Qatar national football team

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Winners (1): 2018

Pre–1970

Football was brought to Qatar during a time which coincided with initial discovery of oil reserves in Dukhan in 1940.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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 March 27, 1970 against hosts Bahrain, losing 1–2 as Mubarak Faraj scored the sole goal for Qatar.^[6] 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.^[7]

In the next edition of the Gulf Cup in 1972, Qatar was again relegated to last place after suffering 3 straight defeats.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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.^[11]

1980–1990

Their Asian Cup debut came in 1980 under the legendary 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.^[12]

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.^[13]

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.^[14]

1990–2000

Qatar arguably reached its peak in the 1990s, attaining its highest-ever FIFA rating (53) in August 1993.^[15] 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.^[16] 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.^[17] 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 Nations Cup hosts, they finished runners-up to Saudi Arabia.^[18]

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.^[19]

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.^[20] Bruno Metsu was called up for the job, but Qatar failed to qualify after finishing fourth in their qualifying group.

2010–present

Qatar national team in 2011 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds.

Qatar was announced as hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in December 2010.^[21]

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.

Sebastián Soria is the top scorer and most capped player in Qatar.

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.^[22] 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.^[23]

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 current campaign in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia has been 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 has not followed 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, 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 won easily their opening game of the tournament 4–0 against a weak 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.

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup										FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter									Did not enter
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	-	1/23	-	-	-	-	-	-		108	50	22	36	178	110

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017

Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup									AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1972	Did not enter								Did not enter
1976	Did not qualify								6	2	1	3	5	8
1980	8th	4	1	1	2	3	8		4	3	1	0	10	2
1984	5th	4	1	2	1	3	3		4	3	0	1	11	1
1988	5th	4	2	0	2	7	6		Qualified as hosts
1992	6th	3	0	2	1	3	4		2	2	0	0	8	2
1996	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	5	4
2000	8th	4	0	3	1	3	5		4	3	1	0	11	3
2004	14th	3	0	1	2	2	4		6	3	2	1	10	7
2007	14th	3	0	2	1	3	4		6	5	0	1	14	4
2011	7th	4	2	0	2	7	4		Qualified as hosts
2015	13th	3	0	0	3	2	7		6	4	1	1	13	2
2019	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	7	0	1	29	4
Total	Best: QF	32	6	11	15	33	46		50	34	6	10	116	36

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	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	11th place	3	0	1	2	3	7
1982	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	13th place	3	0	2	1	2	3
1990	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	13th place	3	0	3	0	5	5
1998	5th place	6	4	1	1	9	4
2002–present	See Qatar national under-23 football team
Total	4/13	15	4	7	4	19	19

