| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Sadd (14th title) |
| Relegated | Al Kharaitiyat |
| AFC Champions League | Al Sadd Al-Duhail Al-Sailiya |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 429 (3.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Baghdad Bounedjah (39 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al Sadd 10–1Al-Arabi (12 August 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Gharafa 1–8Al Sadd (2 December 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Al Sadd 10–1Al-Arabi (12 August 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 11 matches Al Sadd |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Al Sadd |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Al Kharaitiyat |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Al Kharaitiyat |
2019–20 → | |
The2018–19 Qatari League, also known asQatar Stars League orQNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, was the 46th edition of top-level football championship inQatar.
The QSL has announced the dates of the first phase of the 2018–19 QNB Stars League. The first phase of the QNB Stars League kicked off on 4 August 2018 and ended on 4 November 2018.[1] The league ended on 13 April 2019.
| Club | Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jako | N/A | |
| Al-Arabi | Jako | Doha Bank | |
| Al-Duhail | BURRDA | Mashraf Al Rayan | |
| Al-Gharafa | Erreà | N/A | |
| Al-Kharaitiyat | Hummel | Oryx GTL | |
| Al-Khor | Macron | N/A | |
| Al-Rayyan | Nike | QIC | |
| Al-Sadd | Puma | Qatar Airways | |
| Al-Sailiya | Adidas | UCC Qatar Islamic Bank | |
| Al-Shahaniya | Adidas | N/A | |
| Qatar SC | Puma | N/A | |
| Umm Salal | Adidas | N/A |
Each clubs are allowed to have nine foreign players but can only register five professionals. For the remainder of the season, each clubs can include one player from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and one player from Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Sadd(C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 22 | +78 | 57 | Qualification forAFC Champions League group stage andFIFA Club World Cup first round[a] |
| 2 | Al-Duhail | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 50 | Qualification forAFC Champions League group stage[b] |
| 3 | Al-Sailiya | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 38 | Qualification forAFC Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Al-Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 37 | |
| 5 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 34 | |
| 6 | Al-Arabi | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 30 | |
| 7 | Al-Shahaniya | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 27 | |
| 8 | Al-Gharafa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Umm Salal | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 23 | |
| 10 | Al-Khor | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 20 | |
| 11 | Qatar SC(O) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 16 | Qualification forRelegation play-off |
| 12 | Al-Kharaitiyat(R) | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 15 | Relegation toQatargas League |
| Home \ Away | SAD | DUH | SAI | RAY | AHL | ARA | SHA | GHA | UMM | KHO | QAT | KHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Sadd | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 7–2 | 10–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 6–2 | 8–1 | 7–1 | |
| Al-Duhail | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Al-Sailiya | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | |
| Al-Rayyan | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Ahli | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Al-Arabi | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Shahaniya | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Gharafa | 1–8 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Umm Salal | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Khor | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Qatar SC | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Kharaitiyat | 0–6 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 |
| Leader :2020 AFC Champions League Group stage | |
| 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off | |
| Relegation to 2019-20Qatargas League |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Sadd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al-Duhail | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al-Sailiya | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Al-Rayyan | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Al-Ahli | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Al-Arabi | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Al-Shahania | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Al-Gharafa | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Umm Salal | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Al-Khor | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Qatar SC | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Al-Kharaitiyat | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Sadd | 39 | |
| 2 | Al-Duhail | 26 | |
| Al-Sadd | |||
| 4 | Al-Sailiya | 13 | |
| Al-Sailiya | |||
| 6 | Al-Sadd | 10 | |
| 7 | Umm Salal | 9 | |
| Al-Rayyan | |||
| 9 | Al-Shahaniya | 8 | |
| Al-Khor | |||
| Al-Gharafa | |||
| Al-Gharafa | |||
| Umm Salal |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Sadd | Al-Kharaitiyat | 6–0 | 5 August 2018 | [4] | |
| Al-Sadd | Al-Arabi | 10–1 | 12 August 2018 | [5] | |
| Al-Sailiya | Al-Kharaitiyat | 5–0 | 4 November 2018 | [6] | |
| Al-Duhail SC | Al-Shahaniya | 5–1 | 8 November 2018 | [7] | |
| Al-Sadd | Al-Kharaitiyat | 7–1 | 8 November 2018 | [8] | |
| Al-Sadd | Al-Gharafa | 8–1 | 2 December 2018 | [9] | |
| Al-Sadd | Al-Khor | 6–2 | 16 February 2019 | [10] | |
| Al-Sadd | Qatar SC | 8–1 | 28 February 2019 | [11] | |
| Al-Sadd | Al-Ahli | 7–2 | 4 April 2019 | [12] |
7 Player scored 7 goals