The Jordan national football team represents Jordan in international football. It is under the jurisdiction of the Jordan Football Association. Jordan played five times in the Asian Cup. It reached the finals of a major tournament for the first time in the 2023 edition, finishing as runners-up.
The Bahrain national football team represents Bahrain in international football and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so. Bahrain won the FIFA's most improved team award in 2004, and finished fourth in the 2004 Asian Cup, beating Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals but losing to Japan in the semi-finals 4–3. Bahrain then lost to Iran in the third-place match, thus finishing in fourth place overall. Bahrain had a golden year in 2019, winning both the WAFF Championship and the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time, under the stewardship of Hélio Sousa.
The Qatar national football team, nicknamed "The Maroons", represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association, which is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football’s governing body FIFA. They play their home games at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. The latter is considered the home stadium.
Al-Wakrah Sport Club is a Qatari multi-sports club based in the city of Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League. They play their home games at the Al Janoub Stadium.
The Qatar Football Association is the governing body of football in Qatar. The QFA was founded in 1960 and is based in Doha, Qatar. It became a member of FIFA in 1963 and of AFC in 1967. The Qatar Football Association organizes the main leagues of the Qatar football league system: Qatar Stars League, Qatari Second Division, including domestic cups: Qatar Cup, Emir of Qatar Cup, Sheikh Jassim Cup, Qatari Stars Cup and Qatar FA Cup. The association is also responsible for the men's, U-17, U-20, U-23, women's national teams and the local women's, youth and futsal football leagues.
Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in twelfth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals. Along with Ahmed Radhi, he is considered to be the best Iraqi player of the 20th century and features in 25th place in Asia's Best Players of the Century list. Hussein's 78 international goals make him currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player.
Mohamed Saqr Ahmed is a retired footballer who was playing as a goalkeeper for Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd. Born in Senegal, he represented the Qatar national team. In 2011, Saqr was a vital part of the Al Sadd squad that was crowned Champions of Asia after winning the 2011 AFC Champions League. And selected by French newspaper as the best goalkeeper in the week. He retired at the end of 2012.
Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd.
The Lebanon national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 and national under-18 football teams of Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team also known as Saudi Arabia Youth team, represents Saudi Arabia in international football competitions in AFC U-20 Asian Cup and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments.
The Qatar national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. Qatar's U-20 national team played an important role in the development of football in Qatar and gave it one of its first shining moments on the global stage when the youth squad finished second in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.
The Syria national under-23 football team is a national association football youth team representing Syria in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, WAFF U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Syrian Football Association. The team is also known as the Syria Olympic football team.
Fahad Thani is a Qatari former football player and current manager of the Qatar olympic football team. Thani, coaching mainly youth teams, including the Qatar U–17, was named as the replacement for Paulo Autuori as head coach of the Qatar national team in January 2013.
The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship was the 38th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 19 and below. Myanmar were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 April 2013. The tournament was held from 9 to 23 October 2014, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains the Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national team, and is currently the nation's all-time top goalscorer.
Hassan Samih Chaitou, also known as Shibriko, is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a left-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Lebanon national team.
Nawaf bin Dhahi bin Faisal Al-Suwaiti Al-Aqidi is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Fateh on loan from Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Lotfi Rabah Madjer is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Qatar Stars League side Al Shahaniya, on loan from Al-Duhail. Born in Algeria, he represents Qatar at youth level.
Abbas Fadhel Abdulla Ahmed Maki Al-Asfoor, is a Bahraini professional football players who plays for the Bahraini national team.
