The Qatar national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of
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 ...
Despite being a country with a small base of footballers; Qatar has a respectable amount of achievements at the youth level. In addition to becoming champions of Asia in 1990 after winning the
1990 AFC U-16 Championship
The 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, was the fourth iteration of the AFC U-16 Championship, a tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held every two years for Asian under-16 teams.
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held in the UAE, they also finished runners up five times (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, and 1998). In addition, Qatar were 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
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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
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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
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...
, 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
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was enough for a quarterfinal place.
Qatar advanced to the semis on the expense of the
United States
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, 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
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, in the semi-finals, before suffering the same fate against
Argentina
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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
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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
Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan ( ar, خلفان إبراهيم خلفان; born 18 February 1988, in Doha) is a retired Qatari international footballer who played as a winger. He was named the Asian Player of the Year in 2006, becoming the ...
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FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Current squad
:''Squad for 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification on 22 September 2011' (link) Head coach: Óscar Fernández
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Current coaching staff
Last update: February 2014.
Managerial history
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Ronald de Carvalho
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Wiel Coerver
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Playing career
Coerver played five years for local side Rapid JC, with whom he won ...
René Meulensteen
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Eid Mubarak
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Ove Pedersen
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* Saeed Al-Misnad (1999)
* José Paulo (1999–c. 00)
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Chris Dekker
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Tom Saintfiet
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Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team ( ar, منتخب قطر لكرة القدم) represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC.
The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won ...
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Qatar national under-20 football team
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