The 2011-12 Qatari League or Qatari Stars League season is the 39th edition of top level football championship in Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 and started in September.

Teams

Al-Sailiya were relegated to the second level league after finishing bottom in the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League

2010–11 Qatar Stars League

The 2010-11 Qatari League or Qatari Stars League season will be the 38th edition of top level football championship in Qatar and started in September.-Teams:...

 campaign.

Al Jaish

Al-Jaish (Qatar)

Al-Jaish is a Qatari association football club currently playing in the Qatar Stars League. The team represents the Qatar Armed Forces in football competition.-History:...

 were promoted as the 2nd level champions.

Stadia and locations

Club	City/Town	Stadium
Al-Gharrafa Al-Gharrafa Al-Gharafa Sports Club is primarily a Qatari football club from Doha, although it also has teams for other sports. It was established on the 6 June 1979 as Al-Ittihad and later officially incorporated into the Qatar Football Association on the 23 September that same year...	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...	Al-Gharafa Stadium
Al-Sadd Al-Sadd Sadd Sports Club known as Al-Sadd Club is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team of the Qatar National First Division, from the city of Doha. The club goes with the Nickname "Al-Zaeem", which translates to "The Boss", and was founded by four students on the October 21, 1969 in...	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The football team Al-Sadd plays there. The stadium, originally built in 1974, was rebuilt in 2004 for the Gulf Cup and currently has a...
Umm-Salal Sports Club Umm-Salal Sports Club Umm-Salal Sport Club is a Qatari football team playing at the first level. It is based in Umm Salal. It was previously known as Al-Tadamun Club....	Umm Salal Umm Salal Umm Salal is a municipality in the The State of Qatar.It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. It also contains the new town of Lusail, which is located on the coast in the northern part of the municipality and a part of the district called New Doha...	Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Qatar Sports Club Qatar Sports Club Qatar Sports Club is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team that plays in the Qatari League.Qatar Sports Club players wear a yellow shirt and black shorts as their home kit and have the fourth largest stadium in Qatar, Qatar SC Stadium, which has a capacity of...	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...	Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium Qatar SC Stadium Qatar SC Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches and home of the football team Qatar Sports Club. The stadium holds 20,000 people....
Al Rayyan Sports Club	Al Rayyan Al Rayyan Al-Rayyan is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Al Rayyan means 'the source of irrigation' and as per Islam it also means 'a door in heaven' or 'one of the Gates of Paradise' . Al-Rayyan is the only landlocked municipality of Qatar...	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Al-Arabi Sports Club Al-Arabi Sports Club Al-Arabi Sports Club , also known as Al-Arabi Al-Qatari, is a Qatari professional sports club fielding teams in a number of sports, most notably football . The club based in Doha, Qatar. Their stadium is called Grand Hamad Stadium...	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...	Grand Hamad Stadium Grand Hamad Stadium Grand Hamad Stadium, also known as the Al-Arabi Sports Club, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The football team Al-Arabi SC play there. The stadium holds 15,000 people...
Al-Khor Sports Club	Al Khor Al Khor Al Khor is a coastal city in northern Qatar, located 50 kilometers north of the capital, Doha. The name of the city means creek in Arabic as the town is located on a creek...	Al-Khawr Stadium Al-Khawr Stadium Al-Khawr Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the coastal city of Al Khor, Qatar, that is home to Al-Khor Sports Club. The capacity of the stadium is 20,000, making it an average sized stadium in the Qatar Stars League....
Al-Jaish Al-Jaish (Qatar) Al-Jaish is a Qatari association football club currently playing in the Qatar Stars League. The team represents the Qatar Armed Forces in football competition.-History:...	Duhail	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Al Wakrah Al-Wakra Al-Wakrah Sports Club is a Qatari professional football club. They are based in Al Wakrah and play at the Al-Wakrah Stadium.-Honours:*Qatari League: 2*Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 1*Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup: 4-Individual Honours:...	Al Wakrah Al Wakrah Al Wakrah is a city and municipality of Qatar located halfway between Ad Dawhah and Mesaieed municipalities. Al Wakrah's eastern edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf. Originally al wakra was a tiny fishing and pearling village. Now it has evolved into a small town with a population of more than...	Al-Wakrah Stadium Al-Wakrah Stadium Al-Wakrah Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The football team Al-Wakrah play there. The stadium holds a capacity of 20,000 people and has plans of expanding to 43,500....
Al Khuratiyat SC Al-Kharitiyath Sports Club Al-Kharitiyath Sports Club is a Qatari football club. As of 2011/12 they play in the Qatar Stars League.-Current squad:-Former players:...	Al Khuraitiyat	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Lekhwiya Lekhwiya Lekhwiya Sports Club is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the city of Doha.-History:The club was founded as Al-Shorta Doha and in January 2010 was renamed in Lekhwiya...	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...	Qatar SC Stadium Qatar SC Stadium Qatar SC Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches and home of the football team Qatar Sports Club. The stadium holds 20,000 people....
Al-Ahli Sports Club	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...	Al-Ahly Stadium Al-Ahly Stadium Al-Ahly Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The football team Al-Ahli play there. The stadium holds 20,000 people....

