The 2014–15 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, was the 42nd edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season started on 21 August 2014. Lekhwiya, the defending champions, won their fourth league title with one matchday remaining by winning against Al Ahli on 12 April 2015.
Teams Al-Shamal were promoted as champions from the 2nd Division. They last played in the top flight in 2009–10. They were joined by 2nd Division runners up Al Shahaniya who entered the top flight for the first time in their history. Relegated teams were Muaither who lasted one season in the top flight and former power-house outfit Al-Rayyan.
Stadia and locations
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity Head coach Al Ahli Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 13,000 Zlatko Kranjčar Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium 13,000 José Daniel Carreño Al-Gharafa Al Gharrafa Thani bin Jassim Stadium 25,000 Habib Sadegh Al Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat Al-Khor SC Stadium 13,000 Amar Osim Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khor SC Stadium 13,000 László Bölöni Al Sadd Doha Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 14,000 Hussein Ammouta Al-Sailiya Al Sailiya Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 14,000 Sami Trabelsi Al Shahaniya Al-Shahaniya Thani bin Jassim Stadium 25,000 Luka Bonačić Al-Shamal Madinat ash Shamal Al-Shamal SC Stadium 5,000 Dragan Cvetković Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium 12,000 Goran Tufegdžić El Jaish Duhail Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 15,000 Sabri Lamouchi Lekhwiya Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 15,000 Michael Laudrup Qatar SC Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 13,000 Radhi Shenaishil Umm Salal Umm Salal Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 13,000 Bülent Uygun
Kit manufacturer and sponsors Teams Kit manufacturer Sponsors Al Ahli Jako Regency Group Al-Arabi Adidas Al-Gharafa BURRDA Al Kharaitiyat BURRDA ORYX GTL Al-Khor Adidas Al Sultan Beach Resort Al Sadd BURRDA Vodafone Al-Sailiya Adidas QIB Al Shahaniya Macron Al-Shamal Hummel Al-Wakrah Jako Alijarah Holding El Jaish Nike NAPT Lekhwiya BURRDA Masraf Al Rayan Qatar SC Hummel QNB Umm Salal Nike MSC Qatar
Stadium changes
El Jaish have moved out of the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium to join Lekhwiya at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. Al Ahli have moved out of the Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium to join Al-Arabi at the Grand Hamad Stadium. Al-Sailiya have moved out of the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium to join Al Sadd at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. Umm Salal have moved out of the Grand Hamad Stadium to join Qatar SC at the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium.
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Al-Arabi Paulo César Carpegiani Mutual contest 11 April 2014Pre-season Dan Petrescu 11 April 2014 Al-Gharafa Diego Aguirre Resigned 5 June 2014 Marcos Paquetá 7 June 2014 Qatar SC Sebastião Lazaroni Mutual consent 1 July 2014 Ivan Hašek 1 July 2014 Lekhwiya Eric Gerets 1 July 2014 Michael Laudrup 1 July 2014 Qatar SC Ivan Hašek Sacked 11 September 2014 9th Radhi Shenaishil 11 September 2014 Al Shahaniya Miguel Ángel Lotina Resigned 22 September 2014 13th Luka Bonačić 21 November 2014 Al-Wakrah Maher KanzariSacked 28 October 2014 12th Noureddine Zekri 28 October 2014 Al-Arabi Dan Petrescu 1 December 2014 8th José Daniel Carreño 1 December 2014 El Jaish Nabil Maâloul Signed by Kuwait 13 December 2014 4th Sabri Lamouchi 27 December 2014 Al Kharaitiyat Bertrand MarchandSacked 15 December 2014 12th Amar Osim 27 December 2014 Al Ahli Milan Máčala 7 February 2015 7th Zlatko Kranjčar 7 February 2015 Al-Wakrah Noureddine Zekri 20 February 2015 12th Goran Tufegdžić 23 February 2015 Al-Shamal Silvio Diliberto 14th Dragan Cvetković Al-Gharafa Marcos Paquetá 7th Habib Sadegh 15 April 2015
Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Former players Al Ahli Dioko Kaluyituka Patou Kabangu Jalal Hosseini Mojtaba Jabbari Al-Arabi Junior Dutra Paulinho Mirel Rădoi Ashkan Dejagah Imoh Ezekiel Pablo Hernández Al-Gharafa Cícero Christian Bolaños Claudiu Keșerü Mark Bresciano Lisandro López Nenê Miku Al Kharaitiyat Domingos Yahia Kébé Issiar Dia Hassan Abdel-Fattah Yves Diba Ilunga Al-Khor Júlio César Madson Marco Antônio Mohammad Mustafa William Al Sadd Nadir Belhadj Grafite Muriqui Lee Jung-soo Rodrigo Tabata Al-Sailiya Faouzi Aaish Yves Diba Ilunga Issam Jemâa Ali Al-Khaibari Ricardo Costa Sin Jin-ho Al Shahaniya Luciano Vázquez Masoud Shojaei Álvaro Mejía Mehrdad Pooladi Orestes Al-Shamal Moumouni Dagano Salaheddine Chihab Saïd Boutahar Mohammad Al-Dmeiri Cho Yong-hyung Maher Haddad Al-Wakrah Sebastián Sáez Ismail Belmaalem Mohsine Moutouali Reza Ghoochannejhad Younès Hawassi Kwak Hee-ju El Jaish Anderson Martins Lucas Mendes Romarinho Lee Keun-ho Lekhwiya Vladimír Weiss Chico Flores Youssef Msakni Nam Tae-hee Qatar SC Rafik Halliche Cho Young-cheol Hamdi Harbaoui Han Kook-young Umm Salal Ahmed Fathy Jérémie Aliadière Tuncay Şanlı Pejman Montazeri
League table
Season statistics
Top scorers Position Player Club Goals1 Dioko KaluyitukaAl Ahli 252 Hamdi HarbaouiQatar SC213 Júlio CesarAl-Khor16 RomarinhoEl Jaish Hassan Abdel-FattahAl Kharaitiyat6 Sebastián SáezAl-Wakrah11 PaulinhoAl-Arabi Hassan Al-HaydosAl Sadd Khalfan IbrahimAl Sadd Meshal AbdullahAl Ahli Sebastián SoriaLekhwiya Issam JemâaAl-Sailiya Tuncay ŞanlıUmm Salal
Awards
Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubAugust Michael LaudrupLekhwiya Mojtaba JabbariAl AhliSeptember Radhi ShenaishilQatar SC Hamdi HarbaouiQatar SCOctober Hussein AmmoutaAl Sadd Rodrigo TabataAl SaddNovember Bülent UygunUmm Salal Dioko KaluyitukaAl AhliDecember Michael LaudrupLekhwiya Hassan Al-HaydosAl SaddFebruary Amar OsimAl Kharaitiyat Hassan Abdel-FattahAl Kharaitiyat
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