The conflict flared up again in the lead between the teams competing to qualify for the QNB Stars League, after Muaither defeated Al Khor 3-2. In the match that brought them together the day before yesterday, Wednesday, at Saud bin Abdul Rahman Stadium in Al-Wakra Club, within the matches of the eleventh week of the second division. With this victory, Muaither shared the lead in the second division standings with Al-Khor, with 22 points for each team, with Al-Khor outperforming the goals scored, to start the qualification race between the two teams, which will be decided in the next rounds. Al-Shahaniya also achieved a deserved victory over Mesaimeer with two goals without a response in the match that brought the two teams together at Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar Club. Al-Shahaniya continued its recovery, raising its score to 20 points in third place, two points ahead of Al-Khor and Muaither, to get very close to the competition for qualification. Al-Kharaitiyat tied with Al-Waab without goals, to raise its score to 17 points, down to fourth place, while Al-Waab remained to raise its score to 11 points in seventh place, and Lusail tied with Al-Bida’ 1-1, so that Lusail raised its score to point 12 in sixth place, and Al-Bida remained finally with 8 points.
The struggle to qualify for the QNB Stars League flared up
by Arab Desk
October 3, 2025

Arab Desk
The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.
