2013–14 Qatar Stars League
50th season of top-tier football league in Qatar
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The 2013–14 Qatar Stars League was the 41st edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 1 September 2013 and ended on 11 April 2014. Al Sadd were the defending champions. Lekhwiya won its third league title with 53 points.
3rd title
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lekhwiya 3rd title |
| Relegated | Al-Rayyan Muaither |
| AFC Champions League | Lekhwiya El Jaish Al Sadd |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 553 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dioko Kaluyituka (22 goals) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
League expansion
At the end of the previous 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 table, 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 also merged to create a stronger second tier.[1] On the 6 October 2013 it was announced that the second tier would be known as the QatarGas League due to sponsorship reasons.[2]
Teams
Al Ahli were promoted as champions from the 2nd Division. They were joined by Muaither who came in second place and failed to win the end of season playoff against Al-Arabi but secured promotion due to the league expansion
Stadia and locations
| Club | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli | Doha | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al-Arabi | Doha | Grand Hamad Stadium[3] | 13,000 |
| Al-Gharafa | Al Gharrafa | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al Kharaitiyat | Al Kharaitiyat | Al-Khor SC Stadium | 13,000 |
| Al-Khor | Al Khor | Al-Khor SC Stadium | 13,000 |
| Al-Rayyan | Al Rayyan | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al Sadd | Doha | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 18,000 |
| Al-Sailiya | Doha | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 1 | 22,000 |
| Al-Wakrah | Al Wakrah | Al Janoub Stadium | 12,000 |
| El Jaish | Duhail | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |
| Lekhwiya | Doha | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 15,000 |
| Muaither | Muaither | Khalifa International Stadium | 50,000 |
| Qatar SC | Doha | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |
| Umm Salal | Umm Salal | Grand Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |
1 Al-Sailiya do not have a stadium of their own so will share with Al-Rayyan.[4]
Personnel
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Al Ahli |  Milan Máčala |
| Al-Arabi |  Paulo César Carpegiani |
| Al-Gharafa |  Diego Aguirre |
| Al Kharaitiyat |  Bertrand Marchand |
| Al-Khor |  László Bölöni[5] |
| Al-Rayyan |  Manolo Jiménez |
| Al Sadd |  Hussein Ammouta |
| Al-Sailiya |  Sami Trabelsi |
| Al-Wakrah | Maher Kanzari |
| El Jaish | Nabil Maâloul |
| Lekhwiya |  Eric Gerets |
| Muaither | Ladislas Lozano |
| Qatar SC | Sebastião Lazaroni |
| Umm Salal |  Bülent Uygun |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kharaitiyat | Bernard Simondi[6] |
Contract expired | 23 May 2013 | Bertrand Marchand[7] |
26 May 2013 |
| Al-Sailiya |  Abdullah Mubarak |
Resigned [8] | 8 June 2013 | Sami Trabelsi[9] |
8 June 2013 |
| Al-Arabi | Abdelaziz Bennij |
Contract expired | 8 June 2013 |  Uli Stielike[10] |
8 June 2013 |
| Al-Wakrah |  Mehmed Baždarević |
Contract expired | 20 June 2013 |  Adnan Dirjal[11] |
20 June 2013 |
| Umm Salal | Alain Perrin |
Sacked | 30 September 2013 | Gérard Gili[12] |
30 September 2013 |
| Al-Rayyan | Diego Aguirre |
Sacked | 30 October 2013 | Manolo Jiménez[13] |
6 November 2013 |
| Umm Salal | Gérard Gili |
Sacked | 14 December 2013 | Bülent Uygun[14] |
14 December 2013 |
| El Jaish | Răzvan Lucescu |
Sacked | 16 January 2014 | Nabil Maâloul[15] |
21 January 2014 |
| Al-Arabi | Uli Stielike |
Sacked [16] | 28 January 2014 | Paulo César Carpegiani |
18 February 2014 |
| Al-Gharafa | Zico |
Mutual consent [17] | 29 January 2014 | Diego Aguirre |
6 February 2014 |
| Al-Wakrah | Adnan Dirjal |
Resigned [18] | 12 March 2014 | Maher Kanzari |
12 March 2014 |
Foreign players
^1 Orestes has East Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lekhwiya (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 53 | 2015 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | El Jaish | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 48 | 2015 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 47 | |
| 4 | Al-Sailiya | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 42 | |
| 5 | Al-Arabi | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 39 | 2015 GCC Champions League group stage |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 34 | |
| 7 | Umm Salal | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 34 | |
| 8 | Al-Wakrah | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Al-Gharafa | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Qatar SC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Al-Khor | 26 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 30 | |
| 12 | Al Kharaitiyat | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 29 | |
| 13 | Al-Rayyan (R) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 29 | GCC Champions League and relegation to the 2nd Division |
| 14 | Muaither (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 69 | −41 | 14 | Relegation to the 2014–15 Qatari 2nd Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated