2015–16 Qatar Stars League

Qatar Stars League
Season	2015–16
Champions	Al-Rayyan (8th title)
Relegated	Qatar Al-Mesaimeer
2017 AFC Champions League	Al-Rayyan Lekhwiya El-Jaish Al-Sadd
Matches played	182
Goals scored	561 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer	Rodrigo Tabata (21 goals) Abderrazak Hamdallah (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Lekhwiya 7-0 Al-Kharaitiyat (26 September 2015)
Biggest away win	Qatar 0-9 Al-Rayyan (22 November 2015)
Highest scoring	Qatar 0-9 Al-Rayyan (22 November 2015) Lekhwiya 4–5 Al-Ahli (10 April 2016)
Longest winning run	11 games Al-Rayyan
Longest unbeaten run	11 games Al-Rayyan
Longest winless run	20 games Al-Mesaimeer
Longest losing run	9 games Al-Mesaimeer
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, is the 43rd edition of top level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 11 September 2015. Lekhwiya are the defending champions having won their fourth championship. Al-Rayyan secured their 8th title on the 5th of March with 5 games remaining.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Qatari League

Club	City/Town	Stadium	Coach
Al-Ahli	Doha	Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium	Yousuf Adam Mahmoud
Al-Arabi	Doha	Grand Hamad Stadium	Gianfranco Zola
Al-Gharafa	Al Rayyan	Thani bin Jassim Stadium	Pedro Caixinha
El-Jaish	Doha	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium	Sabri Lamouchi
Al-Kharaitiyat	Al Khor	Al-Khor SC Stadium	Amar Osim
Al-Khor	Al Khor	Al-Khor SC Stadium	Jean Fernandez
Al-Mesaimeer	Mesaimeer	Al-Seliah Stadium	Rodion Gačanin
Al-Rayan	Al Rayyan	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium	Jorge Fossati
Al-Sadd	Doha	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium	Jesualdo Ferreira
Al-Sailiya	Al Rayyan	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium	Sami Trabelsi
Al-Wakrah	Al Wakrah	Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium	Mauricio Larriera
Lekhwiya	Doha	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium	Djamel Belmadi
Qatar	Doha	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium	Sebastião Lazaroni
Umm Salal	Doha	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium	Bülent Uygun

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Rayan (C)	26	20	2	4	69	23	+46	62	2017 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	El-Jaish	26	14	6	6	48	29	+19	48	2017 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round
3	Al-Sadd	26	13	8	5	54	38	+16	47	2017 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round
4	Lekhwiya¹	26	14	2	10	60	41	+19	44	2017 AFC Champions League Group stage
5	Umm Salal	26	10	11	5	39	34	+5	41	2017 GCC Champions League
6	Al-Ahli	26	10	7	9	42	40	+2	37	2017 GCC Champions League
7	Al-Sailiya	26	11	3	12	40	46	−6	36
8	Al-Arabi	26	10	5	11	33	37	−4	35
9	Al-Gharafa	26	9	7	10	33	37	−4	34
10	Al-Khor	26	9	6	11	25	31	−6	33
11	Al-Wakrah	26	9	3	14	34	45	−11	30
12	Al-Kharaitiyat	26	7	6	13	38	47	−9	27
13	Qatar (R)	26	6	9	11	31	51	−20	27	Relegation to the 2016–17 Qatargas League
14	Al-Mesaimeer (R)	26	1	3	22	15	62	−47	6	Relegation to the 2016–17 Qatargas League

Updated to games played on 16 April 2016.
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Lekhwiya qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League by winning the 2016 Emir of Qatar Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

External links

Official website (Arabic) (English)

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Regional club competitions	2016 Mekong Club Championship 2016–17 Arab World Club Cup

AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round

National team competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup 2016 AFC U-23 Championship 2016 AFC U-19 Championship 2016 AFC U-16 Championship 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification 2016 AFF Championship 2016 King's Cup 2016 Kirin Cup 2016 AYA Bank Cup

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