Qatari Second Division
| Founded | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Country | Qatar |
Al-Markhiya (6 titles) | |
| Current: 2023-24 Qatari Second Division | |
The Qatari Second Division (
football league competition in Qatar. Contested by 8 teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Qatar Stars League
(QSL), the top-tier football league in the country. The QSD seasons run from September to April.
The league's first season was played in 1979 which was won by
Al-Markhiya which has won 6 QSD titles. According to the league's development strategy, starting with the 2022-23 season, the first-placed club of this league will play a relegation match against the tenth-placed club of the first league to decide which club will participate in the first league next season.[1] There is no relegation from the second division.[2]
History
In 1990, the
Al Nahda. The clubs' players and staff were distributed to first division clubs. As a result, the Qatari Second Division was unofficially dissolved on a temporary basis.[3] The competition resumed operations in the 1996–97 season.[4] The first promotion play-off took place in the 1999–00 season, between Second Division champions Muaither SC and the bottom-ranked team of the Qatar Stars League, Al Shamal. Muaither lost the match.[5]
It was announced on 15 April 2009 that no clubs would be relegated from the top flight in the
Lekhwiya SC and El Jaish SC
, while the top flight would expand to 12 teams.
On 6 October 2013 it was announced Qatari Second Division had a sponsorship with
Qatargas.[7]
An annual competition known as the Qatari Second Division Cup is played by all second division clubs.[8]
Clubs
Champions
Source:[9]
| Club | Champions | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
Al-Markhiya
|
6 | 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2016–17, 2021–22 |
| Al-Sailiya | 4 | 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12 |
Al-Gharafa
|
1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1986–87 | |
Al-Shamal
|
3 | 2002–03, 2014–15, 2020–21 |
El-Jaish
|
2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11 | |
Umm-Salal
|
1997–98, 1999–2000, 2005–06 | |
| Al-Kharaitiyat | 2 | 2003–04, 2019–20 |
Al-Wakrah
|
1984–85, 2018–19 | |
Al-Rayyan
|
1988–89, 2014–15 | |
| Muaither | 2015–16, 2022–23 | |
Al-Shahania
|
1 | 2017–18 |
Al-Mesaimeer
|
2000–01 | |
Al-Khor
|
1982–83 | |
| Al-Ahli | 2012–13 | |
Al-Duhail
|
2009–10 | |
| Al-Nahda | 1980–81 |
2022–23 season
| Qatari Second Division | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Location | Stadium | Year Formed |
| Al Bidda SC | Doha | 2015 | |
| Al Kharaitiyat | Al Kharaitiyat | Al Khor SC Stadium
|
1996 |
| Al-Khor | Al Khor | Al-Khor SC Stadium | 1961 |
Al-Mesaimeer
|
Al-Rayyan ,
|
Al-Sailiya SC Stadium | 1996 |
Al-Shahania
|
Al-Rayyan ,
|
Grand Hamad Stadium | 1998 |
| Al-Waab | Al Waab, Doha | 2019 | |
| Lusail | Lusail, Al Daayen | 2014 | |
| Muaither SC | Al-Rayyan
|
Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 1996 |
Championship history
Total titles won by town or city
| Town or city | Number of titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Al Rayyan | 14
|
Al-Shahania (1)
|
| Doha | 12
|
Lekhwiya SC (1), Al Ahli (1), Al-Nahda (1)
|
| Umm Salal | 5
|
Umm Salal SC (3), Al Kharaitiyat (2)
|
| Alshammal | 3
|
Al-Shamal (3)
|
| Al Wakrah | 2
|
Al-Wakrah SC (2)
|
| Al Khor | 1
|
Al-Taawun (Al Khor) (1)
|
Top scorers
| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals | |||
| 1998–99 |  |
Osama Adam | ? | 13[10] | ||
| 2007–08 |  |
Gonzalo Gutiérrez | Al Markhiya | 15 | ||
| 2008–09 | |
Gonzalo Gutiérrez | Muaither | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 |  |
Abdulqadir Ilyas | El Jaish | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 |  |
Michaël N'dri | Al Sailiya |
16 | ||
| 2012–13 |  |
Jean-Paul Eale Lutula | Muaither | 13 | ||
| 2013–14 |  |
Ali Ferydoon | Al Shamal | 19 | ||
| 2014–15 | |
Rodrigo Tabata | Al Rayyan |
20 | ||
| 2015–16 |  |
Mahmoud Za'tara | Muaither | 20 | ||
| 2016–17 |  |
Selemani Ndikumana | Mesaimeer | 19 | ||
| 2017–18 |  |
Luciano Vázquez | Al Shahaniya | 15 | ||
| 2018–19 |  |
Mamadou Diawara Omar Ali Nana Poku |
Muaither Al Wakrah Al Wakrah |
10 | ||
| 2019–20 |  |
Rachid Tiberkanine | Al Kharaitiyat | 18 | ||
| 2020–21 |  |
Baha' Faisal Birahim Gaye |
Al Shamal Al Shahaniya |
17 | ||
| 2021–22 | |
Rachid Tiberkanine | Al Kharaitiyat | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | |
Alaeddine Ajaraie | Muaither | 11 | ||
References
- ^ "Second Division League". Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ "Second Division League". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ دوري نجوم قطر. mail.asiancup2011.qa (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Diliberto wants more teams in Second Division League". Qatar Tribune. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ نادي معيذر يدخل معسكر مغلق استعدادا لام صلال في الفاصله (in Arabic). Muaither SC. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Q-League expands to 12 Archived May 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Qatargas and QFA Sign 3 Year Sponsorship Agreement". QFA. 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Qatar Cup 2nd Division". Goalzz. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ List of Champions - 2nd Division - QFA Archived May 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
- ^ "حصاد الموسم الكروي القطري 98 - 99 : رقم قياسي جديد في تسجيل الاهداف والوكرة الاكثر حصولاً على الألقاب". daharchives.alhayat.com (in Arabic). 7 January 1999. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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