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2012–13 Qatar Stars League

The 2012–13 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League was the 40th edition of top level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 15 September 2012 and took a monthlong break from 21 December to 21 January 2013 due to the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup. Lekhwiya were the defending champions. Al-Sadd won the league for the 13th time in their history, making them the most successful team in the Qatar Stars League.

Qatar Stars League
Season2012–13
ChampionsAl-Sadd
13th title
RelegatedAl-Sailiya
Champions LeagueAl-Sadd
Lekhwiya
El Jaish
Top goalscorerSebastián Soria
(19 goals)

Teams

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Al-Ahli were relegated to the second level league after finishing bottom in the 2011–12 Qatar Stars League campaign.

Al-Sailiya were promoted as the 2nd level champions and are back after one season away from the top flight.

Stadia and locations

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Doha
 
Umm Salal
 
Al Rayyan
 
Al Khor
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Locations of teams in the 2012–13 Qatari League
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 13,000
Al-Gharafa Al Gharafa Al-Gharafa Stadium 22,000
Al-Kharaitiyat Al-Rayyan Al-Khawr Stadium 12,000
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khawr Stadium 12,000
Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium 22,000
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium 10,000
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 12,000
Lekhwiya Doha Lekhwiya Sports Stadium 10,000
Qatar SC Doha Qatar SC Stadium 12,000
Umm Salal Umm Salal Grand Hamad Stadium 13,000

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

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-Arabi   Abdelaziz Bennij   Masoud Zeraei Adidas QPM
Al-Gharafa   Habib Sadegh   Alex Erreà Vodafone
Al-Kharaitiyat   Bernard Simondi   Nabeel Anwar BURRDA Al-Khuratiyat Co.
Al-Khor   László Bölöni   Mustafa Jalal Adidas Qatar Airways
Al-Rayyan   Diego Aguirre   Fábio César Adidas Rayan Co.
Al-Sadd   Hussein Ammouta   Abdulla Koni BURRDA Vodafone
Al-Sailiya   Abdullah Mubarak   Abdulla Darwish Nike Qatar Islamic Bank
Al-Wakrah   Mehmed Baždarević   Ali Rehema Nike Opel
El Jaish   Răzvan Lucescu   Karim Ziani Nike Masrat Rayan Archived 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
Lekhwiya   Eric Gerets   Dame Traoré BURRDA Masrat Rayan Archived 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
Qatar SC   Sebastião Lazaroni   Hussain Al-Romaihi Adidas QatarEnergy
Umm Salal   Bertrand Marchand   Sasa Ognenovski Nike Global Sports

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
El Jaish   Péricles Chamusca Contract expired [2] 9 May 2012   Răzvan Lucescu[3] 9 May 2012
Al-Sadd   Jorge Fossati Contract expired 19 May 2012   Hussein Ammouta[4] 1 June 2012
Al-Khor   Alain Perrin Signed by Qatar U-23[5] 21 May 2012   László Bölöni [6] 21 June 2012
Al-Wakrah   Adnan Dirjal Resigned [7] 23 May 2012   Mehmed Baždarević 23 May 2012
Umm Salal   Gérard Gili Contract expired 20 June 2012   Bertrand Marchand[8] 27 June 2012
Qatar SC   Saïd Chiba Contract expired 8 July 2012   Sebastião Lazaroni[9] 9 July 2012
Al-Kharaitiyat   Laurent Banide Contract expired 20 July 2012   Bernard Simondi[10] 23 July 2012
Al-Arabi   Pierre Lechantre Sacked [11] 30 September 2012   Hassan Shehata[12] 11 October 2012
Lekhwiya   Djamel Belmadi Resigned 8 October 2012   Eric Gerets[13] 8 October 2012
Al-Sailiya   Uli Stielike Sacked 8 October 2012   Maher Kanzari[14] 8 October 2012
Al-Gharafa   Paulo Silas Sacked 27 November 2012   Habib Sadegh[15] 27 November 2012
Al-Arabi   Hassan Shehata Sacked [16] 6 December 2012   Abdelaziz Bennij 6 December 2012
Al-Gharafa   Habib Sadegh Temp mandate over 20 December 2012   Alain Perrin[17] 20 December 2012
Al-Sailiya   Maher Kanzari Resigned[18] 31 January 2013   Abdullah Mubarak 31 January 2013
Al-Gharafa   Alain Perrin Resigned[19] 21 February 2013   Habib Sadegh 21 February 2013

