Qatar Under-23

Nickname(s)	Annabi (The Maroon)
Association	Qatar Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Ilídio Vale
Home stadium	Khalifa International Stadium Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA code	QAT
First colours Second colours
Olympics
Appearances	2 (first in 1984)
Best result	Quarter-finals: 1992
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2016)
Best result	Bronze Medal (2018)
Asian Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2002)
Best result	Gold Medal (2006)

Qatar national under-23 football team (also known as Qatar Under-23 or Qatar Olympics Team) represents Qatar in international football competitions in GCC U-23 Championship and Football at the Summer Olympics, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments.

History

Compared to regional neighbours; Qatar has a decent record to show for in Olympic football, with two prior Summer Olympics qualifications and a gold medal in the 2006 Asian games.

Qatar's first attempt to compete in the Olympic level proved fruitful, they cruised past Jordan and Syria in the preliminary stages of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, then finished atop of Group B in the final qualifications round after beating Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and Iraq.

Qatar's Olympic debut under Brazilian legend Evaristo de Macedo came as stunning as it gets, a 2–2 draw with a Platini captained France (who went on to claim the gold medal eventually), sent ripples of shock across the football world, however; suffering two defeats to Chile and Norway deprived the first timers of a last 16 berth.

Eight years later, a new young squad dominated its qualifying campaign on the expense of Japan, China and Saudi Arabia, in the finals; the Qataris were given a tough draw next to host nation Spain, Colombia and Egypt. Qatar kicked off their matches at Barcelona with a crucial 1–0 win over fellow Arab nation Egypt, before registering a 1–1 draw with Colombia to secure a place in the knockout stage, turning the last group match against Spain into a formality.

A loss to Poland in the second stage fell a little bit short of rising expectations, but reaching the second stage led to the country's best Olympic result.

When hosting the 2006 Asian Games, Qatar found itself with a double objective; to show that it was capable of hosting a major event of that caliber, and demonstrate that its football team was worthy of standing alongside Asia's elite.

Undefeated throughout the whole tournament; Qatar's momentum escalated from one match to another, reaching its peak in the 2–0 final against Iraq.

Tournament records

Summer Olympics

Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.

Olympics Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Quarter-finals	8	4	1	1	2	2	5
1996	did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
Total	1/8	Best: 8th	4	1	1	2	2	5

U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	did not qualify
2016	Semi Finalist	4th	6	4	0	2	13	10
2018	Third place	3rd	6	5	1	0	10	5
2020	Group stage	11th	3	0	3	0	3	3
2022		13th	3	0	2	1	3	9
2024	Qualified as host
2026	To be determined
Total	4/7	0 title(s)	18	9	6	3	29	27

Asian Games

Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.

Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002	Group stage	11th	3	1	2	0	13	2
2006	Final	Gold	6	5	0	1	13	2
2010	Round of 16	9th	4	2	1	1	4	2
2014	Withdrew
2018	Group stage	21st	3	0	1	2	1	8
Total	4/5	1 title(s)	16	8	4	4	31	14

GCC U-23 Championship

GCC U-23 Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2008	Final group	3rd	4	1	2	1	8	5
2010	Semi-finals	4th	4	0	2	2	2	6
2011			4	1	0	3	3	9
Total	3/3	0 title(s)	12	2	4	6	13	20

Recent results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2023

Qatar  v  United Arab Emirates

22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) Doha Cup	Qatar	0–1	United Arab Emirates	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Fawzi 17'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Qatar  v  Thailand

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) Doha Cup	Qatar	0–1	Thailand	Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3			Khemdee 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Saudi Arabia  v  Qatar

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Doha Cup	Saudi Arabia	0–0 (10–9 p)	Qatar	Doha, Qatar
21:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Juwayr Al-Zaid Al-Mousa A. Al-Ghamdi Al-Johani Aboulshamat H. Al-Sibyani Hamidou Al-Nashri Al-Zubaidi Al-Absi Al-Juwayr		Al-Yazidi Al-Manai Taha Mohamad Al-Hassan Al-Abdullah Sirelkhatem Al-Sulaiti Emad Al-Tairi Baliadeh Al-Yazidi

