Qatar national under-23 football team

The 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)Al-Annabi (The Maroons)
AssociationQatar Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachIlídio Vale
Home stadiumKhalifa International Stadium
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA codeQAT
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 1984)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1992)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2016)
Best result Bronze Medal (2018)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best result Gold Medal (2006)

History

Compared to regional neighbours, Qatar has a decent record 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
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
1992Quarter-finals8411225
1996did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028to be determined
2032
Total1/11Best: 8th411225

U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Championship Record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
2013did not qualify
2016Semi-finals4th64021310
2018Third place3rd6510105
2020 Group stage11th303033
202213th302139
2024Quarter-finalsTBD421165
2026To be determined
Total4/70 title(s)2211743532

Asian Games

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

Asian Games Record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
2002Group stage11th3120132
2006Final Gold6501132
2010Round of 169th421142
2014Withdrew
2018Group stage21st301218
2022Round of 1616th201213
Total5/61 title(s)188563217

GCC U-23 Championship

GCC U-23 Championship Record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
2008Final group3rd412185
2010Semi-finals4th402226
2011410339
Total3/30 title(s)122461320

Recent results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2023

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) Asian Games Japan  3–1  Qatar Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
  • Yachida 2'
  • Uchino 25'
  • Yamasaki 88'
Report
  • Al Sulaiti 79'
Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 5,904
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Asian Games Qatar  0–0  Palestine Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 6,475
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) Asian Games China  1–0  Qatar Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 38,027
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) Friendly Qatar  1–2  Australia Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:00 AST
  • 45+1'
Report
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

2024

2 April 2024 (2024-04-02) Friendly Qatar  0–2  China Al Rayyan, Qatar
15:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
7 April 2024 Friendly Qatar  1–0  Malaysia Doha, Qatar
--:-- UTC+3
  • Husham 45+1' (pen.)
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
15 April 2024 (2024-04-15) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Qatar  2–0  Indonesia Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
18 April 2024 (2024-04-18) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Jordan  1–2  Qatar Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3
  • Aref Al-Haj 52' (pen.)
  • Al-Yazidi 40'
  • Al-Manai 90+13'
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
21 April 2024 (2024-04-21) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Qatar  0–0  Australia Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
25 April 2024 (2024-04-25) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF Qatar  2–4  Japan Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Coaching staff

Position Name
Team manager Mohammed Jaber Darman
Head coach Ilídio Vale
Assistant coach Joaquim Milheiro
Goalkeeping coach Silvinho Morales
Fitness coach Sébastien Braillard
Team doctor Alejandro Álvarez Mesa

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Yousef Baliadeh (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 Al-Sadd
21 1GK Ali Nader Mahmoud (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 Al-Khor
22 1GK Amir Hassan (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 Al-Arabi

2 2DF Abdullah Yousif (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 Al-Gharafa
3 2DF Saifeldeen Fadlalla (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 Al-Gharafa
4 2DF Mohamed Aiash (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 Al-Ahli
5 2DF Hashemi Al-Hussain (2003-08-15) 15 August 2003 Calahorra
11 2DF Abdullah Al-Yazidi (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 Al-Sadd
13 2DF Abdullah Al-Ali (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 Al-Rayyan

6 3MF Mostafa Meshaal (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 Al Sadd
7 3MF Fares Said (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 Al-Duhail
8 3MF Naif Al-Hadhrami (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 Al-Rayyan
14 3MF Mahdi Salem (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 Al-Shamal
15 3MF Jassem Gaber (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 Al-Arabi
16 3MF Jassem Al-Sharshani (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 Al Ahli
17 3MF Lotfi Madjer (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 Al-Duhail
18 3MF Nabil Irfan (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 Al-Wakrah
23 3MF Mohamed Al-Manai (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 Al-Markhiya

9 4FW Tameem Al-Abdullah (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 Al-Rayyan
10 4FW Khalid Ali Sabah (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 Al-Wakrah
12 4FW Mubarak Shanan (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 Calahorra
19 4FW Ahmed Al-Rawi (2004-05-30) 30 May 2004 Al-Rayyan
20 4FW Mohamed Khaled Gouda (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 Calahorra

Previous squads

Managers

Period Manager
1998–1999 Jo Bonfrère
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
2017–2020 Félix Sánchez
2020–2022 Nicolás Córdova
2023– Ilídio Vale

See also

References

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