Qatar national football team

Qatar

Nickname(s)	العنابي (The Maroon)
Association	Qatar Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Félix Sánchez
Captain	Hassan Al-Haydos[1]
Most caps	Hassan Al-Haydos (163)[2]
Top scorer	Mubarak Mustafa (41)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	QAT
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	52 4 (10 February 2022)[3]
Highest	42 (August 2021)
Lowest	113 (November 2010)
First international
Bahrain 2–1 Qatar  (Isa Town, Bahrain; 27 March 1970)
Biggest win
Qatar 15–0 Bhutan  (Doha, Qatar; 3 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
Kuwait 9–0 Qatar  (Kuwait; 8 January 1973)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	TBD
Asian Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1980)
Best result	Champions (2019)
Arab Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1985)
Best result	Runners-up (1998)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2021)
Best result	Semi-Finals (2021)
Arabian Gulf Cup
Appearances	24 (first in 1970)
Best result	Champions (1992, 2004, 2014)
Medal record Men's football AFC Asian Cup 2019 United Arab Emirates Team FIFA Arab Cup 1998 Qatar Team 2021 Qatar Team Asian Games 2006 Qatar Team CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021 United States Team Arabian Gulf Cup 1992 Qatar Team 2004 Qatar Team 2014 Saudi Arabia Team 1984 Oman Team 1990 Kuwait Team 1996 Oman Team 2002 Saudi Arabia Team 1976 Qatar Team 2003/4 Kuwait Team

The Qatar national football team (Arabic: منتخب قطر لكرة القدم) represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC.

The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won it once in 2019. They play their home games at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. The latter is considered the home stadium for the team.^[5]

Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup and therefore qualify automatically for what will be their first appearance in the finals. This will be the first time that an Arab nation will host the competition.

History[]

Pre-1970[]

Football was brought to Qatar during a time which coincided with initial discovery of oil reserves in Dukhan in 1940.^[6] By 1948, expatriate oil workers played the first official football match in Qatar. The Qatar Football Association was formed in 1960, and the QFA joined FIFA in 1970.^[7] Simultaneously during this period, the Bahrain Football Association were drawing up plans for the establishment of a regional football competition within the GCC and Qatari officials were involved with the corroboration of this proposal.^[8] The plans came to fruition and in March 1970 the Arabian Gulf Cup was inaugurated.

1970–1980[]

The Qatar national team played its first official match on 27 March 1970 against hosts Bahrain, losing 1–2 as Mubarak Faraj scored the sole goal for Qatar.^[9] The newly formed Qatar national team posted underwhelming results in the first Gulf Cup tournament, coming in last place with a single point, with the highlight of their tournament being a 1–1 draw with the Saudis in their final match.^[10]

In the next edition of the Gulf Cup in 1972, Qatar was again relegated to last place after suffering 3 straight defeats.^[11] The next tournament in 1974 proved to be somewhat of a break-through for the Qataris as they achieved their first triumph in international football with a 4–0 victory over Oman. The Qataris lost out to Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals, but achieved a 3rd place standing after emerging the victors of a penalty shoot-out against the United Arab Emirates.^[12]

The first time they entered the qualifying stages for the AFC Asian Cup was in 1975. They were not successful in qualifying for the 1976 Asian Cup, with Iraq and Saudi Arabia booking the group's two qualifying berths. Despite this setback, Qatar finished in 3rd place in the 1976 Gulf Cup as the host nation the next year.^[13]

The national team played its first FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1977. Qatar was set to play the United Arab Emirates on 11 March 1977, but the last minute withdrawal of the Emirati team from the competition merely postponed Qatar's debut until two days later when Bahrain were defeated 2–0 in Doha.^[14]

1980–1990[]

Their Asian Cup debut came in 1980 under head coach Evaristo de Macedo. They had qualified for the tournament after topping a relatively easy group composing of Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Their showing in the main tournament was unimpressive, making an early exit from the group stages with two defeats, one draw and one win.^[15]

Qatar narrowly lost to Iraq in the finals of the 1984 Gulf Cup, nonetheless they were named runners-up, their most impressive accolade until 1992.^[16]

They failed to make it out of the preliminary stages of the 1982 and 1986 World Cup qualifying rounds. However, the team qualified for both the 1984 and 1988 editions of the Asian Cup. They fell short of qualifying for the semi-finals of the 1984 tournament, with Saudi Arabia's Mohaisen Al-Jam'an's 88th-minute goal against Kuwait ensuring a semi-final position for both teams. They also missed out on a semi-final place in 1988; however, they notably defeated Japan by a score of 3–0.^[17]

1990–2000[]

Qatar arguably reached its peak in the 1990s, attaining its highest-ever FIFA rating (53) in August 1993.^[18] Qatar started off with an emphatic qualifying campaign for the 1990 World Cup, finishing at the top of their group. They were denied a spot in the World Cup after finishing below the United Arab Emirates and South Korea in the final round of the qualifiers.