Qatar  v  Australia

17 November Friendly	Qatar	1–2	Australia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:00 AST	45+1'	Report	Toure 27' Brook 40'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

2024

Qatar  v  Indonesia

15 April 2024 (2024-04-15) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Qatar	v	Indonesia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

Jordan  v  Qatar

18 April 2024 (2024-04-18) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Jordan	v	Qatar	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

Qatar  v  Australia

21 April 2024 (2024-04-21) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Qatar	v	Australia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team manager	Mohammed Jaber Dharman
Head coach	Ilídio Vale
Assistant coach	Joaquim Milheiro
Goalkeeping coach	Silvinho Morales
Fitness coach	Sébastien Braillard
Team doctor	Alejandro Alvarez Mesa

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the October training cycle.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Amir Hassan	(2004-04-22) 22 April 2004	0	0	Al-Arabi
	1GK	Ali Nader Mahmoud	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004	0	0	Al-Khor
	1GK	Sami Mazen Dauleh	(2004-01-05) 5 January 2004	0	0	Lusail City
	1GK	Yousef Baliadeh	(2002-10-30) October 30, 2002	0	0	Al-Sadd
	2DF	Abdullah Al-Ali	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001	0	0	Al-Rayyan
	2DF	Abdulla Al-Sulaiti	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002	0	0	Al-Arabi
	2DF	Abdullah Al-Yazidi	(2002-03-28) 28 March 2002	0	0	Al-Sadd
	2DF	Abdullah Yousif	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002	0	0	Al-Gharafa
	2DF	Abdulrahman Al-Madhaki	(1998-04-30) 30 April 1998	0	0	Unattached
	2DF	Ali Nasser Al-Marri	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001	0	0	Al-Markhiya
	2DF	Mohammed Aiash	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001	0	0	Al-Ahli
	2DF	Mohammed Al-Ishaq	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004	0	0	Al-Ahli
	2DF	Saifaldeen Hassan	(2003-03-31) 31 March 2003	0	0	Al-Gharafa
	2DF	Shalban Abdulnasir	(2003-06-26) 26 June 2003	0	0	Al-Gharafa
	3MF	Abdulaziz Mohammed Saleh	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002	0	0	Al-Duhail
	3MF	Abdel Rahman Rafaat	(2002-09-08) 8 September 2002	0	0	Umm Salal
	3MF	Anas Abdulsalam Abweny	(2004-09-11) 11 September 2004	0	0	Al-Sadd
	3MF	Faisal Azadi	(2001-01-13) 13 January 2001	0	0	Al-Shamal
	3MF	Fares Said	(2003-01-07) 7 January 2003	0	0	Al-Duhail
	3MF	Mahdi Salem	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004	0	0	Al-Shamal
	3MF	Mohammed Al-Manai	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002	0	0	Al-Markhiya
	3MF	Nabil Irfan	(2004-02-07) 7 February 2004	0	0	Al-Wakrah
	3MF	Naif Al-Hadhrami	(2001-07-18) 18 July 2001	1	0	Al-Rayyan
	3MF	Osamah Al-Tairi	(2002-06-16) 16 June 2002	0	0	Al-Rayyan
	4FW	Ahmed Al-Rawi	(2004-05-30) 30 May 2004	0	0	Al-Rayyan
	4FW	Ahmad Al-Saeed	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003	0	0	Al-Sadd
	4FW	Elyas Barimil	(2001-04-18) 18 April 2001	0	0	Umm Salal
	4FW	Jassim Al-Zaraa	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002	0	0	Al-Gharafa
	4FW	Khalid Ali Sabah	(2001-10-05) 5 October 2001	0	0	Al-Rayyan
	4FW	Lotfi Madjer	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002	0	0	Al-Duhail
	4FW	Mohammed Khaled Hassan	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003	0	0	Al-Wakrah
	4FW	Muhammad Seraj	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	0	0	Al-Rayyan

