Doha: The Qatar Stars League (QSL) on Tuesday announced the winners of the Best of the Month awards for October and November, 2025, in the Doha Bank Stars League 2025-2026 season. In a statement, QSL said that the awards are for Best Under-23 Player, Best Coach and Best Player in addition to Best Save, Best Goal and Best XI. It added that the choices were made based on the decision of an expert committee managing football development in QSL. According to Qatar News Agency, head coach of Al Arabi, Romanian, Cosmin Contra won the Best Coach award for the first time. Al Sadd striker Akram Afif won as Best Player, while Al Gharafa's Senegalese defender Seydou Sano won as Best Under-23 Player. As part of its efforts to raise the level of competition and present high-quality, entertaining football, the technical committee also included the Best Save, Best Goal and Best XI awards. Best Save went to Al Arabi's goalkeeper Jassim Al Hail during his team's match against Al Ahli, while Best Goal went to Qatar SC's Joao Pedro during the match against Al Gharafa. The Best XI award, however, went to: Jassim Al Hail (Al Arabi); Ayoub Al Oui (Al Gharafa); Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa); Mowafaq Awad (Al Shamal); Ahmed Al Menhali (Al Rayyan); Mohamad Manai (Al Shamal); Driss Fettouhi (Al Ahli); Roger Guedes (Al Rayyan); Rodri Sanchez (Al Arabi); Akram Afif (Al Sadd); and Roberto Firmino (Al Sadd).
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