In 1990, the national team once again finished runners-up in the Gulf Cup as Kuwait won the final two matches of the tournament.^[19] Two years later, they won the competition on home soil for the first time under the leadership of Sebastião Lapola, despite a 1–0 loss against Saudi Arabia in their final game.^[20] They were also named runners-up in the 1996 Gulf Cup.

Qatar reached the Asian Zone's final qualifying round for France 1998. After wins against China and Iran, they played their last match against Saudi Arabia, where a victory would have earned qualification. However, they lost out as Saudi Arabia won 1–0 to reach the finals.

As 1998 Arab Cup hosts, they finished runners-up to Saudi Arabia.^[21]

2000–2010[]

They made it to the quarter-finals of the 2000 Asian Cup despite finishing 3rd in their group, but lost to China in their quarter-final confrontation.^[22]

They reached the final qualifying round again in 2001, but were defeated by Bora Milutinovic's China team, who topped the section to progress to their first FIFA World Cup. Frenchman Philippe Troussier took the manager's job after the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, but was unsuccessful in both the 2004 Asian Cup and the qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Troussier was sacked after the World Cup qualifying campaign, and under Bosnian Džemaludin Mušović, the team won the Gulf Cup in 2004 and the Asian Games gold in 2006. Mušović stepped down after Qatar only earned two points from three matches in the 2007 Asian Cup.

The job of coaching the team in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup fell to Jorge Fossati, who led the team throughout the first and second AFC rounds up to the third round. After leaving them at the top of their group with only two played matches, Fossati had to undergo stomach surgery. Subsequently, the Qatar Football Association ended their co-operation with him in September 2008, as the QFA claimed he needed too long to recover from surgery.^[23] Bruno Metsu was called up for the job, but Qatar failed to qualify after finishing fourth in their qualifying group.

2010–present[]

Qatar was announced as hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in December 2010.^[24]

In 2011, as hosts of the 2011 Asian Cup, they advanced to the quarter-finals. They succumbed to a late 2–3 defeat to eventual champions Japan after a goal was scored by Masahiko Inoha in the 89th minute.

Also as hosts, they went on to win the 2014 WAFF Championship after defeating Jordan 2–0 in the final. The competition was made up primarily of youth and reserve teams, of which Qatar's was the latter.^[25] Djamel Belmadi, the head coach of the B team, replaced Fahad Thani as the head coach of the senior team as a result of the team's positive performances. 10 months later, Djamel Belmadi led Qatar to gold in the 2014 Gulf Cup. They advanced from the group stages after three draws, going on to defeat Oman 3–1 in the semi-final, and were victorious in the final against Saudi Arabia, who were playing in front of a home crowd, by a margin of 2–1.^[26]

Despite winning the Gulf Cup and finishing the year 2014 with only one defeat, Qatar showed a poor form in the 2015 Asian Cup. Qatar was defeated 1–4 by the United Arab Emirates in their opener. This was continued with a 0–1 loss to Iran and 1–2 to Bahrain. Qatar was eliminated in the group stages with no points and placed 4th in Group C.

Qatar's campaign in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was a surprise. Their start in the second round of World Cup qualifying in the AFC was nearly perfect, with seven wins and only one loss. However, their success in the second round didn't follow them to the third round. Qatar finished bottom of their group, ensuring they will play their first World Cup match on home soil in 2022, the first team to do so since Italy in 1934.

Qatar continued its poor form in the 2017 Gulf Cup, which was hosted by Kuwait. Qatar opened the tournament with a 4–0 win against Yemen, but that was followed by a 1–2 loss to Iraq and an unconvincing 1–1 draw to Bahrain. Qatar took the third place in Group B with four points and was eliminated in the group stage of the competition, which was considered as an upset of the tournament, especially after winning the 2014 edition.

