2020–21 Qatar Stars League

The 2020–21 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-Duhail are the defending champions.

Qatar Stars League
Season2020–2021
Dates3 September 2020 – 4 February 2021
Matches played42
Goals scored124 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerBaghdad Bounedjah
(17 goals)
Best goalkeeperIvanildo Rodrigues
Biggest away winAl-Ahli 1–7 Al Sadd
(25 October 2020)
Highest scoringAl-Ahli 1–7 Al Sadd
(25 October 2020)
Longest winning runAl Sadd
(4 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAl Sadd
(7 matches)
Longest winless runAl-Khor
(7 matches)
Longest losing runQatar
(2 matches)
Total attendance0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Average attendance0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 28 November 2020.

On 7 January 2021, Al-Sadd has secured their place of joining the 2021–22 Qatar Stars League (the league of the following season).

Teams

Stadia and locations
Club City/Town Stadium
Al-Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium
Al-Duhail Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Al-Gharafa Doha Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium
Al-Kharaitiyat Umm Salal Al-Khor SC Stadium
Al-Rayyan Al-Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Al-Sailiya Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al-Wakrah Stadium
Qatar SC Doha Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani
Umm Salal Doha Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium

Personnel and kits
Club Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Nebojsa Jovovic Omid Ebrahimi Jako Regency Group Holding
Al-Arabi Heimir Hallgrímsson Ahmed Fatehi Puma N/A
Al-Duhail Sabri Lamouchi Almoez Ali Puma Al Rayan Bank
Al-Gharafa Slaviša Jokanović Qasem Burhan Erreà N/A
Al-Khor Winfried Schäfer Helal Mohammed Macron N/A
Al-Kharaitiyat Yousuf Adam Pejman Montazeri Hummel N/A
Al-Rayyan Laurent Blanc Yacine Brahimi Nike QIC
Al-Sadd Xavi Hassan Al-Haydos Puma Qatar Airways
Al-Sailiya Sami Trabelsi Majdi Siddiq Adidas UCC Holding
Qatar Islamic Bank
Al-Wakrah Tintín Márquez Isaías Jako N/A
Qatar SC Younes Ali Álex Gálvez Puma N/A
Umm Salal Aziz Ben Askar Anas Mubarak Jako N/A

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of

departure

 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of

appointment

Foreign players
  • 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.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player UAFA Player[1] Former Players
Al-Ahli Omid Ebrahimi Mohamed Diamé Hernán Pérez Shane Lowry Nabil El Zhar
Al-Arabi Aron Gunnarsson Marc Muniesa Youssef Msakni Mehrdad Mohammadi Ayoub Azzi Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Mehdi Torabi
Hamdi Harbaoui
Al-Duhail Edmilson Junior Dudu Michael Olunga Ali Karimi Medhi Benatia Ramin Rezaeian
Youssef Msakni
Al-Gharafa Sofiane Hanni Jonathan Kodjia Wilfried Kanon Koo Ja-cheol Adlène Guedioura Héctor Moreno
Al Kharaitiyat Evans Mensah Oumar Sako Rachid Tiberkanine Pejman Montazeri Mohammed Osman
Al-Khor Léo Gamalho Rafael Vaz Giannis Fetfatzidis Yuki Kobayashi Ismail El Haddad Lucca
Alexander Michel Melki
Ibrahim Amada
Al-Rayyan Gabriel Mercado Franck Kom Yohan Boli Shoja' Khalilzadeh Yacine Brahimi
Al-Sadd Guilherme Nam Tae-hee Santi Cazorla Jung Woo-young Baghdad Bounedjah
Al-Sailiya Nadir Belhadj Tiago Bezerra Kara Mbodji Ramin Rezaeian Mohanad Ali Ahmed Hammoudan
Al-Wakrah Lucas Mendes Ousmane Coulibaly Abdennour Belhocini Mohamed Benyettou Isaías
Cristian Ceballos
Fahad Al Ansari
Qatar SC Anthony Okpotu Álex Gálvez Youcef Belaïli Bashar Resan Mehdi Berrahma Kayke
Ali Karimi
Abdenasser El Khayati
Umm Salal Kayke Moses Orkuma Aymen Abdennour Rouzbeh Cheshmi Ahmed Hammoudan Ayoub Azzi
Abdennour Belhocini
Walid Mesloub
Késsé Mangoua
Yannick Sagbo
Mahmoud Al-Mawas

