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Doha Bank Stars League Week 8: Al Wakrah 0 - 2 Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan bounced back to winning ways as they beat Al Wakrah 2-0 in the concluding Week 8 clash of 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League at the Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium on Sunday, October 26, 2025. Rodrigo Moreno (36th minute) and Roger Guedes (81st minute) scored for The Lions.
QSL Cup Round 4: Al Duhail vs Al Rayyan
Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium will host the match between Al Duhail and Al Rayyan in Round 4 of the 2025-2026 season QSL Cup on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The kick-off is at 7.30pm. Al Duhail enter the match following a 0-4 loss to Al Arabi in the previous round, which dropped them to 15th pla
Fully focused on Al Wakrah match, will give our best: Al Rayyan coach Arthur Jorge
Al Rayyan coach Arthur Jorge spoke to the media ahead of their 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League Week 8 match againstAl Wakrah. “We are happy that the league is back after a long hiatus and we are happy to be playing in the most important tournament for us. We will face Al Wakrah
Al Wakrah, Al Rayyan in tough Week 8 clash
All attention will be directed towards Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium on Sunday, October 26, 2025, as Al Wakrah take on Al Rayyan at 7.30pm, marking the conclusion of Week 8 of 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League. This eagerly-awaited match is expected to be both competiti
Al Rayyan hold Al Nahda in Gulf Club Champions League
A 66th minute strike from Rodrigo Moreno saw Al Rayyan hold hosts Al Nahda to a 1-1 draw in their Group B match of the Gulf Club Champions League played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat. Al Nahda had moved into lead in the 35th minute of the first half through Messouke Oloumou.
Doha Bank Stars League Week 7 schedule updated
The Qatar Stars League has updated the schedule for Week 7 of 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League. View the schedule
QSL Cup Round 5: Al Rayyan 2 - 2 Al Waab
Al Rayyan were held to a 2-2 draw by Al Waab in Round 5 of 2025-2026 season QSL Cup at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium of Al Gharafa club on Saturday. Al Rayyan were almost cruising to victory after Wesley Ribeiro had put them ahead in the 59th minute until Mohammed Ismail restor
QSL Cup Round 5: Al Rayyan vs Al Waab
Al Rayyan and Al Waab will face off in Round 5 of 2025-2026 QSL Cup at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium of Al Gharafa club on Saturday, October 18, 2025. The kick-off is at 7.30pm. Both teams enter the clash with high ambitions aiming for victory, especially in view of their strong results in the
QSL Cup schedule amended
The Qatar Stars League has amended the schedule for Round 5 of 2025-2026 season QSL Cup. The matches of Round 5 will now be played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 17, 18, and 19, 2025. View the schedule
Doha Bank Stars League 2025-2026 fixtures rescheduled
In view of the Qatar national team’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and to give the players sufficient rest and recovery time after their tremendous effort in the Asian qualifiers, it has been decided to postpone the matches of Week 7
Upcoming matches
Results
| Doha Bank Stars League |
26/10/2025
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| QSL Cup |
18/10/2025
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| QSL Cup |
04/10/2025
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| Doha Bank Stars League |
25/09/2025
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| QSL Cup |
23/09/2025
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MATCHES PLAYED7
Wins4
loses2
DRAW MATCHES1
Goals14
GOALS CONCEDED9
Established: 1967
President: H E Sheikh Al Qaqa bin Hamad Al Thani
Nick Name: The Lions
Titles
The League:
1975-76, 1977-78, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1989-90, 1994-95, 2015-16
Qatar Cup:
1995, 1996, 2001, 2012
history
Al Rayyan were established in 1967 after the merging of old Al Rayyan and Al Nusoor sports clubs. The Lions, as they are nicknamed, have enjoyed a trophy-laden past and have won the league championship eight times.
Al Rayyan last lifted the league shield in the 2015-16 season, which was their first title in 21 years.
Al Rayyan have a large and passionate fan base, and are a regular presence in all tournaments. They have a special place in Qatar football and contributed a huge number of players to various national teams.
Coach
Artur Jorge
Date of Birth:01/01/1972
Portuguese coach Artur Jorge took over Al Rayyan during the 2024-2025 season, succeeding national coach Younes Ali.
Artur has a distinguished coaching career during which he achieved success with a number of teams, most notably Brazilian club Botafogo, whom he guided to triumph in the Brazilian League Championship and Copa Libertadores (thereby qualification for 2025 Club World Cup in the US), and coached the team at the 2024 Intercontinental Cup hosted by the State of Qatar in December, 2024.
He also coached his native side Sporting Braga, achieving distinguished results with them including the league title and qualification for Champions League.
As a player, he represented Sporting Braga, Penafiel and Tercena in Portugal.
Team
Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward