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Qatar national under-23 football team

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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)

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.

History

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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

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Summer Olympics

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

Olympics Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Spain 1992 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 1 2 2 5
United States 1996 did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 to be determined
Australia 2032
Total 1/11 Best: 8th 4 1 1 2 2 5

U-23 Asian Cup

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AFC U-23 Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Oman 2013 did not qualify
Qatar 2016 Semi-finals 4th 6 4 0 2 13 10
China 2018 Third place 3rd 6 5 1 0 10 5
Thailand 2020 Group stage 11th 3 0 3 0 3 3
Uzbekistan 2022 13th 3 0 2 1 3 9
Qatar 2024 Quarter-finals TBD 4 2 1 1 6 5
Saudi Arabia 2026 To be determined
Total 4/7 0 title(s) 22 11 7 4 35 32

Asian Games

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

Asian Games Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
South Korea 2002 Group stage 11th 3 1 2 0 13 2
Qatar 2006 Final  Gold 6 5 0 1 13 2
China 2010 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 4 2
South Korea 2014 Withdrew
Indonesia 2018 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 1 8
China 2022 Round of 16 16th 2 0 1 2 1 3
Total 5/6 1 title(s) 18 8 5 6 32 17

GCC U-23 Championship

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GCC U-23 Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Saudi Arabia 2008 Final group 3rd 4 1 2 1 8 5
Qatar 2010 Semi-finals 4th 4 0 2 2 2 6
Qatar 2011 4 1 0 3 3 9
Total 3/3 0 title(s) 12 2 4 6 13 20

Recent results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Lose

2023

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20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) Asian Games Japan  3–1  Qatar Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report 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

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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
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
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

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

Players

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Current squad

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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 (age 22) Qatar Al-Sadd
21 1GK Ali Nader Mahmoud (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22) Qatar Al-Khor
22 1GK Amir Hassan (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20) Qatar Al-Arabi

2 2DF Abdullah Yousif (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22) Qatar Al-Gharafa
3 2DF Saifeldeen Fadlalla (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21) Qatar Al-Gharafa
4 2DF Mohamed Aiash (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23) Qatar Al-Ahli
5 2DF Hashemi Al-Hussain (2003-08-15) 15 August 2003 (age 21) Spain Calahorra
11 2DF Abdullah Al-Yazidi (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) Qatar Al-Sadd
13 2DF Abdullah Al-Ali (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22) Qatar Al-Rayyan

6 3MF Mostafa Meshaal (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) Qatar Al Sadd
7 3MF Fares Said (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) Qatar Al-Duhail
8 3MF Naif Al-Hadhrami (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 23) Qatar Al-Rayyan
14 3MF Mahdi Salem (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20) Qatar Al-Shamal
15 3MF Jassem Gaber (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22) Qatar Al-Arabi
16 3MF Jassem Al-Sharshani (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) Qatar Al Ahli
17 3MF Lotfi Madjer (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22) Qatar Al-Duhail
18 3MF Nabil Irfan (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20) Qatar Al-Wakrah
23 3MF Mohamed Al-Manai (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22) Qatar Al-Markhiya

9 4FW Tameem Al-Abdullah (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 22) Qatar Al-Rayyan
10 4FW Khalid Ali Sabah (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 23) Qatar Al-Wakrah
12 4FW Mubarak Shanan (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 20) Spain Calahorra
19 4FW Ahmed Al-Rawi (2004-05-30) 30 May 2004 (age 20) Qatar Al-Rayyan
20 4FW Mohamed Khaled Gouda (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 19) Spain Calahorra

Previous squads

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Managers

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Period Manager
1998–1999 Netherlands Jo Bonfrère
1999–2000 Brazil José Paulo
2003 France Alex Dupont
2007 Morocco Hassan Hormatallah
2011–2012 Brazil Paulo Autuori
2012–2013 France Alain Perrin
2013 Netherlands Marcel van Buuren
2013–2014 Chile Julio César Moreno
2014–2017 Qatar Fahad Thani
2017–2020 Spain Félix Sánchez
2020–2022 Chile Nicolás Córdova
2023– Portugal Ilídio Vale

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "📋 - List of our U-23 national team 🇶🇦 called up for the Asian Cup.🏆". Twitter. Qatar Football Association. 5 April 2024.