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by	Position in table
Al Rayyan Al Rayyan Al-Rayyan is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Al Rayyan means 'the source of irrigation' and as per Islam it also means 'a door in heaven' or 'one of the Gates of Paradise' . Al-Rayyan is the only landlocked municipality of Qatar...	Paulo Autuori	Signed by Qatar U23	Diego Aguirre Diego Aguirre Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor is a Uruguayan former soccer player, known in his playing career for scoring the 1-0 goal in the 120th minute of the 1987 Copa Libertadores final. He is currently the head coach of Al-Rayyan....	3rd (2010-11 2010–11 Qatar Stars League The 2010-11 Qatari League or Qatari Stars League season will be the 38th edition of top level football championship in Qatar and started in September.-Teams:... )
Qatar SC	Sebastião Lazaroni Sebastião Lazaroni Sebastião Barroso Lazaroni, commonly known as Sebastião Lazaroni , is a Brazilian football manager, currently heading the Qatar national football team. He was born in Muriaé, Minas Gerais state....	Signed by Qatar national team Qatar national football team The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...	Saïd Chiba Said Chiba Saïd Chiba is a retired Moroccan football player and current manager of Qatar SC.He played for several clubs, including Al Hilal , SD Compostela , AS Nancy and Aris Thessaloniki in Greece...	5th (2010-11 2010–11 Qatar Stars League The 2010-11 Qatari League or Qatari Stars League season will be the 38th edition of top level football championship in Qatar and started in September.-Teams:... )
Al Khuratiyat Al-Kharitiyath Sports Club Al-Kharitiyath Sports Club is a Qatari football club. As of 2011/12 they play in the Qatar Stars League.-Current squad:-Former players:...	Bernard Simondi Bernard Simondi Bernard Simondi is an French former footballer and coach. He currently manages Al Ahli.He played for SC Toulon, Stade Lavallois, FC Tours and AS Saint-Étienne....	Signed by Qatar U23	Lotfi Benzarti	8th (2010-11 2010–11 Qatar Stars League The 2010-11 Qatari League or Qatari Stars League season will be the 38th edition of top level football championship in Qatar and started in September.-Teams:... )
Al Ahli	Abdullah Mubarak	Mutual consent	Bernard Simondi Bernard Simondi Bernard Simondi is an French former footballer and coach. He currently manages Al Ahli.He played for SC Toulon, Stade Lavallois, FC Tours and AS Saint-Étienne....	12th (2011-12 2011–12 Qatar Stars League The 2011-12 Qatari League or Qatari Stars League season is the 39th edition of top level football championship in Qatar and started in September.-Teams:... )