However, Qatar had an excellent campaign at the 2019 Asian Cup. Their opener saw them defeat Lebanon 2–0. This was followed by a 6–0 thrashing of North Korea and a 2–0 win against three-time champions Saudi Arabia, which sealed the team getting first place in the group. They had a 1–0 win against Iraq in the Round of 16 and a late win against defending runners-up South Korea in the quarter-finals, seeing them through to the semi-finals for the first time ever, where they defeated the hosts United Arab Emirates 4–0 to set up a final against 4-time winners Japan. Qatar ended up winning the final 3–1 over Japan, marking their first ever major tournament title in their history, and capping off one of the most improbable Asian Cup runs in the tournament's history, especially since they conceded only one goal in all their games.^[27]

Qatar was invited to the 2019 Copa América. They were placed in Group B with Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay. Their first game was against Paraguay where they came back from a 2–0 deficit to tie it 2–2 but marked for the first time Qatar suffered more than one goal in any major competition since winning the Asian Cup in UAE.^[28] It was followed by a 0–1 loss to Colombia, ending the team's undefeated streak in any major competition to eight.^[29] A 0–2 loss to Argentina meant Qatar took the last place in Group B with a single point and was eliminated in the group stage of the competition.^[30]

Qatar was invited for the first time to the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. They played in Group D with Honduras, Panama and Grenada.

In December 2020, UEFA invited Qatar to play friendlies against the teams in Group A of the 2022 World Cup qualifying group – Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland and Serbia – as five teams in one group means one team will not be playing on any given match day. These friendlies do not count in the qualifying group standings. Qatar will play their "home" matches in Europe in order to allow short travel times for their opponents.^[31][32]

In the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Qatar claimed 7 points in Group D. Their debut was against Panama with a 3–3 draw, ensuring them their first point. This was followed by a 4–0 victory over Grenada and a 2–0 win over Honduras ensuring a quarter final place where they would face El Salvador, ultimately securing a semi-final place against the United States with a 3–2 win. However, against the hosts with its squad made up the majority of MLS players, Qatar failed to find the way to the net, in spite of having a penalty in 60th minute, ultimately paid a price with a late goal from Gyasi Zardes to end Qatar's campaign with a 0–1 loss. In the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup , Qatar national football team won all of its group stages games and faced United Arab Emirates national football team and won 5-0 then lost 1-2 in the semi-final against Algeria national football team and in the 3rd Place Play-offs they won over Egypt on penalties 5-4.

Naturalised players[]

While it is reasonably common for footballers to represent national teams other than their birth nations,^[33] the nature and extent of the practice for the Qatari team has been the subject of scrutiny and criticism at various points during the twenty-first century. In 2004, FIFA cited the intention of three Brazilian players – Aílton, Dedé and Leandro – to play for the Qatar national team as the immediate trigger to their decision to tighten eligibility rules to ensure players have ties to the country they represent.^[34][35]

Qatar continued to pursue a strategy of naturalising foreign-born players, within the limitations of the new rules, and it continued to prove controversial. The "Aspire Football Dreams" program of recruitment of boys from Africa to an academy in Qatar drew a substantial amount of criticism. While Qatari authorities described it as a humanitarian effort and a way to provide competition for native Qatari players, critics claimed that it was merely another exploitative way of acquiring naturalised players,^[36] with Vice linking it to human rights abuses and the kafala system.^[37]

In a 2015 friendly against Algeria, six of the eleven players in the starting team were born outside of Qatar.^[38] Then president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter warned Qatar that FIFA would monitor their player selection to ensure that they were not relying too heavily on naturalised players. He made comparisons to the Qatar men's national handball team, referring to the team's selection for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship as an "absurdity".^[39] The following year, naturalised players formed the backbone of the team and were sufficiently integral that head coach Jorge Fossati threatened to resign if they were removed.^[40][41]

The reliance on naturalised players has subsequently reduced, with only two members of the squad that beat Switzerland in a 2018 friendly being born outside the country.^[42] However, at the 2019 Asian Cup, amidst diplomatic tensions between the two countries, the United Arab Emirates Football Association lodged a formal complaint against Qatar, alleging that Almoez Ali and Bassam Al-Rawi were not eligible to play for them.^[43] These complaints were dismissed by the AFC.^[44][45]

Team image[]

Kits and crest[]

Kit suppliers[]

