Qatar national under-17 football team
| Association | Qatar Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach |
 Óscar Fernández | ||
| Home stadium | Khalifa International Stadium, Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | QAT | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place: 1991 | ||
| AFC U-16 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1986) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 1990 | ||
Qatar national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association.
History
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-17 Championship held in UAE, they also finished runners up at least four times in 1986, 1992, 1994, and 1998. In addition, Qatar were the hosts of four of the U-17 championships; a record.
The youth players became consistent finalists in the Asian U-17 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-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.
AFC U-17 Championship record
| Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
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 1985 | Unknown |
| 1986 | Runners-up |
 1988 | Group stage |
 1990 | Champions |
 1992 | Runners-up |
| 1994 | Runners-up |
| 1996 | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Runners-up |
 2000 | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Quarter-finals |
 2004 | Third place |
 2006 | Did not qualify |
 2008 | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify |
 2012 | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Group stage |
 2016 | Did not qualify |
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
|---|---|
 1991 | Fourth place |
| 1993 | Group stage |
 1995 | Group stage |
 1999 | "Quarterfinals" |
 2005 | Group stage |
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Current squad
- Squad for 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification on 22 September 2011 (link)
Head coach: Óscar Fernández
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |||
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| 1 | GK | Suleiman Abdullah | 19 January 1996 | Al Sadd
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| 28 | GK | Yazan Naiem | 5 June 1997 | Al Ahli | ||||
| 2 | DF | Salim Ali Shahwani | 10 April 1996 | Al Ahli
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| 3 | DF | Hamad Muftah | 22 March 1996 | Al Sadd
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| 5 | DF | Jassim Al-Mulla | 6 February 1996 | Al Ahli
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| 16 | DF | Faisal Jaidi | 27 February 1996 | Al Sadd | ||||
| 10 | MF | Muath Salemi | 15 August 1996 | Sevilla
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| 14 | MF | Husam Kamal | 25 January 1996 | Al Sadd
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| 18 | MF | Osama Bassam | 12 February 1996 | Al-Gharafa
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| 21 | MF | Ali Al Balushi | 21 September 1996 | Al Rayyan | ||||
| 9 | FW | Jassim Jalabi | 21 February 1996 | Al-Wakrah
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| 11 | FW | Jassim Al-Shammari | 15 October 1996 | Al Sadd
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| 19 | FW | Yousef Safar | 9 December 1996 | Qatar SC
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| 20 | FW | Akram Afif | 18 November 1996 | Sevilla | ||||
Current coaching staff
Last update: February 2014.[1]
| Technical staff | |
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| Head coach | Óscar Fernández |
| Assistant coach |  Ibrahim El-Shafei |
| Goalkeeping coach | Onala Iñaki |
| Fitness coach | Xavier Pedro |
| Fitness coach | .svg.png){kind=small} Olivier Materne |
| Administrative staff | |
| Director of administration | Mohammed Al Obaidly |
| Administrator | Faraj Saleh Al Marri |
| Media co-ordinator | Abdullah Saleh Sulaiti |
Managerial history
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See also
- Qatar national football team
- Qatar national under-20 football team
- Qatar national under-23 football team
References
- ↑ "عنابى الناشئين يشارك فى بطولة هونج كونج الودية". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
External links
- Qatar Football Association - official site
- Qatar Football Association - U-17
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