# Qatar national under-23 football team

The 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 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2028 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| 2032 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 1/11 | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | Semi-finals | 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 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | TBD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 4/7 | 0 title(s) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 32 |

### 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 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2018 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | Round of 16 | 16th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 5/6 | 1 title(s) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 17 |

### 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 | Semi-finals | 4th | 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

### 2024
## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Team manager | Mohammed Jaber Darman |
| Head coach | Ilídio Vale |
| Assistant coach | Joaquim Milheiro Nabil Al-Abdullah Mahdi Al-Hussain |
| Goalkeeping coach | Silvinho Morales |
| Fitness coach | Sébastien Braillard |
| Team doctor | Alejandro Álvarez Mesa |

## Players
### Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Yousef Baliadeh | (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 22) | Al-Sadd |
| 21 | 1GK | Ali Nader Mahmoud | (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22) | Al-Khor |
| 22 | 1GK | Amir Hassan | (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20) | Al-Arabi |
| 2 | 2DF | Abdullah Yousif | (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22) | Al-Gharafa |
| 3 | 2DF | Saifeldeen Fadlalla | (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21) | Al-Gharafa |
| 4 | 2DF | Mohamed Aiash | (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23) | Al-Ahli |
| 5 | 2DF | Hashemi Al-Hussain | (2003-08-15) 15 August 2003 (age 21) | Calahorra |
| 11 | 2DF | Abdullah Al-Yazidi | (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) | Al-Sadd |
| 13 | 2DF | Abdullah Al-Ali | (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23) | Al-Rayyan |
| 6 | 3MF | Mostafa Meshaal | (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) | Al Sadd |
| 7 | 3MF | Fares Said | (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 22) | Al-Duhail |
| 8 | 3MF | Naif Al-Hadhrami | (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 23) | Al-Rayyan |
| 14 | 3MF | Mahdi Salem | (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20) | Al-Shamal |
| 15 | 3MF | Jassem Gaber | (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22) | Al-Arabi |
| 16 | 3MF | Jassem Al-Sharshani | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 22) | Al Ahli |
| 17 | 3MF | Lotfi Madjer | (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22) | Al-Duhail |
| 18 | 3MF | Nabil Irfan | (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20) | Al-Wakrah |
| 23 | 3MF | Mohamed Al-Manai | (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22) | Al-Markhiya |
| 9 | 4FW | Tameem Al-Abdullah | (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 22) | Al-Rayyan |
| 10 | 4FW | Khalid Ali Sabah | (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 23) | Al-Wakrah |
| 12 | 4FW | Mubarak Shanan | (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 20) | Calahorra |
| 19 | 4FW | Ahmed Al-Rawi | (2004-05-30) 30 May 2004 (age 20) | Al-Rayyan |
| 20 | 4FW | Mohamed Khaled Gouda | (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 20) | Calahorra |

### Previous squads
## Managers

| Period | Manager |
| 1998–1999 | Jo Bonfrère |
| 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 |