The 2013–14

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was the 41st edition of top-level football championship in

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. The season started on 1 September 2013 and ended on 11 April 2014.

Al-Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it i ...

were the defending champions.

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won its third league title with 53 points.

League expansion

At the end of the previous season, it was announced that the 2013–14 season would feature 14 teams. The decision to increase the numbers of teams means Al-Sailiya, who finished bottom of the league table, will avoid relegation. Meanwhile,

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, who lost to Al-Arabi in the play-offs, will join as the 14th team. The Second Division and the reserve league also merged to create a stronger second tier. On the 6 October 2013 it was announced that the second tier would be known as the QatarGas League due to sponsorship reasons.

Teams

Al-Ahli were promoted as champions from the 2nd Division. They were joined by

who came in second place and failed to win the end of season playoff against Al-Arabi but secured promotion due to the league expansion

Stadia and locations

¹ Al Sailiya do not have a stadium of their own so will share with Al Rayyan.

Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

Foreign players

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has

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citizenship and was counted as Asian player.

League table

References

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