2020–21 Qatar Stars League

{{Short description|57th season of top-tier football league in Qatar}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox football league season

| image =

| season = 2020–2021

| dates = 3 September 2020 – 10 April 2021

| competition = Qatar Stars League

| winners = Al-Sadd (15th title)

| relegated = Al-Kharaitiyat

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Al-Sadd
Al-Duhail

| continentalcup2 = Champions League Play-off round

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Al-Rayyan

| matches = 132

| total goals = 376

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah
(21 goals)

| best goalkeeper = Ivanildo

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Al-Sadd 8–0 Al-Sailiya}}
{{small|(7 January 2021)}}

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Al-Ahli 1–7 Al-Sadd}}
{{small|(25 October 2020)}}

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Al-Duhail 8–1 Al-Wakrah}}
{{small|(8 January 2021)}}

| longest wins = Al-Sadd
(7 matches)

| longest unbeaten = Al-Sadd
(22 matches)

| longest winless = Al-Kharaitiyat
(13 matches)

| longest losses = Al-Kharaitiyat
(13 matches)

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| prevseason = 2019–20

| nextseason = 2021–22

| updated = 10 April 2021

}}

The 2020–21 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League or QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. Al-Duhail are the defending champions.

Al-Sadd won the league title for a record 15th time, without suffering a defeat during the entire campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/west-asia-wrap-al-sadd-end-qatar-season-unbeaten-al-hilal-suffer-defeat-in-saudi|title=West Asia Wrap: Al Sadd end Qatar season unbeaten, Al Hilal suffer defeat in Saudi Arabia|website=AFC|date=12 April 2021|accessdate=3 May 2021}}

Teams

=Stadia and locations=

=Personnel and kits=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! Club

! Coach

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

Al-Ahli

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Nebojša Jovović

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Omid Ebrahimi

| Puma

| Regency Group Holding

Al-Arabi

| {{flagicon|ISL}} Heimir Hallgrímsson

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Ahmed Fathy

| Puma

| N/A

Al-Duhail

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sabri Lamouchi

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Almoez Ali

| Puma

| Al Rayan Bank

Al-Gharafa

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Slaviša Jokanović

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Qasem Burhan

| Puma

| N/A

Al-Khor

| {{flagicon|GER}} Winfried Schäfer

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Helal Mohammed

| Adidas

| N/A

Al-Kharaitiyat

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Wesam Rizik

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Pejman Montazeri

| Joma

|N/A

Al-Rayyan

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Blanc

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Yacine Brahimi

| Nike

| QIC

Al-Sadd

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Hassan Al-Haydos

| Puma

| Qatar Airways

Al-Sailiya

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Sami Trabelsi

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Majdi Siddiq

| Umbro

| UCC Holding
Qatar Islamic Bank

Al-Wakrah

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Tintín Márquez

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Isaías Sánchez

| Umbro

| N/A

Qatar SC

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Younes Ali

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Gálvez

| Puma

| N/A

Umm Salal

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Aziz Ben Askar

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Lawrence Quaye

| Jako

| N/A

=Foreign players=

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players in italics were out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!Club

!Player 1

!Player 2

!Player 3

!AFC Player

!UAFA Player{{cite web |title=One Arab player allowed at each club, says QFA Exec Com |url=https://www.qfa.qa/one-arab-player-allowed-at-each-club-says-qfa-exec-com |website=QFA |date=15 January 2019}}

!Former Players

Al-Ahli

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Omid Ebrahimi

| {{flagicon|PAR}} Hernán Pérez

| {{flagicon|SEN}} Mohamed Diamé

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Shane Lowry

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Nabil El Zhar

|

Al-Arabi

| {{flagicon|ISL}} Aron Gunnarsson

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Muniesa

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Youssef Msakni

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Mehrdad Mohammadi

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Ayoub Azzi

| {{flagicon|GER}} Pierre-Michel Lasogga
{{flagicon|IRN}} Mehdi Torabi
{{flagicon|TUN}} Hamdi Harbaoui

