan Boli James Rodríguez Shojae Khalilzadeh Yacine Brahimi Franck Kom
Al-Sadd Guilherme André Ayew Santi Cazorla Jung Woo-young Baghdad Bounedjah
Al-Sailiya Carlos Strandberg Kara Mbodji Walter Bwalya Dostonbek Khamdamov Driss Fettouhi Adama Diomande
Ramin Rezaeian
Nassim Hnid
Al-Shamal Matías Nani Jeison Medina Jeremy de Nooijer Ali Olwan Amjad Attwan Baha' Faisal
Al-Wakrah Boualem Mesmoudi Gelson Dala Lucas Mendes Omid Ebrahimi Mohamed Benyettou Ousmane Coulibaly
Qatar SC Anthony Okpotu Javi Martínez Salaah Al-Yahyaei Bashar Resan Djamel Benlamri Youcef Belaïli
Isaac Mbenza
Umm Salal Isael Moses Orkuma Aymen Abdennour Aymen Hussein Yaseen al-Bakhit

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd (C, Q) 22 20 2 0 80 24 +56 62 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Duhail (Q) 22 14 5 3 59 24 +35 47 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Al-Wakrah (Q) 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 33 47 −14 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
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2022. Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

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 —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2022. 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-SailiyavAl Kharaitiyat
3 2

Season statistics

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