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 |
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← 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 | Errea | Vodafone | ||
| Al-Sadd | BURRDA | Vodafone | ||
| Umm-Salal | Nike | Global Sports | ||
| Qatar SC | Adidas | Qatar Petroleum | ||
| Al-Rayyan | Adidas | Rayan Co. | ||
| Al-Arabi | Adidas | QPM | ||
| Al-Khor | Adidas | Qatar Airlines | ||
| El Jaish | Nike | Masrat Rayan | ||
| Al-Wakrah | Nike | Opel | ||
| Al Kharitiyath | BURRDA | Al-Khuratiyat Co. | ||
| Lekhwiya | BURRDA | Masrat Rayan | ||
| Al-Ahli | Nike | Ahli Co. |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Rayyan | |
Contract expired | 28 July 2011 | Pre-season | |
27 August 2011 |
| Qatar SC | |
Resigned | 7 August 2011 | |
10 August 2011 | |
| Al Kharitiyath | |
Contract expired | 13 August 2011 | |
22 August 2011 | |
| Al Ahli | |
Mutual consent | 27 November 2011 | 12th | |
28 November 2011 |
| Umm Salal | |
Sacked | 15 December 2011 | |
16 December 2011 | |
| Al Kharitiyath | |
Resigned | 30 December 2011 | 11th | |
1 January 2012 |
| Al-Arabi | |
Sacked[1] | 2 January 2012 | 9th | |
2 January 2012 |
| Al-Gharafa | |
Sacked [2] | 15 March 2012 | 7th | |
15 March 2012 |
| Al-Arabi | |
Caretaker role ended[3] | 17 March 2012 | 8th | |
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]
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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 | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Rayyan | 9 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | Al Gharafa | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Qatar SC | 7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Al Ahli | |||||
| Qatar SC | |||||
| 6 | El Jaish | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
| Al-Khor | |||||
| 8 | Qatar SC | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Al Gharafa | |||||
| 10 | Umm-Salal | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| Umm-Salal | |||||
| Qatar SC | |||||
| 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