Qatar national under-23 football team

Qatar national under-23 football team (also known as Qatar Under-23 or Qatar Olympics Team) represents Qatar in international football competitions in GCC U-23 Championship and Football at the Summer Olympics, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments.

Qatar Under-23
Nickname(s)Annabi (The Maroon)
AssociationQatar Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coach Nicolás Córdova
Home stadiumKhalifa International Stadium
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA codeQAT
First colours
Second colours
Olympics
Appearances2 (first in 1984)
Best resultQuarter-finals: 1992
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2016)
Best result Bronze Medal (2018)
Asian Games
Appearances3 (first in 2002)
Best result Gold Medal (2006)

History

Compared to regional neighbours; Qatar has a decent record to show for in Olympic football, with two prior Summer Olympics qualifications and a gold medal in the 2006 Asian games.

Qatar's first attempt to compete in the Olympic level proved fruitful, they cruised past Jordan and Syria in the preliminary stages of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, then finished atop of Group B in the final qualifications round after beating Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and Iraq.

Qatar's Olympic debut under Brazilian legend Evaristo de Macedo came as stunning as it gets, a 2–2 draw with a Platini captained France (who went on to claim the gold medal eventually), sent ripples of shock across the football world, however; suffering two defeats to Chile and Norway deprived the first timers of a last 16 berth.

Eight years later, a new young squad dominated its qualifying campaign on the expense of Japan, China and Saudi Arabia, in the finals; the Qataris were given a tough draw next to host nation Spain, Colombia and Egypt. Qatar kicked off their matches at Barcelona with a crucial 1–0 win over fellow Arab nation Egypt, before registering a 1–1 draw with Colombia to secure a place in the knockout stage, turning the last group match against Spain into a formality.

A loss to Poland in the second stage fell a little bit short of rising expectations, but reaching the second stage led to the country's best Olympic result.

When hosting the 2006 Asian Games, Qatar found itself with a double objective; to show that it was capable of hosting a major event of that caliber, and demonstrate that its football team was worthy of standing alongside Asia's elite.

Undefeated throughout the whole tournament; Qatar's momentum escalated from one match to another, reaching its peak in the 2–0 final against Iraq.

Tournament records

Summer Olympics

Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.

Olympics Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1992 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 1 2 2 5
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020

U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
2013Did not qualify
2016 Semi Finalist 4th 6 4 0 2 13 10
2018 Third place 3rd 6 5 1 0 10 5
2020 Group Stage 11th 3 0 3 0 3 3

Asian Games

Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.

Asian Games Record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
2002Group stage3120132
2006 Gold6501132
2010Round of 16421142
2014Withdrew
2018Group stage301218
Total4/4168443114

GCC U-23 Championship
GCC U-23 Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
2008 Final group 3rd 4 1 2 1 8 5
2010Semi-finals4th 4 0 2 2 2 6
2011 4 1 0 3 3 9

Recent results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2022
23 March 2022 (2022-03-23) Dubai Cup Thailand  0–1  Qatar Dubai, United Arab Emirates
23:00 UTC+4
  • Tarek 32'
 Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

Coaching staff
Position Name
Team Manager Mohammed Jaber Dharman
Head Coach Nicolás Córdova
Assistant Coach Abderrazak Hedider
Goalkeeping Coach Bruno Sebastian Vásquez Morales
Fitness Coach Giampiero Ascenzi
Fitness Coach Alessandro Ruspantini
Team Doctor Alejandro Alvarez Mesa

Players

Current squad
  • The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Kosovo on 26 and 29 March 2021.[1]
  • Match date: 26 and 29 March 2021
  • Opposition:  Kosovo
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Yousef Abdullah (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 0 0 Al Sadd
1GK Marwan Badreldin (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 3 0 Al-Shahania
2DF Mohamed Al-Naemi (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 0 0 Al Ahli
2DF Yousef Ayman (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 0 0 Qatar
2DF Bahaa Ellethy (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 0 0 Al Sadd
2DF Mohammed Emad (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 2 0 Al-Wakrah
2DF Jassem Gaber (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 3 0 Al-Arabi
2DF Dheyab Haroun 0 0 Al-Khor
2DF Ali Malolah (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 0 0 Al-Duhail
2DF Nasir Peer (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 0 0 Qatar
3MF Hashim Ali (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 7 1 Al Sadd
3MF Ahmed Al Ganehi (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 0 0 Al-Gharafa
4FW Naif Al Hadhrami (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 0 0 Al-Rayyan
3MF Mohammed Al-Manai 0 0 Al Sadd
3MF Jassim Al-Mehairi (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 0 0 Al-Duhail
3MF Ahmed Al-Sibai (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 0 0 Al-Sailiya
3MF Yaseen Lafrid (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 2 0 Al-Wakrah
3MF Faisal Mohammed (2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 0 0 Al Sadd
3MF Khaled Mohammed (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 1 0 Al-Duhail
3MF Mostafa Tarek (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 0 0 Al Sadd
3MF Abdulrasheed Umaru (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 2 0 Al Ahli
4FW Abdalaziz Al Hasia (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 0 0 Al-Rayyan
4FW Abdullah Al-Sulaiti (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 0 0 Al-Arabi
4FW Nasser Al Yazidi (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 0 0 Umm Salal
4FW Rabh Boussafi (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 0 0 Umm Salal
4FW Abdullah Murisi (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 0 0 Al-Khor
4FW Lesti Bilar (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 0 0 Al-Gharafa

Previous squads

Managers
Period Manager
1998–1999 Jo Bonfrere
1999–2000 José Paulo
2003 Alex Dupont
2007 Hassan Hormatallah
2011–2012 Paulo Autuori
2012–2013 Alain Perrin
2013 Marcel van Buuren
2013–2014 Julio César Moreno
2014–2017 Fahad Thani
2017– Felix Sanchez Bas

See also

References
  1. "Cordova selects 33 players on the list of our Olympic team for the Loditi Kosovo in prepartation for the Asian Cup qualifiers". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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