2017–18 Qatar Stars League

The 2017–18 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League, was the 45th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar.[1]

Qatar Stars League
Season2017–18
ChampionsAl-Duhail
RelegatedAl-Kharaitiyat
Al-Markhiya
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Duhail
Al-Sadd
Al-Rayyan
Al-Gharafa

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Club City/Town Stadium Coach
Al-Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium   George Jorge
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium   Luka Bonačić
Al-Duhail Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium   Djamel Belmadi
Al-Gharafa Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium   Bülent Uygun
Al-Kharaitiyat Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium   Yassir Al Sobaie
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium   Nacif Beyaoui
Al Markhiya Al Wakrah Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium   Adel Sellimi
Al-Rayyan Al-Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium   Michael Laudrup
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium   Jesualdo Ferreira
Al-Sailiya Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium   Sami Trabelsi
Qatar SC Doha Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani   Gabriel Calderón
Umm Salal Doha Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium   Talal El Karkouri

Foreign players

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The total number of foreign players is restricted to nine per club. Clubs can register up to four professional foreign players, of which a maximum of three are allowed from nations outside the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

  • Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players name in italic indicates the player was de-registered or left the club during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Former players
Al-Ahli   Simão Mate Junior   Hamza Younés   Yassine Chikhaoui   Hadi Al Masri   Cristian Nazarit
  Kim Gwi-hyeon
Al-Arabi   Diego Jardel   Ivan Fuštar   Kwame Karikari   Saad Natiq   Mardik Mardikian
  Ammar Jemal
Al-Duhail   Lucas Mendes   Youssef El-Arabi   Youssef Msakni   Nam Tae-hee
Al-Gharafa   Wesley Sneijder   Diogo Amado   Rubert Quijada   Mehdi Taremi   Luis Jiménez
  Vladimír Weiss
Al Khairitiyat   Josue Mohy   Anouar Diba   Rachid Tiberkanine   Sanzhar Tursunov
Al-Khor   Luciano Castán   Madson   Ariel Ngueukam   Soroush Rafiei   David da Silva
  Julien Ebah
Al Markhiya   Eric   Léo Mineiro   Tijan Jaiteh   Rebin Sulaka   Alain Traoré
  Kwame Karikari
Al-Rayyan   Abderrazak Hamdallah   Mohsine Moutouali   Gonzalo Viera   Koh Myong-jin   Yohan Mollo
Al-Sadd   Baghdad Bounedjah   Jugurtha Hamroun   Xavi   Morteza Pouraliganji
Al-Sailiya   Nadir Belhadj   Dragoș Grigore   Valentin Lazăr   Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov
Qatar SC   Bruno Gallo   Luis Jiménez   Patrick Fabiano   Osama Omari   Habib Habibou
  Mohammad Tayyebi
  Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
  Michael Babatunde
Umm Salal   Yannick Sagbo   Adil Rhaili   Oussama Darragi   Mahmoud Al-Mawas   Youssef Sekour

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Duhail 22 19 3 0 86 27 +59 60 Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Sadd 22 16 1 5 68 25 +43 49
3 Al-Rayyan 22 13 4 5 54 39 +15 43 Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Al-Gharafa 22 10 5 7 43 34 +9 35
5 Umm Salal 22 8 9 5 33 34 −1 33
6 Al-Sailiya 22 8 4 10 40 42 −2 28
7 Al-Arabi 22 6 6 10 30 42 −12 24
8 Qatar SC 22 7 3 12 24 46 −22 24
9 Al-Khor 22 6 4 12 25 39 −14 22
10 Al-Ahli 22 6 4 12 24 43 −19 22
11 Al-Kharaitiyat 22 4 4 14 29 62 −33 16 Relegation to 2018–19 Qatargas League
12 Al-Markhiya 22 2 7 13 19 42 −23 13
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April. Source: RSSSF, Qatar Stars League, and FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;


Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Youssef El-Arabi Al-Duhail 24
  Youssef Msakni
3   Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Rayyan 18
4   Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd 16
5   Rodrigo Tabata Al-Rayyan 15
6   Rachid Tiberkanine Al-Kharaitiyat 13
7   Jugurtha Hamroun Al-Sadd 12
  Wagner Ribeiro Al-Rayyan
  Nam Tae-hee Al-Duhail
10   Madson Al-Khor 10
  Yannick Sagbo Umm Salal
  Sebastián Soria Al-Rayyan
  Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Al-Sailiya
14   Wesley Sneijder Al-Gharafa 9

Team of the Year

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[2]
No Position Player Club
1 Goalkeeper   Saad Al Sheeb Al-Sadd
2 Defender   Hamid Ismail Al-Sadd
3 Defender   Abdelkarim Hassan Al-Sadd
4 Defender   Ró-Ró Al-Sadd
5 Defender   Lucas Mendes Al-Duhail
6 Midfielder   Karim Boudiaf Al-Duhail
7 Midfielder   Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud Al-Rayyan
8 Midfielder   Xavi Al-Sadd
9 Midfielder   Hassan Al-Haydos Al-Sadd
10 Forward   Youssef Msakni Al-Sadd
11 Forward   Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd

References

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  1. ^ "Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news". www.goalzz.com.
  2. ^ "The First Edition of Qatar 11 Awards • Qatar Players Association". April 21, 2018.
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