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2008–09 Qatar Stars League
45th season of top-tier football league in Qatar
45th season of top-tier football league in Qatar
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| season | 2008–09 |
| competition | Qatar Stars League |
| winners | Al-Gharafa |
| continentalcup1 | AFC Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Al-Gharafa |
| Al Sadd | |
| continentalcup2 | AFC Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Al-Rayyan |
| continentalcup3 | Gulf Club Champions Cup |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Al-Khor |
| Qatar SC | |
| league topscorer | Magno Alves (25 goals) |
| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | 2009–10 |
Al Sadd Qatar SC The 2008–09 Qatar Stars League season was the 36th edition of top level football in Qatar and started on the 13 September 2008.
Overview
The season was played in 3 stages. The 2008–09 calendar released by the QFA saw the first phase run through 13 September till 23 November before phase two kicked off on 27 November to end on 7 February 2009. The final phase started on February 12 and concluded on April 17.
Ten teams played for the title of league champions with each outfit playing 27 matches. The last team in the standings was to be relegated until the QFA announced an expansion to the league for the following season.
The competition was played at the seven stadiums of Al Sadd, Al-Rayyan, Al-Gharafa, Al-Wakrah, Al-Khor, Qatar SC, and Al-Arabi.
Al-Gharafa won the title last season after pipping powerhouse Al Sadd into second place while Al-Shamal were relegated and their place in the top division would be taken up by Al Kharaitiyat.
League expansion
The league has slowly expanded since the turn of the decade, moving from 9 clubs to 10 clubs and then latest setup of 12 clubs for the next season campaign.
There are two divisions in the Qatari football structure and the league has previously seen one club promoted and relegated each year except in 'expansion' years.
It was announced on 15 April 2009 that no clubs would be relegated from the top flight due to expansion reasons. The announcement was made with only one game remaining.
Teams
| Club | City/Town | Stadium | Head coach | Last season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Gharafa | Al Gharrafa | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | Brazil Marcos Paquetá | Q-League Champions | 2009 AFC Champions League Qualifier |
| Al Sadd | Doha | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | Romania Cosmin Olăroiu | 2nd in Q-League | |
| Umm Salal | Umm Salal | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | France Gérard Gili | 3rd in Q-League | 2009 AFC Champions League Qualifier |
| Qatar SC | Doha | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni | 4th in Q-League | |
| Al-Rayyan | Al Rayyan | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | Brazil Paulo Autuori | 5th in Q-League | |
| Al-Arabi | Doha | Grand Hamad Stadium | Germany Uli Stielike | 6th in Q-League | |
| Al-Khor | Al Khor | Al-Khor SC Stadium | France Bertrand Marchand | 7th in Q-League | 2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup Qualifier |
| Al-Sailiya | Al Sailiya | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | Serbia Nebojša Vučković | 8th in Q-League | |
| Al-Wakrah | Al Wakrah | Al Janoub Stadium | Morocco Mustapha Madih | 9th in Q-League | |
| Al Kharaitiyat | Al Kharaitiyat | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | Brazil Arturzinho | Promoted from 2nd level |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | AFC player | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Arabi | Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi | Bahrain Salman Isa | Brazil Kim | Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua | Mali Souleymane Keïta | Oman Mohammed Al-Balushi | Iraq Younis Mahmoud | |
| Al-Gharafa | Brazil Clemerson | Brazil Fernandão | Iraq Nashat Akram | Morocco Otmane El Assas | Switzerland Hakan Yakin | Iraq Younis Mahmoud | ||
| Al-Khor | Bahrain Sayed Mohamed Adnan | Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano | Cameroon Bill Tchato | Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra | Iraq Mahdi Karim | Tunisia Kamel Zaiem | Iraq Salam Shaker | Algeria Mehdi Méniri |
| Brazil Fabrício Souza | ||||||||
| Cameroon Jean Paul Yontcha | ||||||||
| Al Kharaitiyat | Bahrain Abdulla Baba Fatadi | Benin Oumar Tchomogo | Brazil Fabão | Brazil Rodolfo Soares | Cameroon Joseph-Désiré Job | France Sabri Lamouchi | Oman Ashraf Bait Taysir | Brazil Wílton Figueiredo |
| Iraq Ali Hasan Kamal | ||||||||
| Al-Rayyan | Brazil Aloísio Chulapa | Brazil Élton Arábia | Brazil Marcelo Tavares | Ivory Coast Amara Diané | Oman Amad Al-Hosni | Senegal Abasse Ba | Oman Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani | Brazil Ricardinho |
| Brazil Roque Júnior | ||||||||
| Al Sadd | Brazil Felipe | Ecuador Carlos Tenorio | Ghana Agyemang Opoku | Guinea Pascal Feindouno | Oman Khalifa Ayil Al-Noufali | Oman Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi | United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar | |
| Al-Sailiya | Burkina Faso Abdoulaye Cissé | Cameroon Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona | Oman Ahmed Kano | Oman Badar Al-Maimani | ||||
| Al-Wakrah | Brazil Wilsinho | Iraq Ali Rehema | Morocco Adil Ramzi | Morocco Anouar Diba | Netherlands Delano Hill | Netherlands Elbekay Bouchiba | Iraq Karrar Jassim | |
| Qatar SC | Brazil Marcinho | Brazil Roger | Iraq Qusay Munir | Morocco Talal El Karkouri | Morocco Youssef Safri | Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Dokhi | ||
| Umm Salal | Brazil Fabrício Souza | Brazil Magno Alves | Brazil Nivaldo | Morocco Aziz Ben Askar | Senegal Moussa N'Diaye | Bahrain Mohamed Husain | Angola Maurito | |
| France Sabri Lamouchi |
Final league table
Top scorers
;25 goals
- Brazil Magno Alves (Umm Salal) ;21 goals
- Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi (Al-Arabi) ;20 goals
- Brazil Clemerson (Al-Gharafa) ;19 goals
- Ivory Coast Amara Diané (Al-Rayyan)
- Qatar Sebastián Soria (Qatar SC) ;15 goals
- Qatar Khalfan Ibrahim (Al Sadd) ;13 goals
- Ghana Agyemang Opoku (Al Sadd) ;11 goals
- Bahrain Sayed Mohamed Adnan (Al-Khor)
- Cameroon Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona (Al-Sailiya)
- Guinea Pascal Feindouno (Al Sadd)
- Oman Amad Al-Hosni (Al-Rayyan) ;10 goals
- Brazil Fernandão (Al-Gharafa)
- Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano (Al-Khor)
- Morocco Anouar Diba (Al-Wakrah)
References
References
- [http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168625429.html Q-League expands to 12] {{webarchive. link. (2009-05-02)
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