Al-Duhail

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Edmilson Junior

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dudu

| {{flagicon|KEN}} Michael Olunga

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Karimi

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Medhi Benatia

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Ramin Rezaeian
{{flagicon|TUN}} Youssef Msakni

Al-Gharafa

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Adlène Guedioura

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Jonathan Kodjia

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Wilfried Kanon

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Koo Ja-cheol

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Sofiane Hanni

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Héctor Moreno

Al Kharaitiyat

| {{flagicon|GHA}} Evans Mensah

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Oumar Sako

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Rachid Tiberkanine

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Pejman Montazeri

| {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Mohammed Osman

|

Al-Khor

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Vaz

| {{flagicon|GER}} Pierre-Michel Lasogga

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Fetfatzidis

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Kobayashi

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Ismail El Haddad

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Gamalho
{{flagicon|BRA}} Lucca
{{flagicon|LIB}} Alexander Michel Melki
{{flagicon|MAD}} Ibrahim Amada

Al-Rayyan

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Mercado

| {{flagicon|CMR}} Franck Kom

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Yohan Boli

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Shojae Khalilzadeh

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Yacine Brahimi

|

Al-Sadd

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Woo-young

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Santi Cazorla

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Nam Tae-hee

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah

|

Al-Sailiya

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Nadir Belhadj

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Bezerra

| {{flagicon|SEN}} Kara Mbodji

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Ramin Rezaeian

| {{flagicon|IRQ}} Mohanad Ali

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Ahmed Hammoudan

Al-Wakrah

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Abdennour Belhocini

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Mendes

| {{flagicon|MLI}} Ousmane Coulibaly

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Isaías Sánchez

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Mohamed Benyettou

| {{flagicon|KUW}} Fahad Al Ansari
{{flagicon|ESP}} Cristian Ceballos

Qatar SC

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Youcef Belaïli

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Anthony Okpotu

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Cristian Ceballos

| {{flagicon|IRQ}} Bashar Resan

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Mehdi Berrahma

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Kayke
{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Karimi
{{flagicon|NED}} Abdenasser El Khayati
{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Gálvez

Umm Salal

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Kayke

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Moses Orkuma

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Aymen Abdennour

| {{flagicon|IRN}} Rouzbeh Cheshmi

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Ahmed Hammoudan

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Abdennour Belhocini
{{flagicon|ALG}} Ayoub Azzi
{{flagicon|ALG}} Walid Mesloub
{{flagicon|CIV}} Jean-Paul Késsé Amangoua
{{flagicon|CIV}} Yannick Sagbo
{{flagicon|SYR}} Mahmoud Al-Mawas

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=League table

|source=[https://www.qsl.qa/en/standings QSL], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/qatar/stars-league/c215/ Soccerway]

|team1=SAD |team2=DUH |team3=RAY |team4=GHA |team5=AHL |team6=QAT |team7=ARA |team8=WAK |team9=SAI |team10=UMM |team11=KHO |team12=KHA

