Football league season
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 2019 – 21 August 2020 |
| Champions | Al-Duhail (7th title) |
| Relegated | Al-Shahania SC |
| Champions League | Al-Duhail Al Rayyan |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Al-Duhail |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 344 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Akram Afif (15 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Fahad Younes |
| Biggest home win | Al Rayyan 5–0 Qatar SC (19 October 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Shahania 1–7 Al Sadd (31 August 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Shahania 1–7 Al Sadd (31 August 2019) |
| Longest winning run | Al Duhail (8 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Al Duhail (13 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Al-Shahania (11 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Umm Salal (6 matches) |
| ← 2018–19 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 21 August 2020. | |
The 2019–20 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League or QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the 47th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. Al-Sadd are the defending champions.
The league was halted on 16 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar, then later resumed on 24 July 2020.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
| Club | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |  Nebojsa Jovovic
|
 Nabil El Zhar
|
Jako | Regency Group Holding |
| Al-Arabi |  Heimir Hallgrímsson
|
 Ahmed Fatehi
|
Puma | N/A |
| Al-Duhail | Walid Regragui
|
Karim Boudiaf
|
Puma | Mashraf Al Rayan |
| Al-Gharafa |  Slaviša Jokanović
|
Qasem Burhan
|
Erreà | N/A |
| Al-Khor |  Omar Najhi
|
Naif Mubarak
|
Macron | N/A |
| Al-Rayyan |  Diego Aguirre
|
Rodrigo Tabata
|
Nike | QIC |
| Al-Sadd |  Xavi
|
Gabi
|
Puma | Qatar Airways |
| Al-Sailiya |  Sami Trabelsi
|
Majdi Siddiq
|
Adidas | UCC Qatar Islamic Bank |
| Al-Shahania | Nabil Anwar
|
Álvaro Mejía
|
Adidas | N/A |
| Al-Wakrah | Tintín Márquez
|
 Bruno Uvini
|
Jako | N/A |
| Qatar SC | Wesam Rizik
|
Álex Gálvez
|
Puma | N/A |
| Umm Salal | Aziz Ben Askar
|
 Mahmoud Al-Mawas
|
Jako | N/A |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of
departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of
appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar SC | Carlos Alós
|
Sacked | 23 September 2019 | 11th | Wesam Rizik
|
|
| Umm Salal | Raúl Caneda
|
Sacked | 24 October 2019 | 11th | Aziz Ben Askar
|
|
| Al-Ahli | Rubén de la Barrera
|
Sacked | 1 December 2019 | 7th | Nebojsa Jovovic
|
|
| Al-Duhail |  Rui Faria
|
Resigned | 20 January 2020 | 1st | Walid Regragui
|
|
| Al-Shahania | Pepe Murcia
|
Sacked | 9 June 2020 | 12th | Nabil Anwar
|
Foreign players
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Duhail (C) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 52 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage and FIFA Club World Cup first round |
| 2 | Al-Rayyan | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 51 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al-Sadd | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 45 | |
| 4 | Al-Gharafa | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 36 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Al-Sailiya | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 29 | |
| 6 | Al-Wakrah | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 27 | |
| 7 | Al-Arabi | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 20 | |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 18 | |
| 11 | Al-Khor (O) | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 17 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 12 | Al-Shahania (R) | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 16 | Relegation to Qatargas League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Al-Sadd qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as Emir of Qatar Cup winners.