League Table

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Qatar Crown Prince Cup

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Fixtures and results

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Moumouni Dagano Moumouni Dagano Beli Moumouni Dagano is a Burkinabé footballer. He currently plays for Al-Khor in Qatar.-Career:Dagano began his career at Ivorian side Stella Club d'Adjamé, based in Abidjan. In 1999 he moved back to his homeland, with Etoile Filante, before making his move to Europe a year later, with Belgian...	Al Khor	7
2	Dioko Kaluyituka Dioko Kaluyituka Alain Dioko Kaluyituka is a DR Congo association football player who is currently playing for Al-Ahly Doha in the Qatar Stars League. He has represented his country Congo DR 10 times, scoring 3 times...	Al Ahli	6
	Afonso Alves Afonso Alves Afonso Alves Martins Júnior is a Brazilian footballer who plays for the Qatari club Al Rayyan Sports Club as a striker. He enjoyed the most successful period of his career during his time in Heerenveen in the Dutch league, where his goal-to-game ratio was higher than a goal a game...	Al Rayyan	6
4	Saïd Boutahar Saïd Boutahar Saïd Boutahar is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent who currently plays in Qatar for Al-Wakrah.-Club career:Boutahar is a midfielder who was born in Rotterdam and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Feyenoord Rotterdam squad in the 2001–02 season...	Al Wakrah Al-Wakra Al-Wakrah Sports Club is a Qatari professional football club. They are based in Al Wakrah and play at the Al-Wakrah Stadium.-Honours:*Qatari League: 2*Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 1*Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup: 4-Individual Honours:...	5
5	Younis Mahmoud Younis Mahmoud Younis Mahmoud Khalef is an Iraqi football striker who currently playes for Al-Wakrah. He was recently removed from his previous club, Al-Gharafa in Qatar despite being the top goal scorer in the league for the third time in five years. He is also the captain of the Iraq national football team...	Al Wakrah Al-Wakra Al-Wakrah Sports Club is a Qatari professional football club. They are based in Al Wakrah and play at the Al-Wakrah Stadium.-Honours:*Qatari League: 2*Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 1*Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup: 4-Individual Honours:...	4
	Sebastián Soria Sebastián Soria Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana , is a naturalized Qatari footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar SC.-Early career:Soria originally had a 2-week trial at Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting in Montevideo as a youngster, however they subsequently rejected Soria, and he returned home.Soria continued...	Qatar SC	4
7	Boualem Khoukhi Boualem Khoukhi Boualem Khoukhi is an Algerian born Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Arabi in the Qatar Stars League.-Club career:...	Al Arabi	3
	Adriano Adriano Ferreira Martins Adriano Ferreira Martins or simply Adriano , is a Brazilian football striker. He currently plays for Al-Jaish....	Al Jaish Al-Jaish (Qatar) Al-Jaish is a Qatari association football club currently playing in the Qatar Stars League. The team represents the Qatar Armed Forces in football competition.-History:...	3
	Hicham Aboucherouane	Al Ahli	3
11	Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari is an Iranian football player, he plays as striker for Al Gharrafa in Qatar Stars League.- Club career :Khalatbari began his career with Shamoushak just after being released by Esteghlal's youth academy and joined Aboumoslem in the summer of 2004. After two years with F.C...	Al-Gharafa	2
	Mohammed Ismael	Lekhwiya Lekhwiya Lekhwiya Sports Club is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the city of Doha.-History:The club was founded as Al-Shorta Doha and in January 2010 was renamed in Lekhwiya...	2
	Mamadou Niang Mamadou Niang Mamadou Niang is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar club Al Sadd in the Qatar National First Division. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He wears the number 7 jersey...	Al-Sadd	2
	Jaycee John	Al Khuratiyat Al-Kharitiyath Sports Club Al-Kharitiyath Sports Club is a Qatari football club. As of 2011/12 they play in the Qatar Stars League.-Current squad:-Former players:...	2
	Rodrigo Tabata Rodrigo Tabata Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata or simply Rodrigo Tabata , is an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Qatari club Al Rayyan...	Al Rayyan	2

External Link

• Qatar Stars League 2011-2012