QNA
Chairman of Competitions Committee at Qatar Football Association Hamad Al Mannai announced that the new football season will kick off in September 2021.
Al Mannai added that trainings of the clubs will start tomorrow in the framework of the preparations for the new season, noting that the clubs have the right to hold foreign camps, provided that the precautionary measures and restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic are followed.
Qatar Football Association held Wednesday a media seminar and a discussion session to outline the next stage, the launch of the new season and the new strategy of the QNB Qatar Stars League for the 2024-2023 sports season. QFA also reviewed the latest developments in the local football calendar.
The session was attended by Chairman of QFA Competitions Committee Hamad Al Mannai, Director of Competitions and Players Affairs Abdullah Jaber Al Saie, Deputy Chairman of QFA Competitions Committee, and Executive Director of Competitions and Football Development at Qatar Stars League Ahmed Khalil Abbasi.
During the session, Al Mannai explained that there are many issues that have arisen as a result of the exceptional circumstances in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has greatly affected the world of football in all countries of the world.
He noted that the end of the QSL and HH the Amirs Cup for the next season 2021-2022 will be in April 2022. After this date, the players of the national team will be discharged from all local and foreign entitlements with their clubs in order to participate in the special program prepared for them to compete in the finals of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Deputy Chairman of QFA Competitions Committee, and Executive Director of Competitions and Football Development at Qatar Stars League Ahmed Khalil Abbasi highlighted the new strategy of QSL, which was approved by QFA Executive Office.
He noted that the number of the clubs participating in the QNB Qatar Stars League will be reduced to 10 clubs in order to maintain a balanced and high-quality technical level, starting from the 2023-2024 season.
He explained that the QSL championship, starting from the 2023/2024 season, will be held in three sections, so that each club will play 27 matches instead of 22 matches.
Deputy Chairman of QFA Competitions Committee, and Executive Director of Competitions and Football Development at Qatar Stars League Ahmed Khalil Abbasi said that the clubs will abide by the "new" participation agreement, which includes the professional standards necessary to develop the level of professionalism for clubs and competitions starting from the 2022-2023 season, which includes clubs in the first and second divisions, stressing that the agreement is binding on all Qatari clubs participating in local competitions and that no club will participate in any local competition if this agreement was not signed.
He added that there are new items that will be included in the participation agreement, most notably the commercial, marketing, administrative and technical affairs, in addition to encouraging the club to appoint administrative competencies to raise the professional level in the clubs and enhance their role in the local community, through community programs and events directed to all family members.
He noted that the distribution of the central financial revenues from commercial rights and television broadcasting for clubs will be approved in accordance with the new mechanisms and standards, starting from the 2023-2024 season.
Abbasi unveiled the creation of the Central Survey Team (CST), which includes experts and specialists to provide services to clubs, in order to explore coaches and professional players according to actual values and efficiency, starting from the 2021-2022 season. The team will conduct a comprehensive study of the club from the technical side to develop a technical philosophy and a special strategy to provide competitive and high-quality football through joint work and coordination with each club.