Results
| Home \ Away | AHL | ARA | DUH | GHA | WAK | KHO | RAY | SAD | SAI | SHA | QAT | UMM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Al-Arabi | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Duhail | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Gharafa | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Wakrah | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Al-Khor | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Rayyan | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 |
| Al-Sadd | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Al-Sailiya | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Shahania | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Qatar SC | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Umm Salal | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
| Leader : 2021 AFC Champions League Group stage | |
| 2021 AFC Champions League group stage | |
| 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off | |
| Qualification to Relegation play-off | |
| Relegation to 2020–21 Qatargas League |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Duhail | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al-Rayyan | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al-Sadd | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Al-Gharafa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Al-Sailiya | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Al-Wakrah | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Al-Arabi | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Qatar SC | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Al-Ahli | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Umm Salal | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Al-Khor | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Al-Shahania | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Relegation play-off
| Al-Khor | 2–0 | Al-Markhiya |
|---|---|---|
|
99'Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akram Afif
|
Al Sadd | 15 |
 Yacine Brahimi
|
Al Rayyan | ||
| 3 | Baghdad Bounedjah
|
Al Sadd | 13 |
 Ramin Rezaeian
|
Al-Shahania | ||
| 5 | Sofiane Hanni
|
Al-Gharafa | 11 |
| Mohamed Benyettou
|
Al-Wakrah | ||
| 7 | Hamdi Harbaoui
|
Al-Arabi | 10 |
| 8 | Ahmed Alaaeldin
|
Al-Gharafa | 9 |
| Tiago Bezerra
|
Al-Khor | ||
| 10 | Hassan Al-Haidos
|
Al Sadd | 8 |
| Mohammed Muntari
|
Al-Duhail |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad Bounedjah |
Al-Sadd | Al-Shahania | 7–1 | 31 August 2019 | |
| Akram Afif
|
Al-Sadd | Al-Gharafa | 5–1 | 23 December 2019 | |
| Yacine Brahimi |
Al Rayyan | Umm Salal | 4–0 | 3 January 2020 | |
 Jonathan Kodjia
|
Al-Gharafa | Al Rayyan | 4–2 | 23 January 2020 | |
| Akram Afif
|
Al-Sadd | Al-Sailiya | 3–0 | 1 February 2020 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahad Younes
|
Al-Rayyan | 13 |
| 2 | Jassem Adel
|
Qatar SC | 7 |
| Amine Lecomte
|
Al-Duhail (4)
Al-Sailiya 3) | ||
| 4 | Qasem Burhan
|
Al-Gharafa | 6 |
| 5 | Saoud Al Khater
|
Al-Wakrah | 5 |
| Mohammed Al-Bakri
|
Al-Shahania (1)
Al-Duhail (4) | ||
| Khalifa Ababacar
|
Al-Sailiya | ||
| 8 | Mahmud Abunada
|
Al-Arabi | 4 |
| Ivanildo Rodrigues
|
Al-Ahli | ||
| 10 | Saad Al-Sheeb
|
Al Sadd | 3 |
| 11 |  Papa Djibril
|
Al-Khor | 2 |
| Ebrahim Daryoush
|
Al-Shahania | ||
| Baba Malick
|
Umm Salal | ||
| 14 | Rajab Hamza
|
Al-Khor | 1 |
| Meshaal Barsham
|
Al Sadd | ||
 Grégory Gomis
|
Al-Arabi | ||
| Hassan Idriss Dicko
|
Al-Wakrah | ||
| Moatasem Bostami
|
Qatar SC | ||
| Salah Zakaria
|
Al-Gharafa |
Team of the Year
| No | Position | Nat. | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goalkeeper |
|
Fahad Younes | Al-Rayyan SC | |
| 2 | Defender |
|
Ró-Ró | Al-Sadd | |
| 3 | Defender |
|
Boualem Khoukhi | Al-Sadd | |
| 4 | Defender |
|
Ahmed Yasser | Al-Duhail | |
| 5 | Defender |
|
Abdelkarim Hassan | Al-Sadd | |
| 6 | Midfielder |
|
Karim Boudiaf | Al-Duhail | |
| 7 | Midfielder | 
|
Franck Kom | Al-Rayyan SC | |
| 8 | Midfielder |
|
Abdulaziz Hatem | Al-Rayyan SC | |
| 9 | Midfielder |
|
Yacine Brahimi | Al-Rayyan SC | |
| 10 | Forward |
|
Akram Afif | Al-Sadd | |
| 11 | Forward |
|
Baghdad Bounedjah | Al-Sadd |
References
- "Qatar suspends the League until March 29". sportsfinding.com. 16 March 2020.
- "Football action to resume on July 24". Qatar Football Association. 17 May 2020.
- "One Arab player allowed at each club, says QFA Exec Com". QFA. 15 January 2019.
- "Al-Shahania 1 Al-Sadd 7". soccerway.com. 31 August 2019.
- "Umm Salal 0–4 Al-Rayyan". soccerway.com. 3 January 2020.
- Attar, Samar Al (4 February 2021). "QPA picks the best in the 2019-2020 season • Qatar Players Association". Qatar Players Association. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Arabic and English)