The referees committee of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced the names of referees to officiate the matches of the fifth round of Qatar Stars League (QSL). The matches will be held on Saturday. Craig Thomson will officiate the match between Al-Sadd and Al-Jaish while Banjar Al-Dosari will officiate the match between Al-Ghafara and Umm Salal. furthermore, Khamis Al-Meri was named for the match between Al-Rayyan and Sailiya, Abdulrahman Abdu for the match between Al-Wakrah and Qatar SC and Al-Abdulrahman Al-Jassim for the match between Al-Arabi and Akharaitiyat.