2010–11 Qatar Stars League

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Qatar Stars League
Season2010–11
Champions Lekhwiya
Relegated Al-Sailiya
2011–12

The 2010-11 Qatar Stars League was the 38th edition of the top level football championship in Qatar and started in September.

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Teams

Al-Shamal were relegated to the second-level league after finishing bottom in the 2009–10 Qatar Stars League campaign. Al-Sailiya survived the drop after winning the end of season relegation/promotion playoff against Mesaimeer

Lekhwiya were promoted as the 2nd level champions under their former name of Al-Shorta Doha or locally known as the Internal Security Forces (ISF).

Stadia and locations

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Doha
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Umm Salal
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Al Rayyan
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Al Khor
Locations of teams in the 2010-11 Qatari League
ClubCity/TownStadium
Al-Gharafa Doha Al-Gharafa Stadium
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Umm Salal Umm Salal Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Qatar SC Doha Qatar SC Stadium
Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khawr Stadium
Al-Sailiya Doha Qatar SC Stadium
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al-Wakrah Stadium
Al-Kharaitiyat Al Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium 1
Lekhwiya 2 Doha Qatar SC Stadium
Al-Ahli Doha Al-Ahly Stadium

1 Although this is classed as Al Khuratiyat SC home ground, the stadium is not up to Qatari Stars league standards, and the club uses other venues to host games
2 Formally known as Al Shorta

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5 AFC playerFormer players
Al-Ahli Flag of Cape Verde.svg Ró-Ró Flag of Croatia.svg Wagner Ribeiro Flag of France.svg Olivier Kapo Flag of Ghana.svg Agyemang Opoku Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Olivier Tia Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shavkat Mullajanov Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiano Eller
Flag of Brazil.svg Giba
Flag of Oman.svg Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi
Al-Arabi Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Pisculichi Flag of Brazil.svg Caboré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Antonin Koutouan Flag of Bahrain.svg Salman Isa Flag of Brazil.svg Kim
Al-Gharafa Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho Pernambucano Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Amara Diané Flag of Morocco.svg Otmane El Assas Flag of Iraq.svg Younis Mahmoud Flag of Brazil.svg Clemerson
Al-Kharitiyath Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Yahia Kébé Flag of Mozambique.svg Dario Khan Flag of Nigeria.svg Onyekachi Okonkwo Flag of Iraq.svg Alaa Abdul-Zahra
Al-Khor Flag of Bahrain.svg Sayed Mohamed Adnan Flag of Brazil.svg Alan Bahia Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Flag of Brazil.svg Ney Mineiro Flag of Ghana.svg Abdoulaye Barry Flag of Iraq.svg Salam Shaker
Al-Rayyan Flag of Brazil.svg Itamar Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Bordon Flag of Brazil.svg Moisés Moura Flag of Brazil.svg Nathan Ribeiro Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Tabata Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yong-hyung Flag of Brazil.svg Afonso Alves
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Amara Diané
Al-Sadd Flag of Algeria.svg Nadir Belhadj Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abdul Kader Keïta Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jung-soo Flag of Ghana.svg Agyemang Opoku
Al-Sailiya Flag of Algeria.svg Yazid Mansouri Flag of Bahrain.svg Abdulla Al-Marzooqi Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Moumouni Dagano Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Babou Sidiki Flag of Senegal.svg Mobello Baba Keita Flag of Bahrain.svg Faouzi Aaish
Al-Wakrah Flag of Brazil.svg Reinaldo Flag of Iraq.svg Ali Rehema Flag of Morocco.svg Anouar Diba Flag of Morocco.svg Aziz Ben Askar Flag of Iraq.svg Nashat Akram Flag of Morocco.svg Adil Ramzi
Flag of Morocco.svg Youness Hawassi
Lekhwiya Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Júnior Flag of France.svg Dame Traoré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Aruna Dindane Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Bakari Koné Flag of Morocco.svg Abdeslam Ouaddou Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Jasur Hasanov
Qatar SC Flag of Brazil.svg Marcinho Flag of Iraq.svg Ali Hasan Kamal Flag of Morocco.svg Talal El Karkouri Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef Safri Flag of Iraq.svg Qusay Munir
Umm Salal Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Aristide Bancé Flag of Morocco.svg Adil Ramzi Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mario Melchiot Flag of Nigeria.svg Derick Ogbu Flag of Spain.svg Gabri Flag of Bahrain.svg Mohamed Husain Flag of Brazil.svg Davi

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Lekhwiya (C)2215344017+2348 2011 Qatar Crown Prince Cup and
2012 AFC Champions League group stage [lower-alpha 1]
2 Al-Gharafa 2214175131+2043
3 Al-Rayyan 2212643922+1742
4 Al-Arabi 2212553726+1141
5 Qatar SC 2211744026+1440
6 Al-Sadd 2211383226+636
7 Al-Wakrah 2283113036627
8 Al-Kharaitiyat 22741127401325
9 Umm Salal 22541324391519
10 Al-Khor 2247112433919
11 Al-Sailiya (R)22361325472215Promotion/relegation playoff
12 Al-Ahli 22431516442815
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since Al-Rayyan also won the 2011 Emir of Qatar Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League.

Pre-Relegation Playoff

After finishing the season with the same number of points, Al-Ahli and Al-Sailiya faced each one in a tie played over one leg to decide which team relegates and which team faces Al-Shamal (2nd placed team of 2010-11 Qatar 2nd Division).

Al-Ahli Flag of Qatar.svg 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sailiya
Wagner Soccerball shade.svg100' Report

Relegation playoff

Al-Ahli Flag of Qatar.svg 4 - 3 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Shamal
Wagner Soccerball shade.svg11', 17', 32'
Opoku Soccerball shade.svg37'
Renan Soccerball shade.svg56'
Jomaa Soccerball shade.svg66'
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Fixtures and results

Home \ Away SAD RAY GHA QSC UMM KHO WAK KHA ARA SAI LEK AHL
Al-Sadd 1–01–31–30–11–14–03–20–23–20–12–0
Al-Rayyan 1–13–21–13–01–03–02–10–14–12–12–0
Al-Gharafa 1–03–30–22–03–02–45–11–33–10–12–0
Qatar SC 2–22–04–02–13–11–00–01–12–20–10–0
Umm Salal 0–30–22–34–21–12–12–31–21–11–11–2
Al-Khor 3–10–03–03–51–01–21–20–10–00–20–2
Al-Wakrah 0–12–20–30–22–10–03–00–30–01–32–0
Al-Kharaitiyat 1–32–21–42–31–00–31–01–31–11–21–1
Al-Arabi 2–10–41–21–22–21–11–32–01–01–14–0
Al-Sailiya 0–11–20–32–22–33–22–50–25–20–22–1
Lekhwiya 1–23–10–21–03–03–14–10–21–14–03–0
Al-Ahli 0–10–11–73–10–12–20–40–20–43–01–2

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Flag of Iraq.svg Younis Mahmoud Al-Gharafa 15
2 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Moumouni Dagano Al-Sailiya 14
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Bakari Koné Lekhwiya
4 Flag of Qatar.svg Sebastián Soria Qatar SC 12
5 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Yahia Kébé Al-Kharaitiyat 11
Flag of Qatar.svg Mohammed Razak Lekhwiya
7 Flag of Morocco.svg Anouar Diba Al-Wakrah 9
Flag of Qatar.svg Jaralla Al-Marri Al-Rayyan
9 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Pisculichi Al-Arabi 8
Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho Pernambucano Al-Gharafa
Flag of Qatar.svg Ali Afif Al-Sadd
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Caboré Al-Arabi 7

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