Al Shahania have been promoted to the 2018-19 season QNB Stars League. They achieved it after Al Wakrah lost to Muaither by one goal in their Round 13 Second Division match on Wednesday.

Al Shahania thus come back to the top flight after a gap of one season. They collected 22 points so far, seven more than Al Wakrah with two rounds of matches remaining, to take an unassailable lead.

Now, the battle for the runners-up spot is between Al Wakrah and Muaither.

According to the Qatar Football Association regulations, the Second Division champions earn direct promotion, while runners-up will be involved in a play-off against the 11th-placed team in the QNB Stars League.

Al Shahania were relegated last season when they lost to Qatar SC.

This will be the third time Al Shahania are playing in the top flight, after 2014-15 and 2016-17 seasons. They have made significant improvement under Spanish coach Jose Mauricio.