Qatar national under-17 football team
| Association | Qatar Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Óscar Fernández | ||
| Home stadium | Khalifa International Stadium Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | QAT | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (1991) | ||
| AFC U-16 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1990) | ||
The Qatar national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association.
History
[edit]Despite being a country with a small base of footballers; Qatar has had a respectable degree of achievements at the youth level. In addition to becoming champions of Asia in 1990 after winning the 1990 AFC U-16 Championship held in the UAE, they also finished runners up five times (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, and 1998). In addition, Qatar have also been the hosts of four of the U-16 championships; a record.
The youth players became consistent finalists in the Asian U-16 championships since they first reached the final in 1986 when they lost to South Korea in a dramatic penalty shoot-out on home soil, which was tightly clinched 5–4. This was followed by another appearance in 1988 before winning it 1990 after defeating China by a scoreline of 2–0.
One year later, they managed an Asian record high fourth-place finish in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, even with a relatively slow start as they failed to gain more than a single point in the first two group B matches, however, a Jassim Al Tammimi goal against Australia was enough for a quarterfinal place.
Qatar advanced to the semis on the expense of the United States, whom they defeated 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after the score had settled 1–1 at the end of regulation time. Shortly after, they themselves went down in a penalty shootout to eventual champions, Ghana, in the semi-finals, before suffering the same fate against Argentina in the third-place match respectively.
Qatar's tradition of youth teams' excellence was to be prolonged for another decade; they reached the World Cup three more times on 1993, 1995 and 2005.
In the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Qatar were drawn 2–2 with the mighty Netherlands before half-time in their first group match. Although Qatar went on to lose the match 5–3, many future talents were discovered during the tournament, including Khalfan Ibrahim who went on to win the Asian Player of the Year award one year later.
They will return to the FIFA U-17 World Cup twenty years after their last appearance which will take place in 2025 as when they will host the tournament.
AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
[edit]| Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
|---|---|
 1985 |
Runners-up |
| 1986 |
Runners-up |
 1988 |
Group stage |
 1990 |
Champions |
 1992 |
Runners-up |
| 1994 |
Runners-up |
| 1996 |
did not qualify |
| 1998 |
Runners-up |
 2000 |
did not qualify |
| 2002 |
Quarterfinals |
 2004 |
Third place |
 2006 |
did not qualify |
 2008 |
did not qualify |
| 2010 |
did not qualify |
 2012 |
did not qualify |
| 2014 |
Group stage |
 2016 |
did not qualify |
 2018 |
did not qualify |
 |
Qualified but later cancelled |
| 2023 |
Group Stage |
| 2025 |
did not qualify |
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
[edit]| Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
|---|---|
 1985 |
Group stage |
 1987 |
Quarterfinals |
 1989 |
did not qualify |
 1991 |
Fourth place |
 1993 |
Group stage |
 1995 |
Group stage |
 1997 |
did not qualify |
 1999 |
Quarterfinals |
 2001 |
did not qualify |
 2003 |
did not qualify |
 2005 |
Group stage |
 2007 |
did not qualify |
 2009 |
did not qualify |
 2011 |
did not qualify |
| 2013 |
did not qualify |
 2015 |
did not qualify |
| 2017 |
did not qualify |
 2019 |
did not qualify |
 2023 |
did not qualify |
| 2025 |
qualified as host |
| 2026 |
qualified as host |
| 2027 |
qualified as host |
| 2028 |
qualified as host |
| 2029 |
qualified as host |
Current squad
[edit]The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 15 June and 2 July 2023.[1]
Current coaching staff
[edit]Last update: February 2014.[2]
| Technical staff | |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Óscar Fernández
|
| Assistant coach | Ibrahim El-Shafei
|
| Goalkeeping coach | Onala Iñaki
|
| Fitness coach | Xavier Pedro
|
| Fitness coach |  Olivier Materne
|
| Administrative staff | |
| Director of administration | Mohammed Al Obaidly
|
| Administrator | Faraj Saleh Al Marri
|
| Media co-ordinator | Abdullah Saleh Sulaiti
|
Managerial history
[edit]
Ronald de Carvalho (1979–85)
Saeed Al-Misnad (1985)[3]- Cabralzinho (1985)
- José Roberto Avila (ca. 1991)
- Humberto Filho (1993)
Wiel Coerver (ca. 1993)
Bo Augustsson (ca. 1990s)- René Meulensteen (ca. 1990s)
Dave Mackay (1995)- Eid Mubarak (1995–96)
- Ahmed Omar (1996)
Ove Pedersen (1996–97)- José Paulo (1998–99)
- Saeed Al-Misnad (1999)
- José Paulo (1999–c. 00)
- Chris Dekker (2000–01)
- Ruud Dokter (2001–02)
Patrick Revelli (2002–04)
Tom Saintfiet (2004)- Tini Ruijs (2004–05)
- Fahad Thani (2005–06)
- Tini Ruijs (2010–12)
Félix Sánchez Bas (2012–13)- Óscar Fernández (2013–)
See also
[edit]- Qatar national football team
- Qatar national under-20 football team
- Qatar national under-23 football team
References
[edit]- ^ "الموافقة على القائمة النهائية للناشئين المشاركين في بطولة آسيا تحت 17 سنة في تايلاند" (in Arabic). الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "عنابى الناشئين يشارك فى بطولة هونج كونج الودية". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "اختيار 30 لاعبًا لخوض النهائيات" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 16 April 1985. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Qatar Football Association - official site
- Qatar Football Association - U-17
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