Qatar Stars League
Season2022–23
Dates1 August 2022 – 28 April 2023
ChampionsAl-Duhail
RelegatedAl-Sailiya
Matches played132
Goals scored369 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerKenya Michael Olunga
(22 goals)
Biggest home winQatar SC 5–0 Al-Gharafa
(11 January 2023)
Al-Wakrah 5–0 Al-Sailiya
(24 January 2023)
Biggest away winAl-Shamal 0–5 Al-Sailiya
(5 February 2023)
Highest scoringAl-Markhiya 4–3 Al-Sadd
(1 August 2022)
Al-Wakrah 5–2 Al-Ahli
(18 March 2023)
Al-Arabi 4–3 Al-Ahli
(13 April 2023)
Al-Rayyan 3–4 Al-Duhail
(18 April 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
Al-Duhail
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Al-Duhail
Longest winless run11 matches
Umm Salal
Longest losing run5 matches
Al-Shamal
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2023.

The 2022–23 Stars League, or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is scheduled to be the 49th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The league will kick off in August 1, 2022 and is expected to end in March 2023. Al-Sadd are the defending champion.

This season had an extended break due to 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar.

Teams

Doha Qatar Stars League football clubs

Stadia and locations

In August and September clubs played their matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup venues. Beside that, some clubs play in multiple stadiums throughout the season.

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 various
Al-Rayyan Doha[lower-alpha 1] various
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 13,030
Al-Sailiya Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 12,000
Al-Shamal Doha[lower-alpha 2] various
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium 12,000
Qatar SC Doha various
Umm Salal Doha various

Personnel and kits

Club Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Montenegro Nebojša Jovović Qatar Ali Qadry Nike Regency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Qatar Younes Ali Qatar Ahmed Fatehi Puma Doha Bank
Sharq Insurance
Snoonu
Al-Duhail Argentina Hernán Crespo Qatar Almoez Ali Puma Al Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Portugal Pedro Martins Qatar Qasem Burhan Erreà N/A
Al-Markhiya Qatar Abdullah Mubarak Qatar Talal Al-Shila Joma N/A
Al-Rayyan Chile Nicolás Córdova Qatar Dame Traore Kelme Baladna
Mall of Qatar
Al-Sadd Spain Juan Manuel Lillo Qatar Hassan Al-Haydos New Balance Qatar Airways
Al-Sailiya Tunisia Sami Trabelsi Qatar Majdi Siddiq Zat Outfit N/A
Al-Shamal Morocco Hicham Jadrane Jordan Baha' Faisal Zat Outfit N/A
Al-Wakrah Spain Tintín Márquez Qatar Ahmed Fadhel Puma N/A
Qatar SC Morocco Youssef Safri Qatar Sebastián Soria Erreà N/A
Umm Salal Qatar Wesam Rizik Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia Jako N/A

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but only five professional players could be included in match roster.

  • 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[1] Former Players
Al-Ahli Algeria Sofiane Hanni Iran Shojae Khalilzadeh Montenegro Nikola Vukčević Iran Hossein Kanaanizadegan Jordan Yazan Al-Naimat
Al-Arabi Iceland Aron Gunnarsson Spain Marc Muniesa Brazil Rafinha Syria Omar Al Somah Tunisia Youssef Msakni Gabon Aaron Boupendza
Iran Mehrdad Mohammadi
Al-Duhail Argentina Federico Fernández Kenya Michael Olunga Portugal Rúben Semedo South Korea Nam Tae-hee Tunisia Ferjani Sassi Algeria Adlène Guédioura
Belgium Edmilson Junior
Al-Gharafa Algeria Yacine Brahimi Algeria Ishak Belfodil Algeria Farid Boulaya Uzbekistan Islom Tukhtakhujaev Algeria Mehdi Tahrat
Al-Markhiya Algeria Ayoub Azzi Guinea-Bissau Zé Turbo England Ayoub Assal Oman Jameel Al-Yahmadi Morocco Driss Fettouhi Algeria Jugurtha Hamroun
Iraq Aymen Hussein
Al-Rayyan Ivory Coast Yohan Boli France Steven Nzonzi Chile Jeisson Vargas Japan Shogo Taniguchi Morocco Sofiane Boufal Colombia James Rodríguez
State of Palestine Yaser Hamed
Al-Sadd Spain Santi Cazorla Brazil Guilherme Morocco Ayoub El Kaabi South Korea Jung Woo-young Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah Ghana André Ayew
Al-Sailiya Argentina Sergio Vittor Sweden Carlos Strandberg Senegal Mohamed Diamé Iran Mehrdad Mohammadi Morocco Ismail Khafi Tunisia Bilel Saidani
Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis
Iraq Mohanad Ali
Al-Shamal Argentina Matías Nani Jordan Ali Olwan France Loïck Landre Iraq Amjad Attwan Morocco Yacine Bammou
Al-Wakrah Brazil Lucas Mendes Angola Gelson Dala Australia Trent Sainsbury Iran Omid Ebrahimi Algeria Mohamed Benyettou Algeria Adlène Guédioura
Qatar SC Spain Javi Martínez Argentina Javier Pastore Sweden Nabil Bahoui Iraq Bashar Resan Morocco Badr Benoun Brazil Matheus Jussa
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Malango
Nigeria Anthony Okpotu
Umm Salal Morocco Adil Rhaili Brazil Vinícius Araújo Serbia Aleksa Vukanović Jordan Yaseen Al-Bakhit Morocco Abdellah Khafifi Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia
Netherlands Dries Saddiki
South Sudan Valentino Yuel
Uzbekistan Sardor Rashidov
Portugal João Carlos Teixeira
Notes

