Qatar national under-17 football team
The Qatar national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association.
Association | Qatar Football Association | ||
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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 | 7 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Fourth place: 1991 | ||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Champions: 1990 |
History
Despite being a country with a small base of footballers; Qatar has a respectable amount 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 were 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.
AFC U-16 Championship record
Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
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Group stage | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | |
Did not qualify | |
Runners-up | |
Did not qualify | |
Quarterfinals | |
Third place | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
Group stage | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
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Group stage | |
Quarterfinals | |
Did not qualify | |
Fourth place | |
Group stage | |
Group stage | |
Did not qualify | |
Quarterfinals | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
Group stage | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
Did not qualify | |
To be determined |
Current squad
- Squad for 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification on 22 September 2011 (link)
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |||
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1 | GK | Suleiman Abdullah | 19 January 1996 | |||||
28 | GK | Yazan Naim | 5 June 1997 | |||||
2 | DF | Salim Ali Shahwani | 10 April 1996 | |||||
3 | DF | Hamad Muftah | 22 March 1996 | |||||
5 | DF | Jassem Al-Mulla | 6 February 1996 | |||||
16 | DF | Faisal Jaidi | 27 February 1996 | |||||
10 | MF | Muaaz Al-Salemi | 15 August 1996 | |||||
14 | MF | Hossam Kamal | 25 January 1996 | |||||
18 | MF | Osama Bassam | 12 February 1996 | |||||
21 | MF | Ali Al Balushi | 21 September 1996 | |||||
9 | FW | Jassem Al-Jalabi | 21 February 1996 | |||||
11 | FW | Jassim Al-Shammari | 15 October 1996 | |||||
19 | FW | Yousef Hani Balan | 9 December 1996 | |||||
20 | FW | Akram Afif | 18 November 1996 |
Current coaching staff
Last update: February 2014.[1]
Managerial history
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See also
References
- "عنابى الناشئين يشارك فى بطولة هونج كونج الودية". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
External links
- Qatar Football Association - official site
- Qatar Football Association - U-17