Qatar national under-23 football team

Qatar Under-23

Nickname(s)	Annabi (The Maroon)
Association	Qatar Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Nicolás Córdova
Home stadium	Khalifa International Stadium Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA code	QAT
First colours Second colours
Olympics
Appearances	2 (first in 1984)
Best result	Quarter-finals: 1992
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2016)
Best result	Bronze Medal (2018)
Asian Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2002)
Best result	Gold Medal (2006)

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[]

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
1996	Did 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
2013	Did 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
2002	Group stage	3	1	2	0	13	2
2006	Gold	6	5	0	1	13	2
2010	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	4	2
2014	Withdrew
2018	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	8
Total	4/4	16	8	4	4	31	14

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
2010	Semi-finals	4th	4	0	2	2	2	6
2011			4	1	0	3	3	9

Recent results and fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Lose

2022[]

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Team Manager
Head Coach	Nicolás Córdova
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeping Coach
Fitness Coach
Fitness Coach
Team Doctor

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		(2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Al Sadd
	1GK	Marwan Badreldin	(1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 22)	3	0	Al-Shahania
	2DF	Mohamed Al-Naemi	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Al Ahli
	2DF	Yousef Ayman	(1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Qatar
	2DF	Bahaa Ellethy	(1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Al Sadd
	2DF	Mohammed Emad	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Al-Wakrah
	2DF	Jassem Gaber	(2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 20)	3	0	Al-Arabi
	2DF			0	0	Al-Khor
	2DF	Ali Malolah	(1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Duhail
	2DF	Nasir Peer	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Qatar
	3MF	Hashim Ali	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 21)	7	1	Al Sadd
	3MF	Ahmed Al Ganehi	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Al-Gharafa
	4FW	Naif Al Hadhrami	(2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Al-Rayyan
	3MF			0	0	Al Sadd
	3MF		(2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Al-Duhail
	3MF	Ahmed Al-Sibai	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Sailiya
	3MF		(2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Al-Wakrah
	3MF		(2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Al Sadd
	3MF	Khaled Mohammed	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Al-Duhail
	3MF	Mostafa Tarek	(2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Al Sadd
	3MF	Abdulrasheed Umaru	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Al Ahli
	4FW	Abdalaziz Al Hasia	(1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Al-Rayyan
	4FW	Abdullah Al-Sulaiti	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Al-Arabi
	4FW	Nasser Al Yazidi	(2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Umm Salal
	4FW	Rabh Boussafi	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Umm Salal
	4FW	Abdullah Murisi	(1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Al-Khor
	4FW	Andri Syahputra	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 22)	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[]

• Qatar national football team
• Qatar national under-20 football team
• Qatar national under-17 football team

References[]