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Al-Duhail (C) 22 16 3 3 50 26 +24 51 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
    2 Al-Arabi 22 16 1 5 43 23 +20 49 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
    3 Al-Sadd[lower-alpha 3] 22 14 2 6 46 26 +20 44 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
    4 Al-Wakrah 22 11 6 5 44 24 +20 39 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
    5 Qatar SC 22 11 3 8 28 30 2 36
    6 Al-Gharafa 22 9 5 8 32 38 6 32
    7 Al-Markhiya 22 7 3 12 30 37 7 24
    8 Al-Ahli 22 6 6 10 32 45 13 24
    9 Al-Rayyan 22 5 5 12 29 33 4 20
    10 Umm Salal 22 3 9 10 18 34 16 18
    11 Al-Shamal (O) 22 5 3 14 22 41 19 18 Qualification for Relegation play-off
    12 Al-Sailiya (R) 22 4 4 14 28 45 17 16 Relegation to Qatargas League
    Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: QSL, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
    (C) Champions; (O) Relegation play-off winner; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Team is registered in Al Rayyan.
    2. Team is registered in Al Shamal.
    3. Qualified as 2021-22 champions.

    Results

    Home \ Away AHL ARA DUH GHA MAR RAY SAD SAI SHA WAK QAT UMM
    Al-Ahli 1–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–4 2–1 0–4 0–1 2–2 1–3 3–1
    Al-Arabi 4–3 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0
    Al-Duhail 2–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 5–2 2–4 3–0 3–1
    Al-Gharafa 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–2
    Al-Markhiya 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–3 4–3 1–3 2–1 0–4 4–0 2–3
    Al-Rayyan 1–2 0–3 3–4 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
    Al-Sadd 3–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–0
    Al-Sailiya 1–2 1–5 1–3 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1
    Al-Shamal 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–5 0–0 3–0 0–1
    Al-Wakrah 5–2 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 5–1 1–2 4–0
    Qatar SC 2–0 3–2 1–3 5–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 4–1
    Umm Salal 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
    Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: Flashscore
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Season statistics

    Top scorers

    As of 8 May 2023[2]
    Rank Player Team Goals
    1 Kenya Michael Olunga Al-Duhail 22
    2 Syria Omar Al Somah Al-Arabi 19
    3 Angola Gelson Dala Al-Wakrah 15
    4 Tunisia Youssef Msakni Al-Arabi 13
    Ivory Coast Yohan Boli Al-Rayyan
    7 Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd 12
    8 Sweden Carlos Strandberg Al-Sailiya 11
    9 Qatar Akram Afif Al-Sadd 10
    9 Morocco Driss Fettouhi Al-Markhiya 9
    Algeria Mohamed Benyettou Al-Wakrah
    Iran Mehrdad Mohammadi Al-Sailiya
    12 Jordan Yazan Al-Naimat Al-Ahli 8

    Top assists

    As of 10 May 2023[2]
    Rank Player Team Assists
    1 Algeria Yacine Brahimi Al-Gharafa SC 10
    2 Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah Al Sadd SC 8
    3 Iraq Bashar Rasan Qatar SC 7
    Spain Santi Cazorla Al Sadd SC
    5 Algeria Jugurtha Hamroun Al-Markhiya SC 5
    Tunisia Youssef Msakni Al-Arabi SC
    Qatar Abdulrasheed Umaru Al-Ahli SC

    Hat-tricks

    Player For Against Score Date
    Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Malango Qatar SC Al-Gharafa 5-0 11 January 2023
    Kenya Michael Olunga4 Al–Duhail Al-Shamal 2–5 8 May 2023

    References

    1. "One Arab player allowed at each club, says QFA Exec Com". QFA. 15 January 2019.
    2. 1 2 "Players - Stars League - Top Scorer & Assist".
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