Qatar national under-17 football team

The Qatar national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association.

Qatar Under-17
AssociationQatar Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachÓscar Fernández
Home stadiumKhalifa International Stadium
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA codeQAT
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1991)
Best resultFourth place (1991)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1990)

History

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Despite being a country with a small base of footballers; Qatar has had a respectable degree of achievements at the youth level. In addition to becoming champions of Asia in 1990 after winning the 1990 AFC U-16 Championship held in the UAE, they also finished runners up five times (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, and 1998). In addition, Qatar have also been the hosts of four of the U-16 championships; a record.

The youth players became consistent finalists in the Asian U-16 championships since they first reached the final in 1986 when they lost to South Korea in a dramatic penalty shoot-out on home soil, which was tightly clinched 5–4. This was followed by another appearance in 1988 before winning it 1990 after defeating China by a scoreline of 2–0.

One year later, they managed an Asian record high fourth-place finish in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, even with a relatively slow start as they failed to gain more than a single point in the first two group B matches, however, a Jassim Al Tammimi goal against Australia was enough for a quarterfinal place.

Qatar advanced to the semis on the expense of the United States, whom they defeated 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after the score had settled 1–1 at the end of regulation time. Shortly after, they themselves went down in a penalty shootout to eventual champions, Ghana, in the semi-finals, before suffering the same fate against Argentina in the third-place match respectively.

Qatar's tradition of youth teams' excellence was to be prolonged for another decade; they reached the World Cup three more times on 1993, 1995 and 2005.

In the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Qatar were drawn 2–2 with the mighty Netherlands before half-time in their first group match. Although Qatar went on to lose the match 5–3, many future talents were discovered during the tournament, including Khalfan Ibrahim who went on to win the Asian Player of the Year award one year later.

They will return to the FIFA U-17 World Cup twenty years after their last appearance which will take place in 2025 as when they will host the tournament.

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record

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Host nation(s) / Year Round
  1985 Runners-up
  1986 Runners-up
  1988 Group stage
  1990 Champions
  1992 Runners-up
  1994 Runners-up
  1996 did not qualify
  1998 Runners-up
  2000 did not qualify
  2002 Quarterfinals
  2004 Third place
  2006 did not qualify
  2008 did not qualify
  2010 did not qualify
  2012 did not qualify
  2014 Group stage
  2016 did not qualify
  2018 did not qualify
  2020 Qualified but later cancelled
  2023 Group Stage
  2025 did not qualify
  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round PLD W D L GS GA
  1985 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 8
  1987 Group stage 4 2 1 1 4 5
  1989 did not qualify
  1991 Fourth place 6 1 4 1 3 3
  1993 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 7
  1995 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 5
  1997 did not qualify
  1999 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 6 4
  2001 did not qualify
  2003
  2005 Group stage 3 0 0 3 4 14
  2007 did not qualify
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2023
  2025 Qualified
Total 8/20 26 6 6 14 23 46

Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 15 June and 2 July 2023.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Anas Erraji (2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 18)   Al-Gharafa
21 1GK Zeiad Mohamed Shoaib (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18)   Al-Gharafa
22 1GK Galal Amir El-Sharkawy (2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 18)   Al-Duhail

2 2DF Abdolaziz Abbas Jafari (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18)   Al-Duhail
3 2DF Ahmad Samir Al-Mughanni (2006-04-27) 27 April 2006 (age 18)   Al-Sadd
4 2DF Yousef Ziyad Marei (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 17)   Al-Ahli
5 2DF Ali Mohammad Shahabi (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18)   Al-Ahli
12 2DF Yazan Emad Awwad (2006-09-29) 29 September 2006 (age 18)   Al-Sadd
16 2DF Abdurrahman Iwan Kuswanto (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 18)   Al-Wakrah
23 2DF Abdulla Salman Al-Otaibi (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 18)   Al-Sadd

6 3MF Salem Reda (2006-07-30) 30 July 2006 (age 18)   Al-Arabi
8 3MF Mohammed Aman Al-Sulaiti (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 18)   Al-Arabi
10 3MF Bassam Adel Eid (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 (age 18)   Al-Sadd
15 3MF Khalid Atiyaq Al-Shaaibi (2007-06-03) 3 June 2007 (age 17)   Al-Sadd
18 3MF Awab Mirghani Fadil (2006-04-05) 5 April 2006 (age 18)   Al-Duhail
20 3MF Esmail Musaed Al-Ahrak (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 18)   Al-Gharafa

7 4FW Tahsin Mohammed Jamshid (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 18)   Al-Duhail
9 4FW Dekhayel Tariq Al-Hamad (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 18)   Al-Duhail
11 4FW Rayyan Ahmed Al-Ali (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 18)   Al-Gharafa
13 4FW Mohamed Muatasim Elsiddig (2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 (age 17)   Al-Duhail
14 4FW Aws Adel Al-Muhiarat (2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 18)   Al-Sadd
17 4FW Nasser Adil Babiker (2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 (age 18)   Al-Ahli
19 4FW Ethan Socorro (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17)   Al-Rayyan

Current coaching staff

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Last update: February 2014.[2]

Technical staff
Head coach   Óscar Fernández
Assistant coach   Ibrahim El-Shafei
Goalkeeping coach   Onala Iñaki
Fitness coach   Xavier Pedro
Fitness coach   Olivier Materne
Administrative staff
Director of administration   Mohammed Al Obaidly
Administrator   Faraj Saleh Al Marri
Media co-ordinator   Abdullah Saleh Sulaiti

Managerial history

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "الموافقة على القائمة النهائية للناشئين المشاركين في بطولة آسيا تحت 17 سنة في تايلاند" (in Arabic). الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ "عنابى الناشئين يشارك فى بطولة هونج كونج الودية". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ "اختيار 30 لاعبًا لخوض النهائيات" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 16 April 1985. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Qatar's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.