By Sports Reporter Doha

Director of Events at the Qatar Stars League (QSL) Hassan al-Kuwari said that the QSL organising body has set some minimum requirements for each and every club this season.
 This is in order for the clubs to achieve their targets this season, namely attracting more spectators on match days, for which they will receive funding.
 Al-Kuwari said, “The most important among the requirements is that the clubs hold a number of events on match days which will be entirely organised and run by the clubs themselves. They will have to execute a minimum of two “home” events as well initiating three community agreements, of which two must be with local schools. Each of the agreements requires two activities, one within the school whilst the other should be within the club itself, in total there should be six activities. Also awareness of the club should be increased via social media and promotional activities for the matches, as some spectators complained about not knowing the match dates and times.”
 The QSL organising body announced that the deadline for receiving the said plans is Sunday August 16, after which the QSL will meet separately with each marketing officer to discuss his plans and support them as much as possible.
 Al-Kuwari pointed out that the clubs have received part of their funding already, whilst the rest will be allocated at the end of the first half of the season, following an assessment of the work carried out by the club.  He added that the printing and distribution of QSL tickets as well as the sales figures is solely the responsibility of each club in addition to the match revenue, while the QSL is only responsible for e-tickets.
 Al-Kuwari said:  “We wish for the largest number of spectators in each and every game. When clubs hold their mandatory two events per season, there should be a minimum of 5,000 spectators in those specific match days. Al Ahli has set a great example last season; they even surpassed this target number with over 10,000 spectators.”
 Al-Kuwari also praised the efforts exerted by some clubs during the previous season and said, “There are some clubs that did a good job last season, and achieved amazing results such as Al Ahli, Umm Salal, El Jaish, Al Arabi and Qatar Sports Club.”

Al Sailiya sign Ali Mejbil
Attacking midfielder Ali Mejbil signed a loan deal with Qatar Stars League (QSL) side Al Sailiya. Al Wakrah gave permission for Mejbil to make the move to the Doha based club for one season.
 The player has already left for Germany where he will join up with his new teammates ahead of the new Qatar Stars League season which will kick off on September 11. Megbil played with Al Shamal last season but saw his side relegated from the QSL.
Al Sailiyah officials said the move was part of a conscious effort to restore the club back to its previous levels which saw them finish 4th in the 2013/14 season.
 The Tunisian Head Coach Sami Trabelsi has put in place a special training programme for the player to catch-up with his teammates and be ready for the commencement of the league in September.

Al Rayyan concludes overseas training
Al Rayyan Sports Club have concluded their external training camp in the Netherlands which started on July 21. The Lions played three friendlies during their external training camp, the first of which was against Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam B, losing by a single goal.  The second friendly saw them defeat Saudi side Al Shabab, and the final game was against Khor which they lost 2-1.