The Qatar Stars League (QSL) in conjunction with the Qatar Football Association & the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) hosted a regional competition workshop today Tuesday the 10^th of March. The event was held at the Intercontinental hotel Doha was an opportunity for the confederations from West Asia to learn best practice in match competition and football facilities management.

Speaking at the launch of the workshop Shin Mangil Director of National Team competitions AFC said; “It is a great pleasure to be working in conjunction with the QSL on this workshop. Qatar is known as a sports centre in Asia and has a rich history in running tournaments, this made Qatar the best possible location to run the workshop for the AFC.”

The workshop will cover three key areas of infrastructure regulation, match operations and safety and security. With representatives from West Asian football associations listening to speakers of both AFC and UEFA originations, will give a much more worldly view on competition governance for the attendees.

“The event in Doha is important for the West Asia region. Here we have the opportunities to talk about match organization and security. Which are important issues when looking to develop a national league organization. The aim of this workshop is to improve the overall standard in the region.” Noted Shin Mangil, who has been working as director for National Team competitions at the AFC since 2009.

Comenting on the workshop Mr. Ahmad Al Harmi, the QSL’s Executive Director of Competition & Football Development said; “Hosting this prestigious workshop in Qatar with the AFC has allowed us to improve our knowledge of our infrastructure and match regulation. It gives the opportunity for the QSL to interact with senior officials from West Asia, AFC & also UEFA. This can only improve the quality and delivery of our national league and cup competitions.” 

Looking at the overall aims of the QSL backed event Al Harmi said. “This workshop is helping Qatari officials to prepare for the next local and international events, such as the under 23 Asian cup in 2016, eventually we are looking long term to prepare a solid team to manage the World Cup in 2022.”