# Qatar men's national volleyball team

The Qatar men's national volleyball team represents Qatar in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. As of 8 January 2025, the team was ranked 21st in the world. Qatar's best rank in Asian Championship 3rd place, 2023 year.

## History

Qatar first appeared at the Asian Volleyball Championship in 1989. Qatar also finished fourth at the 2006 Asian Games which they hosted in Doha, after dropping their semifinal 3-1 to South Korea and the bronze medal match 3-2 to Saudi Arabia. Qatar jointly set the world record for the highest set score in its 45-43 victory over Venezuela on 11 June 2017.

## Results
### World Championship

* 1949 to 2018 – Did not participate or Did not qualify
* 2022 – 21st place
* 2025 – Qualified

### World League

* 1990 to 2009 – Did not participate
* 2010 to 2015 – Did not qualify
* 2016 – 31st place
* 2017 – 32nd place

### Challenger Cup

Runners up
Challenger Cup record (Defunct) :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
| 2023 | Final | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Squad |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title | 3/5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | — |

### Asian Championship

Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
Asian Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1975 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1979 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1983 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1987 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1989 | 17th–19th places | 19th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1991 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1993 | 11th place match | 12th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1995 | | 10th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1997 | 5th–8th places | 8th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1999 | 13th–14th places | 13th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | Squad |
| 2001 | 11th place match | 11th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | Squad |
| 2003 | 9th–12th places | 11th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | Squad |
| 2005 | 7th place match | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | Squad |
| 2007 | 9th–12th places | 11th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | Squad |
| 2009 | 13th place match | 14th place | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | Squad |
| 2011 | 11th place match | 12th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | Squad |
| 2013 | 11th place match | 11th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | Squad |
| 2015 | Semifinals | 4th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | Squad |
| 2017 | 9th place match | 9th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | Squad |
| 2019 | 9th place match | 9th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
| 2021 | 5th place match | 5th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | Squad |
| 2023 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 3 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title | 17/22 | 86 | 42 | 44 | 166 | 151 | — |

### Asian Games

Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
Asian Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1958 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1962 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1966 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1970 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1974 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1978 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1982 | 5th–8th places | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | Squad |
| 1986 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1990 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1994 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1998 | 9th place match | 10th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | Squad |
| 2002 | 7th place match | 8th place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | Squad |
| 2006 | Semifinals | 4th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
| 2010 | 7th place match | 8th place | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | Squad |
| 2014 | 5th place match | 6th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | Squad |
| 2018 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | Squad |
| 2022 | Semifinals | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title | 8/17 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 69 | 101 | — |

### Asian Challenge Cup

Champions
AVC Challenge Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2022 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2023 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2024 | Final | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | Squad |
| Total | 1 Title | 1/4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — |

### Asian Cup

Champions
Asian Cup record (Defunct) :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 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 |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2014 | 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 | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew |
| 2018 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | Squad |
| 2022 | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew | Qualified but later withdrew |
| Total | 1 Title | 1/7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — |

## Team
### Current squad

The following is the Qatari roster in the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup.
Head coach: Camilo Andres Soto
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2023–24 club |
| 1 | Youssef Oughlaf | 6 May 1989 | OH | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 341 cm (134 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Qatar SC |
| 2 | Papemaguette Diagne | 23 February 1997 | MB | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Qatar SC |
| 3 | André Luiz Queiroz | 6 July 1992 | S | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Al-Wakrah |
| 4 | Renan Ribeiro | 30 December 1989 | OH | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Al Arabi |
| 6 | Borislav Georgiev | 12 May 1992 | S | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Police SC |
| 7 | Belal Nabel Abunabot | 1 January 1991 | MB | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Al Rayyan |
| 8 | Waleed Widatalla | 9 September 2002 | OH | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Al Sadd |
| 10 | Ghanem Al-Remaihi | 6 December 1993 | L | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 260 cm (100 in) | 250 cm (98 in) | Al Arabi |
| 11 | Nikola Vasić | 4 June 1989 | OH | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Al-Wakrah |
| 12 | Mubarak Dahi | 1 April 1991 | OP | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Al Rayyan |
| 13 | Raimi Wadidie | 20 October 1995 | OH | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Al Ahli |
| 16 | Ibrahim Ibrahim C | 15 January 1985 | MB | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Al Arabi |
| 18 | Ahmed Abdelrahim | 16 June 2003 | MB | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Al Rayyan |
| 19 | Naji Mahmoud | 16 December 1992 | L | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | 250 cm (98 in) | Police SC |