2013–14 Qatar Stars League
# 2013–14 Qatar Stars League

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

## League expansion

At the end of the previous 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 – 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 will also merge to create a stronger second tier. On the 6 October 2013 it was announced that the second tier would be known as the QatarGas League due to sponsorship reasons.

## Teams

Al Ahli were promoted as champions from the 2nd Division. They were joined by Al-Mu'aidar 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

| Club | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Al Ahli | Doha | Al-Ahly Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al-Arabi | Doha | Grand Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |
| Al-Gharrafa | Al Gharafa | Al-Gharafa Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al Kharitiyath | Al-Rayyan | Al-Khawr Stadium | 13,000 |
| Al-Khor | Al Khor | Al-Khawr Stadium | 13,000 |
| Al-Muaither | Doha | Khalifa International Stadium | 50,000 |
| 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 |
| 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.

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| Team | Manager |
| - | - |
| Al Ahli | Milan Máčala |
| Al-Arabi | Paulo César Carpegiani |
| Al-Gharafa | Diego Aguirre |
| Al Kharitiyath | Bertrand Marchand |
| Al-Khor | László Bölöni |
| Al-Muaither | Ladislas Lozano |
| Al-Rayyan | Manolo Jiménez |
| Al-Sadd | Hussein Amotta |
| Al-Sailiya | Sami Trabelsi |
| Al-Wakrah | Adnan Dirjal |
| El Jaish | Nabil Maloul |
| Lekhwiya | Eric Gerets |
| Qatar SC | Sebastião Lazaroni |
| Umm-Salal | Bülent Uygun |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Kharitiyath | Bernard Simondi | Contract not renewed | 23 May 2013 | Bertrand Marchand | 26 May 2013 |
| Al Sailiya | Abdullah Mubarak | Resigned | 8 June 2013 | Sami Trabelsi | 8 June 2013 |
| Al Arabi | Abdelaziz Bennij | Contract not renewed | 8 June 2013 | Uli Stielike | 8 June 2013 |
| Al Wakrah | Mehmed Baždarević | Contract not renewed | 20 June 2013 | Adnan Dirjal | 20 June 2013 |
| Umm Salal | Alain Perrin | Sacked | 30 September 2013 | Gérard Gili | 30 September 2013 |
| Al Rayyan | Diego Aguirre | Sacked | 30 October 2013 | Manolo Jiménez | 6 November 2013 |
| Umm Salal | Gérard Gili | Sacked | 14 December 2013 | Bülent Uygun | 14 December 2013 |
| El Jaish | Răzvan Lucescu | Sacked | 16 January 2014 | Nabil Maloul | 21 January 2014 |
| Al Arabi | Uli Stielike | Sacked | 28 January 2014 | Paulo César Carpegiani | 18 February 2014 |
| Al-Gharafa | Zico | Mutual Consent | 29 January 2014 | Diego Aguirre | 6 February 2014 |
| Al Wakrah | Adnan Dirjal | Resigned | 12 March 2014 | Maher Kanzari | 1 June 2014 |

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to seven (including an Asian player) per team, with no more than five on pitch during matches.

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Asian Player |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Ahli | Abdullah Omar | Dioko Kaluyituka | Patou Kabangu | John Benson | Ró-Ró | Semih Aksoy | Mojtaba Jabbari |
| Al-Arabi | Karim Ziani | Wanderley | Bruno Rangel | Thamer Jamal | Mohammed Muddather | | Orestes |
| Al-Gharrafa | Lisandro López | Nenê | Lassina Diaby | Yousef Ramadan | Miku | | Mark Bresciano |
| Al Kharitiyath | Jaycee John | Domingos | Yahia Kébé | Vivien Assie | Youssef Kaddioui | Mohammed Salam | Naief Al Enezi |
| Al-Khor | Júlio César | William | Madson | Salam Shaker | Papa Djibril | Farri Agri | Ali Hasan Kamal |
| Al-Muaither | Jhasmani Campos | Johnson Kendrick | Rodrigo | Sahilou Ndiaye | | | |
| Al-Rayyan | Lucho González | Nathan | Babou Sidiki | Yakubu | Kalu Uche | | |
| Al-Sadd | Nadir Belhadj | Rodrigo Tabata | Hamza Sanhaji | Raúl | | | Lee Jung-soo |
| Al-Sailiya | Marcelo Tavares | Marcelo Camacho | Moumouni Dagano | Yves Diba Ilunga | Grégory Gomis | Omar Ibrahim | Faouzi Aaish |
| Al-Wakrah | Sebastián Sáez | Michel | Pejman Khoubiari | Muhannad Darjal | Saïd Boutahar | Hassan Idriss Dicko | Ali Rehema |
| El Jaish | Nilmar | Anderson Martins | Wagner Ribeiro | Ivanildo | Jirès Kembo Ekoko | Mohammad Mothnani | Go Seul-ki |
| Lekhwiya | Madjid Bougherra | Tresor Kangambu | Amine Lecomte | Vladimír Weiss | Youssef Msakni | | Nam Tae-hee |
| Qatar SC | Douglão | Adriano | Marcinho | Mostafa Mido | Han Kook-young | | |
| Umm-Salal | Cabore | Victor Simões | Khalid Jaberti | Jawad Ahannach | Otmane El Assas | Rashid Mohammed | Pejman Montazeri |

## League table

| 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 | 2015 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round |
| 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 | Al Mu'aidar (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 69 | −41 | 14 | Relegation to the 2014–15 Qatari 2nd Division |
