Qatar national under-17 football team

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Qatar Under-17
Association Qatar Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach Álvaro Mejía
Home stadium Khalifa International Stadium
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA code QAT
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FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1991 )
Best resultFourth place (1991)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1985 )
Best resultChampions (1990)

The Qatar national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association.

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History

Despite being a country with a small base of footballers; Qatar has had a respectable degree 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 have also been 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.

They will return to the FIFA U-17 World Cup twenty years after their last appearance which will take place in 2025 as when they will host the tournament.

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Hosts / YearResultGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Qatar.svg 1985 Runners-up321041
Flag of Qatar.svg 1986 541091
Flag of Thailand.svg 1988 Group stage421163
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1990 Champions431060
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1992 Runners-up531196
Flag of Qatar.svg 1994 6402115
Flag of Thailand.svg 1996 did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 1998 Runners-up6420125
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2000 did not qualify
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2002 Quarter-finals410346
Flag of Japan.svg 2004 Third place6420157
Flag of Singapore.svg 2006 did not qualify
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2008
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2010
Flag of Iran.svg 2012
Flag of Thailand.svg 2014 Group stage302145
Flag of India.svg 2016 did not qualify
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2018
Flag of Thailand.svg 2023 Group stage301228
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2025 did not qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2026 Qualified
Total11/20492712108247

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
YearRoundPldWDLGFGA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1985 Group stage300328
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1987 Group stage421145
Flag of Scotland.svg 1989 did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 Fourth place614133
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1993 Group stage310237
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995 Group stage301215
Flag of Egypt.svg 1997 did not qualify
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999 Quarter-finals420264
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001 did not qualify
Flag of Finland.svg 2003
Flag of Peru.svg 2005 Group stage3003414
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 2007 did not qualify
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2009
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013
Flag of Chile.svg 2015
Flag of India.svg 2017
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025 Qualified as hosts
Flag of Qatar.svg 2026
Flag of Qatar.svg 2027
Flag of Qatar.svg 2028
Flag of Qatar.svg 2029
Total12/242666142346

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Qatar's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 15 June and 2 July 2023. [1]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Anas Erraji (2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Gharafa
211 GK Zeiad Mohamed Shoaib (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Gharafa
221 GK Galal Amir El-Sharkawy (2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail

22 DF Abdolaziz Abbas Jafari (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail
32 DF Ahmad Samir Al-Mughanni (2006-04-27) 27 April 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
42 DF Yousef Ziyad Marei (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Ahli
52 DF Ali Mohammad Shahabi (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Ahli
122 DF Yazan Emad Awwad (2006-09-29) 29 September 2006 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
162 DF Abdurrahman Iwan Kuswanto (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Wakrah
232 DF Abdulla Salman Al-Otaibi (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd

63 MF Salem Reda (2006-07-30) 30 July 2006 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi
83 MF Mohammed Aman Al-Sulaiti (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi
103 MF Bassam Adel Eid (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
153 MF Khalid Atiyaq Al-Shaaibi (2007-06-03) 3 June 2007 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
183 MF Awab Mirghani Fadil (2006-04-05) 5 April 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail
203 MF Esmail Musaed Al-Ahrak (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Gharafa

74 FW Tahsin Mohammed Jamshid (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail
94 FW Dekhayel Tariq Al-Hamad (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail
114 FW Rayyan Ahmed Al-Ali (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 19) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Gharafa
134 FW Mohamed Muatasim Elsiddig (2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail
144 FW Aws Adel Al-Muhiarat (2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
174 FW Nasser Adil Babiker (2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Ahli
194 FW Ethan Socorro (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 18) Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan

Current coaching staff

Last update: February 2014. [2]

Technical staff
Head coach Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Mejía
Assistant coach Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Peris
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Qatar.svg Husam Abu Shanab
Fitness coach Flag of Qatar.svg Rami Al-Salati
Chief analyst Flag of England.svg Benjamin Goodson
Administrative staff
Director of administration Flag of Qatar.svg Mohammed Al Obaidly
Administrator Flag of Qatar.svg Faraj Saleh Al Marri
Media co-ordinator Flag of Qatar.svg Abdullah Saleh Sulaiti

Managerial history

See also

References

  1. "الموافقة على القائمة النهائية للناشئين المشاركين في بطولة آسيا تحت 17 سنة في تايلاند" (in Arabic). الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. "عنابى الناشئين يشارك فى بطولة هونج كونج الودية". Qatar Football Association . Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. "اختيار 30 لاعبًا لخوض النهائيات" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 16 April 1985. Retrieved 10 June 2024.