The Qatar men's national volleyball team represents

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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

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3rd place, 2023 year.

History

Qatar first appeared at the Asian Volleyball Championship in 1989. Qatar also finished fourth at the

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which they hosted in Doha, after dropping their semifinal 3-1 to

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and the bronze medal match 3-2 to

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. Qatar jointly set the world record for the highest set score in its 45-43 victory over

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on 11 June 2017. Qatar made his first world champions appearance at the

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where he finished 21st.

Competition record

World Championship

World League

Challenger Cup

Runners up

Asian Championship

Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place

Asian Games

Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place

Asian Nations Cup

Champions

Asian Cup

Champions

Results and fixtures

2025

2025 Asian Nations Cup

2025 World Championship

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Team

Current squad

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/ref> Head coach: Camilo Andres Soto

Coach history

* Igor Arbutina (2007–2010) * Igor Arbutina (2012–2014) * Roberto Piazza (2016–2017) * Massimiliano Giaccardi (2017) * Camilo Soto (2018–)

References

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