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

Stadia and locations

ClubCity/TownStadiumCoach
Al-AhliDohaHamad bin Khalifa Stadium George Jorge
Al-ArabiDohaGrand Hamad Stadium Luka Bonačić
Al-DuhailDohaAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Djamel Belmadi
Al-GharafaDohaThani bin Jassim Stadium Bülent Uygun
Al-KharaitiyatAl KhorAl-Khor SC Stadium Yassir Al Sobaie
Al-KhorAl KhorAl-Khor SC Stadium Nacif Beyaoui
Al MarkhiyaAl WakrahJassim Bin Hamad Stadium Adel Sellimi
Al-RayyanAl-RayyanAhmed bin Ali Stadium Michael Laudrup
Al-SaddDohaJassim Bin Hamad Stadium Jesualdo Ferreira
Al-SailiyaDohaHamad bin Khalifa Stadium Sami Trabelsi
Qatar SCDohaSheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani Gabriel Calderón
Umm SalalDohaSuheim Bin Hamad Stadium Talal El Karkouri

Foreign players

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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC PlayerFormer 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al-Duhail2219308627+5960Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
2Al-Sadd2216156825+4349
3Al-Rayyan2213455439+1543Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League play-off round
4Al-Gharafa2210574334+935
5Umm Salal228953334−133
6Al-Sailiya2284104042−228
7Al-Arabi2266103042−1224
8Qatar SC2273122446−2224
9Al-Khor2264122539−1422
10Al-Ahli2264122443−1922
11Al-Kharaitiyat2244142962−3316Relegation to 2018–19 Qatargas League
12Al-Markhiya2227131942−2313
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

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Youssef El-ArabiAl-Duhail24
Youssef Msakni
3 Abderrazak HamdallahAl-Rayyan18
4 Baghdad BounedjahAl-Sadd16
5 Rodrigo TabataAl-Rayyan15
6 Rachid TiberkanineAl-Kharaitiyat13
7 Jugurtha HamrounAl-Sadd12
Wagner RibeiroAl-Rayyan
Nam Tae-heeAl-Duhail
10 MadsonAl-Khor10
Yannick SagboUmm Salal
Sebastián SoriaAl-Rayyan
Temurkhuja AbdukholiqovAl-Sailiya
14 Wesley SneijderAl-Gharafa9

Team of the Year

[2]
NoPositionPlayerClub
1Goalkeeper Saad Al SheebAl-Sadd
2Defender Hamid IsmailAl-Sadd
3Defender Abdelkarim HassanAl-Sadd
4Defender Ró-RóAl-Sadd
5Defender Lucas MendesAl-Duhail
6Midfielder Karim BoudiafAl-Duhail
7Midfielder Ahmed Abdul MaqsoudAl-Rayyan
8Midfielder XaviAl-Sadd
9Midfielder Hassan Al-HaydosAl-Sadd
10Forward Youssef MsakniAl-Sadd
11Forward Baghdad BounedjahAl-Sadd

References