The following 22 players were named in the squad for the 2022 Asian Games.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Yousef Abdulla Baliadeh	(2002-10-30) 30 October 2002	Al-Shamal
21	1GK	Ali Nader Mahmoud	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002	Al-Khor
22	1GK	Amir Hassan	(2004-04-22) 22 April 2004	Al-Arabi
2	2DF	Abdalla Yousif	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002	Al-Gharafa
3	2DF	Saifeldeen Fadlalla	(2003-03-31) 31 March 2003	Al-Gharafa
4	2DF	Mohamed Emad Aiash	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001	Al-Rayyan
11	2DF	Abdelrahman Rashid	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001	Al Sadd
12	2DF	Abdulla Al-Salati	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002	Al-Arabi
13	2DF	Abdulla Ismail Al-Ali	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001	Al-Rayyan
15	2DF	Jassem Gaber	(2002-02-20) 20 February 2002	Al-Arabi
5	3MF	Abdelrahman Raafat	(2002-09-08) 8 September 2002	Umm Salal
6	3MF	Osama Al-Tairi	(2002-06-16) 16 June 2002	Al-Rayyan
8	3MF	Naif Al-Hadhrami	(2001-07-18) 18 July 2001	Al-Rayyan
17	3MF	Mahdi Salem	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004	Al-Shamal
18	3MF	Mostafa Meshaal	(2001-03-28) 28 March 2001	Al Sadd
19	3MF	Nabil Irfan	(2004-02-07) 7 February 2004	Al-Wakrah
7	4FW	Lotfi Madjer	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002	Al-Duhail
9	4FW	Tameem Mansour Al-Abdullah	(2002-10-05) 5 October 2002	Al-Rayyan
10	4FW	Khalid Ali Sabah	(2001-10-05) 5 October 2001	Al-Rayyan
14	4FW	Elyas Barimli	(2001-04-18) 18 April 2001	Umm Salal
16	4FW	Mohamed Surag	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003	Al-Rayyan
20	4FW	Ahmed Al-Rawi	(2004-05-30) 30 May 2004	Al-Rayyan

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Qatar under-23 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Mostafa Essam	(2001-12-20) 20 December 2001	-	-	Al-Gharafa	2023 Maurice Revello Tournament
DF	Hassan Mohammed Alghareeb	(2004-05-22) 22 May 2004	-	-	Cultural Leonesa	2023 Maurice Revello Tournament
DF	Diyab Taha	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001	-	-	Al-Duhail	Doha Cup 2023
DF	Ali Nasser Al-Marri	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001	-	-	Al-Markhiya	Doha Cup 2023
MF	Abdulaziz Mohamad Hassan	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002	-	-	Al-Duhail	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
MF	Faisal Azadi	(2001-01-13) 13 January 2001	-	-	Al-Shamal	2023 Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Mohamed Naceur Al-Manai	(2002-10-25) 25 October 2002	-	-	Al-Markhiya	2023 Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Faris Said Amer	(2003-01-07) 7 January 2003	-	-	Cultural Leonesa	2023 Maurice Revello Tournament
FW	Abdulla Badr Al-Yazidi	(2002-03-28) 28 March 2002	-	-	Al Sadd	2023 Maurice Revello Tournament
FW	Mubarak Shanan Hamza	(2004-02-20) 20 February 2004	-	-	Cultural Leonesa	2023 Maurice Revello Tournament
FW	Mohamed Al-Hassan	(2002-06-20) 20 June 2002	-	-	Al-Markhiya	Doha Cup 2023
FW	Mohamed Khaled	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003	-	-	Al-Wakrah	Doha Cup 2023

Managers

Period	Manager
1998–1999	Jo Bonfrere
1999–2000	José Paulo
2003	Alex Dupont
2007	Hassan Hormatallah
2011–2012	Paulo Autuori
2012–2013	Alain Perrin
2013	Marcel van Buuren
2013–2014	Julio César Moreno
2014–2017	Fahad Thani
2017–2020	Félix Sánchez
2020–2022	Nicolás Córdova
2023–	Ilídio Vale

See also

• Qatar national football team
• Qatar national under-20 football team
• Qatar national under-17 football team

References