2011–12 Qatar Stars League

The 2011-12 Qatar 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 were the defending champions.

Qatar Stars League
Season2011–12
ChampionsLekhwiya
RelegatedAl-Ahli
Champions LeagueLekhwiya
Al-Gharafa
El Jaish
Al-Rayyan
Matches played132
Goals scored371 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerAdriano
(18 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC
(7 April 2012)
Biggest away winAl-Kharaitiyat 0–6 El Jaish
(2 February 2012)
Highest scoringAl-Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC
(7 April 2012)
Longest winning run5 games
El Jaish
Longest unbeaten run9 games
Al-Rayyan
Longest losing run11 games
Al-Ahli

Teams

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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

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Doha
 
Umm Salal
 
Al Rayyan
 
Al Khor
Locations of teams in the 2011-12 Qatari League
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 20,000
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 15,000
Al-Gharafa Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium 27,000
Al-Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium 20,000
Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 15,000
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al Janoub Stadium 20,000
El Jaish Duhail Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000
Lekhwiya Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 20,000
Qatar SC Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 20,000
Umm Salal Umm Salal Thani bin Jassim Stadium 27,000

Personnel and kits

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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-Ahli   Bernard Simondi   Abdullah Mostafa Nike Ahli Co.
Al-Arabi   Pierre Lechantre   Hadi Aghily Adidas QPM
Al-Gharafa   Paulo Silas (caretaker)   Otmane El Assas Erreà Vodafone
Al-Kharaitiyat   Laurent Banide   Jaycee John BURRDA Al-Khuratiyat Co.
Al-Khor   Alain Perrin   Mustafa Jalal Adidas Qatar Airways
Al-Rayyan   Diego Aguirre   Fábio César Adidas Rayan Co.
Al-Sadd   Jorge Fossati   Abdulla Koni BURRDA Vodafone
Al-Wakrah   Adnan Dirjal   Ali Rehema Nike Opel
El Jaish   Péricles Chamusca   Karim Ziani Nike Masrat Rayan Archived 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
Lekhwiya   Djamel Belmadi   Bakari Koné BURRDA Masrat Rayan Archived 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
Qatar SC   Saïd Chiba   Sebastián Soria Adidas QatarEnergy
Umm Salal   Gérard Gili   Magno Alves Nike Global Sports

Managerial changes

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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-Kharaitiyat   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-Kharaitiyat   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

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC player Former players
Al-Ahli   Ewerthon   Ró-Ró   Dioko Kaluyituka   John Benson   Hicham Aboucherouane   Shavkat Mullajanov   Christian Wilhelmsson
Al-Arabi   Leonardo Pisculichi   Ernest Papa Arko   Mohammed Chihani   Arafat Djako   Hadi Aghily   Vandinho
  Wanderley
Al-Gharafa   Diego Tardelli   Edmílson   Zé Roberto   Aruna Dindane   Otmane El Assas   Farhad Majidi   Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
Al-Kharaitiyat   Yahia Kébé   Jamal Alioui   Dario Khan   Onyekachi Okonkwo   Jaycee John
Al-Khor   Mourad Meghni   Júlio César   Madson   Salam Shaker   Hassan Abdel-Fattah   Moumouni Dagano
  Pa-Modou Kah
  Ebi Smolarek
Al-Rayyan   Afonso Alves   Leandro   Nathan Ribeiro   Rodrigo Tabata   Cho Yong-hyung   Moisés Moura
Al-Sadd   Nadir Belhadj   Abdul Kader Keïta   Mamadou Niang   Lee Jung-soo
Al-Wakrah   Tresor Kangambu   Ali Rehema   Nashat Akram   Anouar Diba   Saïd Boutahar   Younis Mahmoud   Alaa Abdul-Zahra
  Mobello Baba Keita
El Jaish   Karim Ziani   Adriano   Anderson Martins   Wagner Ribeiro   Mohammad Mothnani   Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini   Hussain Ali Baba
Lekhwiya   Madjid Bougherra   Luiz Júnior   Moumouni Dagano   Dame Traoré   Bakari Koné   Nam Tae-hee   Nashat Akram
  Aruna Dindane
  Kanga Akalé
  Anouar Diba
Qatar SC   Marcinho   Alaa Abdul-Zahra   Abdeslam Ouaddou   Youssef Safri   Pa-Modou Kah   Ali Hasan Kamal   Jasur Hasanov
Umm Salal   Caboré   Magno Alves   Mamadou Traoré   Mohamed Husain   Mourad Meghni
  Firas Al-Khatib

League table

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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 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[a]
7 Al Wakrah 22 8 4 10 30 37 −7 28
8 Al Kharaitiyat 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 (O) 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 match(es) played on 13 April 2012. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Gharafa secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup

Relegation playoff

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Umm Salal  1 - 0 (a.e.t.)  Muaither
Magno Alves   92'
Referee: Khamis Al Kuwari (Qatar)

Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away SAD RAY GHA QSC UMM KHO WAK KHA ARA JAI LEK AHL
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 Wakrah 0–2 1–3 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–6 0–1 2–2
Al Kharaitiyat 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 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]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al Arabi sack coach Silas". Qatar Stars League. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Al Gharafa sack Bruno Metsu". The AFC. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Lechantre is new Al Arabi coach". QFA. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  4. ^ Goalzz.com
  5. ^ Koramania.com
  6. ^ Soccerway.com