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QNB Stars League Week 3 - Al Khor 0 Al Ahli 1

Doha, 13 September 2020 - Al Ahli beat Al Khor 1-0 in Week 3 to complete a hat-trick of wins in the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Khor Stadium on Sunday. Hernan Perez scored the winning goal in the fourth minute as Al Ahli stormed into the top of the table with nine points, having beaten Al Wakrah 2-1 and Al Arabi 2-0 ea

09 Sep

Qatar Stars League signs MoU with Qatar SportsTech

Doha, 9 September 2020 - The Qatar Stars League (QSL) has announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar SportsTech (QST), the region’s first startup accelerator and hub for innovative sportstech companies. As part of this exclusive partnership, QSL will support upcoming sportstech startups by offe

09 Sep

QNB Stars League Week 2 - Al Wakrah 1 Al Duhail 0

Doha, 9 September 2020 - Al Wakrah shocked reigning champions Al Duhail 1-0 in Week 2 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Education City Stadium on Tuesday. Mohammed Benyettou scored the all-important goal in the 11th minute, as Al Wakrah put behind their 1-2 loss to Al Ahli in Week 1. Al Duhail, who had beaten Umm Salal

08 Sep

Al Sailiya 1 Al Sadd 5

Doha, 8 September 2020 - Al Sadd continued their winning run as they beat Al Sailiya 5-1 in Week 2 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Education City Stadium. Hassan Al Haydous (seventh minute), Santi Cazorla (30th-minute penalty), Baghdad Bounedjah (59th minute), Nam Tae-Hee (82nd minute) and substitute Ahmed Bader Sayyar

05 Sep

Duhail open with rout of Umm Salal

Doha, 5 September 2020 - efending champions Al Duhail got their 2020-21 season off to a cracking start, drubbing Umm Salal 3-0 in the QNB Stars League yesterday at the Education City Stadium.Luis Martin (fifth minute), Mohamed Muntari (36th minute) and substitute Ali Afif (90+3) scored for The Red Knights as Al Duhail served early no

03 Sep

Xavi aiming for a good start against Al Kharaitiyat

Doha, 3 September 2020 - Less than two weeks after Al Duhail claimed the QNB Stars League title for the 2019/20 season, the league returns again as the 2020/21 season kicks off on Thursday. Due to COVID-19 health protocols, three stadiums will be used for the start of the season; the 2022 World Cup Stadium Education City,

02 Sep

‘There’ll be no complacency in implemention of health protocols in new QSL season’

Doha, 2 September 2020 - Ahmed Khellil Abbassi, Executive Director of Competitions and Football Development, Qatar Stars League (QSL) speaks about the season that went by and preparations for the 2020-21 QNB Stars League which starts on Thursday.On evaluation of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League seasonIt was an exciting and difficult seas

31 Aug

Hathab organisers to chart strategic plan for forthcoming new season

Doha, 31 August 2020 - The supreme organising committee of the Longines Qatar Equestrian Tour Hathab, consisting of members of Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) and Al Shaqab, will soon be holding a meeting this week to chart a strategic plan for the new season ‘Hathab 2020-21’ for the fourth edition of the annual champio

30 Aug

Al Sadd blank Al Ahli to storm into Ooredoo Cup final

Doha, 30 August 2020 - Al Sadd defeated Al Ahli 2-0 in the second semifinal of 2019-20 season Ooredoo Cup at the Al Sadd Stadium on Saturday. Santi Cazorla (71st minute) and substitute Akram Afif (90+1) scored the goals for Al Sadd. Al Sadd will face Al Arabi, who defeated Al Rayyan 2-1 in the first semifinal earlier in the day,

27 Aug

Fans to be allowed at stadium for Ooredoo Cup

Doha, 27 August 2020 - The Qatar Stars League has decided to allow fans at the stadiums for 2019-20 season’s remaining Ooredoo Cup matches as per the precautionary measures followed previously to ensure the safety and security of everyone. The Ooredoo Cup semi-finals will be played at the Al Sadd Stadium on Saturday, August 29. The

27 Aug

IHF World Championship: Qatar to host Four-Nation tournament

Doha, 27 August 2020 - Qatar Handball Association (QHA) announced it will host the Qatar International Championship later this year that will see four nations including three continental champions in action ahead of January’s IHF World Championship 2021. The QHA said the event, which will take place from Dec

25 Aug

VAR set to make AFC Champions League debut in Qatar

Kuala Lumpur, 25 August 2020 - The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to ensure Asian refereeing continues to set new benchmarks was further underlined after it confirmed the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system from the Quarter-final stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League – the first ti

25 Aug

Al Kharaitiyat crowned second division football champions

Doha, 25 August 2020 - Al Kharaitiyat were officially crowned Second Division’s champions after sharing a 1-1 draw with Muaither at the Grand Hamad Stadium.Ayoub Widrasi opened the score for Muaither against the run of play on 16 minutes, while Rashid Teberkenin maintained his blazing hot form by equalising for the champions ju

24 Aug

New QNB Stars League season to kick-off on September 3

Doha, 24 August 2020 - The Qatar Stars League announced the schedule for first leg of 2020-21 season QNB Stars League, after co-ordination with the authorities concerned.The new season will start on Thursday, 3rd September, 2020.The kick-off times and venues for the tournaments first three weeks have been finalised. The remaining sch

19 Aug

QNB Stars League Week 22 – Al Sadd vs Al Gharafa

Doha, 19 August 2020 - Al Sadd face Al Gharafa in Week 22 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League. The kick-off is at 16:00 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday, 20th August, 2020. Al Sadd and Al Gharafa are the only teams to have ensured their positions, third and fourth respectively, going into the final round. Reigning champions Al Sadd

18 Aug

Electrifying finale on cards in QNB Stars League

Doha, 18 August 2020 - Curtains will be down on the 2019-20 season QNB Stars League this week. The final-round matches will be played on Thursday, 20th August, and Friday, 21st August, with three games on each day. The Al Janoub and Al Sadd Stadiums will continue to be the venues. The Week 22 fixtures are Al Sadd vs Al Gharafa (1

17 Aug

QNB Stars League Week 21 Review

Doha, 17 August 2020 - The 2019-20 season QNB Stars League has literally gone down to the wire in terms of competition following the Week 21 action. It may look rare that all six matches produced 1-0 results. Week 21 fixtures were held on 13th and 14th August at the Al Janoub and Al Sadd Stadiums, with three games on each day. A no

17 Aug

Security training for Qatar 2022 moves online during COVID-19

Doha, 17 August 2020 - Security preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ have continued uninterrupted since the outbreak of COVID-19. Since March, the Security Committee at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has delivered all necessary training for police officers and security personnel online. Video c