Since the AFC Asian Cup was founded in 1956, Qatar has participated in 10 Asian Cups between 1980 and 2019. However, prior to the 2019 edition, Qatar only reached the quarter-finals twice: in 2000 as one of the two best third-place teams when the tournament had only 12 nations competing, and in 2011, when they finished second in Group A behind Uzbekistan.

In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Qatar, who was the first team to qualify aside from hosts United Arab Emirates, exceeded expectations. Before 2019, Qatar last won a game outside Qatar in the Asian Cup in 1984, when Singapore hosted the tournament. In 2019, Qatar won its first six games, as many games as they had won in the previous nine editions, and conceded zero goals. Defeating Japan in the final to win the 2019 Asian Cup has become Qatar's greatest achievement to date, compared to several Gulf rivals like the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq. Qatar has hosted the tournament twice, in 1988 and 2011. The 2011 edition was seen as a step for Qatar in perpetration for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the country, while ironically, Qatar was the only nation to submit their bid for it.[1][2]

Record

AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Thailand 1972Did not enter Did not enter
Iran 1976Did not qualify 621358
Kuwait 1980Group stage411238 4310102
Singapore 1984Group stage412133 4301111
Qatar 1988Group stage420276 Qualified as hosts
Japan 1992Group stage302134 220082
United Arab Emirates 1996Did not qualify 420254
Lebanon 2000Quarter-finals403135 4310113
China 2004Group stage301224 6321107
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007Group stage302134 6501144
Qatar 2011Quarter-finals420275 Qualified as hosts
Australia 2015Group stage300327 6411132
United Arab Emirates 2019Champions7700191 8701294
Qatar 2023Qualified 8710181
TotalBest: Champions391311155247 584171013436

1980 edition

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait (H) 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 5
3  Malaysia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
4  Qatar 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 3
5  United Arab Emirates 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Muftah 50', 60' Al-Hajri 58'
Qatar 0–2 South Korea
Lee Jung-il 7'
Choi Soon-ho 21'
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)
Kuwait 4–0 Qatar
Al-Dakhil 32', 57'
Yaqoub 50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi 66'
Attendance: 20,000

1984 edition

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
3  Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
4  Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
5  South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
Qatar 1 – 1 Syria
Khalfan 7' Anber 47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,000
Kuwait 1 – 0 Qatar
Al-Rumaihi 52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Qatar 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Zaid 47' Abduljawad 65'
Attendance: 15,000
South Korea 0 – 1 Qatar
Salman 69'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

1988 edition

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 8 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
3  Qatar (H) 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 4
4  United Arab Emirates 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2 2
5  Japan 4 0 1 3 0 6 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran 2–0 Qatar
Bavi 6'
Pious 89'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar 2–3 South Korea
Salman 47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report Chung Hae-Won 10', 72'
Kim Joo-Sung 34'
Japan 0–3 Qatar
Report Khamis 58', 82'
Muftah 90'
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

1992 edition

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Thailand 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
Thailand 1–1 Qatar
Thanis 42' Report Soufi 81'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Al-Muwallid 86' Report Mustafa 74'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Qatar 1–2 China
Al-Sulaiti 20' Report Peng Weiguo 44', 58'
Attendance: 4,500

2000 edition

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Qatar 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
Source: RSSSF
Qatar 1–1 Uzbekistan
Gholam 61' Report Qosimov 73'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)
Japan 1–1 Qatar
Nishizawa 61' Report Al-Obaidly 22'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

Quarter-finals

China 3–1 Qatar
Li Ming 9'
Qi Hong 38'
Yang Chen 54'		 Report Al-Enazi 65'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

2004 edition

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Qatar 1–2 Indonesia
M. Mohamed 83' Report Sudarsono 26'
Astaman 48'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Bahrain 1–1 Qatar
M. Hubail 90+1' Report Rizik 59' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
China 1–0 Qatar
Xu Yunlong 77' Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

2007 edition

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Vietnam (H) 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Japan 1–1 Qatar
Takahara 61' Report Soria 88'
Attendance: 5,000
Qatar 1–1 Vietnam
Soria 79' Report Phan Thanh Bình 32'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Qatar 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Soria 42' (pen.) Report Al-Kass 60'
Khalil 90+4'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

2011 edition

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Qatar (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  China 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
7 January 2011
Qatar 0–2 Uzbekistan
12 January 2011
China 0–2 Qatar
16 January 2011
Qatar 3–0 Kuwait

Quarter-finals

Japan 3–2 Qatar
Kagawa 29', 71'
Inoha 89'		 Report Soria 13'
Fábio César 63'
Attendance: 19,479

2015 edition

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 January 2015
United Arab Emirates 4–1 QatarCanberra Stadium, Canberra
15 January 2015
Qatar 0–1 IranStadium Australia, Sydney
19 January 2015
Qatar 1–2 BahrainStadium Australia, Sydney

2019 edition

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: AFC
Qatar 2–0 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 7,847
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
North Korea 0–6 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 452
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 16,067

Round of 16

Qatar 1–0 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 14,701

Quarter-finals

United Arab Emirates 1–0 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 25,053
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Semi-finals

Qatar 4–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 38,646
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Final

Japan 1–3 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 36,776[3]

2023 edition

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1]
3  Tajikistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] Possible knockout stage
4  Lebanon 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: China –1, Tajikistan –2.
Qatar 3–0 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 82,490
Tajikistan Match 14 Qatar
Report
Qatar Match 25 China
Report

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Qatar only nation to submit formal bid for 2011 Asian Cup". June 25, 2007 – via www.reuters.com.
  2. ↑ "Five things we've learned from Qatar's Asian Cup". edition.cnn.com.
  3. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup, match report: Japan 1–3 Qatar". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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