2022–23 Qatar Stars League

49th season of the top tier football League in Qatar. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2022–23 Stars League, or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is scheduled to be the 49th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The league will kick off in August 1, 2022 and is expected to end in March 2023. Al-Sadd are the defending champion.

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Qatar Stars League
Season2022–23
Dates1 August 2022 – 28 April 2023
ChampionsAl-Duhail
RelegatedAl-Sailiya
Matches played132
Goals scored369 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Olunga
(22 goals)
Biggest home winQatar SC 5–0 Al-Gharafa
(11 January 2023)
Al-Wakrah 5–0 Al-Sailiya
(24 January 2023)
Biggest away winAl-Shamal 0–5 Al-Sailiya
(5 February 2023)
Highest scoringAl-Markhiya 4–3 Al-Sadd
(1 August 2022)
Al-Wakrah 5–2 Al-Ahli
(18 March 2023)
Al-Arabi 4–3 Al-Ahli
(13 April 2023)
Al-Rayyan 3–4 Al-Duhail
(18 April 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
Al-Duhail
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Al-Duhail
Longest winless run11 matches
Umm Salal
Longest losing run5 matches
Al-Shamal
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2023.
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This season had an extended break due to 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar.

Teams

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Doha Qatar Stars League football clubs

Stadia and locations

In August and September clubs played their matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup venues. Beside that, some clubs play in multiple stadiums throughout the season.

Personnel and kits

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but only five professional players could be included in match roster.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players in italics were out of squad or left club within the season after pre-season transfer window or in the mid-season transfer window and at least had one appearance.
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    League table

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    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Al-Duhail (C) 22 16 3 3 50 26 +24 51 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
    2 Al-Arabi 22 16 1 5 43 23 +20 49 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
    3 Al-Sadd[c] 22 14 2 6 46 26 +20 44 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
    4 Al-Wakrah 22 11 6 5 44 24 +20 39 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
    5 Qatar SC 22 11 3 8 28 30 2 36
    6 Al-Gharafa 22 9 5 8 32 38 6 32
    7 Al-Markhiya 22 7 3 12 30 37 7 24
    8 Al-Ahli 22 6 6 10 32 45 13 24
    9 Al-Rayyan 22 5 5 12 29 33 4 20
    10 Umm Salal 22 3 9 10 18 34 16 18
    11 Al-Shamal (O) 22 5 3 14 22 41 19 18 Qualification for Relegation play-off
    12 Al-Sailiya (R) 22 4 4 14 28 45 17 16 Relegation to Qatargas League
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    Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: QSL, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
    (C) Champions; (O) Relegation play-off winner; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Team is registered in Al Rayyan.
    2. Team is registered in Al Shamal.
    3. Qualified as 2021-22 champions.

    Results

    More information Home \ Away, AHL ...
    Home \ Away AHL ARA DUH GHA MAR RAY SAD SAI SHA WAK QAT UMM
    Al-Ahli 1–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–4 2–1 0–4 0–1 2–2 1–3 3–1
    Al-Arabi 4–3 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0
    Al-Duhail 2–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 5–2 2–4 3–0 3–1
    Al-Gharafa 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–2
    Al-Markhiya 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–3 4–3 1–3 2–1 0–4 4–0 2–3
    Al-Rayyan 1–2 0–3 3–4 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
    Al-Sadd 3–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–0
    Al-Sailiya 1–2 1–5 1–3 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1
    Al-Shamal 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–5 0–0 3–0 0–1
    Al-Wakrah 5–2 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 5–1 1–2 4–0
    Qatar SC 2–0 3–2 1–3 5–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 4–1
    Umm Salal 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
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    Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: Flashscore
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Relegation play-off

    More information Al-Shamal, 2–1 ...
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    Season statistics

    Top scorers

    As of 8 May 2023[2]

    Hat-tricks

    More information Player, For ...
    Player For Against Score Date
    Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Malango Qatar SC Al-Gharafa 5-0 11 January 2023
    Kenya Michael Olunga4 Al–Duhail Al-Shamal 2–5 8 May 2023
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    Attendances

    More information #, Football club ...
    #Football clubAverage attendance
    1Al-Gharafa SC1,147
    2Al-Sadd SC1,044
    3Al-Wakrah SC980
    4Umm-Salal SC844
    5Al-Duhail SC794
    6Al-Rayyan SC730
    7Al-Arabi SC728
    8Al-Ahli SC680
    9Qatar SC368
    10Al-Shamal SC354
    11Al-Sailiya SC168
    12Al-Markhiya SC164
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