• Umbro (1984–1989)
• Adidas (1990–1996)
• Grand Sport (1996–2002)
• Adidas (2002–2008)
• Burrda (2009–2011)
• Nike (2011–present)

Rivalries[]

As of July 30, 2021^[46]

Bahrain[]

Statistics vs.  Bahrain Pld W D L GF GA GD 38 7 19 11 32 36 −4

Qatar has a major rivalry against Bahrain due to historical tension between the two countries. Qatar has an overall negative performance to Bahrain. Qatar has played 38 matches with Bahrain, won 7 matches, lost 11 matches while 19 matches ended in a tie. From 2004 until 2021, Qatar suffered a winless streak over Bahrain with six defeats and ten draws before finally registered a win that ended this agonising streak.

United Arab Emirates[]

Statistics vs.  United Arab Emirates Pld W D L GF GA GD 31 13 8 10 40 35 −5

The rivalry with United Arab Emirates is a competitive one in the Persian Gulf Cup meeting in multiple occasions, due to the Qatar diplomatic crisis, increasing tensions had been witnessed, with the captain of UAE under-19 youth team refused to shake hands with Qatar's youth captain in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia; in this tournament, the UAE beat Qatar 2–1 but still crashed out from the group stage while Qatar would recover to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[47] As of 2020, Qatar and UAE have played 31 official matches, most of which was held competitively in the Persian Gulf Cup, it started off with the United Arab Emirates beating Qatar 1–0. They only played 2 friendly games and the last friendly was held in 2011 which ended with an Emirati victory. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by the UAE, Qatar overran the UAE for the first time since 2001 with the result 4–0, with heavy tensions and violence occurred between two and Emirati supporters cheering anti-Qatari chants.^[48]

Saudi Arabia[]

Statistics vs.  Saudi Arabia Pld W D L GF GA GD 41 8 16 17 31 53 −22

Qatar has a major rivalry against Saudi Arabia due to historical tension between the two countries and to Qatar diplomatic crisis. Qatar has an overall negative performance to Saudi Arabia. Qatar has played 41 matches with Saudi Arabia, won 8 matches, lost 17 matches while 16 matches ended in a tie.

Results and fixtures[]

The following are Qatar's results in the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2021[]

2022[]

Coaching staff[]

Last update: January 2019.^[49]

Technical staff
Head coach	Félix Sánchez
Assistant coach	Fahd Al-Turki
Goalkeeping coach	Thamer Bashir
Official	Saad Al-Alawi
Fitness coach	Fawzi Hassan
Fitness coach	Jassim Al-Owais
Medical staff
Physiotherapist	Maqbool Al-Khelaifi
Physiotherapist	Thamer Al-Ghul
Doctor	Humaid Enad
Administrative staff
Administrator	Mohamed Salem Al Etawi
Media co-ordinator	Ali Hassan Al-Salat

Coaching history[]

As of August 2019^[50]

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were selected for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.^{[citation needed]}

Caps and goals correct as of 6 December 2021, after the match against Iraq.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Saad Al Sheeb	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 32)	76	0	Al-Sadd
21	1GK	Yousef Hassan	(1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 25)	7	0	Al-Gharafa
22	1GK	Meshaal Barsham	(1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 24)	12	0	Al-Sadd
2	2DF	Ró-Ró	(1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 31)	76	1	Al-Sadd
3	2DF	Abdelkarim Hassan	(1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 28)	117	15	Al-Sadd
5	2DF	Tarek Salman	(1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 24)	50	0	Al-Sadd
13	2DF	Musab Kheder	(1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 28)	27	0	Al-Sadd
14	2DF	Homam Ahmed	(1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 22)	19	2	Al-Gharafa
15	2DF	Bassam Al-Rawi	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 24)	47	2	Al-Duhail
16	2DF	Boualem Khoukhi	(1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 31)	93	20	Al-Sadd
6	3MF	Abdulaziz Hatem	(1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 31)	93	11	Al-Rayyan
4	3MF	Mohammed Waad	(1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 22)	14	0	Al-Sadd
8	3MF	Ali Assadalla	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 28)	54	12	Al-Sadd
12	3MF	Karim Boudiaf	(1990-09-16) 16 September 1990 (age 31)	104	5	Al-Duhail
20	3MF	Abdullah Al-Ahrak	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 24)	21	1	Al-Duhail
23	3MF	Assim Madibo	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 25)	40	0	Al-Duhail
11	4FW	Akram Afif	(1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 25)	78	23	Al-Sadd
7	4FW	Ahmed Alaaeldin	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 29)	43	1	Al-Gharafa
9	4FW	Mohammed Muntari	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 28)	43	12	Al-Duhail
10	4FW	Hassan Al-Haydos	(1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 31)	161	33	Al-Sadd
17	4FW	Ismaeel Mohammad	(1990-04-05) 5 April 1990 (age 31)	61	4	Al-Duhail
18	4FW	Khalid Muneer	(1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 23)	1	0	Al-Wakrah
19	4FW	Almoez Ali	(1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 25)	72	39	Al-Duhail

