# 2024–25 Qatar Stars League

The 2024–25 Qatar Stars League, or the QSL, also called Ooredoo Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the 51st edition of top-level football championship in Qatar.
Al Sadd are the defending champions, having winning the previous season.

## Clubs
### Stadia and locations

| Club | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al-Ahli | Doha | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al-Arabi | Doha | Grand Hamad Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al-Duhail | Doha | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Gharafa | Doha | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 21,872 |
| Al-Khor | Al-Khor | Al-Khor SC Stadium | 11,015 |
| Al-Rayyan | Al Rayyan | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | 47,343 |
| Al-Sadd | Doha | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 13,030 |
| Al-Shahaniya | Doha | Grand Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |
| Al-Shamal | Al Shamal | Al-Shamal SC Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Wakrah | Al Wakrah | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium | 12,000 |
| Qatar SC | Doha | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium | 12,000 |
| Umm Salal | Doha | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 21,872 |

### Personnel and kits

| Club | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Al-Ahli | Igor Bišćan | Jassem Mohammed Omar | Adidas | Regency Group Holding |
| Al-Arabi | Yeray Rodríguez (Interim) | Abdullah Marafee | Adidas | Doha Bank Sharq Insurance Snoonu |
| Al-Duhail | Christophe Galtier | Almoez Ali | Puma | Al Rayan Bank |
| Al-Gharafa | Pedro Martins | Ferjani Sassi | Kelme | N/A |
| Al-Khor | Mehdi Nafti | Nayef Mubarak | N/A | N/A |
| Al-Rayyan | Artur Jorge | Abdulaziz Hatem | Nike | Baladna Mall of Qatar |
| Al-Sadd | Félix Sánchez | Hassan Al-Haydos | New Balance | Qatar Airways |
| Al-Shamal | David Prats | Baghdad Bounedjah | Zat Outfit | N/A |
| Al-Shahaniya | José Murcia | Mustafa Jalal | N/A | N/A |
| Al-Wakrah | Poya Asbaghi | Lucas Mendes | Puma | N/A |
| Qatar SC | Youssef Safri | Sebastián Soria | Erreà | N/A |
| Umm Salal | Pablo Machín | Victor Lekhal | Puma | N/A |

