The 2011–12 Qatar Stars League was the 39th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 1 September 2011 and finished on 13 April 2012. Lekhwiya were the defending champions.
Teams Al-Sailiya were relegated to the second-level league after finishing bottom in the last season campaign.
El Jaish were promoted as the 2nd level champions.
Stadia and locations
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity Al Ahli Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium 20,000 Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 15,000 Al-Gharafa Al Gharrafa Thani bin Jassim Stadium 27,000 Al Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000 Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium 20,000 Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000 Al Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 15,000 Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al Janoub Stadium 20,000 El Jaish Duhail Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 27,000 Lekhwiya Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 20,000 Qatar SC Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 20,000 Umm Salal Umm Salal Thani bin Jassim Stadium 27,000
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 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAl Ahli Bernard Simondi Abdullah MostafaNikeAhli Co.Al-Arabi Pierre Lechantre Hadi AghilyAdidasQPMAl-Gharafa Paulo Silas (caretaker) Otmane El AssasErreàVodafoneAl Kharaitiyat Laurent Banide Jaycee JohnBURRDAAl-Khuratiyat Co.Al-Khor Alain Perrin Mustafa JalalAdidasQatar AirwaysAl-Rayyan Diego Aguirre Fábio CésarAdidasRayan Co.Al Sadd Jorge Fossati Abdulla KoniBURRDAVodafoneAl-Wakrah Adnan Dirjal Ali RehemaNikeOpel El Jaish Péricles Chamusca Karim ZianiNikeMasrat Rayan Lekhwiya Djamel Belmadi Bakari KonéBURRDAMasrat Rayan Qatar SC Saïd Chiba Sebastián SoriaAdidasQatarEnergyUmm Salal Gérard Gili Magno AlvesNikeGlobal Sports
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Al-Rayyan Paulo Autuori Contract expired Pre-season Diego Aguirre Qatar SC Sebastião Lazaroni Resigned Saïd Chiba Al Kharaitiyat Bernard Simondi Contract expired Lotfi Benzarti Al Ahli Abdullah Mubarak Mutual consent 12th Bernard Simondi Umm Salal Hassan Harmatallah Sacked Gérard Gili Al Kharaitiyat Lotfi Benzarti Resigned 11th Laurent Banide Al-Arabi Paulo Silas Sacked 9th Abdullah Saad (caretaker) Al-Gharafa Bruno Metsu Sacked 7th Paulo Silas (caretaker) Al-Arabi Abdullah Saad Caretaker role ended 8th Pierre Lechantre
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC player Former players Al Ahli Ewerthon Dioko Kaluyituka Hicham Aboucherouane Shavkat Mullajanov Christian Wilhelmsson Al-Arabi Leonardo Pisculichi Ernest Papa Arko Mohamed Chihani Arafat Djako Hadi Aghily Vandinho Wanderley Al-Gharafa Diego Tardelli Zé Roberto Aruna Dindane Otmane El Assas Farhad Majidi Edmílson Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Al Kharaitiyat Yahia Kébé Jamal Alioui Dario Khan Onyekachi Okonkwo Jaycee John Al-Khor Mourad Meghni Júlio César Madson Salam Shaker Hassan Abdel-Fattah Moumouni Dagano Pa-Modou Kah Ebi Smolarek Al-Rayyan Afonso Alves Leandro Rodrigo Tabata Cho Yong-hyung Moisés Moura Al Sadd Nadir Belhadj Abdul Kader Keïta Mamadou Niang Lee Jung-soo Al-Wakrah Ali Rehema Nashat Akram Anouar Diba Saïd Boutahar Younis Mahmoud Alaa Abdul-Zahra El Jaish Karim Ziani Adriano Anderson Martins Wagner Ribeiro Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini Hussain Ali Baba Lekhwiya Madjid Bougherra Moumouni Dagano Dame Traoré Bakari Koné Nam Tae-hee Nashat Akram Aruna Dindane Kanga Akalé Anouar Diba Qatar SC Marcinho Abdeslam Ouaddou Youssef Safri Pa-Modou Kah Alaa Abdul-Zahra Ali Hasan Kamal Jasur Hasanov Umm Salal Caboré Magno Alves Mamadou Traoré Mohamed Husain Mourad Meghni Firas Al-Khatib
League table
Relegation playoff
Fixtures and results
Statistics
Top goalscorers As of April 13, 2012Goalzz.com RankScorerClubGoals1 Adriano El Jaish 182 Rodrigo TabataAl-Rayyan173 Afonso Alves Al-Rayyan154 Moumouni Dagano Al Khor / Lekhwiya12 Dioko Kaluyituka Al Ahli 6 CaboréUmm Salal10 Wagner Ribeiro El Jaish 8 Yahia KébéAl Kharaitiyat9 Saïd BoutaharAl-Wakrah Sebastián Soria Qatar SC
Top assisters As of April 13, 2012 RankScorerClubAssists1 Karim Ziani El Jaish 132 Rodrigo Tabata Al-Rayyan93 Nadir Belhadj Al Sadd 84 Hicham Aboucherouane Al Ahli5 Youssef Safri Qatar SC Mosaab Mahmoud Al-Khor Nam Tae-heeLekhwiya8 Tresor Kangambu Al-Wakrah 4 Onyekachi Okonkwo Al Kharaitiyat Abdulgadir Ilyas Bakur El Jaish
Disciplinary statistics As of April 13, 2012Soccerway.com Yellow card = 1 point Red card = 3 points RankPlayerClubPoints1 Daniel Goumou Al-Rayyan 91122 Ibrahim Al-GhanimAl-Gharafa 52113 Youssef SafriQatar SC 7110 Sebastián Soria Qatar SC Shavkat Mullajanov Al Ahli6 Pa-Modou Kah Al-Khor / Qatar SC619 Mohammad MothnaniEl Jaish8 Abdeslam Ouaddou Qatar SC 518 Otmane El AssasAl-Gharafa10 Caboré Umm Salal417 Khalid JabertiUmm Salal Ali Hasan KamalQatar SC Mostafa MidoQatar SC
See also List of Qatari football transfers summer 2011–12 List of Qatari football transfers winter 2011–12 2011–12 Qatar 2nd Division 2011 Sheikh Jassem Cup 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup 2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup
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