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up for the Qatar squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mahmud Abunada	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Al-Arabi	v.  Oman, 7 June 2021
GK	Salah Zakaria	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Al-Duhail	v.  India, 3 June 2021 PRE
DF	Ahmed Suhail	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 23)	1	0	Al-Arabi	v.  Portugal, 9 October 2021
DF	Sultan Al-Brake	(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 (age 25)	4	0	Al-Duhail	v.  El Salvador, 4 July 2021
DF	Salem Al-Hajri	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 25)	22	0	Al-Sadd	v.  India, 3 June 2021
DF	Tameem Al-Muhaza	(1996-07-21) 21 July 1996 (age 25)	1	0	Al-Khor	v.  Azerbaijan, 27 March 2021
MF	Hashim Ali	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Al-Rayyan	v.  Oman, 7 June 2021
MF	Abdullah Marafee	(1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29)	0	0	Al-Arabi	v.  Oman, 7 June 2021
MF	Ahmed Fatehi	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 29)	11	0	Al-Arabi	v.  Republic of Ireland, 30 March 2021
MF	Moayad Hassan	(1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 30)	10	1	Al-Gharafa	v.  Azerbaijan, 27 March 2021
FW	Yusuf Abdurisag	(1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 22)	13	1	Al-Sadd	v.  Portugal, 9 October 2021
FW	Abdulrasheed Umaru	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Al-Ahli	v.  India, 3 June 2021
FW	Khalid Muneer	(1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 24)	0	0	Al-Wakrah	v.  India, 3 June 2021 PRE
INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records[]

As of 18 December 2021^[51]

Players in bold text are still active with Qatar.

Competitive record[]

  Champion    Runners-up    Third place  

Overview
Event	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
FIFA Arab Cup	0	1	1
AFC Asian Cup	1	0	0
WAFF Championship	1	0	1
Arabian Gulf Cup	3	4	2
Asian Games	1	0	0
Total	6	5	4

FIFA World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of  United Kingdom									Part of  United Kingdom
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	Withdrew from qualifiers									Withdrew from qualifiers
1978	Did not qualify									4	1	0	3	3	9
1982										4	2	0	2	5	3
1986										4	2	0	2	6	3
1990										11	4	6	1	12	8
1994										8	5	1	2	22	8
1998										11	6	1	4	21	10
2002										14	7	4	3	24	13
2006										6	3	0	3	16	8
2010										16	6	4	6	16	20
2014										14	5	5	4	18	14
2018										16	9	1	6	35	14
2022	Qualified as hosts									Qualified as hosts
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	1/22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		108	50	22	36	178	110

AFC Asian Cup[]

AFC Asian Cup record										AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Protectorate of  United Kingdom									Protectorate of  United Kingdom
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	5	8
1980	Group stage	8th	4	1	1	2	3	8		4	3	1	0	10	2
1984	Group stage	5th	4	1	2	1	3	3		4	3	0	1	11	1
1988	Group stage	5th	4	2	0	2	7	6		Qualified as hosts
1992	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	3	4		2	2	0	0	8	2
1996	Did not qualify									4	2	0	2	5	4
2000	Quarter-finals	8th	4	0	3	1	3	5		4	3	1	0	11	3
2004	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	4		6	3	2	1	10	7
2007	Group stage	14th	3	0	2	1	3	4		6	5	0	1	14	4
2011	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	7	5		Qualified as hosts
2015	Group stage	13th	3	0	0	3	2	7		6	4	1	1	13	2
2019	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	19	1		8	7	0	1	29	4
2023	Qualified									8	7	1	0	18	1
Total	Best: Champions	11/18	39	13	11	15	52	47		58	41	7	10	134	36