|update=complete

|win_AHL=10|draw_AHL=3 |loss_AHL=9 |gf_AHL=28|ga_AHL=38|status_AHL=

|win_ARA=8 |draw_ARA=5 |loss_ARA=9 |gf_ARA=28|ga_ARA=32|status_ARA=

|win_DUH=15|draw_DUH=2 |loss_DUH=5 |gf_DUH=53|ga_DUH=25|status_DUH=

|win_GHA=10|draw_GHA=3 |loss_GHA=9 |gf_GHA=41|ga_GHA=34|status_GHA=

|win_KHA=4 |draw_KHA=0 |loss_KHA=18|gf_KHA=17|ga_KHA=49|status_KHA=R

|win_KHO=3 |draw_KHO=8 |loss_KHO=11|gf_KHO=17|ga_KHO=42|status_KHO= O

|win_RAY=10|draw_RAY=5 |loss_RAY=7 |gf_RAY=31|ga_RAY=22|status_RAY=

|win_SAD=19|draw_SAD=3 |loss_SAD=0 |gf_SAD=77|ga_SAD=14|status_SAD=C

|win_SAI=7 |draw_SAI=5 |loss_SAI=10|gf_SAI=22|ga_SAI=36|status_SAI=

|win_WAK=7 |draw_WAK=5 |loss_WAK=10|gf_WAK=19|ga_WAK=29|status_WAK=

|win_QAT=9 |draw_QAT=5 |loss_QAT=8 |gf_QAT=30|ga_QAT=24|status_QAT=

|win_UMM=5 |draw_UMM=6 |loss_UMM=11|gf_UMM=13|ga_UMM=31|status_UMM=

|result1=CLGS |result2=CLGS |result3=CLGS |result4=CLPO

|result11=RPO |result12=REL

|name_AHL=Al-Ahli

|name_ARA=Al-Arabi

|name_DUH=Al-Duhail

|name_GHA=Al-Gharafa

|name_KHA=Al Kharaitiyat

|name_KHO=Al-Khor

|name_RAY=Al-Rayyan

|name_SAD=Al-Sadd

|name_SAI=Al-Sailiya

|name_WAK=Al-Wakrah

|name_QAT=Qatar SC

|name_UMM=Umm Salal

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

|res_col_header=QR

|status_text_Y=May at best reach relegation play-off

|status_text_X=Assured a place of the AFC Champions League play-off round

|col_CLGS=green1 |text_CLGS=Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage

|col_CLPO=green2 |text_CLPO=Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for Relegation play-off

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to {{season link|2021–22|Qatargas League}}

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.qsl.qa/en/games-results?matchday=122 QSL], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/qatar/stars-league/c215/ Soccerway]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=AHL |team2=ARA |team3=DUH |team4=GHA |team5=WAK |team6=KHA |team7=KHO |team8=RAY |team9=SAD |team10=SAI |team11=QAT |team12=UMM

