Qatar · Stars League
Season 2026/2027

Stars League, visualised

Every match turned into visuals you can play with: the clubs, the players and the moments that decide games, updated every round.

  • Players used
    234
    Across all 12 clubs
  • Ever-present
    39
    Played every available minute (10 goalkeepers)
  • Players behind 80% of minutes
    10.4
    Average per club
  • Outfield players yet to play
    50
    Named in a squad, never came on
  • Minutes to foreign players
    59%
    1% unknown
  • Foreign starters per XI
    6.6
    League average · 2% of starters unknown
  • Foreign share · Striker
    84%
    Of the position's minutes
  • Goals by foreign players
    70%
    57 of 81 (0 unknown), own goals aside
  • Under-21s used
    8
    Played while under 21
  • Players 35 and over
    22
    Age at their last match
  • League squad age
    28.6
    Weighted by minutes
  • Minutes to under-23s
    15%
    30 and over: 39%
  • Substitutions
    196
    4.1 per team per match
  • Average first change
    ⁦55'⁩
    Across 48 team-matches
  • All five changes used
    46%
    Share of team-matches
  • Goals by substitutes
    10
    12% of all goals (excl. own goals)
  • Change within 10' of going behind
    24%
    Normal at those minutes: 26%
  • Quickest coach after bad news
    67%
    Bartolome Lopez · 2 of 3 within 10'
  • Booked before half-time, off at the break
    15%
    6 of 39 · 5% for everyone else
  • Starters changed after a loss
    1.8
    1.5 after a win
  • Most rotated position
    26%
    Full-back: starts by a new starter · goalkeepers 3%
  • Goals
    82
    3.4 per match
  • Top scorer
    5
    Akram Hassan Afif · Al-Sadd
  • Quickest scorer
    ⁦71'⁩
    per goal · Akram Hassan Afif
  • Braces & hat-tricks
    11
    11 braces, 0 hat-tricks
  • Penalties
    10
    12% of all goals
  • Second-half goals
    60%
    49 after the break, 33 before
  • Scored first and won
    64%
    14 of 22 matches
  • Winners after 75'
    5
    of 15 match winners
  • Penalties scored
    10
    0.42 per match
  • Average minute
    ⁦43'⁩
    5 in the first half
  • Matches with a penalty scored
    8
    Of 24 · 1 had more than one
  • Own goals
    1
    In 24 matches
  • Matches
    24
    Across 4 rounds
  • Goals per match
    3.4
    82 goals in all
  • Draws
    38%
    Share of matches
  • Lead at the top
    2
    Points, Al-Sadd over Al-Rayyan
  • Cards shown
    131
    5.5 per match
  • Average first card
    ⁦27'⁩
    Across 24 matches with a card
  • Cards to team staff
    19
    15% of all cards
  • Sendings-off
    9
    6 straight reds · 3 second yellows
  • Most cards
    22
    Qatar
  • Cards on the bench
    22
    17% of all cards
  • Most booked player
    3
    Almahdi Ali Mukhtar
  • Cards while losing
    25%
    33 of 131 cards
  • Cards per 90 · winning, last 15'
    5.2
    Losing 4.8 · level 7.1
  • Time-wasting cards while winning
    4%
    1 of 25 cards
  • Next card to the other side
    54%
    Chance 49% · 82 pairs
  • Stadiums used
    6
    24 matches
  • Most stadiums
    4
    Different venues · Al-Shahania & Lusail
  • Goals per match
    3.4
    Across every stadium
  • Home wins
    42%
    Of all matches
  • Key finding81%

    of Al-Gharafa's minutes go to core players, the most settled group; 49% at Al-Shamal.

  • Key finding23

    players used by Al-Shamal, the most; Al-Gharafa + 2 more have used the fewest (17).

  • Key finding39

    players have not missed a minute, and 10 of them are goalkeepers.

  • Key finding10.4

    players account for 80% of a club's minutes, on average.

  • Key finding2 / 12

    Only Al-Duhail and Al-Sadd give local players most of their minutes.

  • Key finding8

    foreign starters in every match: Lusail never named fewer, the league's most.

  • Key finding81%

    of full-back minutes go to local players; striker minutes are the opposite, 84% foreign.

  • Key finding10 / 24

    of the league's goals by local players came from Al-Sadd.

  • Key finding4 / 8

    under-21s have started every match, 2 of them at Qatar.

  • Key finding5

    players aged 35 and over have played for Al-Sadd, the most of any club.

  • Key finding23

    years between the youngest and oldest players at Qatar, the widest spread in the league.

  • Key finding62%

    of Al-Shamal's minutes go to players 30 and over, the only club above half.

  • Key finding31

    changes in minutes 71–75, the busiest window. 95% of all changes come after half-time.

