Results

AFC Aziatisch kampioenschap U20 03/07 10:00 3 [4] Qatar U20 v Australië U20 [2] L 1-9
AFC Aziatisch kampioenschap U20 03/04 14:00 2 [1] Vietnam U20 v Qatar U20 [4] L 2-1
AFC Aziatisch kampioenschap U20 03/01 14:00 1 [2] Qatar U20 v Iran U20 [2] L 0-1
AFC U20 Asian Cup - Kwal. 09/18 18:00 - Qatar U20 v Bahrein U20 W 2-0
AFC U20 Asian Cup - Kwal. 09/16 15:00 - Bangladesh U20 v Qatar U20 W 0-3
AFC U20 Asian Cup - Kwal. 09/14 15:00 - Qatar U20 v Bhutan U20 W 6-0
AFC U20 Asian Cup - Kwal. 09/12 18:00 - Nepal U20 v Qatar U20 W 1-3
FIFA WK U20 05/30 18:30 3 [3] VS U20 v Qatar U20 [4] L 1-0
FIFA WK U20 05/27 16:00 2 [4] Qatar U20 v Ukraine U20 [2] L 0-1
FIFA WK U20 05/24 16:00 1 Qatar U20 v Nigeria U20 L 0-4
Toernooi U20 - 80 minuten speeltijd 08/02 19:15 1 Rusland U20 v Qatar U20 L 3-0
Toernooi U20 - 80 minuten speeltijd 07/31 19:15 1 Marokko U20 v Qatar U20 L 2-1

Stats

 TotalThuisUit
Matches played 1 1 1
Wins 0 0 0
Draws 0 0 0
Losses 1 1 1
Goals for 1 1 1
Goals against 9 9 2
Clean sheets 0 0 0
Failed to score 0 0 0

The Qatar national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. Qatar's U-20 national team played an important role in the development of football in Qatar and gave it one of its first shining moments on the global stage when the youth squad finished second in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.

History

Formation

In response to the recently established World Youth Championship, Qatar established its national youth team in 1976. However, they were unable to qualify for the first two World Youth Championships in 1977 in Tunisia and in 1979 in Japan.

1981 World Youth Championship

In the 1980 AFC Youth Championship which was held in Thailand, the Qatar U20 team finished as runners-up after losing to South Korea in the final. This granted them a spot in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was hosted in Australia. Under the supervision of Brazilian coach Evaristo de Macedo, the championships proved to be a success. Facing Brazil in the quarter-finals, they were able to secure a 3–2 victory by utilizing the offside trap. They went on to face England in the semi-finals, where they earned a 2–1 victory after a fine performance by their goalkeeper.

The team finished second after losing 0–4 to West Germany in the final on a wet pitch which was unfavorable to the Qataris as they were not used to playing in such conditions. As a result of achieving runners-up position, each Qatari player received 100,000 Qatari riyals, a Mercedes Benz, and a bungalow. The population of Qataris was only 120,000 at the time of this achievement.

1995 World Youth Championship

Qatar earned its second international U-20 World Cup appearance in 1995 as hosts. While Nigeria was preparing to host the 1995 edition, an Ebola epidemic broke out in west Africa, and as a result, FIFA decided to award the hosting rights to Qatar with only twenty days remaining till the start of the championships.

2014 AFC U-19 Championship

Qatar's youth team won the AFC U-19 Championship for the first time in its history after defeating DPR Korea 1–0 in the final of the 2014 edition which took place in Myanmar. Advancing undefeated from a group which included DPR Korea and Iraq, they defeated China 4–2 in the quarter-finals, and earned a 3–2 victory after extra time against the hosts in the semi-finals. In the finals, the Qataris would be victorious against DPR Korea for a second time in the tournament, with super sub Akram Afif scoring the only goal of the match in the second half. The entire squad was composed of Aspire Academy students. As a result of Aspire's HOPE Project (Holistic Overseas Player Experience), most of the squad were European-based.

Het Qatarese voetbalteam U20 is het nationale voetbalteam van Qatar voor spelers onder de 20 jaar en wordt gecontroleerd door de Qatar Football Association. Het team vertegenwoordigt Qatar in internationale voetbalcompetities, zoals het FIFA Wereldkampioenschap voetbal onder 20 en de AFC Asian Cup voor junioren.

Qatar U20 heeft een aantal opmerkelijke prestaties neergezet op het internationale podium, waaronder het winnen van de AFC Asian Cup voor junioren in 2014. Het team heeft ook deelgenomen aan verschillende FIFA Wereldkampioenschappen voetbal onder 20, met als beste resultaat de kwartfinales in 2019.

Enkele opmerkelijke spelers die voor Qatar U20 hebben gespeeld, zijn Akram Afif, Almoez Ali en Tarek Salman. Deze spelers hebben doorgebroken in het senioren nationale team van Qatar en hebben het land geholpen de AFC Asian Cup in 2019 te winnen.

Qatar U20 staat bekend om zijn technisch begaafde en snelle spelers. Het team speelt meestal in een 4-3-3-formatie, met een sterke nadruk op aanvallend voetbal. De huidige hoofdcoach van het team is Bruno Pinheiro.