|name_AHL=Al-Ahli

|name_ARA=Al-Arabi

|name_DUH=Al-Duhail

|name_GHA=Al-Gharafa

|name_WAK=Al-Wakrah

|name_KHA=Al Kharaitiyat

|name_KHO=Al-Khor

|name_RAY=Al-Rayyan

|name_SAD=Al-Sadd

|name_SAI=Al-Sailiya

|name_QAT=Qatar SC

|name_UMM=Umm Salal

|match_AHL_ARA=2–0

|match_AHL_DUH=3–5

|match_AHL_GHA=0–4

|match_AHL_KHA=2–0

|match_AHL_KHO=1–2

|match_AHL_RAY=1–1

|match_AHL_SAD=1–7

|match_AHL_SAI=2–0

|match_AHL_WAK=2–1

|match_AHL_QAT=1–4

|match_AHL_UMM=1–0

|match_ARA_AHL=1–0

|match_ARA_DUH=2–3

|match_ARA_GHA=1–2

|match_ARA_KHA=1–2

|match_ARA_KHO=3–0

|match_ARA_RAY=1–1

|match_ARA_SAD=1–4

|match_ARA_SAI=3–1

|match_ARA_WAK=1–0

|match_ARA_QAT=1–0

|match_ARA_UMM=2–1

|match_DUH_AHL=4–0

|match_DUH_ARA=2–0

|match_DUH_GHA=0–3

|match_DUH_KHA=4–1

|match_DUH_KHO=6–1

|match_DUH_RAY=2–0

|match_DUH_SAD=1–3

|match_DUH_SAI=1–2

|match_DUH_WAK=8–1

|match_DUH_QAT=2–1

|match_DUH_UMM=3–0

|match_GHA_AHL=1–3

|match_GHA_ARA=1–1

|match_GHA_DUH=1–2

|match_GHA_KHA=2–0

|match_GHA_KHO=6–3

|match_GHA_RAY=1–3

|match_GHA_SAD=0–2

|match_GHA_SAI=0–1

|match_GHA_WAK=1–0

|match_GHA_QAT=2–0

|match_GHA_UMM=1–1

|match_KHA_AHL=1–2

|match_KHA_ARA=1–3

|match_KHA_DUH=0–2

|match_KHA_GHA=1–2

|match_KHA_KHO=2–1

|match_KHA_RAY=0–3

|match_KHA_SAD=1–5

|match_KHA_SAI=0–2

|match_KHA_WAK=0–2

|match_KHA_QAT=2–1

|match_KHA_UMM=3–0

|match_KHO_AHL=0–1

|match_KHO_ARA=2–2

|match_KHO_DUH=1–1

|match_KHO_GHA=1–3

|match_KHO_KHA=2–1

|match_KHO_RAY=0–1

|match_KHO_SAD=0–0

|match_KHO_SAI=0–0

|match_KHO_WAK=1–0

|match_KHO_QAT=1–2

|match_KHO_UMM=0–1

|match_RAY_AHL=3–1

|match_RAY_ARA=2–0

|match_RAY_DUH=1–2

|match_RAY_GHA=2–1

|match_RAY_KHA=2–0

|match_RAY_KHO=1–1

|match_RAY_SAD=0–1

|match_RAY_SAI=0–2

|match_RAY_WAK=1–0

|match_RAY_QAT=2–1

|match_RAY_UMM=1–1

|match_SAD_AHL=3–0

|match_SAD_ARA=3–2

|match_SAD_DUH=3–1

|match_SAD_GHA=4–1

|match_SAD_KHA=5–0

|match_SAD_KHO=7–0

|match_SAD_RAY=2–1

|match_SAD_SAI=8–0

|match_SAD_WAK=1–1

|match_SAD_QAT=3–0

|match_SAD_UMM=3–1

|match_SAI_AHL=0–0

|match_SAI_ARA=0–1

|match_SAI_DUH=0–2

|match_SAI_GHA=4–2

|match_SAI_KHA=2–0

|match_SAI_KHO=1–1

|match_SAI_RAY=1–1

|match_SAI_SAD=1–5

|match_SAI_WAK=1–3

|match_SAI_QAT=1–3

|match_SAI_UMM=1–1

|match_WAK_AHL=0–2

|match_WAK_ARA=2–2

|match_WAK_DUH=1–0

|match_WAK_GHA=2–0

|match_WAK_KHA=2–1

|match_WAK_KHO=0–0

|match_WAK_RAY=0–2

|match_WAK_SAD=1–4

|match_WAK_SAI=1–0

|match_WAK_QAT=0–0

|match_WAK_UMM=2–0

|match_QAT_AHL=1–1

|match_QAT_ARA=3–0

|match_QAT_DUH=1–1

|match_QAT_GHA=2–2

|match_QAT_KHA=3–1

|match_QAT_KHO=3–0

|match_QAT_RAY=1–0

|match_QAT_SAD=1–1

|match_QAT_SAI=1–2

|match_QAT_WAK=1–0

|match_QAT_UMM=0–1

|match_UMM_AHL=0–2

|match_UMM_ARA=0–0

|match_UMM_DUH=0–1

|match_UMM_GHA=1–5

|match_UMM_KHA=1–0

|match_UMM_KHO=0–0

|match_UMM_RAY=3–2

|match_UMM_SAD=0–3

|match_UMM_SAI=1–0

|match_UMM_WAK=0–0

|match_UMM_QAT=0–1

}}

Positions by round

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=tr

| team1= Al-Sadd

| pos1= 1/1/1/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1

| team2= Al-Duhail

| pos2= 2/4/4/6/4/5/4/6/5/4/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2

