 In 2009, no clubs were relegated from the top division.Due to the recent formation of Lekhwiya and El Jaish, this meant that the second division would lose two clubs while two more clubs would enter the first division, bringing the total number of clubs in the first division to 12, and the second division to 6.As part of the expansion campaign, the ""Q-League"" changed its name to what it is currently known as, ""Qatar Stars League"", and inaugurated a new domestic cup, the "Qatari Stars Cup".