Olympic Games

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

Summer Olympic Games record Qualifications record Hosts / year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1972 Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 1976 Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 1980 Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 1984 Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 1988 Did not qualify 0 0 0 0 0 0 1992 – present See Qatar national under-23 team 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total − 0/17 − − − − − − 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arabian Gulf Cup Arabian Gulf Cup Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA 1970 4th 3 0 1 2 4 7 1972 4th 3 0 0 3 0 10 1974 Semi-finals 3 1 0 2 5 4 1976 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 6 1979 5th 6 2 1 3 4 13 1982 5th 5 2 0 3 5 4 1984 Runners-up 7 4 1 2 10 6 1986 4th 6 2 2 2 7 8 1988 6th 6 1 2 3 4 8 1990 Runners-up 4 1 2 1 4 4 1992 Champions 5 4 0 1 8 1 1994 4th 5 1 1 3 6 8 1996 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 9 5 1998 6th 5 0 3 2 3 8 2002 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 7 4 2003 3rd 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 Total Best: Champions 103 39 25 39 119 124 The Arabian 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 Pld W D L GF GA 1953 1957 1961 1965 1976 1985 1997 1999 2007 2011 Total /10 0 0 0 0 0 0 WAFF Championship West Asian Football Federation Championship Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 2000 to 2007 Did not enter - - - - - - 2008 Semi-finals 3 1 0 2 2 9 2010 to 2012 Did not enter - - - - - - 2014 Champions 4 4 0 0 10 1 Total Best: Champions 7 5 0 2 12 10 Arab Nations Cup Arab Nations Cup Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1963 to 1966 Did not enter - - - - - - 1985 4th 4 1 0 3 3 2 1988 to 1992 Did not enter - - - - - - 1998 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 5 5 2002 Did not enter - - - - - - 2012 Did not enter - - - - - - Total Best: Runners-up 8 4 0 4 8 7 Copa América Qatar will be the second team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, and will be invited for the first time in 2019. CONMEBOL Copa América record Hosts / year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA 2019 Invited Total Group stage 1/46 0 0 0 0 0 0 Results and fixtures The following are Qatar's results in the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.   Win   Draw   Loss Date Venue Opponent Result Win/ Loss/ Draw Goalscorer(s) Competition September 5, 2017 Doha, Qatar  China PR 1–2 L Afif (47') 2018 World Cup Qualifier October 5, 2017 Doha, Qatar  Singapore 3–1 W Ali (39', 52'), Alaaeldin (82') International Friendly October 10, 2017 Doha, Qatar  Curaçao 1–2 L Al-Haydos (28') International Friendly November 11, 2017 Doha, Qatar  Czech Republic 0–1 L International Friendly November 14, 2017 Doha, Qatar  Iceland 1–1 D Muntari (90') International Friendly December 14, 2017 Doha, Qatar  Liechtenstein 1–2 L Yasser (6') International Friendly December 23, 2017 Kuwait City, Kuwait  Yemen 4–0 W Afif (2'), Al-Mahdi (5'), Ali (18'), Ró-Ró (84') 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup December 26, 2017 Kuwait City, Kuwait  Iraq 1–2 L Ali (17') 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup December 29, 2017 Kuwait City, Kuwait  Bahrain 1–1 D Al-Haydos (45+5') (Pen) 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup March 21, 2018 Basra, Iraq  Iraq 3–2 W Afif (17', 45+1'), Mohammad (63') 2018 IFC March 24, 2018 Basra, Iraq  Syria 2–2 D Hatem (58'), Afif (72') 2018 IFC September 7, 2018 Doha, Qatar  China PR 1–0 W Ali (25') International Friendly September 11, 2018 Doha, Qatar  Palestine 3–0 W Ali (3'), Afif (20'), Al-Haydos (30') International Friendly October 12, 2018 Doha, Qatar  Ecuador 4–3 W Afif (32'), Ali (36', 68'), Al-Haydos (61') (Pen) International Friendly October 16, 2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan – International Friendly November 13, 2018 Switzerland   Switzerland – International Friendly November 19, 2018 Eupen, Belgium  Iceland – International Friendly December 31, 2018 or January 2, 2019 Doha, Qatar  Vietnam – International Friendly January 9, 2019 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Lebanon – 2019 AFC Asian Cup January 13, 2019 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  North Korea – 2019 AFC Asian Cup January 17, 2019 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Saudi Arabia – 2019 AFC Asian Cup Head to head records Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation  Afghanistan 5 4 1 0 16 3 13 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 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3 CONMEBOL  Australia 5 1 1 3 2 10 –8 AFC  Azerbaijan 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 UEFA  Bahrain 38 7 19 12 32 36 –4 AFC  Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 12 2 10 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  Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 2 3 –1 UEFA  Burkina Faso 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CAF  China PR 18 5 5 8 15 23 –8 AFC  Congo DR 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CAF  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 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 CONMEBOL  Egypt 7 2 1 4 7 18 –11 CAF  Estonia 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 UEFA  Finland 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 UEFA  Georgia 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 UEFA  Greece 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 UEFA  Haiti 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 CONCACAF  Hong Kong 7 7 0 0 16 2 14 AFC  Hungary 3 0 1 2 2 8 –6 UEFA  Iceland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA  India 1 1 0 0 6 0 6 AFC  Indonesia 9 6 2 1 23 10 13 AFC  Iran 22 3 5 14 15 35 –20 AFC  Iraq 30 8 9 13 29 37 –8 AFC  Ivory Coast 1 0 0 1 1 6 –5 CAF  Japan 8 2 4 2 10 10 0 AFC  Jordan 19 11 3 5 29 16 13 AFC  Kazakhstan 4 2 0 2 6 4 2 UEFA  North Korea 11 2 5 4 13 15 –2 AFC  South Korea 9 2 2 5 11 17 –6 AFC  Kuwait 38 14 18 6 40 55 –5 AFC  Kyrgyzstan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 AFC  Laos 2 2 0 0 11 1 10 AFC  Latvia 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 UEFA  Lebanon 8 7 1 0 16 3 13 AFC  Libya 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 CAF  Liechtenstein 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 UEFA  Macedonia 2 1 0 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 31 17 8 6 56 26 30 AFC  Pakistan 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 AFC  Palestine 9 7 2 0 12 4 8 AFC  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 CONMEBOL  Peru 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2 CONMEBOL  Philippines 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 AFC  Russia 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 UEFA  Saudi Arabia 38 6 15 17 27 52 –35 AFC  Scotland 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 UEFA  Serbia 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 UEFA  Singapore 13 11 1 1 30 5 25 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  Syria 12 5 3 4 18 18 0 AFC  Tajikistan 4 3 0 1 10 3 7 AFC  Thailand 11 4 3 4 15 15 0 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 28 11 8 10 32 33 –1 AFC  Uzbekistan 13 3 2 8 13 22 –9 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 FIFA Players Current squad The following 26 players were called up for the two friendlies matches: Match date: 16 and 23 August 2017 Opposition:  Andorra and  Turkmenistan Caps and goals correct as of: 23 August 2017, after the match against  Turkmenistan. No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Khalifa Ababacar (1989-07-07) 7 July 1989 1 0 Al-Duhail 21 1GK Ahmed Soufiane (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 4 0 Al-Kharaitiyat 32 1GK Mohammed Al-Bakari (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 1 0 Al-Duhail 2 2DF Murad Naji Hussein (1991-06-12) 12 June 1991 2 0 Al-Duhail 3 2DF Abdelkarim Hassan (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 58 9 Eupen 4 2DF Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 20 1 Al-Gharafa 6 2DF Tameem Al-Muhizea (1996-07-21) 21 July 1996 0 0 Al-Gharafa 7 2DF Musab Kheder (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 4 0 Al Sadd 15 2DF Pedro Miguel (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 21 0 Al Sadd 18 2DF Abdulkarim Al-Ali (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 5 1 Al-Sailiya 19 2DF Ahmed Yasser (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 23 0 Vissel Kobe 5 3MF Abdulaziz Hatem (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 34 0 Al-Gharafa 8 3MF Ali Assad (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 42 11 Al Sadd 10 3MF Hassan Al-Haydos (1989-12-11) 11 December 1989 92 18 Al Sadd 11 3MF Akram Afif (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 20 3 Eupen 12 3MF Karim Boudiaf (1990-09-16) 16 September 1990 40 4 Al-Duhail 14 3MF Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 35 2 Al-Rayyan 16 3MF Boualem Khoukhi (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 38 11 Al Sadd 20 3MF Abdullah Al-Ahrak (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 0 0 Al-Duhail 23 3MF Almoez Ali (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 10 0 Al-Duhail 26 3MF Tarek Salman (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 0 0 Atlético Astorga 27 3MF Salem Al-Hajri (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 1 0 Al Sadd 28 3MF Assim Madibo (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 1 0 Eupen 29 3MF Ahmed Al Saadi (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 0 0 Al-Rayyan 17 4FW Ismaeel Mohammad (1990-04-05) 5 April 1990 33 3 Al-Duhail 24 4FW Ahmed Alaaeldin (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 5 0 Al-Gharafa Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the Qatar squad within the last 18 months. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Saad Al Sheeb (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 32 0 Al Sadd v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 GK Omar Bari (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 4 0 Al-Rayyan v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 DF Ibrahim Majid (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 89 5 Al Sadd v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 DF Mohammed Kasola (1985-08-13) 13 August 1985 67 7 Al Rayyan v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 DF Mohammed Musa (1986-03-23) 23 March 1986 53 5 Al-Duhail v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 DF Musa Haroon (1986-09-13) 13 September 1986 12 2 Al-Rayyan v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 DF Yasser Abubakar (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 7 0 Al Sadd v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 MF Ali Afif (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 47 9 Al-Duhail v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 MF Luiz Júnior (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 26 0 Al-Duhail v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 MF Rodrigo Tabata (1980-11-19) 19 November 1980 19 2 Al Rayyan v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 FW Meshal Abdullah (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 41 6 Al Ahli v.  South Korea, 13 June 2017 Notes: SUS Player suspended RC Player suspended for yellow or red card accumulation. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury RET Retired from the national team WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons Current coaching staff Last update: September 2016.[24] Technical staff Head coach Félix Sánchez Assistant coach Kevon Villanueva Assistant coach Maqbool Sattouf Goalkeeping coach Musa Al-Owais Fitness coach Majeed Muftah Fitness coach Ahmad Muhammad Medical staff Physiotherapist Ahmad Alsharairi Physiotherapist Qasim Khaleed Physiotherapist Khaleed Al-Breik Administrative staff Director of administration Farid Ghulam Ali Administrator Ahmed Al-Mohammedi Media co-ordinator Ali Hassan Al-Salat Coaches The late Bruno Metsu, former manager of Qatar. Taha Toukhi (1969)[25] Mohammed Hassan Kheiri (1969–72)[25] Helmi Hussein Mahmoud (1974)[25] Frank Wignall (1975–77)[25] John Carrdone (1977–78)[25] Hassan Othman (1979)[25] Evaristo de Macedo (1979–84)[25] Ronald de Carvalho (1984, caretaker)[26] Evaristo de Macedo (1984–85)[25] Dino Sani & Júlio Espinosa (1985–86)[27][28][29][30] Procópio Cardoso (1987–88)[31] Anatoliy Prokopenko (1988)[25] Mohammed Daham (1988)[32] Cabralzinho (1989)[31] Dino Sani (1989–90)[31] Uli Maslo (1990)[33] Dino Sani (1990)[31] Luís Fernandes (1992)[31] Evaristo de Macedo (1992)[31] Ivo Wortmann (1992)[31] Sebastião Lapola (1992–93)[31] Abdul Mallalah (1993)[25] Sebastião Lapola (1993–94)[31][34] Evaristo de Macedo (1994)[33] Dave Mackay (1994–95)[25] Jørgen E. Larsen (1995–96)[35] Jo Bonfrère (1996–97)[35][36] Džemal Hadžiabdić (1997–98)[35] Zé Mario (1998)[35] Luiz Gonzaga Milioli (1998)[35] Jo Bonfrère (1998–99)[35][36] Džemal Hadžiabdić (1999–01)[35][37] Paulo Luiz Campos (2001)[38] Pierre Lechantre (2002–03)[25] Philippe Troussier (2003–04)[25] Saeed Al Misnad (2004, caretaker)[25] Džemaludin Mušović (2004–07)[25] Jorge Fossati (2007–08)[25] Bruno Metsu (2008–11)[25] Milovan Rajevac (2011)[25] Sebastião Lazaroni (2011-12)[25] Paulo Autuori (2012–13)[25] Fahad Thani (2013–14)[25] Djamel Belmadi (2014–15)[25] José Daniel Carreño (2015–16)[25] Jorge Fossati (2016–17)[25] Félix Sánchez Bas (2017–)[39] Records As of 24 March 2018 Most Caps[40][41] # Player Caps Goals Career 1 Sebastián Soria 123 40 2006– 2 Wesam Rizik 111 7 2001–2014 3 Bilal Mohammed 108 6 2003–2014 4 Hassan Al-Haydos 105 22 2008– 5 Ibrahim Majid 89 5 2007– 6 Khalfan Ibrahim 87 18 2006–2015 7 Saad Al-Shammari 84 8 2000–2010 8 Mubarak Mustafa 82 34 1992–2004 9 Magid Mohamed 80 13 2003–2016 10 Ibrahim Al-Ghanim 78 1 2006–2014 Top Goalscorers[41] # Player Goals Caps Career 1 Sebastián Soria 40 123 2006– 2 Mubarak Mustafa 34 82 1992–2004 3 Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi 33 59 1996–2003 4 Mansour Muftah 31 58 1976–1990 5 Mahmoud Soufi 27 52 1988–1998 6 Hassan Al-Haydos 22 105 2008– 7 Sayed Ali Bechir 20 62 2001–2009 8 Khalfan Ibrahim 18 87 2006–2015 Adel Khamis 18 53 1984–2000 10 Magid Mohamed 13 80 2003–2016 Kit providers Umbro – (1984–1989) Adidas – (1990–1996) Grand Sport – (1996–2002) Adidas (2002–2008) Burrda (2009 – until 2011 AFC Asian Cup) Nike (February 2011 – present) References ↑ "Al Haydos: It's an honour to captain my country". 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