An increase in foreigners has eliminated the problem of the additional two for the AFC Champions League
7 professionals continue in each match that achieves equality among all clubs
The Qatari opportunity continues with the presence of 4 centers, efficiency and skill resolves the conflict
The freedom to move any Qatari professional after the expiry of his contract will contribute to the development of his level
Certainly, the 2026 season will be an exceptional season after the decisions issued by the Football Association the day before yesterday, which will happen (a positive revolution) in the Qatari football through clubs and through Qatari professionals as well as foreign professionals, who was expected to raise the number of foreign professionals to 10 players, and who was expected to decide to cancel the base (40 times the salary).
These decisions would reflect positively on the Qatari football, especially the decision to cancel the base (40 times), which was never the satisfaction of the Qatari clubs or professionals, in addition to increasing foreign professionals.
There is no doubt that the increase in the number of foreign professionals came to comply with the great developments that have occurred on the regulations of the AFC, most notably the opening of the door for the participating clubs in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Champions League 2 to play to register any number of foreign professionals, and this decision had other aspects that were reflected on the Qatari ball that increased the number of professionals to 7 professionals, and opened the door for clubs participating in the two continental championships To register any number of professionals.
However, there was a condition of not registering more than 7 professionals during the league matches and local matches, a great obstacle and barrier, and caused the suffering of these clubs, which are Al -Sadd, Al -Rayyan, Al -Gharafa and Al -Wakra, as they contracted with the additional professionals to participate in Asian, but they could not involve them in the league, matches, Qatari and local championships
This additional number of professionals, despite the importance of his presence with Asian teams, has become a burden, as they will only play 8 games in the group league, and if their teams qualify, the number will rise to 11 games only throughout the season, and they remain after that without work and without any benefit, and the problem increased when any professional who are entitled to play locally to injure a match or two games, to join the other professionals (the unemployed) Change, but in narrow limits such as double injuries and others, which happened recently with Al -Gharafa when Senegal Sani was injured. This problem caused a great thinner for the federation and the institution, as they see the clubs pay the high salaries of the players and professionals sitting in the stands. There must be radical solutions, especially with the continuation of the Asian list with the presence of any number of foreign professionals.
The new solution and decision
The solution was in the new decision issued by the Football Association, which is to allow each club in the new season 2026 to register 10 professionals, and even allow their presence in the team’s list for any league match, provided that 6 of them subscribe to a maximum of the seventh professional, who is the talented player.
The Federation also allowed each team at any time of the match to circulate and rounded between the ten professionals within the legally permitted changes. There is no doubt that it is a sick solution to all parties, and reduces financial damage, and will make everyone in the preparation for any local and continental match and not only the continental, and at the same time maintains the fortunes of the Qatari player through the presence of 4 centers in the list, and may increase with the presence of the Qatari player who deserves what we have already seen throughout the season.
Equality between clubs
At the same time, the Federation has achieved equality between clubs, whether participating in Asian or other than participating, as the clubs that will contract with 10 foreign professionals will not all play with them, while other clubs that may not contract with 10 professionals will not be affected because in the end they will also play with 7 professionals even if they do not have others, and even if the competing club has 10 professionals and perhaps more.
The base of 40 times
On the other hand, the cancellation of the base of 40 times the salary will be a positive matter for the Qatari professional, which may have found some difficulties since the 2015 season when this circular was issued, whether by clubs or Qatari players, as he was not to be right for any player when his contract ends in moving to any other club in the event that he is given a new offer from his original club that includes the upper limit of the contract of 40 times the month of his monthly salary and this decision will contribute to developing the performance and level of the Qatari player He will not be forced to stay in his club if he gives him a new offer, and there are players, whether Qataris or non -Qataris seeking to play for other clubs, and may think about playing for more powerful and more competitive clubs for titles, so it works to increase its level and the development of its performance, at the same time the clubs will be able to bring any Qatari professional without exaggerating its price, so the new generalization issued by the Union includes an important matter which is the new evaluation For players to determine the prices of local players ’contracts by the Qatar Stars League Foundation to be a club reference.