2016–17 Qatar Stars League
The 2016–17 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, is the 44th edition of top level football championship in Qatar. The season began on 15 September 2016 and concluded on 27 April 2017.
Al-Rayyan are the defending champions having won their eighth championship and Lekhwiya won the league title. Al-Muaither and Al-Shahania have entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Qatargas League and they both got relegated this season.Teams
Stadia and locations
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Al-Ahli |  Yousuf Adam Mahmoud | 11 May 2016 | Mutual consent | Pre-season |  Luka Bonačić | 11 May 2016 |
| Al-Shahania | Luka Bonačić | 11 May 2016 | Mutual consent | Pre-season |  Fathi Al-Jabal | 17 June 2016 |
| Al-Arabi |  Gianfranco Zola | 28 June 2016 | Sacked | Pre-season |  Gerardo Pelusso | 28 June 2016 |
| Al-Rayyan | Jorge Fossati | 26 September 2016 | Signed with Qatar | 4th |  Michael Laudrup | 3 October 2016 |
| Al-Ahli | Luka Bonačić | 28 October 2016 | Sacked | 7th | Yousuf Adam Mahmoud | 30 October 2016 |
| Al-Wakrah | Mauricio Larriera | 29 November 2016 | Sacked | 13th | Kais Yaakoubi | 30 November 2016 |
| Umm Salal |  Bülent Uygun | 14 December 2016 | Sacked | 7th | | |
| Al-Shahania | Fathi Al-Jabal | 25 December 2016 | Sacked | 12th | Igor Štimac | 28 December 2016 |
League table
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Baghdad Bounedjah | Al-Sadd | 24 |
| 1 |  Youssef El-Arabi | Lekhwiya | 24 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Tabata | Al-Rayyan | 20 |
| 4 |  Yannick Sagbo | Umm-Salal | 15 |
| 5 |  Romarinho | El-Jaish | 14 |
| 5 |  Nam Tae-hee | Lekhwiya | 14 |
| 5 |  Sardor Rashidov | El-Jaish | 14 |
| 8 | Mouhcine Moutouali | Al-Wakrah | 11 |
| 8 |  Sergio García | Al-Rayyan | 11 |
| 10 |  Vladimír Weiss | Al-Gharrafa | 10 |
| 10 |  Luis Jiménez | Al-Arabi | 10 |
| 10 | Meshal Abdullah | Al-Ahli | 10 |
| 10 | Xavi | Al-Sadd | 10 |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Xavi | Al-Sadd | 16 |
| 2 | Ismaeel Mohammad | Lekhwiya | 14 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Tabata | Al-Rayyan | 10 |
| 3 | Nam Tae-hee | Lekhwiya | 10 |
| 5 | Almoez Ali | Lekhwiya | 8 |
| 6 | Jean Késsé Mangoua | Al-Shahania | 7 |
| 6 | Jugurtha Hamroun | Al-Sadd | 7 |
| 6 | Murad Naji | El-Jaish | 7 |
| 6 |  Valentin Lazăr | Al-Sailiya | 7 |
| 6 | Sergio García | Al-Rayyan | 7 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Saad Al Sheeb | Al-Sadd | 11 |
| 2 | Omar Bari | Al-Rayyan | 9 |
| 3 | Baba Malick | Umm Salal | 6 |
| 3 | Yousef Hassan | Al-Gharafa | 6 |
| 3 |  Grégory Gomis | Al-Sailiya | 6 |
| 3 | Ahmed Soufiane | Al-Kharaitiyat | 6 |
| 7 | Saoud Al Khater | El-Jaish | 5 |
| 7 | Amine Lecomte | Lekhwiya | 5 |