AFC Asian Cup history
First Match	Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates  (17 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait)
Biggest Win	North Korea 0–6  Qatar (13 January 2019; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
Biggest Defeat	Kuwait 4–0 Qatar  (25 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait)
Best Result	Champions in 2019
Worst Result	Group stage in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2004, 2007, 2015

FIFA Arab Cup[]

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter
1964
1966
1985	Fourth place	4	1	2	1	3	2
1988	Did not enter
1992
1998	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	7	5
2002	Did not enter
2012
2021	Third place	6	4	1	1	12	3
Total	3/10	14	8	3	3	22	10

Copa América[]

Qatar was the second team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, and were invited for the first time in 2019.

Copa América record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2019	Group stage	10th	3	0	1	2	2	5

CONCACAF Gold Cup[]

Qatar was the second team from Asia to participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and were invited for the first time in 2021.

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2021	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	1	1	12	6
Total	Semi-finals	1/26	5	3	1	1	12	6

Gulf Cup[]

Gulf Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1970	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	4	7
1972	Fourth place	3	0	0	3	0	10
1974	Semi-finals	3	1	0	2	5	4
1976	Third place	6	4	1	1	11	6
1979	Fifth place	6	2	1	3	4	13
1982	Fifth place	5	2	0	3	5	4
1984	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	10	6
1986	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	7	8
1988	Sixth place	6	1	2	3	4	8
1990	Runners-up	4	1	2	1	4	4
1992	Champions	5	4	0	1	8	1
1994	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	6	8
1996	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	9	5
1998	Sixth place	5	0	3	2	3	8
2002	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	7	4
2003	Third place	6	2	3	1	5	3
2004	Champions	5	3	2	0	10	7
2007	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	4
2009	Semi-finals	4	1	2	1	2	2
2010	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	3
2013	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2014	Champions	5	2	3	0	6	3
2017	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	3
2019	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	11	5
2023	Qualified
Total	25/25	107	41	25	41	130	129

The Gulf Cup has been played on a bi-annual basis since 1970. The tournament has changed since the first edition from a round-robin basis to a knockout tournament in the latter years. Notably, the 2000 edition was cancelled and the 2003 and 2010 were moved due to congested fixture lists with other tournaments, such as the Asian Cup.

Pan Arab Games[]

Pan Arab Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953	Did not enter
1957
1961
1965
1976
1985
1997
1999	First group stage	10th	2	0	0	2	0	4
2007	Did not enter
2011	Group stage	6th	2	0	2	0	2	2
Total	2/10	6th	4	0	2	2	2	6

WAFF Championship[]

WAFF Championship record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2007
2008	Semi-finals	3	1	0	2	2	9
2010	Did not enter
2012
2014	Champions	4	4	0	0	10	1
2019	Did not enter
2023	Qualified
Total	2/10	7	5	0	2	12	10

Olympic Games[]

Since 1992, the Olympic team has been drawn from a squad with a maximum of three players over the age of 23, and the achievements of this team are not regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are the statistics credited to the players' international records.

Summer Olympics record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1972	Did not qualify									Unknown
1976
1980
1984	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	2	5
1988	Did not qualify
1992 – present	See Qatar national under-23 team									See Qatar national under-23 team
Total	Group stage	1/17	3	0	1	2	2	5		Unknown

Asian Games[]

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
1982	Did not enter
1986	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
1990	Did not enter
1994	Group stage	3	0	3	0	5	5
1998	Quarter-finals	6	4	1	1	9	4
2002–present	See Qatar national under-23 football team
Total	4/13	15	4	7	4	19	19

Head-to-head record[]

• Source :[1]

The following table shows Qatar's all-time international record, correct as of 6 December 2021, Against  Iraq

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Afghanistan	7	6	1	0	23	3	20	AFC
Albania	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	UEFA
Algeria	5	1	1	3	2	8	−6	CAF
Andorra	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	UEFA
Argentina	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	CONMEBOL
Australia	5	1	1	3	2	10	−8	AFC
Azerbaijan	4	1	2	1	6	6	0	UEFA
Bahrain	39	8	19	12	33	36	−3	AFC
Bangladesh	6	5	1	0	19	2	17	AFC
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	UEFA
Bhutan	2	2	0	0	18	0	18	AFC
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	1	3	−2	UEFA
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	CONMEBOL
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	UEFA
Burkina Faso	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	CAF
China PR	19	6	5	8	16	23	−7	AFC
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	CONMEBOL
Congo DR	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	CAF
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CONCACAF
Croatia	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	UEFA
Curaçao	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	CONCACAF
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
Ecuador	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	CONMEBOL
El Salvador	2	2	0	0	4	2	2	CONCACAF
Egypt	7	2	1	4	7	18	−11	CAF
Estonia	2	2	0	0	5	0	5	UEFA
Finland	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	UEFA
Georgia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	UEFA
Ghana	1	0	0	1	1	5	–4	CAF
Greece	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
Grenada	1	1	0	0	4	0	4	CONCACAF
Haiti	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	CONCACAF
Honduras	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	CONCACAF
Hong Kong	7	7	0	0	16	2	14	AFC
Hungary	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	UEFA
Iceland	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	UEFA
India	4	2	1	1	8	2	6	AFC
Indonesia	9	6	2	1	23	10	13	AFC
Iran	22	3	5	14	15	35	−20	AFC
Iraq	32	9	9	14	33	39	−6	AFC
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5	CAF
Japan	9	3	4	2	13	11	2	AFC
Jordan	19	11	3	5	29	16	13	AFC
Kazakhstan	4	2	0	2	6	4	2	UEFA
North Korea	12	3	5	4	19	15	4	AFC
South Korea	11	3	2	6	13	19	−6	AFC
Kuwait	35	11	4	20	38	57	−19	AFC
Kyrgyzstan	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	AFC
Laos	2	2	0	0	11	1	10	AFC
Latvia	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	UEFA
Lebanon	9	8	1	0	18	3	15	AFC
Libya	3	2	0	1	4	2	2	CAF
Liechtenstein	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	UEFA
Luxembourg	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	UEFA
North Macedonia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	UEFA
Malaysia	7	4	3	0	11	3	8	AFC
Maldives	3	3	0	0	9	0	9	AFC
Mali	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	CAF
Malta	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	UEFA
Mauritius	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	CAF
Moldova	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA
Morocco	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	CAF
Myanmar	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	AFC
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	OFC
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA
Norway	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5	UEFA
Oman	34	20	8	6	61	28	33	AFC
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	AFC
Palestine	9	7	2	0	12	4	8	AFC
Panama	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	CONCACAF
Paraguay	4	1	2	1	5	6	−1	CONMEBOL
Peru	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	CONMEBOL
Philippines	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	AFC
Portugal	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	UEFA
Republic of Ireland	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4	UEFA
Russia	3	1	1	1	5	7	−2	UEFA
Saudi Arabia	40	7	15	18	29	53	−24	AFC
Scotland	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
Serbia	3	1	0	2	3	8	–5	UEFA
Singapore	14	12	1	1	32	5	27	AFC
Slovenia	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	UEFA
Sri Lanka	3	3	0	0	9	0	9	AFC
Sudan	4	3	1	0	9	2	7	CAF
Sweden	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	UEFA
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	UEFA
Syria	12	5	3	4	18	18	0	AFC
Tajikistan	4	3	0	1	10	3	7	AFC
Thailand	14	6	4	4	18	16	2	AFC
Tunisia	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	CAF
Turkey	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	UEFA
Turkmenistan	3	3	0	0	8	1	7	AFC
United Arab Emirates	30	13	8	9	40	32	5	AFC
United States	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	CONCACAF
Uzbekistan	14	3	2	9	13	24	−11	AFC
Vietnam	6	3	1	2	14	5	9	AFC
Wales	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
Yemen	9	8	1	0	26	3	23	AFC
Zimbabwe	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	CAF
Total	525	205	146	174	714	621	+93	FIFA

Honours[]

Major[]

• AFC Asian Cup:

Winners (1): 2019

• Arabian Gulf Cup:

Winners (3): 1992, 2004, 2014

• WAFF Championship:

Winners (1): 2014

• Football at the Asian Games:

Winners (1): 2006

Minor[]

• International Friendship Championship:

Winners (1): 2018

See also[]

• Sport in Qatar
  • Football in Qatar
    • Women's football in Qatar
• Qatar Football Association
• Qatar national under-23 football team (aka Qatar Olympic team)
• Qatar national under-20 football team
• Qatar national under-17 football team
• Qatar women's national football team

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Qatar national football team.

• Qatar Football Association
• Qatar FIFA profile