Qatar at the AFC Asian Cup

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Since the AFC Asian Cup was founded in 1956, Qatar has participated in 10 Asian Cups between 1980 and 2019. However, prior to the 2019 edition, Qatar only reached the quarter-finals twice: in 2000 as one of the two best third-place teams when the tournament had only 12 nations competing, and in 2011, when they finished second in Group A behind Uzbekistan.

In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Qatar, who was the first team to qualify aside from hosts United Arab Emirates, exceeded expectations. Before 2019, Qatar last won a game outside Qatar in the Asian Cup in 1984, when Singapore hosted the tournament. In 2019, Qatar won its first six games, as many games as they had won in the previous nine editions, and conceded zero goals. Defeating Japan in the final to win the 2019 Asian Cup has become Qatar's greatest achievement to date, compared to several Gulf rivals like the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq. Qatar has hosted the tournament twice, in 1988 and 2011. The 2011 edition was seen as a step for Qatar in perpetration for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the country, while ironically, Qatar was the only nation to submit their bid for it.[1][2]

Record[edit]

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Protectorate of  United Kingdom Protectorate of  United Kingdom
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972
Iran 1976 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 5 8
Kuwait 1980 Group stage 8th 4 1 1 2 3 8 Squad 4 3 1 0 10 2
Singapore 1984 Group stage 5th 4 1 2 1 3 3 Squad 4 3 0 1 11 1
Qatar 1988 Group stage 5th 4 2 0 2 7 6 Squad Qualified as hosts
Japan 1992 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad 2 2 0 0 8 2
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 5 4
Lebanon 2000 Quarter-finals 8th 4 0 3 1 3 5 Squad 4 3 1 0 11 3
China 2004 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 2 4 Squad 6 3 2 1 10 7
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Group stage 14th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad 6 5 0 1 14 4
Qatar 2011 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 0 2 7 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
Australia 2015 Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad 6 4 1 1 13 2
United Arab Emirates 2019 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 19 1 Squad 8 7 0 1 29 4
Qatar 2023 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 14 5 Squad 8 7 1 0 18 1
Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualification in progress 2 2 0 0 11 1
Total 2 Titles 11/13 46 19 12 15 66 52 — 60 43 7 10 145 37

1980 edition[edit]

Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait (H) 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 5
3  Malaysia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
4  Qatar 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 3
5  United Arab Emirates 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Muftah 50', 60' Al-Hajri 58'
Qatar 0–2 South Korea
Lee Jung-il 7'
Choi Soon-ho 21'
Malaysia 1–1 Qatar
Tukamin
Kuwait 4–0 Qatar
Al-Dakhil 32', 57'
Yaqoub 50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi 66'
Attendance: 20,000

1984 edition[edit]

Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
3  Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
4  Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
5  South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
Qatar 1 – 1 Syria
Khalfan 7' Anber 47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,000
Kuwait 1 – 0 Qatar
Al-Rumaihi 52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Qatar 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Zaid 47' Abduljawad 65'
Attendance: 15,000
South Korea 0 – 1 Qatar
Salman 69'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

1988 edition[edit]

Main article: 1988 AFC Asian Cup

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 8 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
3  Qatar (H) 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 4
4  United Arab Emirates 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2 2
5  Japan 4 0 1 3 0 6 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran 2–0 Qatar
Bavi 6'
Pious 89'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Muftah 17'
Musabah 26' (o.g.)		 Report H. Mohamed 35'
Qatar 2–3 South Korea
Salman 47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report Chung Hae-Won 10', 72'
Kim Joo-Sung 34'
Japan 0–3 Qatar
Report Khamis 58', 82'
Muftah 90'

1992 edition[edit]

Main article: 1992 AFC Asian Cup

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Thailand 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
Source: WorldFootball.net
Thailand 1–1 Qatar
Thanis 42' Report Soufi 81'
Attendance: 21,000
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Al-Muwallid 86' Report Mustafa 74'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Qatar 1–2 China
Al-Sulaiti 20' Report Peng Weiguo 44', 58'
Attendance: 4,500

2000 edition[edit]

Main article: 2000 AFC Asian Cup

Group C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Qatar 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
Source: RSSSF
Qatar 1–1 Uzbekistan
Gholam 61' Report Qosimov 73'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Japan 1–1 Qatar
Nishizawa 61' Report Al-Obaidly 22'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

Quarter-finals[edit]

China 3–1 Qatar
Li Ming 9'
Qi Hong 38'
Yang Chen 54'		 Report Al-Enazi 65'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

2004 edition[edit]

Main article: 2004 AFC Asian Cup

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Qatar 1–2 Indonesia
M. Mohamed 83' Report Sudarsono 26'
Astaman 48'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Bahrain 1–1 Qatar
M. Hubail 90+1' Report Rizik 59' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
China 1–0 Qatar
Xu Yunlong 77' Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

2007 edition[edit]

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup

Group B[edit]

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Vietnam (H) 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Japan 1–1 Qatar
Takahara 61' Report Soria 88'
Attendance: 5,000
Qatar 1–1 Vietnam
Soria 79' Report Phan Thanh Bình 32'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Qatar 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Soria 42' (pen.) Report Al-Kass 60'
Khalil 90+4'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

2011 edition[edit]

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Group A[edit]

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Qatar (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  China 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
7 January 2011
Qatar  0–2  Uzbekistan
12 January 2011
China  0–2  Qatar
16 January 2011
Qatar  3–0  Kuwait

Quarter-finals[edit]

Japan 3–2 Qatar
Kagawa 29', 71'
Inoha 89'		 Report Soria 13'
Fábio César 63'
Attendance: 19,479

2015 edition[edit]

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup

Group C[edit]

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 January 2015
United Arab Emirates  4–1  Qatar Canberra Stadium, Canberra
15 January 2015
Qatar  0–1  Iran Stadium Australia, Sydney
19 January 2015
Qatar  1–2  Bahrain Stadium Australia, Sydney

2019 edition[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Group E[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: AFC
Qatar 2–0 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 7,847
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
North Korea 0–6 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 452
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 16,067

Round of 16[edit]

Qatar 1–0 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 14,701

Quarter-finals[edit]

South Korea 0–1 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 13,791

Semi-finals[edit]

Qatar 4–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 38,646
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Final[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup final
Japan 1–3 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 36,776[3]

2023 edition[edit]

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Group A[edit]

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  China 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4  Lebanon 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Qatar 3–0 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 82,490
Tajikistan 0–1 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 57,460
Qatar 1–0 China
 Report
Attendance: 42,104

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Round of 16[edit]

Qatar 2–1 Palestine
 Report
Attendance: 63,753
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Quarter-finals[edit]

Qatar 1–1 (a.e.t.) Uzbekistan
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 58,791

Semi-finals[edit]

Iran 2–3 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 40,342
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Final[edit]

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup final
Jordan 1–3 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 86,492
Referee: Ma Ning (China)[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Qatar only nation to submit formal bid for 2011 Asian Cup". June 25, 2007 – via www.reuters.com.
  2. ^ "Five things we've learned from Qatar's Asian Cup". edition.cnn.com.
  3. ^ "AFC Asian Cup, match report: Japan 1–3 Qatar". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Match Officials - Final 10 February" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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