2017–18 Qatar Stars League


The 2017–18 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League, is the 45th edition of top level football championship in Qatar.

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.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC PlayerYemen PlayerFormer Player
Al-Ahli Simao Mate Junior Hamza Younés Yassine Chikhaoui Hadi Al Masri Mohammed Fuad Omar Cristian Nazarit
Kim Gwi-hyeon
Al-Arabi Diego Jardel Ivan Fustar Kwame Karikari Saad Natiq Mudir Al-Radaei 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 Vladimir Weiss
Luis Jimenez
Al Khairitiyat Josue Mohy Anouar Diba Rachid Tiberkanine Sanzhar Tursunov Ahmed Al-Haifi
Al-Khor Luciano Castan Madson Formagini Ariel Ngueukam Soroush Rafiei David da Silva
Julien Ebah
Al Markhiya Eric Pereira Léo Mineiro Tijan Jaiteh Rebin Sulaka Ammar Hamsan Kwame Karikari
Alain Traoré
Al-Rayyan Abderrazak Hamdallah Mouhcine Moutouali Gonzalo Viera Koh Myong-jin Yohan Mollo
Al-Sadd Baghdad Bounedjah Jugurtha Hamroun Xavi Hernandez Morteza Pouraliganji
Al-Sailiya Nadir Belhadj Dragos Grigore Valentin Lazar Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Alaa Al-Sasi
Qatar SC Bruno Gallo Patrick Fabiano Osama Omari Luis Jimenez Mohammad Tayyebi
Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
Habib Habibou
Michael Babatunde
Umm Salal Yannick Sagbo Adil Rhaili Oussama Darragi Mahmoud Al-Mawas Mohammed Ba Rowis Youssef Sekour

League table

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Youssef El-ArabiAl-Duhail26
2 Youssef MsakniAl-Duhail25
3 Abderrazak HamdallahAl-Rayyan18
4 Baghdad BounedjahAl-Sadd16
5 Rodrigo TabataAl-Rayyan15
6 Rachid TiberkanineAl Kharaitiyat13
7 Wagner RibeiroAl-Rayyan12
7 Nam Tae-heeAl Duhail12
7 Jugurtha HamrounUmm Salal12
10 Temurkhuja AbdukholiqovAl-Sailiya10
10 MadsonAl-Duhail10
10 Yannick SagboAl-Sailiya10
10 Andres QuintanaAl Rayyan10
14 Wesley SneijderAl-Gharafa9

Team of the Year