### Foreign players

Clubs can register any foreigners they have over the course of the season, provided that two of them do not exceed the age of 23 (born in 2001 and under).
* Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
* Players in italics were out of squad or left club within the season after pre-season transfer window or in the mid-season transfer window and at least had one appearance.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 | U23 player 1 | U23 player 2 | Palestinian player (s) | Former player (s) |
| Al-Ahli | Matej Mitrović | Julian Draxler | Idrissa Doumbia | Driss Fettouhi | Erik Expósito | | | | | | Robin Tihi | Sekou Yansané | | |
| Al-Arabi | Marco Verratti | Yazan Al-Naimat | Abdou Diallo | Rodri | Youssef Msakni | | | | | | Isaac Lihadji | Simo Keddari | Alaa Aldeen Hassan | Omar Al Somah |
| Al-Duhail | Lucas Veríssimo | Benjamin Bourigeaud | Michael Olunga | Hakim Ziyech | Luis Alberto | | | | | | Bautista Burke | Ibrahima Bamba | | Ibrahima Diallo Rúben Semedo |
| Al-Gharafa | Yacine Brahimi | Matías Nani | Aron Gunnarsson | Yohan Boli | Jang Hyun-soo | Joselu | Rodrigo | Sergio Rico | Ferjani Sassi | Wajdi Kechrida | Seydou Sano | Fabricio Díaz | Jamal Hamed Yaser Hamed | Florinel Coman |
| Al-Khor | Sofiane Hanni | Ricardo Gomes | Ibrahima Diallo | Adil Rhaili | Aitor García | | | | | | Ahmed Kone | Abdullah Oyekanmi | | Yohan Boli Abdallah Nouri Aymen Hussein Rúben Semedo |
| Al-Rayyan | Julien De Sart | Paulo Victor | Róger Guedes | Romarinho | Thiago Mendes | Joshua Brenet | Trézéguet | Adam Bareiro | David García | | Gabriel Pereira | André Amaro | Ameed Mahajna Mohammed Saleh | Achraf Bencharki Francisco Ginella |
| Al-Sadd | Adam Ounas | Youcef Atal | Claudinho | Guilherme | Paulo Otávio | Mohamed Camara | Romain Saïss | Cristo | Rafa Mújica | | Abdessamed Bounacer | Giovani | | Mateus Uribe |
| Al-Shahaniya | Francesco Antonucci | Pelle van Amersfoort | Sven van Beek | Alhassan Koroma | Marc Muniesa | | | | | | Mohammed Ibrahim | | | |
| Al-Shamal | Baghdad Bounedjah | Jeison Murillo | Omid Ebrahimi | Younès Belhanda | Pape Abou Cissé | Naïm Sliti | | | | | Mohamed Rafik Omar | Younes El Hannach | | |
| Al-Wakrah | Farid Boulaya | Gelson Dala | Alexander Scholz | Hamdy Fathy | Aymen Hussein | Aïssa Laïdouni | | | | | Ayoub Assal | Omar Salah | Michel Termanini Musab Al-Battat | Ricardo Gomes |
| Qatar SC | Carlinhos | Ben Malango | Ahmed Abdel Kader | Badr Benoun | Percy Tau | Javi Martínez | | | | | Raoul Danzabe | Ali Saoudi | Ataa Jaber | Mohamed Taabouni |
| Umm Salal | Victor Lekhal | Antonio Mance | Kenji Gorré | Marouane Louadni | Oussama Tannane | | | | | | Naïm Laidouni | Landing Badji | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Duhail | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 41 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite League stage |
| 2 | Al Sadd | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 40 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite play-off round |
| 3 | Al-Gharafa | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 37 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 29 | |
| 5 | Al-Rayyan | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 27 | |
| 6 | Al-Shamal | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Al Shahaniya | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 23 | |
| 8 | Al-Arabi | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 22 | |
| 9 | Al-Wakrah | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 21 | |
| 10 | Qatar SC | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 21 | |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Al-Khor | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 7 | Relegation to Qatargas League |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AHL | ARA | DUH | GHA | KHO | RAY | SAD | SHH | SHA | WAK | QAT | UMM |
| Al-Ahli | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 28 Mar | 2–2 | 2–1 | 28 Feb | 6–3 | 0–3 | 11 Apr |
| Al-Arabi | 4–2 | — | 0–5 | 4 Apr | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 8 Mar | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 |
| Al-Duhail | 8 Mar | 11 Apr | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 28 Feb | 5 Apr | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Gharafa | 2–0 | 3–1 | 29 Mar | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 18 Apr | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| Al-Khor | 0–1 | 3–4 | 18 Apr | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 28 Mar |
| Al-Rayyan | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | — | 5 Apr | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 18 Apr | 3–1 |
| Al Sadd | 18 Apr | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 11 Apr | 2–1 | — | 4–2 | 1–0 | 29 Mar | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Al Shahaniya | 4 Apr | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 11 Apr | 3–2 |
| Al-Shamal | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 11 Apr | 2–1 | 28 Mar | — | 18 Apr | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Al-Wakrah | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 11 Apr | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 8 Mar | 3–0 |
| Qatar SC | 0–1 | 29 Mar | 1–6 | 1–3 | 5 Apr | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 28 Feb |
| Umm Salal | 0–3 | 18 Apr | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4 Apr | 2–2 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 23 February 2025 (Flashscore)
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Baghdad Bounedjah | Al-Shamal | 17 |
| 2 | Róger Guedes | Al-Rayyan | 14 |
| 3 | Rafa Mújica | Al-Sadd | 11 |
| 4 | Akram Afif | Al-Sadd | 10 |
| 5 | Julian Draxler | Al-Ahli | 9 |
| 5 | Antonio Mance | Umm Salal | 9 |
| 5 | Michael Olunga | Al-Duhail | 9 |
| 5 | Ricardo Gomes | Al-Wakrah | 9 |
| 5 | Pelle van Amersfoort | Al-Shahaniya | 9 |
| 10 | Sekou Yansané | Al-Ahli | 8 |