  • Key finding⁦53'⁩

    First change when a team is behind, against ⁦52'⁩ when level and ⁦62'⁩ when ahead.

  • Key finding⁦37'⁩

    Qatar make their first change earliest, ⁦37'⁩ on average; Lusail wait longest (⁦66'⁩).

  • Key finding10

    of 81 goals have been scored by substitutes.

  • Key finding4

    bad-news moments for Jose Pando (Al-Wakrah), the most of any coach; he changed within 10' after 1 (25%, league 32%).

  • Key finding5

    starters booked before half-time at Al-Shamal, and not one was taken off at the break.

  • Key finding57%

    of Al-Rayyan's goals came from Roger Krug Guedes, the most any club leans on one player.

  • Key finding6

    points from Ahmed Alaaeildin Abdelmotaal's 2 goals, as many as Claudio Leonel earned with 3.

  • Key finding6

    points lost by Al-Shahania to goals after the 75th minute, without winning one back.

  • Key finding2

    penalties scored against Al-Sadd, Al-Sailiya and Lusail each, the most in the league; 5 clubs have none against them.

  • Key finding30%

    of penalties were scored with the game level.

  • Key finding5

    of 10 penalties scored came within 3 minutes of a booking for the conceding side.

  • Key finding5

    penalties scored in matches refereed by Mohammed Nasser Ahmed, in 3 matches.

  • Key finding4/4

    rounds with Al-Sadd top of the table. No one else has led yet.

  • Key finding1.8

    goals conceded a match by Al-Sadd, top of the table, more than the league average (1.7).

  • Key finding84%

    of their minutes spent ahead: Al-Sadd, the most in the league; Al-Sailiya the least (0%).

  • Key finding27%

    of all goals come after the 75th minute, stoppage time included.

  • Key finding5.7

    cards per match from Abdulhadi Alasmar Al-Ruaile, the strictest with 3+ matches; 4.7 for Mohammed Nasser Ahmed. League average 5.5.

  • Key finding44%

    of cards come after the 75th minute; 28 of the 131 in stoppage time.

  • Key finding20%

    of all cards are for dissent, including 17 of the 19 shown to coaches and team staff.

  • Key finding9

    sendings-off: 6 straight reds and 3 second yellows. Every match so far has produced at least one card.

  • Key finding42%

    of Lusail's cards came on the bench (5 of 12); league 17%.

  • Key finding93%

    of Al-Arabi's cards came after half-time (14 of 15); league 65%.

  • Key finding5

    of the league's 19 staff cards went to Qatar's bench staff.

  • Key finding86%

    of Al-Sailiya's cards came while losing (6 of 7); league 25%.

  • Key finding5.2

    cards per 90 for teams winning in the last 15 minutes; teams losing get 4.8.

  • Key finding1

    of the league's 2 time-wasting cards went to Al-Sadd while winning.

  • Key finding70%

    of Mohammed Al-Sherif's next cards go to the other side; chance alone gives 50%.

  • Key finding17%

    of the league's matches were played at Lusail Stadium, by 6 different clubs.

  • Key finding2

    stadiums for Al-Gharafa & Al-Rayyan, against 4 for the most-travelled club.

  • Key finding5.5

    goals per match at Lusail Stadium over 4 matches (league: 3.4).

  • Key finding50%

    of matches at Lusail Stadium went to the home side (league: 42%).

Projects

SquadsLive
SubstitutionsPolishing

Coach Reactions

How fast do coaches react when a goal changes the score, and what do they do with a booked player?

ResultsLive
OfficiatingPolishing

Referee Profiles

How strict is each referee, how soon do they show the first card, and what do they book players for?

OfficiatingLive

Discipline

Which clubs collect the most cards, and who gets them: players on the pitch or the bench?

OfficiatingPolishing

Referees and the Score

Does the score change how players are booked, and do referees even things up?

StadiumsLive

Stadium Map

Where are matches played, which clubs play where, and which grounds see the most goals?

Squads

Squad Value

Which clubs have the most valuable squads, and does the money buy points?

Needs player market values

Goals

Goal Replays

What did each goal look like, with every player on the pitch?

  • Every Goal, ReplayedTracking data

Needs tracking data

Running

Who Runs the League

Which clubs and players cover the most ground, sprint the most and run fastest?

  • Who Runs the MostTracking data
  • Who Sprints the MostTracking data
  • Who Walks the MostTracking data
  • Fastest PlayersTracking data
  • Slowest PlayersTracking data

Needs tracking data

Running

Match Intensity

When in a match do teams run hardest, and when do they fade?

  • Running by MinuteTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Style on the Ball

Do teams build from the back, go direct or live on the counter?

  • Time in Each PhaseTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Team Shape

Where does each player stand, with the ball and without it?

  • Average PositionsTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Ball in Play

How many minutes of real football does a match have, and who has the ball in them?

