Players of Al Duhail, Al Rayyan and Al Sadd taking part in training sessions in Doha ahead of the kick off of the new QNB Stars League (QSL) season. Seven-time champions Al Gharafa will take on Al Shamal at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium on September 11 in this season's opening fixture.

Most of the teams train without their international players who are currently taking part in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers for their respective national teams. Teams are also missing the Qatar U-23 team members who are preparing for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.