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Qatar Stars League
Season2013–14
ChampionsLekhwiya
3rd title
RelegatedAl-Rayyan
Muaither
AFC Champions LeagueLekhwiya
El Jaish
Al-Sadd
Matches played182
Goals scored553 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorerDioko Kaluyituka (22 goals)

The 2013–14 Qatar Stars League was the 41st edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 1 September 2013 and ended on 11 April 2014. Al-Sadd were the defending champions. Lekhwiya won its third league title with 53 points.

League expansion

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At the end of the previous season, it was announced that the 2013–14 season would feature 14 teams. The decision to increase the numbers of teams means Al-Sailiya, who finished bottom of the league table, will avoid relegation. Meanwhile, Muaither, who lost to Al-Arabi in the play-offs, will join as the 14th team. The Second Division and the reserve league also merged to create a stronger second tier.[1] On the 6 October 2013 it was announced that the second tier would be known as the QatarGas League due to sponsorship reasons.[2]

Teams

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Al-Ahli were promoted as champions from the 2nd Division. They were joined by Muaither who came in second place and failed to win the end of season playoff against Al-Arabi but secured promotion due to the league expansion

Stadia and locations

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2013–14 Qatar Stars League is located in Qatar
Doha
Doha
Umm Salal
Umm Salal
Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan
Al Khor
Al Khor
Locations of teams in the 2013–14 Qatari League
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Doha Al-Ahly Stadium 20,000
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium[3] 13,000
Al-Gharafa Al Gharafa Al-Gharafa Stadium 22,000
Al-Kharaitiyat Al-Rayyan Al-Khawr Stadium 13,000
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khawr Stadium 13,000
Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium 22,000
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium 18,000
Al-Sailiya Doha Ahmed bin Ali Stadium 1 22,000
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al-Wakrah Stadium 12,000
El Jaish Doha Qatar SC Stadium 13,000
Lekhwiya Doha Lekhwiya Sports Stadium 15,000
Muaither Doha Khalifa International Stadium 50,000
Qatar SC Doha Qatar SC Stadium 13,000
Umm Salal Umm Salal Grand Hamad Stadium 13,000

1 Al Sailiya do not have a stadium of their own so will share with Al Rayyan.[4]

Personnel and kits

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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 sponsor
Al-Ahli Czech Republic Milan Máčala
Al-Arabi Brazil Paulo César Carpegiani
Al-Gharafa Uruguay Diego Aguirre
Al-Kharaitiyat France Bertrand Marchand
Al-Khor Romania László Bölöni[5]
Al-Rayyan Spain Manolo Jiménez
Al-Sadd Morocco Hussein Ammouta
Al-Sailiya Tunisia Sami Trabelsi
Al-Wakrah Tunisia Maher Kanzari
El Jaish Tunisia Nabil Maâloul
Lekhwiya Belgium Eric Gerets
Muaither Spain Ladislas Lozano
Qatar SC Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni
Umm Salal Turkey Bülent Uygun

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-Kharaitiyat France Bernard Simondi[6] Contract not renewed 23 May 2013 France Bertrand Marchand[7] 26 May 2013
Al-Sailiya Qatar Abdullah Mubarak Resigned [8] 8 June 2013 Tunisia Sami Trabelsi[9] 8 June 2013
Al-Arabi Morocco Abdelaziz Bennij Contract not renewed 8 June 2013 Germany Uli Stielike[10] 8 June 2013
Al-Wakrah Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Baždarević Contract not renewed 20 June 2013 Iraq Adnan Dirjal[11] 20 June 2013
Umm Salal France Alain Perrin Sacked 30 September 2013 France Gérard Gili[12] 30 September 2013
Al-Rayyan Uruguay Diego Aguirre Sacked 30 October 2013 Spain Manolo Jiménez[13] 6 November 2013
Umm Salal France Gérard Gili Sacked 14 December 2013 Turkey Bülent Uygun[14] 14 December 2013
El Jaish Romania Răzvan Lucescu Sacked 16 January 2014 Tunisia Nabil Maâloul[15] 21 January 2014
Al-Arabi Germany Uli Stielike Sacked [16] 28 January 2014 Brazil Paulo César Carpegiani 18 February 2014
Al-Gharafa Brazil Zico Mutual consent [17] 29 January 2014 Uruguay Diego Aguirre 6 February 2014
Al-Wakrah Iraq Adnan Dirjal Resigned [18] 12 March 2014 Tunisia Maher Kanzari 1 June 2014

