| Season | 2011-12 |
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| Matches played | 53 |
| Goals scored | 137 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Afonso Alves (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al Wakra 5–1 Qatar SC (15 October 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Lekhwiya 4–0 Al Ahli (23 September 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Al Rayyan 4-4 El Jaish (26 November 2011) |
| Longest winning run | 3 games Lekhwiya |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games Al-Rayyan |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Al-Ahli |
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2012-13 →
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The 2011-12 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League is the 39th edition of top level football championship in Qatar and was started in 1 September 2011. Lekhwiya are the defending champion.
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Al-Sailiya were relegated to the second level league after finishing bottom in the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League campaign.
El Jaish were promoted as the 2nd level champions.
| Club | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Gharrafa | Doha | Al-Gharafa Stadium | 27,000 |
| Al-Sadd | Doha | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 15,000 |
| Umm-Salal | Umm Salal | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 27,000 |
| Qatar SC | Doha | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al-Rayyan | Al Rayyan | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 27,000 |
| Al-Arabi | Doha | Grand Hamad Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Khor | Al Khor | Al-Khawr Stadium | 20,000 |
| El Jaish | Duhail | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 27,000 |
| Al-Wakrah | Al Wakrah | Al-Wakrah Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al Kharitiyath | Al Khuraitiyat | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 27,000 |
| Lekhwiya | Doha | Qatar SC Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al-Ahli | Doha | Al-Ahly Stadium | 20,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Gharafa | Bruno Metsu | Zé Roberto | Errea | Vodafone |
| Al-Sadd | Jorge Fossati | Khalfan Ibrahim | BURRDA | Vodafone |
| Umm-Salal | Gérard Gili | Firas Al Khatib | Nike | Global Sports |
| Qatar SC | Saïd Chiba | Sebastián Soria | adidas | Qatar Petroleum |
| Al-Rayyan | Diego Aguirre | Fábio César | adidas | Rayan Co. |
| Al-Arabi | Abdullah Saad | Hadi Aghily | adidas | QPM |
| Al-Khor | Alain Perrin | Euzebiusz Smolarek | adidas | Qatar Airlines |
| El Jaish | Péricles Chamusca | Karim Ziani | Nike | None |
| Al-Wakrah | Adnan Dirjal | Ali Rehema | Nike | Opel |
| Al Kharitiyath | Laurent Banide | Jaycee John Okwunwanne | BURRDA | Al-Khuratiyat Co. |
| Lekhwiya | Djamel Belmadi | Bakari Koné | BURRDA | Masrat Rayan |
| Al-Ahli | Bernard Simondi | Christian Wilhelmsson | Nike | Ahli Co. |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Rayyan | Paulo Autuori | Contract expired | 28 July 2011 | Pre-season | Diego Aguirre | 27 August 2011 |
| Qatar SC | Lazaroni | Resigned | 7 August 2011 | Saïd Chiba | 10 August 2011 | |
| Al Kharitiyath | Simondi | Contract expired | 13 August 2011 | Lotfi Benzarti | 22 August 2011 | |
| Al Ahli | Mubarak | Mutual consent | 27 November 2011 | 12th | Simondi | 28 November 2011 |
| Umm Salal | Harmatallah | Sacked | 15 December 2011 | Gérard Gili | 16 December 2011 | |
| Al Kharitiyath | Lotfi Benzarti | Resigned | 30 December 2011 | 11th | Laurent | 1 January 2012 |
| Al-Arabi | Paulo Silas | Sacked[1] | 2 January 2012 | 9th | Abdullah Saad | 2 January 2012 |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Lekhwiya | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 19 | 2013 AFC Champions League 2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup |
| 2 | Al Wakra | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 16 | |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 16 | |
| 4 | Al Rayyan | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 16 | |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Al-Jaish | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 12 | |
| 8 | Al Gharafa | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | |
| 9 | Al Khor | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 | |
| 10 | Al Arabi | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 | Promotion/Relegation Playoff |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | Relegation |
Updated to games played on 2 January, 2012
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Home \ Away1 | Al Sadd | Al Rayyan | Al Gharafa | Qatar SC | Umm Salal | Al Khor | Al Wakra | Al Kharitiyath | Al Arabi | JAI | Lekhwiya | Al Ahli |
| Al Sadd | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Al Rayyan | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–4 | ||||||
| Al Gharafa | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Qatar SC | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Umm Salal | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Al Khor | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Al Wakra | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||||
| Al Kharitiyath | 1–3 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Al Arabi | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Al-Jaish | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Lekhwiya | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Al Ahli | 2–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 |
Source: [2]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top GoalscorersAs of December 22, 2011
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Top AssistantsAs of December 22, 2011
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As of December 22, 2011
Rules:
| Rank | Player | Club | Points | ||
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| 1 | Khalid Jaberti | Umm-Salal | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Khalfan Ibrahim | Al-Sadd | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Pa Modou Kah | Al-Khor | 3 | 1 | ||
| Daniel Goma | Al Rayyan | 6 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Adriano | El Jaish | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Mustafa Mido | Qatar SC | ||||
| Ibrahim Al-Ghanim | Al Gharafa | ||||
| Shavkat Mullajanov | Al Ahli | 5 | 0 |
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