The 2016–17 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, is the 44th edition of top-level football championship in

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. The season began on 15 September 2016 and concluded on 27 April 2017.

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are the defending champions having won their eighth championship and Lekhwiya won the league title. Muaither and

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have entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Qatargas League.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Managerial changes

Foreign players

Luis Jiménez has

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citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

League table

Statistics

Top scorers

:''As of 15 April 2017''

Clean sheets

:''As of 15 April 2017''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Qatar Stars League Qatar Stars League seasons

2016–17 in Qatari football