The Qatari Second Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثانية القطري), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of

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league competition in

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. Contested by 8 teams, it operates on a system of

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(QSL). Seasons of the QSD run from September to April. The league's first season was played in 1979 which was won by

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. The club with the most QSD wins is Al-Markhiya which has won 5 QSD titles The league currently features 8 clubs, with one club being promoted to make room for one club being relegated.

History

It was announced on 15 April 2009 that no clubs would be relegated from the top flight in the 2008–09 season, due to expansion reasons, however the announcement was made with only one game remaining. This meant that the Qatari Second Division would remain with the same number of teams despite the recent formation of

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and

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, while the top flight would expand to 12 teams. The top team is promoted to the

. There is no relegation from the second division. On 6 October 2013 it was announced Qatari Second Division had a sponsorship with

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Clubs

ChampionsList of Champions - 2nd Division - QFA

2022–23 season

Championship history

Total titles won by town or city

Top scorers

*1998–99: Osama Adam (13 goals

*2007–08: Gonzalo Gutiérrez (15 goals) *2008–09: Gonzalo Gutiérrez (14 goals) *2010–11: Abdulqadir Ilyas (12 goals) *2011–12:

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(16 goals) *2012–13: Jean-Paul Eale Lutula (13 goals) *2013–14:

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(19 goals) *2014–15: *2015–16: *2016–17: *2017–18: *2018–19: *2019–20: *2020–21: Baha' Faisal (18 goals)

References

{{AFC second leagues

External links

Official Website
Second level football leagues in Asia Football leagues in Qatar Sports leagues established in 1963