The Qatar national under-20 football team is the national youth team of

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and is controlled by the

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. 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

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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

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in Tunisia and in

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in Japan.

1981 World Youth Championship

In the

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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

, which was hosted in Australia. Under the supervision of Brazilian coach

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, the championships proved to be a success. Facing

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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

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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

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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

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for the first time in its history after defeating DPR Korea 1–0 in the final of the

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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

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students. As a result of Aspire's HOPE Project (Holistic Overseas Player Experience), most of the squad were European-based.

Competitive record

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Results and fixtures

2023

Managerial history

(xx) * José Faria (1979) *

(xx) *

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(1986) * Edison de Souza (1987) *

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(1991–92) * Marcio Maximo (1994) *

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(1995) * Alejandro Sabella (1995) *

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(1995–97) * Marcelo Buarque (1997) *

(1998) *

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(1998) * Ruud Doctor (2001–03) *

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(xx–2005) *

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(2005–06) * Remco Boere (2007) *

(xx–2011) * Marcel van Buuren (2011–2013) * Félix Sánchez (2013–2020)

References

External links

QFA - U-20

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Qatar's head-to-head record in the

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History

Formation

1981 World Youth Championship

1995 World Youth Championship

2014 AFC U-19 Championship

Competitive record

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AFC U-20 Asian Cup The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams ...

Results and fixtures

2023

Managerial history

References

External links

See also

Head-to-head record

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