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2025–26 Qatar Stars League

The 2025–26 Qatar Stars League or the QSL, also called Doha Bank Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the 52nd edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 14 August 2025 and is scheduled to finish on 17 April 2026.[1] Al Sadd were defending champions, having won the previous season. Due to the risk of missile strikes from Iran stemming from the 2026 Iran war, the league was suspended from 1–11 March.

Qatar Stars League
Season2025–26
Dates14 August 2025 – 27 April 2026
ChampionsAl Sadd (19th title)
RelegatedUmm Salal
Champions League EliteAl Sadd
Al-Shamal
Al-Gharafa (As Amir of Qatar Cup winners)
Champions League TwoAl-Rayyan
AGCFF Gulf Club Champions LeagueAl Duhail
Matches132
Goals438 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorerRóger Guedes
(20 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Sailiya 4–0 Al-Arabi
(27 September 2025)
Al Sadd 5–1 Al Rayyan
(30 October 2025)
Al-Shamal 4–0 Al Shahaniya
(23 November 2025)
Al-Wakrah 4–0 Al Shahaniya
(29 January 2026)
Al Sadd 4–0 Al Shahaniya
(5 February 2026)
Biggest away winAl-Arabi 1–8 Al Duhail
(20 September 2025)
Highest scoringUmm Salal 3–8 Al Sadd
(8 November 2025)
Longest winning run9 matches
Al Sadd
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Al Sadd
Longest winless run6 matches
Al Ahli
Al Shahaniya
Al-Wakrah
Longest losing run6 matches
Al Shahaniya

Clubs

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Team changes

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Stadia and locations

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Personnel and kits

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Sadd (C) 22 14 3 5 56 30 +26 45 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2 Al-Shamal 22 12 4 6 39 28 +11 40
3 Al-Rayyan 22 11 5 6 46 32 +14 38 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4 Al-Gharafa 22 11 3 8 36 36 0 36 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite League stage[a]
5 Al Duhail 22 9 6 7 40 27 +13 33 Qualification for the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League group stage
6 Qatar SC 22 9 5 8 34 32 +2 32
7 Al-Arabi 22 9 5 8 37 41 −4 32
8 Al-Wakrah 22 7 6 9 32 36 −4 27
9 Al Ahli 22 8 2 12 34 43 −9 26
10 Al-Sailiya 22 6 4 12 25 38 −13 22
11 Al Shahaniya (O) 22 6 3 13 22 39 −17 21 Qualification for Relegation play-off
12 Umm Salal (R) 22 6 2 14 37 56 −19 20 Relegation to Qatar Stars League 2
Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as the 2026 Amir of Qatar Cup winners.

Results

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Home \ Away AHL ARA DUH GHA RAY SAD SAI SHH SHA WAK QAT UMM
Al Ahli 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–2 4–2 5–3 1–3 0–3
Al-Arabi 1–0 1–8 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–2
Al Duhail 2–3 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 4–2
Al-Gharafa 1–4 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–2
Al-Rayyan 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0
Al Sadd 2–0 1–3 0–0 2–0 5–1 3–1 4–0 3–2 2–2 2–3 2–5
Al-Sailiya 1–2 4–0 0–4 1–0 1–3 1–3 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1
Al Shahaniya 1–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–5 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 3–4 3–0
Al-Shamal 2–0 3–2 1–3 0–0 4–2 0–3 0–0 4–0 2–2 3–0[a] 3–2
Al-Wakrah 3–2 0–1 0–2 3–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 0–1 1–0 3–2
Qatar SC 2–0 1–5 1–2 2–0 3–3 2–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–4 2–1
Umm Salal 1–3 2–4 2–1 2–3 1–2 3–8 2–1 2–0 0–5 2–2 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

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Al-Shahaniya3–0Al Kharaitiyat
 Report
Referee: Mohammed Ahmad Al-Mazyed

Season statistics

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Original match ended 0–2, but due to a regulatory violation by Qatar (fielding an ineligible foreign player), Al-Shamal's protest was accepted and the result was overturned to a 3–0 administrative win for Al-Shamal.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Announcing the 2025-2026 season Qatar Stars League first leg schedule". QSL. 22 June 2025. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "قبول احتجاج الشمال يؤجل حسم السد لقب الدوري القطري" (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 19 April 2026.
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