2014–15 Qatar Stars League

The 2014–15 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, was the 42nd edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 21 August 2014. Lekhwiya, the defending champions, won their fourth league title with one matchday remaining by winning against Al-Ahli on 12 April 2015.

Qatar Stars League
Season2014–15
ChampionsLekhwiya (4th title)
RelegatedAl-Shahaniya
Al-Shamal
2016 AFC Champions LeagueLekhwiya
Al-Sadd
El Jaish
Matches played182
Goals scored613 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorerDemocratic Republic of the Congo Dioko Kaluyituka
(25 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Gharafa 7–0 Al-Shamal (21 March 2015)
Biggest away winAl-Wakrah 0–7 Qatar SC (29 November 2014)
Highest scoringAl-Kharaitiyat 4–4 Al-Arabi (28 February 2015)
Longest winning runLekhwiya (5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAl-Sadd (13 matches)
Longest winless runAl-Shamal (17 matches)
Longest losing runAl-Wakrah (5 matches)
All statistics correct as of 16 April 2015.

Teams

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Al-Shamal were promoted as champions from the 2nd Division. They last played in the top flight in 2009–10. They are joined by 2nd Division runners up Al-Shahaniya who enter the top flight for the first time in their history. Relegated were Muaither who lasted one season in the top flight and former power-house outfit Al-Rayyan.

Stadia and locations

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Doha
 
Umm Salal
 
Al Khor
Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Qatari League
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity Coach
Al-Ahli Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 13,000   Zlatko Kranjčar
Al-Arabi Doha Al-Arabi SC Stadium[1] 13,000   José Daniel Carreño
Al-Gharafa Al Gharafa Al-Gharafa Stadium 25,000   Habib Al Sadiq
Al-Kharaitiyat Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium 13,000   Amar Osim
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium 13,000   László Bölöni[2]
Al-Sadd Doha Al-Sadd SC Stadium 14,000   Hussein Ammouta
Al-Sailiya Doha Al-Sadd SC Stadium 14,000   Sami Trabelsi
Al-Shahaniya Al Gharafa Al-Gharafa Stadium 25,000   Luka Bonačić
Al-Shamal Madinat ash Shamal Al-Shamal Stadium 5,000   Dragan Cvetković
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al-Wakrah Stadium 12,000   Goran Tufegdžić
El Jaish Doha Lekhwiya SC Stadium 15,000   Sabri Lamouchi
Lekhwiya Doha Lekhwiya SC Stadium 15,000   Michael Laudrup
Qatar SC Doha Qatar SC Stadium 13,000   Radhi Shenaishil
Umm Salal Umm Salal Qatar SC Stadium 13,000   Bülent Uygun

Kit manufacturer and sponsors

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Teams Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Al-Ahli Jako Regency Group
Al-Arabi Adidas
Al-Gharafa BURRDA
Al-Kharaitiyat BURRDA ORYX GTL
Al-Khor Adidas Al Sultan Beach Resort
Al-Sadd BURRDA Vodafone
Al-Sailiya Adidas QIB
Al-Shahaniya Macron
Al-Shamal Hummel
Al-Wakrah Jako Alijarah Holding
El Jaish Nike NAPT
Lekhwiya BURRDA Masraf Al Rayan
Qatar SC Hummel QNB
Umm Salal Nike MSC Qatar

Stadium changes

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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-Arabi   Paulo César Carpegiani Mutual contest 11 April 2014 Pre-season   Dan Petrescu[3] 11 April 2014
Al-Gharafa   Diego Aguirre Resigned 5 June 2014   Marcos Paquetá[4] 7 June 2014
Qatar SC   Sebastião Lazaroni Mutual consent 1 July 2014   Ivan Hašek[5] 1 July 2014
Lekhwiya   Eric Gerets 1 July 2014   Michael Laudrup[6] 1 July 2014
Qatar SC   Ivan Hašek Sacked 11 September 2014 9th   Radhi Shenaishil 11 September 2014
Al-Shahaniya   Miguel Ángel Lotina Resigned 22 September 2014 13th   Luka Bonačić 21 November 2014
Al-Wakrah   Maher Kanzari Sacked 28 October 2014 12th   Noureddine Zekri[7] 28 October 2014
Al-Arabi   Dan Petrescu 1 December 2014 8th   José Daniel Carreño 1 December 2014
El Jaish   Nabil Maâloul[8] Signed by Kuwait 13 December 2014 4th   Sabri Lamouchi 27 December 2014
Al Kharaitiyat   Bertrand Marchand Sacked 15 December 2014 12th   Amar Osim 27 December 2014
Al Ahli   Milan Máčala 7 February 2015 7th   Zlatko Kranjčar 7 February 2015
Al-Wakrah   Noureddine Zekri 20 February 2015 12th   Goran Tufegdžić 23 February 2015
Al-Shamal   Silvio Diliberto 14th   Dragan Cvetković
Al-Gharafa   Marcos Paquetá 7th   Habib Al Sadiq[9] 15 April 2015

