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Qatar national under-17 football team

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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-16 Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1990)

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

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
Qatar 1985 Runners-up
Qatar 1986 Runners-up
Thailand 1988 Group stage
United Arab Emirates 1990 Champions
Saudi Arabia 1992 Runners-up
Qatar 1994 Runners-up
Thailand 1996 did not qualify
Qatar 1998 Runners-up
Vietnam 2000 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2002 Quarterfinals
Japan 2004 Third place
Singapore 2006 did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2008 did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2010 did not qualify
Iran 2012 did not qualify
Thailand 2014 Group stage
India 2016 did not qualify
Malaysia 2018 did not qualify
Bahrain 2020 Qualified but later cancelled
Thailand 2023 Group Stage
Saudi Arabia 2025 did not qualify
  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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Host nation(s) / Year Round
China 1985 Group stage
Canada 1987 Quarterfinals
Scotland 1989 did not qualify
Italy 1991 Fourth place
Japan 1993 Group stage
Ecuador 1995 Group stage
Egypt 1997 did not qualify
New Zealand 1999 Quarterfinals
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 did not qualify
Finland 2003 did not qualify
Peru 2005 Group stage
South Korea 2007 did not qualify
Nigeria 2009 did not qualify
Mexico 2011 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013 did not qualify
Chile 2015 did not qualify
India 2017 did not qualify
Brazil 2019 did not qualify
Indonesia 2023 did not qualify
Qatar 2025 qualified as host
Qatar 2026 qualified as host
Qatar 2027 qualified as host
Qatar 2028 qualified as host
Qatar 2029 qualified as host

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 17) Qatar Al-Gharafa
21 1GK Zeiad Mohamed Shoaib (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18) Qatar Al-Gharafa
22 1GK Galal Amir El-Sharkawy (2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 18) Qatar Al-Duhail

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

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

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

Current coaching staff

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Last update: February 2014.[2]

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