2014–15 Qatar Stars League

51st season of top-tier football league in Qatar 2014–15 Qatar Stars League Lekhwiya (4th title) Al ShahaniyaAl-Shamal AFC Champions League LekhwiyaAl SaddEl Jaish COD Dioko Kaluyituka(25 goals) Al-Gharafa 7–0 Al-Shamal (21 March 2015) Al-Wakrah 0–7 Qatar SC (29 November 2014) Al Kharaitiyat 4–4 Al-Arabi (28 February 2015) 182 613 Lekhwiya (5 matches) Al Sadd (13 matches) Al-Shamal (17 matches) Al-Wakrah (5 matches) 2013–14 2015–16 16 April 2015 The 2014–15 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, was the 42nd edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 21 August 2014. Lekhwiya, the defending champions, won their fourth league title with one matchday remaining by winning against Al Ahli on 12 April 2015. Teams Al-Shamal were promoted as champions from the 2nd Division. They last played in the top flight in 2009–10. They were joined by 2nd Division runners up Al Shahaniya who entered the top flight for the first time in their history. Relegated teams were Muaither who lasted one season in the top flight and former power-house outfit Al-Rayyan. Stadia and locations Qatar 300 right Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Qatari League Qatar 25.286667 51.533333 Doha Qatar 25.7 51.666667 Umm Salal right Qatar 25.69 51.51 Al Khor left Club City/Town Stadium Capacity Head coach Al Ahli Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 13,000 CRO Zlatko Kranjčar Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad StadiumAL ARABI: AN INTRODUCTION http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1430 9 June 2012 9 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130624181431/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1430 2013-06-24 dead 13,000 URU José Daniel Carreño Al-Gharafa Al Gharrafa Thani bin Jassim Stadium 25,000 TUN Habib Sadegh Al Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat Al-Khor SC Stadium 13,000 BIH Amar Osim Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium 13,000 ROM László BölöniBOLONI AGREES NEW DEAL http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsEn/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1413 QSL 26 May 2013 26 May 2013 https://archive.today/20130705202110/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsEn/NewsDetailsNew.aspx?pid=1413 5 July 2013 dead dmy-all Al Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 14,000 MAR Hussein Ammouta Al-Sailiya Al Sailiya Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 14,000 TUN Sami Trabelsi Al Shahaniya Al-Shahaniya Thani bin Jassim Stadium 25,000 CRO Luka Bonačić Al-Shamal Madinat ash Shamal Al-Shamal SC Stadium 5,000 SRB Dragan Cvetković Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium 12,000 SRB Goran Tufegdžić El Jaish Duhail Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 15,000 FRA Sabri Lamouchi Lekhwiya Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 15,000 DEN Michael Laudrup Qatar SC Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 13,000 IRQ Radhi Shenaishil Umm Salal Umm Salal Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 13,000 TUR Bülent Uygun Kit manufacturer and sponsors Teams Kit manufacturer Sponsors Al Ahli Jako Regency Group Al-Arabi Adidas Al-Gharafa BURRDA Al Kharaitiyat BURRDA ORYX GTL Al-Khor Adidas Al Sultan Beach Resort Al Sadd BURRDA Vodafone Al-Sailiya Adidas QIB Al Shahaniya Macron Al-Shamal Hummel Al-Wakrah Jako Alijarah Holding El Jaish Nike NAPT Lekhwiya BURRDA Masraf Al Rayan Qatar SC Hummel QNB Umm Salal Nike MSC Qatar Stadium changes El Jaish have moved out of the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium to join Lekhwiya at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. Al Ahli have moved out of the Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium to join Al-Arabi at the Grand Hamad Stadium. Al-Sailiya have moved out of the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium to join Al Sadd at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. Umm Salal have moved out of the Grand Hamad Stadium to join Qatar SC at the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium. Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Al-Arabi BRA Paulo César Carpegiani Mutual contest 11 April 2014Pre-season RUM Dan PetrescuDan Petrescu Takes Over At Al Arabi http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2194 QSL 11 June 2014 22 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140612135844/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2194 12 June 2014 dead dmy-all 11 April 2014 Al-Gharafa URU Diego Aguirre Resigned 5 June 2014 BRA Marcos PaquetáAl Gharafa sign Brazilian coach Paquetá http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2200#.U_XuJI2PI3F QSL 8 June 2014 8 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140611113643/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2200#.U_XuJI2PI3F 11 June 2014 dead 7 June 2014 Qatar SC BRA Sebastião Lazaroni Mutual consent 1 July 2014 CZE Ivan HašekQatar SC organize farewell party for Lazaroni http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2186#.U_XuJI2PI3F QSL 2 June 2014 2 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140821174152/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2186#.U_XuJI2PI3F 2014-08-21 dead 1 July 2014 Lekhwiya BEL Eric Gerets 1 July 2014 DEN Michael LaudrupQatar SC organize farewell party for Lazaroni http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2186#.U_XuJI2PI3F QSL 2 June 2014 2 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140821174152/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2186#.U_XuJI2PI3F 2014-08-21 dead 1 July 2014 Qatar SC CZE Ivan Hašek Sacked 11 September 2014 9th IRQ Radhi Shenaishil 11 September 2014 Al Shahaniya ESP Miguel Ángel Lotina Resigned 22 September 2014 13th CRO Luka Bonačić 21 November 2014 Al-Wakrah TUN Maher KanzariSacked 28 October 2014 12th ALG Noureddine ZekriAl Wakrah to organise fare well ceremony for former head coach http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/8947/al-wakrah-to-organise-fare-well-ceremony-for-former-head-coach QSL 6 November 2014 6 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141108173118/http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/8947/al-wakrah-to-organise-fare-well-ceremony-for-former-head-coach 8 November 2014 dead 28 October 2014 Al-Arabi ROM Dan Petrescu 1 December 2014 8th URU José Daniel Carreño 1 December 2014 El Jaish TUN Nabil MaâloulEl Jaish appoint new coach http://www.qfa.com.qa/el-jaish-appoint-new-coach/ QFA 13 December 2014 13 December 2014 Signed by Kuwait 13 December 2014 4th FRA Sabri Lamouchi 27 December 2014 Al Kharaitiyat FRA Bertrand MarchandSacked 15 December 2014 12th BIH Amar Osim 27 December 2014 Al Ahli CZE Milan Máčala 7 February 2015 7th CRO Zlatko Kranjčar 7 February 2015 Al-Wakrah ALG Noureddine Zekri 20 February 2015 12th SRB Goran Tufegdžić 23 February 2015 Al-Shamal NED Silvio Diliberto 14th SRB Dragan Cvetković Al-Gharafa BRA Marcos Paquetá 7th TUN Habib Sadeghhttp://www.qfa.com.qa/al-sadiq-replaces-paqueta-as-al-gharafa-coach/ Al Sadiq replaces Paqueta as al Gharafa coach 15 April 2015 15 April 2015 Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Former players Al Ahli Democratic Republic of the Congo Dioko Kaluyituka Democratic Republic of the Congo Patou Kabangu Iran Jalal Hosseini Iran Mojtaba Jabbari Al-Arabi Brazil Junior Dutra Brazil Paulinho Romania Mirel Rădoi Iran Ashkan Dejagah Morocco Anouar Kali Nigeria Imoh Ezekiel Spain Pablo Hernández Al-Gharafa Brazil Cícero Costa Rica Christian Bolaños Romania Claudiu Keșerü Australia Mark Bresciano Argentina Lisandro López Brazil Nenê Venezuela Miku Al Kharaitiyat Brazil Domingos Burkina Faso Yahia Kébé Senegal Issiar Dia Jordan Hassan Abdel-Fattah Democratic Republic of the Congo Yves Diba Ilunga Al-Khor Brazil Júlio César Brazil Madson Brazil Marco Antônio Jordan Mohammad Mustafa Brazil Leandro Euzébio Brazil William Al Sadd Algeria Nadir Belhadj Brazil Grafite Brazil Muriqui South Korea Lee Jung-soo Brazil Rodrigo Tabata Al-Sailiya Bahrain Faouzi Aaish Democratic Republic of the Congo Yves Diba Ilunga Tunisia Issam Jemâa Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Khaibari Portugal Ricardo Costa South Korea Sin Jin-ho Al Shahaniya Argentina Luciano Vázquez Iran Masoud Shojaei Spain Álvaro Mejía Iran Mehrdad Pooladi Brazil Orestes Al-Shamal Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano Morocco Salaheddine Chihab Netherlands Saïd Boutahar Jordan Mohammad Al-Dmeiri South Korea Cho Yong-hyung Tunisia Maher Haddad Al-Wakrah Argentina Sebastián Sáez Morocco Ismail Belmaalem Morocco Mohsine Moutouali Iran Reza Ghoochannejhad Morocco Younès Hawassi South Korea Kwak Hee-ju El Jaish Brazil Anderson Martins Brazil Lucas Mendes Brazil Romarinho South Korea Lee Keun-ho Lekhwiya Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Spain Chico Flores Tunisia Youssef Msakni South Korea Nam Tae-hee Qatar SC Algeria Rafik Halliche South Korea Cho Young-cheol Tunisia Hamdi Harbaoui South Korea Han Kook-young Nigeria Yusuf Mohamed Umm Salal Egypt Ahmed Fathy France Jérémie Aliadière Turkey Tuncay Şanlı Iran Pejman Montazeri League table main WDL QR LEK Lekhwiya SAD Al Sadd JAI El Jaish QAT Qatar SC AHL Al Ahli UMM Umm Salal GHA Al-Gharafa ARA Al-Arabi KHA Al Kharaitiyat KHO Al-Khor SAI Al-Sailiya WAK Al-Wakrah SHH Al Shahaniya SHM Al-Shamal 19 5 2 59 25 C 17 6 3 68 35 15 2 9 54 33 14 4 8 51 40 11 5 10 48 40 10 7 9 43 37 11 3 12 48 54 9 8 9 43 38 8 10 8 37 38 7 9 10 38 48 8 5 