2003–04 Qatar Stars League
40th season of top-tier football league in Qatar
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Statistics of Qatar Stars League for the 2003–04 season.
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Sadd |
| AFC Champions League | Al Sadd Al-Rayyan |
| Top goalscorer | Gabriel Batistuta (25 goals) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Al Sadd won the championship.
For the first time, the QFA allocated each club with $10,000,000 to sign foreign players. As a result, Gabriel Batistuta, Pep Guardiola, Stefan Effenberg, Fernando Hierro, and Claudio Caniggia among others, joined the league in the summer of 2003.[1]
Personnel
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli |  Sandro Zamboni |
Thiago Oliveira |
 Caló |
Zé Piguita |
 Ibrahima Koné |
 Pep Guardiola |
 Vagner Gomes |
| Al-Arabi |  Noureddine Drioueche |
 Gabriel Batistuta |
 Stefan Effenberg |
 Dennis Oliech |
 Rachid Benmahmoud |
 Fabijan Cipot |
 Mohamed Barakat |
| Al-Ittihad | Djamel Belmadi |
Amaral |
 Pius N'Diefi |
 Abdoul Salam Sow |
Kaba Diawara |
 Emad Mohammed |
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| Al-Khor | Osvaldo |
Paulão |
 Pascal Nouma |
Rachid Rokki |
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| Al-Rayyan | Ali Benarbia |
Mario Basler |
Bouchaib El Moubarki |
Fernando Hierro |
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| Al Sadd |  Abbas Saad |
 Carlos Tenorio |
Frank Leboeuf |
Abdul Kader Keïta |
Youssef Chippo |
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| Al-Sailiya | Karim Kerkar |
Bruno Cazarine |
Nicolas Alnoudji |
David Mazzoncini |
William Prunier |
Titi Camara |
Anselmo |
| Al-Shamal |  Duaij Naser Abdulla |
 Léon Bessan |
Ahmad Abdul-Jabar |
Haidar Mahmoud |
Razzaq Farhan |
Abdelhak Benbella |
 Omar Boukhari |
| Al-Wakrah |  Julio César Baldivieso |
 Omar Mussa |
 Rock Buskapa |
Ousmane Soumah |
Lahcen Abrami |
 Romeo Kambou | |
| Qatar SC |  Akwá |
Claudio Caniggia |
Radhi Shenaishil |
Saïd Chiba |
Hicham Aboucherouane |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Sadd | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 42 |
| 2 | Qatar SC | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 34 |
| 3 | Al-Arabi | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 31 |
| 4 | Al Ahli | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 28 |
| 5 | Al-Rayyan | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 27 |
| 6 | Al-Ittihad | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 26 |
| 7 | Al-Wakrah | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 25 |
| 8 | Al-Khor | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 24 |
| 9 | Al-Shamal | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 7 |
| 10 | Al-Sailiya | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 61 | −41 | 4 |
Source: RSSSF