| team3= Al-Rayyan

| pos3= 8/3/6/4/6/4/5/5/6/6/6/6/6/5/4/5/4/3/3/3/3/3

| team4= Al-Gharafa

| pos4= 3/5/5/3/3/3/3/2/3/2/2/3/4/3/3/4/5/4/5/6/6/4

| team5= Al-Ahli

| pos5= 4/2/2/1/2/2/2/3/2/3/5/4/5/6/6/7/6/7/6/4/4/5

| team6= Qatar SC

| pos6=10/12/8/10/12/8/7/4/4/5/4/5/3/4/5/3/3/5/4/5/5/6

| team7=Al-Arabi

| pos7= 5/9/11/7/9/10/10/10/11/9/9/7/7/7/7/6/7/6/7/7/8/7

| team8= Al-Wakrah

| pos8= 9/6/3/5/5/7/6/8/8/8/7/9/10/10/10/10/10/9/9/9/9/8

| team9= Al-Sailiya

| pos9= 7/11/7/8/7/6/8/7/7/7/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/7/9

| team10= Umm Salal

| pos10= 11/10/12/12/10/12/12/9/9/10/10/10/9/9/9/9/9/10/10/10/10/10

| team11= Al-Khor

| pos11= 6/8/10/9/11/11/11/12/10/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11

| team12= Al Kharaitiyat

| pos12= 12/7/9/11/8/9/9/11/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12

| color_1=1st|text_1=Leader : 2022 AFC Champions League Group stage

| color_2=green1|text_2=2021 AFC Champions League group stage

| color_3=green2|text_3=2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

| color_11=red2 |text_11 = Qualification to Relegation play-off

| color_12=red1|text_12=Relegation to 2021–22 Qatargas League

| update=complete|source=[https://www.qsl.qa/en/games-results?matchday=117 QSL]|date=August 2018}}

Relegation play-off

{{Football box

|date = 5 May 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = Al-Khor

|score = 3-1

|report =

|team2 = Al-Shahania

|goals1 =*I Fetfatzidis {{goal|2}}

|goals2 = *A. Al-Yahri {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

|attendance =0

|referee =Saoud Ali Al-Adba

}}

Season statistics

=Top scorers=

{{cite web |title=Players - Stars League - Top Scorer & Assist |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/qatar/stars-league/20202021/regular-season/r59652/players/}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah

|align="left"|Al-Sadd

|21

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Dudu

|align="left"|Al-Duhail

|14

rowspan="2"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Santi Cazorla

|align="left"|Al-Sadd

|rowspan="2"|13

align="left"|{{flagicon|ALG}} Youcef Belaïli

|align="left"|Qatar SC

5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Edmilson Junior

|align="left"|Al-Duhail

|12

rowspan="2"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} Yohan Boli

|align="left"|Al-Rayyan

|rowspan="2"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} Jonathan Kodjia

|align="left"|Al-Gharafa

rowspan="3"|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRN}} Mehrdad Mohammadi

|align="left"|Al-Arabi

|rowspan="3"|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|QAT}} Rodrigo Tabata

|align="left"|Al-Sadd

align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Nabil El Zhar

|align="left"|Al-Ahli

=Clean sheets=

{{updated|29 December 2020}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Player

!Club

!Clean sheets

align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ivanildo Rodrigues

|Al-Ahli

| align="center" |5

2

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Jassem Adel

|Qatar SC

| rowspan="2" |4

align="center" |

|{{flagicon|SEN}} Papa Djibril

|Al-Khor

rowspan="3" |4

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Baba Malick

|Umm Salal

| rowspan="3" |3

{{flagicon|QAT}} Fahad Younes

|Al-Rayyan

{{flagicon|QAT}} Salah Zakaria

|Al-Gharafa

rowspan="4" align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Qasem Burhan

|Al-Gharafa

| rowspan="4" align="center" |2

{{flagicon|QAT}} Saoud Al Khater

|Al-Wakrah

{{flagicon|QAT}} Amine Lecomte

|Al-Sailiya

{{flagicon|QAT}} Meshaal Barsham

|Al Sadd

rowspan="3" align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Khalifa Ababacar

|Al-Duhail

| rowspan="3" align="center" |1

{{flagicon|QAT}} Mohammed Al-Bakri

|Al-Duhail

{{flagicon|QAT}} Mahmud Abunada

|Al-Arabi

References

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