13 40 54 6 5 15 34 52 5 5 16 26 57 R 1 8 17 24 62 R #ACE1AF 2016 AFC Champions League group stage CLGS #D0F0C0 2016 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round Since Al Sadd, winners of 2015 Emir of Qatar Cup, have already qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League via QSL, third-placed El Jaish earned a spot in the same tournament. CL2 CL2 #FFFFA0 2016 GCC Champions League GCL GCL #FFCCCC Relegation to 2015–16 Qatari 2nd Division R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 16 April 2015 RSSSF Season statistics 16 April 2015https://int.soccerway.com/national/qatar/stars-league/20142015/regular-season/r27715/ Qatar Stars League Soccerway 5 February 2015 Top scorers Position Player Club Goals1COD Dioko KaluyitukaAl Ahli 252TUN Hamdi HarbaouiQatar SC213BRA Júlio CesarAl-Khor16BRA RomarinhoEl JaishJOR Hassan Abdel-FattahAl Kharaitiyat6ARG Sebastián SáezAl-Wakrah11BRA PaulinhoAl-ArabiQAT Hassan Al-HaydosAl SaddQAT Khalfan IbrahimAl SaddQAT Meshal AbdullahAl Ahli QAT Sebastián SoriaLekhwiyaTUN Issam JemâaAl-SailiyaTUR Tuncay ŞanlıUmm Salal Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubAugustDEN Michael LaudrupLekhwiyaIRN Mojtaba JabbariAl Ahlihttp://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2345 August: QSL Player of the Month – Mojtaba Jabari QSL 3 September 2014 3 September 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140904005134/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2345 4 September 2014 http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2344#.VAdN62N5mUk August: QSL Coach of the Month – Michael Laudrup QSL 3 September 2014 3 September 2014 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200404222730/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2344#.VAdN62N5mUk dead SeptemberIRQ Radhi ShenaishilQatar SCTUN Hamdi HarbaouiQatar SChttp://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2411#.VCmkMhZ5mUk September: QSL Player of the Month – Hamdi Harbaoui QSL 29 September 2014 29 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006193516/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2411#.VCmkMhZ5mUk 6 October 2014 dead http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2410#.VCmkMRZ5mUk September: QSL Coach of the Month – Radhi Shenaishil QSL 29 September 2014 29 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006220823/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2410#.VCmkMRZ5mUk 6 October 2014 dead OctoberMAR Hussein AmmoutaAl SaddBRA Rodrigo TabataAl Saddhttp://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/8933/october-qsl-player-of-the-month-%E2%80%93-rodrigo-tabata October: QSL Player of the Month – Rodrigo Tabata QSL 4 November 2014 4 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141104210943/http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/8933/october-qsl-player-of-the-month-%E2%80%93-rodrigo-tabata 4 November 2014 dead http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/8932/october-qsl-coach-of-the-month-%E2%80%93-hussein-amotta- October: QSL Coach of the month – Hussein Amotta QSL 4 November 2014 4 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141104210252/http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/8932/october-qsl-coach-of-the-month-%E2%80%93-hussein-amotta- 4 November 2014 dead NovemberTUR Bülent UygunUmm SalalCOD Dioko KaluyitukaAl AhliDecemberDEN Michael LaudrupLekhwiyaQAT Hassan Al-HaydosAl Saddhttp://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9157/al-sadd-star-al-haydoos-is-the-most-valuable-player-for-december-2014 Al-Sadd Star Al-Haydoos is the most valuable player for December 2014 QSL 24 December 2014 24 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224122604/http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9157/al-sadd-star-al-haydoos-is-the-most-valuable-player-for-december-2014 24 December 2014 dead http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9156/lekhwiya-head-coach-michael-laudrop-is-the-best-in-december-2014 Lekhwiya Head Coach Michael Laudrop is the best in December 2014 QSL 24 December 2014 24 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224122606/http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9156/lekhwiya-head-coach-michael-laudrop-is-the-best-in-december-2014 24 December 2014 dead February BIH Amar OsimAl KharaitiyatJOR Hassan Abdel-FattahAl Kharaitiyathttps://www.qsl.qa/en/news/february-qsl-player-month-%E2%80%93-hassan-abdul-fattah February: QSL Player of the Month – Hassan Abdul Fattah QSL 3 March 2015 3 March 2015 https://www.qsl.qa/en/news/february-qsl-coach-month-amar-osim February: QSL Coach of the month - Amar Osim QSL 3 March 2015 3 March 2015 References External links http://www.qfa.com.qa/ ar en 2014–15 Stars League Qatar