The Qatar Stars League, the highest professional league in Qatari football, has donated the total amount raised from ticket sales for the friendly match against FC Bayern Munchen and Qatar Stars Team to Qatar Charity to go towards helping Syrian refugees.

The  cheque was handed over to Qatar Charity during a hand-over ceremony held at Qatar Charity Headquarters on Monday 26 January 2015. Attending the occasion was Talal Al-Balooshi, Captain of the Qatar Stars Team, Abdulla Al-dossari, Executive Director of the Collections, Qatar Charity and Khalifa Saleh Al-Haroon, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, Qatar Stars League.

Talal Al-Balooshi commented on the occasion, “I am personally very happy that through the match we played against FC Bayern Munchen early this month we are now able to help Syrian refugees. This is not the first time that the Qatar Stars League has shown support for good causes, and it certainly won’t be the last. Qatar Charity is well known for the great work it does to help those less fortunate and we look forward to continuing to support these efforts in the future.”

Abdulla Al -Dossari went on to say, “I would like to thank Qatar Stars league for this donation which will go towards helping Syrian refugees. It comes at a particularly crucial time as we enter the coldest winter months and our support is most needed to help relieve suffering. We will be collaborating with charities within Syria to see how best this donation, along with others, can be utillsed.”


The friendly match against FC Bayern Munchen and Qatar Stars Team took place on 13 January and as well as being an important opportunity for the Qatar Stars to develop their game, the occasion has also enabled Qatar Stars League to make this significant donation for Syrian refugees. 

Khalifa Al Haroon concluded, “The partnership between Qatar Stars League and Qatar Charity is a long one and this donation demonstrates that the collaboration is not merely symbolic but effective in helping people who really need it. It is the responsibility of all organisations to do what they can to support charitable causes and we will continue to do all we can through football to help others. This is a further testament that football is truly a beautiful game.”