Qatar national under-20 football team

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Qatar Under-20
Association Qatar Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Home stadium Khalifa International Stadium
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA code QAT
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Biggest win
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 13–0 Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
(Doha, Qatar; 8 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1–9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 7 March 2023)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1981 )
Best resultRunners-up (1981)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1980 )
Best resultChampions (2014)

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.

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History

Formation

In response to the recently established World Youth Championship, Qatar established its national youth team in 1976. However, they were unable to qualify for the first two World Youth Championships in 1977 in Tunisia and in 1979 in Japan. [1]

1981 World Youth Championship

In the 1980 AFC Youth Championship which was held in Thailand, the Qatar U20 team finished as runners-up after losing to South Korea in the final. This granted them a spot in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was hosted in Australia. Under the supervision of Brazilian coach Evaristo de Macedo, the championships proved to be a success. Facing Brazil in the quarter-finals, they were able to secure a 3–2 victory by utilizing the offside trap. They went on to face England in the semi-finals, where they earned a 2–1 victory after a fine performance by their goalkeeper. [1]

The team finished second after losing 0–4 to West Germany in the final on a wet pitch which was unfavorable to the Qataris as they were not used to playing in such conditions. [1] As a result of achieving runners-up position, each Qatari player received 100,000 Qatari riyals, a Mercedes Benz, and a bungalow. The population of Qataris was only 120,000 at the time of this achievement. [2]

1995 World Youth Championship

Qatar earned its second international U-20 World Cup appearance in 1995 as hosts. While Nigeria was preparing to host the 1995 edition, an Ebola epidemic broke out in west Africa, and as a result, FIFA decided to award the hosting rights to Qatar with only twenty days remaining till the start of the championships. [1]

2014 AFC U-19 Championship

Qatar's youth team won the AFC U-19 Championship for the first time in its history after defeating DPR Korea 1–0 in the final of the 2014 edition which took place in Myanmar. [3] Advancing undefeated from a group which included DPR Korea and Iraq, they defeated China 4–2 in the quarter-finals, and earned a 3–2 victory after extra time against the hosts in the semi-finals. In the finals, the Qataris would be victorious against DPR Korea for a second time in the tournament, with super sub Akram Afif scoring the only goal of the match in the second half. The entire squad was composed of Aspire Academy students. As a result of Aspire's HOPE Project (Holistic Overseas Player Experience), most of the squad were European-based. [4]

Competitive record

AFC U-19 Championship record

YearResultPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Thailand.svg 1980 Runners-up421144
Flag of Thailand.svg 1982 did not qualify
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1985
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1986 Fourth place520376
Flag of Qatar.svg 1988 Third place5311125
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1990 Fourth place530253
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1992 Round 1430195
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1994 Round 1412157
Flag of South Korea.svg 1996 Round 14013312
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998 Round 1411226
Flag of Iran.svg 2000 did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2002 Round 1310278
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2004 Quarter-finals421131
Flag of India.svg 2006 did not qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2008
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2012 Round 1310246
Flag of Myanmar.svg 2014 Champions6510146
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2016 Round 1311124
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Semifinals53021913
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2023 Round 13003212
Total15/2162289259898

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Host nation(s) / YearRound
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg 1977 to Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1979 did not enter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981 Runners-up
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983 to Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993 did not enter
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995 Group stage
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997 to Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 did not qualify
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 Group stage
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 did not qualify
Flag of Poland.svg 2019 Group stage
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 did not qualify
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 TBD

Results and fixtures

2023

23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) Friendly Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 (UTC+4) Al-Zubaidi Soccerball shade.svg3', 50' Report Soccerball shade.svg27'Stadium: The Sevens Stadium
1 March 2023 (2023-03-01) 2023 AFC U-20 GS Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Istiqlol Stadium, Fergana
19:00 Report
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 2023 AFC U-20 GS Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg2–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Istiqlol Stadium, Fergana
19:00 Report
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) 2023 AFC U-20 GS Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia JAR Stadium, Tashkent
15:00 Report
Attendance: 123
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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References

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  2. "Mercedes, $15,000 and bungalow each is Qatar's way". Singapore Monitor. 12 April 1984. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. "Qatar colts crowned Asian champions". dohastadiumplusqatar.com. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. "CHAMP Magazine". Aspire. p. 24. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

See also

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Qatar's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.