  • Real Minutes per MatchTracking data
  • Who Has the BallTracking data
  • First Half vs SecondTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Formations

Which shape does each team start in, and how often does it change?

  • Starting ShapesTracking data
  • Lineups on the PitchTracking data
  • Results by ShapeTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Winning, Drawing, Losing

Do teams play differently when they are ahead, level or behind?

  • Ahead, Level, BehindTracking data
  • What Changes With the ScoreTracking data
  • Time in Each Score StateTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Style by Half

Do teams change how they play after half-time?

  • First Half, Second HalfTracking data
  • What Changes After the BreakTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Off-Ball Runs

Who makes the runs that open up space, and do they get the ball?

  • Season Run LeadersTracking data
  • Each Team's RunsTracking data
  • Run Types by PositionTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Run Map

Where do a player's runs start and end?

  • Every Run on the PitchTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Where Attacks Come From

How do teams win the ball and start their possessions, and which starts lead to shots?

  • How Possessions BeginTracking data
  • Which Starts Lead to ShotsTracking data
  • Where the Ball Is WonTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Attack Map

Where on the pitch do a team's attacks start and finish?

  • Where Attacks Start and EndTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Losing the Ball

Which teams and players lose the ball most, and where?

  • Losses by PhaseTracking data
  • Where the Ball Is LostTracking data
  • Who Loses the BallTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Passing

Who passes forward, breaks lines and finds teammates on the run?

  • Season Passing LeadersTracking data
  • Passing by ClubTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Dangerous Passing

Who picks the pass that hurts, and who plays it safe?

  • Most Dangerous PassersTracking data
  • Bold or SafeTracking data
  • Pass Danger by TeamTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Passing Networks

Who passes to whom?

  • Who Passes to WhomTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Pass Length & Direction

Do teams pass short or long, forward or sideways?

  • Short or Long, Forward or BackTracking data
  • Pass CompassTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Progressive Passes

Who moves the ball towards goal, and from where?

  • Who Moves the Ball ForwardTracking data
  • Top Progressive PassersTracking data
  • Where Progression HappensTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Chance Creation

Who sets up the shots, and where are chances made?

  • Chances Created by ClubTracking data
  • The Chance CreatorsTracking data
  • Many Chances or Good OnesTracking data
  • Where Chances Are MadeTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Crosses

Which teams live on crosses, and do they work?

  • Who Lives on CrossesTracking data
  • Top CrossersTracking data
  • Where Crosses Come FromTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Goal Kicks

Do teams restart short or long, and does it work?

  • What Goal Kicks Lead ToTracking data
  • Keepers' Goal KicksTracking data
  • Where Goal Kicks LandTracking data

Needs tracking data

Corners

Attacking Corners

Who gets the most from their corners?

  • Who Gets Most From CornersTracking data
  • Corner MapTracking data
  • Bodies in the Six-Yard BoxTracking data

Needs tracking data

Corners

Defending Corners

Who keeps corners from turning into chances?

  • Corners AgainstTracking data
  • Who Clears ThemTracking data

Needs tracking data

Corners

Takers and Targets

Who delivers the corners, and who gets on the end of them?

  • Corner TakersTracking data
  • First to the BallTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

How High Teams Defend

Which teams defend high up the pitch, and which sit deep?

  • Time Without the BallTracking data
  • Time in Each BlockTracking data
  • How High the Back Line SitsTracking data
  • Where Each Block StartsTracking data
  • Does the Block Work?Tracking data
  • Blocks by Score and MinuteTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

Defending Shape

How narrow and how compact is each team without the ball?

  • Width vs LengthTracking data
  • Shape Without the BallTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

Pressing

Which teams go after the ball carrier, and how?

  • Pressure on the BallTracking data
  • What Pressing AchievesTracking data
  • Where Clubs PressTracking data
  • Who Presses MostTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

Pressing Chains

Which teams press together, and does it win the ball?

  • Chains by TeamTracking data
  • Chained vs AloneTracking data
  • Where Chains StartTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

Winning the Ball Back

Which teams win the ball back, where, and who does it?

  • Balls Won by ClubTracking data
  • Where Clubs Win It BackTracking data
  • Who Wins It BackTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

What Gets Through

Where does each defence break, and against what?

  • What Gets Through, by ClubTracking data
  • Where It Gets ThroughTracking data
  • Who Gets BeatenTracking data

Needs tracking data

Players

Player Profiles

How does a player's season compare with others in the same position?

  • Season PercentilesTracking data

Needs tracking data

Players

With and Without the Ball

How much of a player's time is spent with the ball, and what do they do with it?

  • Per 30 Minutes With and Without the BallTracking data
  • Each Squad's Ball MinutesTracking data

Needs tracking data

ResultsPlanned

Match Story

What really decided this match?

Needs: Event data (shots, passes)