2011–12 Qatar Stars League

48th season of top-tier football league in Qatar 2011–12 Qatar Stars League Lekhwiya Al Ahli AFC Champions League LekhwiyaAl-GharafaEl JaishAl-Rayyan Adriano (18 goals) Al-Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC(7 April 2012) Al Kharaitiyat 0–6 El Jaish(2 February 2012) Al-Rayyan 8-2 Qatar SC(7 April 2012) 132 371 5 gamesEl Jaish 9 gamesAl-Rayyan 11 gamesAl Ahli 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Qatar Stars League was the 39th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 1 September 2011 and finished on 13 April 2012. Lekhwiya were the defending champions. Teams Al-Sailiya were relegated to the second-level league after finishing bottom in the last season campaign. El Jaish were promoted as the 2nd level champions. Stadia and locations Qatar 300 right Locations of teams in the 2011-12 Qatari League Qatar 25.286667 51.533333 Doha Qatar 25.7 51.666667 Umm Salal left Qatar 25.533333 51.616667 Al Rayyan left Qatar 25.69 51.51 Al Khor Club City/Town Stadium Capacity Al Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 20,000 Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 15,000 Al-Gharafa Al Gharrafa Thani bin Jassim Stadium 27,000 Al Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000 Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium 20,000 Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000 Al Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 15,000 Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al Janoub Stadium 20,000 El Jaish Duhail Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000 Lekhwiya Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 20,000 Qatar SC Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 20,000 Umm Salal Umm Salal Thani bin Jassim Stadium 27,000 Personnel and kits 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 sponsorAl AhliFRA Bernard SimondiQAT Abdullah MostafaNikeAhli Co.Al-ArabiFRA Pierre LechantreIRN Hadi AghilyAdidasQPMAl-GharafaBRA Paulo Silas (caretaker)MAR Otmane El AssasErreàVodafoneAl KharaitiyatFRA Laurent BanideBHR Jaycee JohnBURRDAAl-Khuratiyat Co.Al-KhorFRA Alain PerrinQAT Mustafa JalalAdidasQatar AirwaysAl-Rayyan URU Diego AguirreQAT Fábio CésarAdidasRayan Co.Al SaddURU Jorge FossatiQAT Abdulla KoniBURRDAVodafoneAl-WakrahIRQ Adnan DirjalIRQ Ali RehemaNikeOpel El JaishBRA Péricles ChamuscaALG Karim ZianiNikeMasrat Rayan https://web.archive.org/web/20121115163202/http://www.alrayan.com/en/Home 2012-11-15 LekhwiyaALG Djamel BelmadiCIV Bakari KonéBURRDAMasrat Rayan https://web.archive.org/web/20121115163202/http://www.alrayan.com/en/Home 2012-11-15 Qatar SCMAR Saïd ChibaQAT Sebastián SoriaAdidasQatarEnergyUmm SalalFRA Gérard GiliBRA Magno AlvesNikeGlobal Sports Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Al-Rayyan BRA Paulo Autuori Contract expired dmy 2011 07 28Pre-season URU Diego Aguirre dmy 2011 08 27 Qatar SC BRA Sebastião Lazaroni Resigned dmy 2011 08 07 MAR Saïd Chiba dmy 2011 08 10 Al Kharaitiyat FRA Bernard Simondi Contract expired dmy 2011 08 13 TUN Lotfi Benzarti dmy 2011 08 22 Al Ahli QAT Abdullah Mubarak Mutual consent dmy 2011 11 2712th FRA Bernard Simondi dmy 2011 11 28 Umm Salal MAR Hassan Harmatallah Sacked dmy 2011 12 15 FRA Gérard Gili dmy 2011 12 16 Al Kharaitiyat TUN Lotfi Benzarti Resigned dmy 2011 12 30 11th FRA Laurent Banide dmy 2012 1 1 Al-Arabi BRA Paulo Silas SackedAl Arabi sack coach Silas http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=320 Qatar Stars League 2 January 2012 2 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120603084345/http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=320 3 June 2012 dead dmy-all dmy 2012 1 2 9th QAT Abdullah Saad (caretaker) dmy 2012 1 2 Al-Gharafa FRA Bruno Metsu Sacked Al Gharafa sack Bruno Metsu http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/38356-al-gharafa-sacks-bruno-metsu The AFC 16 March 2012 16 March 2012 dmy 2012 3 15 7th BRA Paulo Silas (caretaker) dmy 2012 3 15 Al-Arabi QAT Abdullah Saad Caretaker role endedLechantre is new Al Arabi coach http://www.qfa.com.qa/lechantre-is-new-al-arabi-coach.aspx QFA 17 March 2012 17 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120319165005/http://www.qfa.com.qa/lechantre-is-new-al-arabi-coach.aspx 19 March 2012 dead dmy-all dmy 2012 3 17 8th FRA Pierre Lechantre dmy 2012 3 17 Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC player Former players Al Ahli Brazil Ewerthon Democratic Republic of the Congo Dioko Kaluyituka Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane Uzbekistan Shavkat Mullajanov Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson Al-Arabi Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi Ghana Ernest Papa Arko Morocco Mohamed Chihani Togo Arafat Djako Iran Hadi Aghily Brazil Vandinho Brazil Wanderley Al-Gharafa Brazil Diego Tardelli Brazil Zé Roberto Ivory Coast Aruna Dindane Morocco Otmane El Assas Iran Farhad Majidi Brazil Edmílson Iran Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Al