The grounds
Nine stadiums for twelve clubs. One of them held World Cup matches; most of the rest hold about 12,000 and are a short drive from each other.
League football in Qatar is not played in the 2022 World Cup stadiums, with one exception. Al-Rayyan's Ahmad bin Ali Stadium was a World Cup venue and holds 45,032, more than the other eight league grounds combined. Everything else is a club ground in the 5,000 to 21,000 range, the scale Qatari clubs actually fill.
Three grounds take two clubs each: Hamad bin Khalifa hosts Al Ahli and Al-Sailiya, Grand Hamad hosts Al-Arabi and Al Shahaniya, and Thani bin Jassim hosts Al-Gharafa and Umm Salal.
Where they are playing this season
2026-27The club-ground list below is the long-standing one. It is not what 2026-27 looks like: the fixture list has league matches at Al Bayt, Khalifa International, Lusail and Al Thumama, all 2022 World Cup venues, alongside the club grounds. Al-Shamal, whose own ground holds 5,000, have been at Al Bayt; Lusail, promoted this summer from a 3,000-seat ground, are at Lusail Stadium.
| Ground | Home club |
|---|---|
| Ahmad Bin Ali | Al Rayyan |
| Al Bayt Stadium | Al Shamal |
| Al Thumama | Al Ahli, Al Arabi |
| Jassim Bin Hamad | Al Duhail, Al Sadd |
| Khalifa International Stadium | Al Gharafa, Al Shahania, Al Wakrah |
| Lusail Stadium | Al Sailiya, Qatar SC |
Every club ground
| Ground | Tenants | Where | Opened | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad bin Ali | Al-Rayyan | Al Rayyan | 2020 | 45,032 |
| Thani bin Jassim | Al-Gharafa, Umm Salal | Al Rayyan | 2003 | 21,175 |
| Jassim bin Hamad | Al Sadd | Al Rayyan | 1975 | 15,000 |
| Grand Hamad | Al-Arabi, Al Shahaniya | Doha | — | 13,000 |
| Hamad bin Khalifa | Al Ahli, Al-Sailiya | Doha | — | 12,000 |
| Suheim bin Hamad | Qatar SC | Doha | 1985 | 12,000 |
| Saoud bin Abdulrahman | Al-Wakrah | Al Wakrah | — | 12,000 |
| Abdullah bin Khalifa | Al Duhail | Doha | 2013 | 10,221 |
| Al-Shamal SC | Al-Shamal | Madinat ash Shamal | 2011 | 5,000 |
Capacities and opening years from each ground's own Wikipedia entry. The 2025-26 season article lists slightly different figures for four of them, which is normal: a club ground's quoted capacity depends on whether temporary seating and standing areas are counted.
One by one
Ahmad bin Ali
Built on the site of Al-Rayyan's old ground and opened in December 2020. It hosted matches at the 2022 World Cup, and the upper tier was always meant to come down afterwards, which would take it to about 21,000. Until that happens Al-Rayyan play league football in a stadium more than twice the size of any other in the competition.
Thani bin Jassim
Al-Gharafa's ground, built in 2001-2002 and known to most people as Al-Gharafa Stadium. Umm Salal share it, so it takes more league football than any other ground in Qatar.
Jassim bin Hamad
Al Sadd's ground, open since 1975 and the home of the Qatar national team for most of that time. It has staged more finals than anywhere else in the country, including the 2026 relegation play-off.
Grand Hamad
Al-Arabi's ground in Doha, in use by the club since 1952 and the oldest in regular league service. Al Shahaniya share it.
Photo FarhodShaymanov, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hamad bin Khalifa
A Doha ground shared by Al Ahli and Al-Sailiya.
Suheim bin Hamad
Qatar SC's ground, opened in 1985 and rebuilt in 2003. It has an athletics track, which is rare in the league and pushes the stands further from the pitch than at Al Sadd or Al Duhail.
Saoud bin Abdulrahman
Al-Wakrah's ground south of Doha. The club also used the World Cup venue Al Janoub, which sits in the same town.
Abdullah bin Khalifa
Built between 2011 and 2013 for the club then called Lekhwiya, and one of the venues of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Al-Shamal SC
The league's smallest ground and its most remote, at the far north of the peninsula, an hour and a half from the Doha clubs. Al-Shamal finished second in 2025-26 and qualified for the AFC Champions League Elite from it.
Photo Lawrence Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0