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC player Former players
Al-Arabi   Wanderley   Houssine Kharja   Youssouf Hadji   Đorđe Rakić   Matthew Spiranovic   Baré
Al-Gharafa   Afonso Alves   Alex   Nenê   Djibril Cissé   Harry Kewell   Mark Bresciano
  Diego Tardelli
  Đorđe Rakić
Al-Kharaitiyat   Domingos   Yahia Kébé   Dioko Kaluyituka   Fábio Paím   Andranik Teymourian
Al-Khor   Bruno Mineiro   Júlio César   Madson   Ali Hasan Kamal   Salam Shaker   Hassan Abdel-Fattah
  Pa-Modou Kah
Al-Rayyan   Nilmar   Rodrigo Tabata   Álvaro Fernández   Cho Yong-hyung
Al-Sadd   Nadir Belhadj   Younis Mahmoud   Raúl   Lee Jung-soo   Mamadou Niang
Al-Sailiya   Keninha Goiano   Marcelo Tavares   Moumouni Dagano   Kim Kee-hee   Aruna Dindane
  Khaled Korbi
Al-Wakrah   Pierre-Alain Frau   Anouar Diba   Nabil Daoudi   Khaled Korbi   Ali Rehema   Younis Mahmoud
  Reimond Manco
El Jaish   Karim Ziani   Adriano   Anderson Martins   Go Seul-ki   Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini
Lekhwiya   Madjid Bougherra   Simon Dia   Issiar Dia   Youssef Msakni   Nam Tae-hee   Mourad Meghni
  Marcelo Tavares
  Idrissa Coulibaly
Qatar SC   Marcinho   Bakari Koné   Youssef Safri   Hadi Aghily   Qusay Munir
Umm Salal   Caboré   Ismaël Bangoura   Otmane El Assas   Saïd Boutahar   Sasa Ognenovski   Mamadou Traoré

League Expansion

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At the end of the 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 – 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.[20]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Sadd (C) 22 16 3 3 47 23 +24 51 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Lekhwiya 22 14 4 4 42 22 +20 46 2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 El Jaish 22 13 1 8 25 23 +2 40
4 Al Rayyan 22 11 4 7 49 37 +12 37 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage
5 Umm Salal 22 9 4 9 30 37 −7 31
6 Al Gharafa 22 8 6 8 26 28 −2 30
7 Al Khor 22 7 8 7 26 24 +2 29
8 Qatar SC 22 7 5 10 31 34 −3 26
9 Al Wakra 22 7 5 10 27 31 −4 26
10 Al Kharitiyath 22 4 8 10 21 27 −6 20
11 Al-Arabi 22 3 8 11 25 40 −15 17 Promotion/relegation playoff
12 Al Sailiya (R) 22 3 4 15 29 52 −23 13 Relegation
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2013. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Relegation playoff

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Al-Arabi  2–1  Al-Mu'aidar
Spiranovic   23'
Al Oraimi   82'		 Report
Summary		 Laitoula   44' (pen.)

Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away ARA GHA KHA KHO RAY SAD SAI WAK JAI LEK QSC UMM
Al-Arabi 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–1
Al Gharafa 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1
Al Kharitiyath 4–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1
Al Khor 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–2
Al Rayyan 0–0 5–1 2–2 1–3 1–4 1–4 0–2 3–1 2–1 3–1
Al Sadd 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–4 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–0
Al Sailiya 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–7 1–4 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–3 2–3
Al Wakra 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 3–2 0–1 0–4 0–0 2–0
El Jaish 3–0 2–0 0–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2
Lekhwiya 4–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–0
Qatar SC 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–2 1–3 2–5 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–2
Umm Salal 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–5 0–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–3 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2013. Source: Qatar Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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As of 18 April 2013[21]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Sebastián Soria Lekhwiya 19
2   Nilmar Al-Rayyan 14
3   Moumouni Dagano Al-Sailiya 13
4   Younis Mahmoud Al-Sadd 10
  Júlio César Al-Khor 10
  Khalfan Ibrahim Al-Sadd 10
  Rodrigo Tabata Al-Rayyan 10
5   Diego Tardelli Al-Gharafa 9
  Mohammed Razak Qatar SC 9
  Raúl Al-Sadd 9

References

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  9. ^ "Lazaroni back with Qatar SC ahead of new season". QFA. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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  16. ^ "Al Arabi sack Shehata as coach". QFA. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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  19. ^ "بيران يستقيل من تدريب الغرافة والإدارة تشكره". Al Kass. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  20. ^ "QSL SET TO EXPAND الغرافة والإدارة تشكره". QSL. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  21. ^ "Top Goalscorers". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
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