| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lekhwiya |
| Relegated | Al-Ahli |
| AFC Champions League | Lekhwiya Al-Gharafa El Jaish Al-Rayyan |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 371 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Adriano (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Rayyan 8-2Qatar SC (7 April 2012) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Kharaitiyat 0–6El Jaish (2 February 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Rayyan 8-2Qatar SC (7 April 2012) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games El Jaish |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games Al-Rayyan |
| Longest losing run | 11 games Al-Ahli |
2012–13 → | |
The2011–12Qatar Stars League was the 39th edition of top-level football championship inQatar. The season started on 1 September 2011 and finished on 13 April 2012.Lekhwiya were the defending champions.
Al-Sailiya were relegated to the second-level league after finishing bottom in the2010–11 Qatar Stars League campaign.
El Jaish were promoted as the 2nd level champions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Nike | Ahli Co. | ||
| Al-Arabi | Adidas | QPM | ||
| Al-Gharafa | Erreà | Vodafone | ||
| Al-Kharaitiyat | BURRDA | Al-Khuratiyat Co. | ||
| Al-Khor | Adidas | Qatar Airways | ||
| Al-Rayyan | Adidas | Rayan Co. | ||
| Al-Sadd | BURRDA | Vodafone | ||
| Al-Wakrah | Nike | Opel | ||
| El Jaish | Nike | Masrat RayanArchived 2012-11-15 at theWayback Machine | ||
| Lekhwiya | BURRDA | Masrat RayanArchived 2012-11-15 at theWayback Machine | ||
| Qatar SC | Adidas | QatarEnergy | ||
| Umm Salal | Nike | Global Sports |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Rayyan | Contract expired | 28 July 2011 | Pre-season | 27 August 2011 | ||
| Qatar SC | Resigned | 7 August 2011 | 10 August 2011 | |||
| Al-Kharaitiyat | Contract expired | 13 August 2011 | 22 August 2011 | |||
| Al-Ahli | Mutual consent | 27 November 2011 | 12th | 28 November 2011 | ||
| Umm Salal | Sacked | 15 December 2011 | 16 December 2011 | |||
| Al-Kharaitiyat | Resigned | 30 December 2011 | 11th | 1 January 2012 | ||
| Al-Arabi | Sacked[1] | 2 January 2012 | 9th | 2 January 2012 | ||
| Al-Gharafa | Sacked[2] | 15 March 2012 | 7th | 15 March 2012 | ||
| Al-Arabi | Caretaker role ended[3] | 17 March 2012 | 8th | 17 March 2012 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lekhwiya(C) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 43 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | El Jaish | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 41 | |
| 3 | Al-Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 39 | |
| 4 | Al-Sadd | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 36 | |
| 5 | Al-Khor | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 32 | |
| 6 | Al-Gharafa | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 31 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a] |
| 7 | Al-Wakrah | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 28 | |
| 8 | Al-Kharaitiyat | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 25 | |
| 9 | Al-Arabi | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Qatar SC | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 24 | |
| 11 | Umm Salal(O) | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 20 | Promotion/relegation playoff |
| 12 | Al-Ahli(R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 12 | Relegation |
| Umm Salal | 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Magno Alves |
| Home \ Away | SAD | RAY | GHA | QSC | UMM | KHO | WAK | KHA | ARA | JAI | LEK | AHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Sadd | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Rayyan | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Al-Gharafa | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Qatar SC | 1–0 | 2–8 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Umm Salal | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Al-Khor | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Wakrah | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Kharaitiyat | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Arabi | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| El Jaish | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Lekhwiya | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Ahli | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 |