Qatar national under-17 football team

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

Qatar Under-17

Association	Qatar Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Álvaro Mejía
Home stadium	Khalifa International Stadium Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA code	QAT
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1991)
Best result	Fourth place (1991)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1990)

History

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 hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup twenty years after their last appearance which took place in 2025 but went out in the group stage.

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Runners-up	3	2	1	0	4	1
1986		5	4	1	0	9	1
1988	Group stage	4	2	1	1	6	3
1990	Champions	4	3	1	0	6	0
1992	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	9	6
1994		6	4	0	2	11	5
1996	did not qualify
1998	Runners-up	6	4	2	0	12	5
2000	did not qualify
2002	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	4	6
2004	Third place	6	4	2	0	15	7
2006	did not qualify
2008
2010
2012
2014	Group stage	3	0	2	1	4	5
2016	did not qualify
2018
2023	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	8
2025	did not qualify
2026	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
Total:11/20	1 Title	52	28	12	12	85	52

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	8
1987		4	2	1	1	4	5
1989	did not qualify
1991	Fourth place	6	1	4	1	3	3
1993	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	7
1995		3	0	1	2	1	5
1997	did not qualify
1999	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	6	4
2001	did not qualify
2003
2005	Group stage	3	0	0	3	4	14
2007	did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2
2026	Qualified as hosts
2027
2028
2029
Total:12/20	Fourth place	29	6	8	15	24	48

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Qatar's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Australia	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	033.33
Bolivia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Brazil	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	000.00
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Canada	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Colombia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Congo	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Egypt	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Gambia	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Ghana	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Italy	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Jamaica	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Mexico	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Nigeria	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
South Africa	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
United States	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	000.00
Total	29	6	8	15	24	48	−24	020.69

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Afghanistan	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Bangladesh	2	2	0	0	12	2	+10	100.00
China	6	2	2	2	6	7	−1	033.33
Indonesia	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
Iran	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	050.00
Iraq	4	3	0	1	4	2	+2	075.00
Japan	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	066.67
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	100.00
North Korea	5	4	1	0	7	3	+4	080.00
Oman	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Saudi Arabia	5	2	2	1	5	3	+2	040.00
South Korea	4	2	1	1	6	7	−1	050.00
Syria	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Thailand	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	033.332
United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Uzbekistan	3	1	1	1	8	4	+4	033.33
Total	49	27	12	10	82	47	+35	055.10

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 15 June and 2 July 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Anas Erraji	(2006-11-16) 16 November 2006	Al-Gharafa
21	1GK	Zeiad Mohamed Shoaib	(2006-02-06) 6 February 2006	Al-Gharafa
22	1GK	Galal Amir El-Sharkawy	(2006-02-26) 26 February 2006	Al-Duhail
2	2DF	Abdolaziz Abbas Jafari	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006	Al-Duhail
3	2DF	Ahmad Samir Al-Mughanni	(2006-04-27) 27 April 2006	Al-Sadd
4	2DF	Yousef Ziyad Marei	(2007-02-02) 2 February 2007	Al-Ahli
5	2DF	Ali Mohammad Shahabi	(2006-01-29) 29 January 2006	Al-Ahli
12	2DF	Yazan Emad Awwad	(2006-09-29) 29 September 2006	Al-Sadd
16	2DF	Abdurrahman Iwan Kuswanto	(2006-08-14) 14 August 2006	Al-Wakrah
23	2DF	Abdulla Salman Al-Otaibi	(2006-04-15) 15 April 2006	Al-Sadd
6	3MF	Salem Reda	(2006-07-30) 30 July 2006	Al-Arabi
8	3MF	Mohammed Aman Al-Sulaiti	(2006-07-06) 6 July 2006	Al-Arabi
10	3MF	Bassam Adel Eid	(2006-09-25) 25 September 2006	Al-Sadd
15	3MF	Khalid Atiyaq Al-Shaaibi	(2007-06-03) 3 June 2007	Al-Sadd
18	3MF	Awab Mirghani Fadil	(2006-04-05) 5 April 2006	Al-Duhail
20	3MF	Esmail Musaed Al-Ahrak	(2006-02-05) 5 February 2006	Al-Gharafa
7	4FW	Tahsin Mohammed Jamshid	(2006-06-16) 16 June 2006	Al-Duhail
9	4FW	Dekhayel Tariq Al-Hamad	(2006-02-22) 22 February 2006	Al-Duhail
11	4FW	Rayyan Ahmed Al-Ali	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006	Al-Gharafa
13	4FW	Mohamed Muatasim Elsiddig	(2007-05-18) 18 May 2007	Al-Duhail
14	4FW	Aws Adel Al-Muhiarat	(2006-11-30) 30 November 2006	Al-Sadd
17	4FW	Nasser Adil Babiker	(2006-08-26) 26 August 2006	Al-Ahli
19	4FW	Ethan Socorro	(2007-02-01) 1 February 2007	Al-Rayyan

Current coaching staff

Last update: February 2014.

Technical staff
Head coach	Álvaro Mejía
Assistant coach	Jorge Peris
Goalkeeping coach	Husam Abu Shanab
Fitness coach	Rami Al-Salati
Chief analyst	Benjamin Goodson
Administrative staff
Director of administration	Mohammed Al Obaidly
Administrator	Faraj Saleh Al Marri
Media co-ordinator	Abdullah Saleh Sulaiti

Managerial history

• Ronald de Carvalho (1979–85)
• Saeed al-Misnad (1985)
• Cabralzinho (1985)
• José Roberto Avila (ca. 1991)
• Humberto Filho (1993)
• Wiel Coerver (ca. 1993)
• Bo Augustsson (ca. 1990s)
• René Meulensteen (ca. 1990s)
• Dave Mackay (1995)
• Eid Mubarak (1995–96)
• Ahmed Omar (1996)
• Ove Pedersen (1996–97)
• José Paulo (1998–99)
• Saeed al-Misnad (1999)
• José Paulo (1999–c. 00)
• Chris Dekker (2000–01)
• Ruud Dokter (2001–02)
• Patrick Revelli (2002–04)
• Tom Saintfiet (2004)
• Tini Ruijs (2004–05)
• Fahad Thani (2005–06)
• Tini Ruijs (2010–12)
• Félix Sánchez Bas (2012–13)
• Óscar Fernández (2012–15)
• Arno Buitenweg (2013–17)
• Ibrahim Shafie (2021–24)
• Ahmed Reda Madouni (2024–25)
• Álvaro Mejía (2025–)

See also

• Qatar national football team
• Qatar national under-20 football team
• Qatar national under-23 football team

External links

• Qatar Football Association - official site
• Qatar Football Association - U-17