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC player Former players
Al-Ahli Bahrain Abdullah Omar Democratic Republic of the Congo Dioko Kaluyituka Democratic Republic of the Congo Patou Kabangu Iran Mojtaba Jabbari Iran Ferydoon Zandi
Al-Arabi Algeria Karim Ziani Brazil Bruno Rangel Brazil Wanderley Brazil Orestes 1 Bahrain Sayed Mohamed Adnan
Venezuela Jesús Meza
Al-Gharafa Argentina Lisandro López Brazil Nenê Ivory Coast Lassina Diaby Venezuela Miku Australia Mark Bresciano
Al-Kharaitiyat Brazil Domingos Burkina Faso Yahia Kébé Ivory Coast Vivien Assie Morocco Youssef Kaddioui Bahrain Jaycee John
Al-Khor Brazil Júlio César Brazil Madson Brazil William Iraq Ali Hasan Kamal Iraq Salam Shaker Brazil Bruno Mineiro
Morocco Faouzi Abdelghani
Al-Rayyan Argentina Lucho González Nigeria Kalu Uche Nigeria Yakubu South Korea Cho Yong-hyung Argentina Juan Forlín
Brazil Nilmar
Brazil Rodrigo Tabata
Al-Sadd Algeria Nadir Belhadj Brazil Rodrigo Tabata Spain Raúl South Korea Lee Jung-soo Brazil Leandro
Senegal Mamadou Niang
Al-Sailiya Brazil Marcelo Camacho Brazil Marcelo Tavares Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano Democratic Republic of the Congo Yves Diba Ilunga Bahrain Faouzi Aaish
Al-Wakrah Argentina Sebastián Sáez Brazil Michel Iran Pejman Khoubiari Netherlands Saïd Boutahar Iraq Ali Rehema Morocco Anouar Diba
El Jaish Brazil Anderson Martins Brazil Nilmar France Jirès Kembo Ekoko Tunisia Mohammad Mothnani South Korea Go Seul-ki Nigeria Kalu Uche
Oman Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini
Lekhwiya Algeria Madjid Bougherra Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Tunisia Youssef Msakni South Korea Nam Tae-hee Ivory Coast Issiar Dia
Muaither Bolivia Jhasmani Campos Brazil Johnson Kendrick Brazil Rodrigo South Korea Cho Sung-hwan South Korea Ha Sung-min The Gambia Ebrahima Sawaneh
Montenegro Đorđe Đikanović
Uzbekistan Fozil Musaev
Qatar SC Brazil Adriano Brazil Douglão Brazil Marcinho South Korea Sin Jin-ho
Umm Salal Brazil Cabore Brazil Victor Simões Morocco Otmane El Assas Iran Pejman Montazeri Australia Sasa Ognenovski
Ivory Coast Bakari Koné

^1 Orestes has East Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lekhwiya (C) 26 16 5 5 55 30 +25 53 2015 AFC Champions League group stage
2 El Jaish 26 14 6 6 39 27 +12 48 2015 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round
3 Al-Sadd 26 13 8 5 54 30 +24 47
4 Al-Sailiya 26 11 9 6 45 37 +8 42
5 Al-Arabi 26 11 6 9 41 41 0 39 2015 GCC Champions League group stage
6 Al-Ahli 26 9 7 10 48 50 −2 34
7 Umm Salal 26 9 7 10 34 36 −2 34
8 Al-Wakrah 26 8 8 10 41 40 +1 32
9 Al-Gharafa 26 8 8 10 40 41 −1 32
10 Qatar SC 26 8 7 11 34 40 −6 31
11 Al-Khor 26 5 15 6 29 30 −1 30
12 Al-Kharaitiyat 26 7 8 11 31 34 −3 29
13 Al-Rayyan (R) 26 7 8 11 34 40 −6 29 GCC Champions League and relegation to the 2nd Division
14 Muaither (R) 26 4 2 20 28 69 −41 14 Relegation to the 2014–15 Qatari 2nd Division
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2014. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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