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd 15 13 2 0 60 10 +50 41 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Duhail 15 9 1 5 37 21 +16 28
3 Al-Gharafa 15 8 3 4 31 22 +9 27 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Al-Rayyan 15 7 4 4 19 13 +6 25
5 Qatar SC 15 7 3 5 25 16 +9 24
6 Al-Ahli 15 7 2 6 20 25 −5 23
7 Al-Arabi 15 5 5 5 18 21 −3 20
8 Al-Sailiya 15 5 4 6 17 27 −10 19
9 Umm Salal 15 3 6 6 8 16 −8 15
10 Al-Wakrah 15 4 2 9 13 27 −14 14
11 Al-Khor 15 2 4 9 10 33 −23 10 Qualification for relegation play-off
12 Al Kharaitiyat 15 2 0 13 10 37 −27 6 Relegation to Qatargas League
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2021. Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Results
Home \ Away SAD DUH GHA RAY QAT AHL ARA SAI UMM WAK KHO KHA
Al-Sadd — 3–1 4–1 13 Feb 23 Feb 8–0 3–1 7–0 5–0
Al-Duhail 1–3 — 0–3 14 Feb 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 8–1 6–1 4–1
Al-Gharafa 23 Feb — 1–3 2–0 1–1 13 Feb 1–1 1–0 6–3 2–0
Al-Rayyan 0–1 1–2 2–1 — 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0
Qatar SC 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 — 3–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 3–1
Al-Ahli 1–7 3–5 0–4 1–1 1–4 — 2–0 2–0 24 Feb 2–1 1–2 2–0
Al-Arabi 1–4 1–2 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 14 Feb 3–0
Al-Sailiya 1–5 4–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 — 1–1 1–3 24 Feb 2–0
Umm Salal 0–1 14 Feb 0–2 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 1–0
Al-Wakrah 1–4 1–0 0–2 24 Feb 0–2 2–2 2–0 — 2–1
Al-Khor 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 13 Feb
Al Kharaitiyat 1–5 1–2 23 Feb 2–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2021. Source: QSL, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Leader : 2022 AFC Champions League Group stage
2021 AFC Champions League group stage
2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Qualification to Relegation play-off
Relegation to 2021–22 Qatargas League
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Al-Sadd1112111111111111111
Al-Duhail244645465432222
Al-Gharafa355333323223433
Al-Rayyan836464556666654
Qatar SC1012810128744545345
Al-Ahli422122232354566
Al-Arabi59117910101011997777
Al-Sailiya7117876877788888
Umm Salal1110121210121299101010999
Al-Wakrah963557688879101010
Al-Khor68109111111121011111111111111
Al Kharaitiyat127911899111212121212121212
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2021. Source: QSL

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 20 January 2021[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd 17
2 Youcef Belaïli Qatar SC 12
3 Santi Cazorla Al-Sadd 10
Dudu Al-Duhail
Edmilson Junior Al-Duhail
Nabil El Zhar Al-Ahli
7 Jonathan Kodjia Al-Gharafa 9
8 Yohan Boli Al-Rayyan 7
Mohanad Ali Al-Sailiya
Rodrigo Tabata Al-Sadd

Top assists
As of 3 January 2021[2]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Santi Cazorla Al Sadd 8
Sofiane Hanni Al-Gharafa
3 Dudu Al-Duhail 6
4 Abdelkarim Hassan Al Sadd 5
Akram Afif Al Sadd
Ahmed Fatehi Al-Arabi
5 Edmilson Junior Al-Duhail 4

Clean sheets
As of 29 December 2020
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 Ivanildo Rodrigues Al-Ahli 5
2 Jassem Adel Qatar SC 4
Papa Djibril Al-Khor
4 Baba Malick Umm Salal 3
Fahad Younes Al-Rayyan
Salah Zakaria Al-Gharafa
7 Qasem Burhan Al-Gharafa 2
Saoud Al Khater Al-Wakrah
Amine Lecomte Al-Sailiya
Meshaal Barsham Al Sadd
11 Khalifa Ababacar Al-Duhail 1
Mohammed Al-Bakri Al-Duhail
Mahmud Abunada Al-Arabi

References
  1. "One Arab player allowed at each club, says QFA Exec Com". QFA. 15 January 2019.
  2. "Players - Stars League - Top Scorer & Assist".
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