Qatar national under-23 football team

The Qatar national under-23 football team (also known as Qatar Under-23 or Qatar Olympics Team) represents Qatar in international football competitions in GCC U-23 Championship and football at the Summer Olympics, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments.

Qatar U-23 also currently competes in the Qatar Stars League 2, the second tier of the Qatar football league system.

History Compared to regional neighbours, Qatar has a decent record in Olympic football, with two prior Summer Olympics qualifications and a gold medal in the 2006 Asian Games.

In 1992, the Qatar U-23 squad dominated its Olympic qualifying campaign at the expense of Japan, China and Saudi Arabia. In the finals, the Qataris were given a tough draw next to host nation Spain, Colombia and Egypt. Qatar kicked off their matches at Barcelona with a crucial 1–0 win over fellow Arab nation Egypt, before registering a 1–1 draw with Colombia to secure a place in the knockout stage, turning the last group match against Spain into a formality.

A loss to Poland in the knockout stage fell a little bit short of rising expectations, but reaching it led to the country's best Olympic result.

When hosting the 2006 Asian Games, Qatar U-23 found itself with a double objective; to show that it was capable of hosting a major event of that caliber, and demonstrate that its football team was worthy of standing alongside Asia's elite. Tallying five wins throughout the tournament, Qatar's momentum escalated from one match to another, reaching its peak in the 2–0 final against Iraq.

For the 2026–27 season, the Qatar U-23 team entered the Qatar Stars League 2 in order to provide more game time for youth talents of the country.

Tournament records

Summer Olympics Since 1992, Football at the Summer Olympics has been an Under-23 tournament. Olympics RecordYear Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1992 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 1 2 2 5 1996 did not qualify 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 to be determined 2032Total 1/11 Best: 8th 4 1 1 2 2 5

U-23 Asian Cup AFC U-23 Championship RecordYear Round Position GP W D L GS GA 2013 did not qualify 2016 Semi-finals 4th 6 4 0 2 13 10 2018 Third place 3rd 6 5 1 0 10 5 2020Group stage 11th 3 0 3 0 3 3 2022 13th 3 0 2 1 3 9 2024 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 5 2026 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5 2028To be determined Total 6/8 0 title(s) 25 11 7 7 35 37

Asian Games Since 2002, Football at the Asian Games has been an Under-23 tournament. Asian Games RecordYear Round Position GP W D L GS GA 2002 Group stage 11th 3 1 2 0 13 2 2006 Final 6 5 0 1 13 2 2010 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 4 2 2014 Withdrew 2018 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 1 8 2022 Round of 16 16th 2 0 1 2 1 3 2026 Group stage 14th 2 0 0 2 1 6Total 6/7 1 title(s) 20 8 5 8 33 23

GCC U-23 Championship GCC U-23 Championship RecordYear Round Position GP W D L GS GA 2008 Final group 3rd 4 1 2 1 8 5 2010 Semi-finals 4th 4 0 2 2 2 6 2011 4 1 0 3 3 9Total 3/3 Best: 3rd 12 2 4 6 13 20

Qatar national under-23 football team

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