2011–12 Qatar Stars League
| Season | 2011-12 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| ← 2010–11  2012-13 →  | |
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.
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
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-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: 
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: 
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] 
 | Top AssistantsAs of April 13, 2012[5] 
 | 
Disciplinary statistics
As of April 13, 2012[6]
- Yellow card = 1 point
- Red card = 3 points
| Rank | Player | Club |  |  | 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
- ↑ "Al Arabi sack coach Silas". Qatar Stars League. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Al Gharafa sack Bruno Metsu". The AFC. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ "Lechantre is new Al Arabi coach". QFA. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ↑ Goalzz.com
- ↑ Koramania.com
- ↑ Soccerway.com





