2008–09 Qatar Stars League

45th season of top-tier football league in Qatar 2008–09 Qatar Stars League Al-Gharafa AFC Champions League Al-Gharafa Al Sadd AFC Cup Al-Rayyan Gulf Club Champions Cup Al-Khor Qatar SC Magno Alves (25 goals) 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Qatar Stars League season was the 36th edition of top level football in Qatar and started on the 13 September 2008. Overview The season was played in 3 stages. The 2008–09 calendar released by the QFA saw the first phase run through 13 September till 23 November before phase two kicked off on 27 November to end on 7 February 2009. The final phase started on February 12 and concluded on April 17. Ten teams played for the title of league champions with each outfit playing 27 matches. The last team in the standings was to be relegated until the QFA announced an expansion to the league for the following season. The competition was played at the seven stadiums of Al Sadd, Al-Rayyan, Al-Gharafa, Al-Wakrah, Al-Khor, Qatar SC, and Al-Arabi. Al-Gharafa won the title last season after pipping powerhouse Al Sadd into second place while Al-Shamal were relegated and their place in the top division would be taken up by Al Kharaitiyat. League expansion The league has slowly expanded since the turn of the decade, moving from 9 clubs to 10 clubs and then latest setup of 12 clubs for the next season campaign. There are two divisions in the Qatari football structure and the league has previously seen one club promoted and relegated each year except in 'expansion' years. It was announced on 15 April 2009 that no clubs would be relegated from the top flight due to expansion reasons. The announcement was made with only one game remaining.Q-League expands to 12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502064330/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168625429.html 2009-05-02 Teams Club City/Town Stadium Head coach Last season Notes Al-Gharafa Al Gharrafa Thani bin Jassim Stadium Brazil Marcos Paquetá Q-League Champions 2009 AFC Champions League Qualifier Al Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Romania Cosmin Olăroiu 2nd in Q-League Umm Salal Umm Salal Thani bin Jassim Stadium France Gérard Gili 3rd in Q-League 2009 AFC Champions League Qualifier Qatar SC Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni 4th in Q-League Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Brazil Paulo Autuori 5th in Q-League Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium Germany Uli Stielike 6th in Q-League Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium France Bertrand Marchand 7th in Q-League 2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup Qualifier Al-Sailiya Al Sailiya Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Serbia Nebojša Vučković 8th in Q-League Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al Janoub Stadium Morocco Mustapha Madih 9th in Q-League Al Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Brazil Arturzinho Promoted from 2nd level Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 AFC player Former players Al-Arabi Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi Bahrain Salman Isa Brazil Kim Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua Mali Souleymane Keïta Oman Mohammed Al-Balushi Iraq Younis Mahmoud Al-Gharafa Brazil Clemerson Brazil Fernandão Iraq Nashat Akram Morocco Otmane El Assas Switzerland Hakan Yakin Iraq Younis Mahmoud Al-Khor Bahrain Sayed Mohamed Adnan Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano Cameroon Bill Tchato Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Iraq Mahdi Karim Tunisia Kamel Zaiem Iraq Salam Shaker Brazil Fabrício SouzaCameroon Jean Paul Yontcha Al Kharaitiyat Bahrain Abdulla Baba Fatadi Benin Oumar Tchomogo Brazil Fabão Brazil Rodolfo Soares Cameroon Joseph-Désiré Job France Sabri Lamouchi Oman Ashraf Bait Taysir Brazil Wílton FigueiredoIraq Ali Hasan Kamal Al-Rayyan Brazil Aloísio Chulapa Brazil Élton Arábia Brazil Marcelo Tavares Ivory Coast Amara Diané Oman Amad Al-Hosni Senegal Abasse Ba Oman Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani Brazil RicardinhoBrazil Roque Júnior Al Sadd Brazil Felipe Ecuador Carlos Tenorio Ghana Agyemang Opoku Guinea Pascal Feindouno Oman Khalifa Ayil Al-Noufali Oman Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar Al-Sailiya Burkina Faso Abdoulaye Cissé Cameroon Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona Oman Ahmed Kano Oman Badar Al-Maimani Al-Wakrah Brazil Wilsinho Iraq Ali Rehema Morocco Adil Ramzi Morocco Anouar Diba Netherlands Delano Hill Netherlands Elbekay Bouchiba Iraq Karrar Jassim Qatar SC Brazil Marcinho Brazil Roger Iraq Qusay Munir Morocco Talal El Karkouri Morocco Youssef Safri Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Dokhi Umm Salal Brazil Fabrício Souza Brazil Magno Alves Brazil Nivaldo Morocco Aziz Ben Askar Senegal Moussa N'Diaye Bahrain Mohamed Husain Angola MauritoFrance Sabri Lamouchi Final league table main WDL Q y GHA Al-Gharafa SAD Al Sadd RAY Al-Rayyan QSC Qatar SC KHO Al-Khor UMM Umm Salal ARA Al-Arabi WAK Al-Wakrah SAI Al-Sailiya KHA Al Kharaitiyat 17 5 5 56 33 15 9 3 60 25 15 7 5 62 35 11 10 6 42 36 9 13 5 38 28 9 8 10 46 45 8 5 14 37 51 8 3 16 32 56 5 5 17 31 58 3 6 18 19 59 complete RSSSF Qatar Stars League 2008–09 winners Al-Gharafa 6th Top scorers 25 goals Brazil Magno Alves (Umm Salal) 21 goals Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi (Al-Arabi) 20 goals Brazil Clemerson (Al-Gharafa) 19 goals Ivory Coast Amara Diané (Al-Rayyan) Qatar Sebastián Soria (Qatar SC) 15 goals Qatar Khalfan Ibrahim (Al Sadd) 13 goals Ghana Agyemang Opoku (Al Sadd) 11 goals Bahrain Sayed Mohamed Adnan (Al-Khor) Cameroon Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona (Al-Sailiya) Guinea Pascal Feindouno (Al Sadd) Oman Amad Al-Hosni (Al-Rayyan) 10 goals Brazil Fernandão (Al-Gharafa) Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano (Al-Khor) Morocco Anouar Diba (Al-Wakrah) References External links Qatari League Goalzz QFA | Qatar Football Association - Home Arabic QFA | Qatar Football Association - Home English News About the Qatar League 2008–09 Stars League Qatar