Kharaitiyat Burkina Faso Yahia Kébé Morocco Jamal Alioui Mozambique Dario Khan Nigeria Onyekachi Okonkwo Bahrain Jaycee John Al-Khor Algeria Mourad Meghni Brazil Júlio César Brazil Madson Iraq Salam Shaker Jordan Hassan Abdel-Fattah Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano Norway Pa-Modou Kah Poland Ebi Smolarek Al-Rayyan Brazil Afonso Alves Brazil Leandro Brazil Rodrigo Tabata South Korea Cho Yong-hyung Brazil Moisés Moura Al Sadd Algeria Nadir Belhadj Ivory Coast Abdul Kader Keïta Senegal Mamadou Niang South Korea Lee Jung-soo Al-Wakrah Iraq Ali Rehema Iraq Nashat Akram Morocco Anouar Diba Netherlands Saïd Boutahar Iraq Younis Mahmoud Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra El Jaish Algeria Karim Ziani Brazil Adriano Brazil Anderson Martins Croatia Wagner Ribeiro Oman Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini Bahrain Hussain Ali Baba Lekhwiya Algeria Madjid Bougherra Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano France Dame Traoré Ivory Coast Bakari Koné South Korea Nam Tae-hee Iraq Nashat Akram Ivory Coast Aruna Dindane Ivory Coast Kanga Akalé Morocco Anouar Diba Qatar SC Brazil Marcinho Morocco Abdeslam Ouaddou Morocco Youssef Safri Norway Pa-Modou Kah Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Iraq Ali Hasan Kamal Uzbekistan Jasur Hasanov Umm Salal Brazil Caboré Brazil Magno Alves Senegal Mamadou Traoré Bahrain Mohamed Husain Algeria Mourad Meghni Syria Firas Al-Khatib League table main WDL 5 QR LEK Lekhwiya JAI El Jaish RAY Al-Rayyan SAD Al Sadd KHO Al-Khor GHA Al-Gharafa WAK Al-Wakrah KHA Al Kharaitiyat ARA Al-Arabi QSC Qatar SC UMM Umm Salal AHL Al Ahli 12 7 3 36 16 C 12 5 5 48 24 10 9 3 49 26 10 6 6 35 24 9 5 8 30 29 8 7 7 26 27 8 4 10 30 37 5 10 7 23 34 4 12 6 19 28 6 6 10 32 46 4 8 10 20 32 O 3 3 16 23 49 R #ACE1AF 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS #ACE1AF 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage Al-Gharafa secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup CLGS1 #FFCCCC Promotion/relegation playoff RP #FF6666 Relegation R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 13 April 2012 RSSSF Relegation playoff 20 April 2012 18:45 (UTC +3) Umm Salal QAT 1 - 0 yes QAT Muaither Magno Alves 92 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan Khamis Al Kuwari (Qatar) Fixtures and results main FBR grey SAD RAY GHA QSC UMM KHO WAK KHA ARA JAI LEK AHL Al Sadd 0–0 0–0 3–3 4–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 Al-Rayyan 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–4 3–1 3–0 Al-Gharafa 3–1 1–5 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 Qatar SC 1–0 2–8 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–3 1–2 0–0 1–0 Umm Salal 1–3 1–1 1–2 4–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 Al-Khor 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–3 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 Al-Wakrah 0–2 1–3 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–6 0–1 2–2 Al Kharaitiyat 0–1 1–4 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–6 1–1 2–1 Al-Arabi 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 El Jaish 2–1 3–2 4–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 Lekhwiya 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 Al Ahli 2–3 2–3 1–4 3–4 3–1 1–3 2–3 1–4 0–0 0–2 0–4 complete Statistics Top goalscorers As of April 13, 2012Goalzz.com RankScorerClubGoals1BRA Adriano El Jaish 182BRA Rodrigo TabataAl-Rayyan173 BRA Afonso Alves Al-Rayyan154BFA Moumouni Dagano Al Khor / Lekhwiya12DRC Dioko Kaluyituka Al Ahli 6BRA CaboréUmm Salal10CRO Wagner Ribeiro El Jaish 8BFA Yahia KébéAl Kharaitiyat9NED Saïd BoutaharAl-WakrahQAT Sebastián Soria Qatar SC Top assisters As of April 13, 2012https://archive.today/20120710154946/http://koramania.com/main/players.asp?id=4 Koramania.com RankScorerClubAssists1ALG Karim Ziani El Jaish 132BRA Rodrigo Tabata Al-Rayyan93ALG Nadir Belhadj Al Sadd 84MAR Hicham Aboucherouane Al Ahli5MAR Youssef Safri Qatar SCQAT Mosaab Mahmoud Al-KhorKOR Nam Tae-heeLekhwiya8DRC Tresor Kangambu Al-Wakrah 4NGA Onyekachi Okonkwo Al KharaitiyatQAT Abdulgadir Ilyas Bakur El Jaish Disciplinary statistics As of April 13, 2012Soccerway.com Yellow card = 1 point Red card = 3 points RankPlayerClub15px|Yellow cards15px|Red cardsPoints1QAT Daniel Goumou Al-Rayyan 91122QAT Ibrahim Al-GhanimAl-Gharafa 52113MAR Youssef SafriQatar SC 7110 QAT Sebastián Soria Qatar SCUZB Shavkat Mullajanov Al Ahli6NOR Pa-Modou Kah Al-Khor / Qatar SC619 TUN Mohammad MothnaniEl Jaish8MAR Abdeslam Ouaddou Qatar SC 518MAR Otmane El AssasAl-Gharafa10BRA Caboré Umm Salal417ETH Khalid JabertiUmm Salal IRQ Ali Hasan KamalQatar SCQAT Mostafa MidoQatar SC See also List of Qatari football transfers summer 2011–12 List of Qatari football transfers winter 2011–12 2011–12 Qatar 2nd Division 2011 Sheikh Jassem Cup 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup 2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup References 2011–12 Stars League Qatar