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC Player Former players
Al-Ahli   Dioko Kaluyituka   Patou Kabangu   Jalal Hosseini   Mojtaba Jabbari
Al-Arabi   Junior Dutra   Paulinho   Mirel Rădoi   Ashkan Dejagah   Imoh Ezekiel
  Pablo Hernández
Al-Gharafa   Cícero   Christian Bolaños   Claudiu Keșerü   Mark Bresciano   Lisandro López
  Nenê
  Miku
Al-Kharaitiyat   Domingos   Yahia Kébé   Vivien Assie   Issiar Dia   Hassan Abdel-Fattah   Yves Diba Ilunga
Al-Khor   Júlio César   Madson   Marco Antônio   Mohammad Mustafa   William
Al-Sadd   Nadir Belhadj   Grafite   Muriqui   Lee Jung-soo   Rodrigo Tabata
Al-Sailiya   Yves Diba Ilunga   Ali Al-Khaibari   Issam Jemâa   Faouzi Aaish   Ricardo Costa
  Sin Jin-ho
Al-Shahaniya   Luciano Vázquez   Ulises Pascua   Masoud Shojaei   Álvaro Mejía   Mehrdad Pooladi   Orestes
Al-Shamal   Moumouni Dagano   Salaheddine Chihab   Saïd Boutahar   Maher Haddad   Mohammad Al-Dmeiri   Cho Yong-hyung
Al-Wakrah   Sebastián Sáez   Ismail Belmaalem   Mohsine Moutouali   Younès Hawassi   Reza Ghoochannejhad   Kwak Hee-ju
El Jaish   Anderson Martins   Lucas Mendes   Romarinho   Mohammad Mothnani   Lee Keun-ho
Lekhwiya   Vladimír Weiss   Chico Flores   Youssef Msakni   Nam Tae-hee   Lassina Diaby
Qatar SC   Rafik Halliche   Lassina Diaby   Cho Young-cheol   Hamdi Harbaoui   Han Kook-young
Umm Salal   Ahmed Fathy   Jérémie Aliadière   Tuncay Şanlı   Pejman Montazeri

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lekhwiya (C) 26 19 5 2 59 25 +34 62 2016 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Sadd 26 17 6 3 68 35 +33 57 2016 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round[a]
3 El Jaish 26 15 2 9 54 33 +21 47
4 Qatar SC 26 14 4 8 51 40 +11 46
5 Al-Ahli 26 11 5 10 48 40 +8 38 2016 GCC Champions League
6 Umm Salal 26 10 7 9 43 37 +6 37
7 Al-Gharafa 26 11 3 12 48 54 −6 36
8 Al-Arabi 26 9 8 9 43 38 +5 35 2016 GCC Champions League
9 Al-Kharaitiyat 26 8 10 8 37 38 −1 34
10 Al-Khor 26 7 9 10 38 48 −10 30
11 Al Sailiya 26 8 5 13 40 54 −14 29
12 Al-Wakrah 26 6 5 15 34 52 −18 23
13 Al-Shahaniya (R) 26 5 5 16 26 57 −31 20 Relegation to 2015–16 Qatari 2nd Division
14 Al-Shamal (R) 26 1 8 17 24 62 −38 11
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2015. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Al-Sadd, winners of 2015 Emir of Qatar Cup, was already qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League via QSL, third-placed El Jaish earned a spot in the same tournament.

Season statistics

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As of 16 April 2015[10]

Top scorers

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Position Player Club Goals
1   Dioko Kaluyituka Al-Ahli 25
2   Hamdi Harbaoui Qatar SC 21
3   Romarinho El Jaish 16
  Hassan Abdel-Fattah Al-Kharaitiyat
  Júlio Cesar Al-Khor
6   Sebastián Sáez Al-Wakrah 11
  Paulinho Al-Arabi
  Hassan Al-Haydos Al-Sadd
  Khalfan Ibrahim Al-Sadd
  Meshal Abdullah Al-Ahli
  Sebastián Soria Lekhwiya
  Issam Jemâa Al-Sailiya
  Tuncay Şanlı Umm Salal

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
August   Michael Laudrup Lekhwiya   Mojtaba Jabbari Al-Ahli [11][12]
September   Radhi Shenaishil Qatar SC   Hamdi Harbaoui Qatar SC [13][14]
October   Hussein Ammouta Al-Sadd   Rodrigo Tabata Al-Sadd [15][16]
November   Bülent Uygun Umm Salal   Dioko Kaluyituka Al-Ahli
December   Michael Laudrup Lekhwiya   Hassan Al-Haydos Al-Sadd [17][18]
February   Amar Osim Al-Kharaitiyat   Hassan Abdel-Fattah Al-Kharaitiyat [19][20]

References

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  14. ^ "September: QSL Coach of the Month – Radhi Shenaishil". QSL. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  15. ^ "October: QSL Player of the Month – Rodrigo Tabata". QSL. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  16. ^ "October: QSL Coach of the month – Hussein Amotta". QSL. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
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  19. ^ "February: QSL Player of the Month – Hassan Abdul Fattah". QSL. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  20. ^ "February: QSL Coach of the month - Amar Osim". QSL. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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