The Qatar national basketball team represents

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

in international

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competitions. It is administrated by the

Qatar Basketball Federation The Qatar Basketball Federation ( ar, الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة) is the governing body of basketball in Qatar. The federation was founded in 1964 and joined FIBA in 1977 and FIBA Asia in 1979. It represents basketball with ...

. ( ar, الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة) The team won two bronze medals at the

Asian Basketball Championship The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship) is an international basketball tournament which takes place every four years between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania. Through the 2015 edition, the tourn ...

and belongs to the major contenders among Arab nations.

Competitions

World Championships

FIBA Asia Cup

Asian Games

*1978 : 14th *2002 : 9th *2006 : *2010 : 5th *2014 : 6th *2018 : 9th

Arab Nations Championship

*1974-1997 : ? *1999 : *2000-2005 : ? *2007 : 5th *2010 : ? *2011 : *2015 : ?

Pan Arab Games

*1953-2004 : ? * 2007 : *

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Team

Current roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Due to the

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, the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at a single venue under a bubble format. Venue:

Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall Al-Gharafa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الغرافة الرياضي) is a Qatari multisports club based in the Al Gharrafa district of Al Rayyan. It is best known for its football team, although it also has teams for other sports. It was estab ...

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...

Opposition:

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

(28 November)
Opposition:

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

(30 November)

Past rosters

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Opposition:

(20 February)
Venue:

King Abdullah Sports City King Abdullah Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية), also nicknamed The Shining Jewel, in Arabic (al-Jawharaa Al-Moshe'ah) (Arabic: الجوهرة المشعة) or simply The Jewel, in Arabic (al-Jawhara) (A ...

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...

Opposition:

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

(23 February)
Venue:

Azadi Basketball Hall The Azadi Basketball Arena is an all-seater indoor arena located in Tehran, Iran. It is part of ''5 Halls Complex'' within the Azadi Sport Complex. It seats 3,000 people. Hosted events * Basketball at the 1974 Asian Games * 2002 WABA Championship ...

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2017 FIBA Asia Cup

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge The 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge was the 6th FIBA Asia Challenge, an international basketball tournament of FIBA Asia which was hosted by Iran from 9–18 September 2016. This tournament served as the first step in determining the process of the quali ...

squad:

2015 FIBA Asia Championship

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squad:

2014 Asian Games

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squad:

2013 FIBA Asia Championship

2013 FIBA Asia Championship squad: Head coach: Thomas Wisman

2006 FIBA World Championship

2006 FIBA World Championship squad: Head coach: Joseph Stiebing

Notable players

Other current notable players from Qatar:

Head coach history

* Joseph Stiebing – 2003–2006 *

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– 2006 * Joseph Stiebing – 2007 *

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- 2007-2008 * Kosay Hatem – 2011 * / Thomas Wisman – 2012–13 * Vassilis Fragkias – 2014–2017 * Kosay Hatem – 2017 * Panayiotis Yiannaras – 2018–2020 * Miodrag Perišić – 2020–present

References

External links

*
FIBA profileAsia-basketPresentation on Facebook

Videos

Qatar v Korea - Group F - Game Highlights - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Youtube.com video {{FIBA Asia Men's national basketball teams 1973 establishments in Qatar Basketball in Qatar

Competitions

World Championships

FIBA Asia Cup

Asian Games

Arab Nations Championship

Pan Arab Games

Team

Current roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Past rosters

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

2017 FIBA Asia Cup

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge

2015 FIBA Asia Championship

2014 Asian Games

2013 FIBA Asia Championship

2006 FIBA World Championship

Notable players

Head coach history

See also

References

External links

Videos