2011–12 Qatar Stars League
| Season | 2011-12 |
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| Champions | Lekhwiya |
| Relegated | Al-Ahli |
| Champions League | Lekhwiya Al-Gharrafa El Jaish Al-Rayyan |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 371 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Adriano (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC (7 April 2012) |
| Biggest away win | Al Kharitiyath 0–6 El Jaish (2 February 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Al Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC (7 April 2012) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games El Jaish |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games Al-Rayyan |
| Longest losing run | 11 games Al-Ahli |
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← 2010–11
2012-13 →
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The 2011-12 Qatari League, also known as Qatari 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 won the league title.
Contents
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
| Club | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Gharrafa | Doha | Al-Gharafa Stadium | 27,000 |
| Al-Sadd | Doha | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 15,000 |
| Umm-Salal | Umm Salal | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 27,000 |
| Qatar SC | Doha | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al-Rayyan | Al Rayyan | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 27,000 |
| Al-Arabi | Doha | Grand Hamad Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Khor | Al Khor | Al-Khawr Stadium | 20,000 |
| El Jaish | Duhail | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 27,000 |
| Al-Wakrah | Al Wakrah | Al-Wakrah Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al Kharitiyath | Al Khuraitiyat | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 27,000 |
| Lekhwiya | Doha | Qatar SC Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al Ahli | Doha | Al-Ahly Stadium | 20,000 |
Personnel and kits
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| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Gharafa |  Paulo Silas (caretaker) |
 Otmane El Assas |
Errea | Vodafone |
| Al-Sadd |  Jorge Fossati |
 Abdulla Koni |
BURRDA | Vodafone |
| Umm-Salal |  Gérard Gili |
Magno Alves |
Nike | Global Sports |
| Qatar SC | Saïd Chiba |
Sebastián Soria |
Adidas | Qatar Petroleum |
| Al-Rayyan | Diego Aguirre |
Fábio César |
Adidas | Rayan Co. |
| Al-Arabi | Pierre Lechantre |
 Hadi Aghily |
Adidas | QPM |
| Al-Khor | Alain Perrin |
Mostafa Jalal |
Adidas | Qatar Airlines |
| El Jaish | Péricles Chamusca |
 Karim Ziani |
Nike | Masrat Rayan |
| Al-Wakrah |  Adnan Dirjal |
Ali Rehema |
Nike | Opel |
| Al Kharitiyath | Laurent Banide |
 Jaycee John Okwunwanne |
BURRDA | Al-Khuratiyat Co. |
| Lekhwiya | Djamel Belmadi |
 Bakari Koné |
BURRDA | Masrat Rayan |
| Al-Ahli | Bernard Simondi |
Abdullah Mustafa |
Nike | Ahli Co. |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Rayyan | Paulo Autuori |
Contract expired | 28 July 2011 | Pre-season | Diego Aguirre |
27 August 2011 |
| Qatar SC | Sebastião Lazaroni |
Resigned | 7 August 2011 | Saïd Chiba |
10 August 2011 | |
| Al Kharitiyath | Bernard Simondi |
Contract expired | 13 August 2011 |  Lotfi Benzarti |
22 August 2011 | |
| Al Ahli | Abdullah Mubarak |
Mutual consent | 27 November 2011 | 12th | Bernard Simondi |
28 November 2011 |
| Umm Salal | Hassan Harmatallah |
Sacked | 15 December 2011 | Gérard Gili |
16 December 2011 | |
| Al Kharitiyath | Lotfi Benzarti |
Resigned | 30 December 2011 | 11th | Laurent Banide |
1 January 2012 |
| Al-Arabi | Paulo Silas |
Sacked[1] | 2 January 2012 | 9th | Abdullah Saad (caretaker) |
2 January 2012 |
| Al-Gharafa | Bruno Metsu |
Sacked [2] | 15 March 2012 | 7th | Paulo Silas (caretaker) |
15 March 2012 |
| Al-Arabi | Abdullah Saad |
Caretaker role ended[3] | 17 March 2012 | 8th | Pierre Lechantre |
17 March 2012 |
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 SC | 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 1 |
| 7 | Al Wakra | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 28 | |
| 8 | Al Kharitiyath | 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 | 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 games played on 13 April 2012.
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Al-Gharafa secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation Playoff
Fixtures and results
| Home \ Away[1] | Al Sadd | Al Rayyan | Al Gharafa | Qatar SC | Umm Salal | AKH | Al Wakra | Al Kharitiyath | Al Arabi | EJA | Lekhwiya | Al Ahli |
| 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 Wakra | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al Kharitiyath | 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 SC | 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: [2]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
Top GoalscorersAs of April 13, 2012[4]
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Top AssistantsAs of April 13, 2012[5]
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Disciplinary statistics
As of April 13, 2012[6]
- Yellow card = 1 point
- Red card = 3 points
| Rank | Player | Club |  |
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Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Goma |
Al Rayyan | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Ibrahim Al-Ghanim |
Al Gharafa | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Youssef Safri |
Qatar SC | 7 | 1 | 10 |
 Shavkat Mullajanov |
Al Ahli | ||||
| Sebastián Soria |
Qatar SC | ||||
| 6 | Mohammad Mothnani |
El Jaish | 6 | 1 | 9 |
 Pa Modou Kah |
Al-Khor | ||||
| 8 | Abdeslam Ouaddou |
Qatar SC | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Otmane El Assas |
Al Gharafa | ||||
| 10 | Cabore |
Umm-Salal | 4 | 1 | 7 |
 Khalid Jaberti |
Umm-Salal | ||||
| Mostafa Mido |
Qatar SC | ||||
| Ali Hassan Kamal |
Qatar SC |
See also
- List of Qatari football transfers winter 2011–12
- 2011-12 Qatar 2nd Division
- 2011 Sheikh Jassem Cup
- 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup
- 2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup
References
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