Qatar at the AFC Asian Cup
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
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
AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
1956 | Protectorate of United Kingdom | Protectorate of United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||
1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
1964 | ||||||||||||||||||
1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
1976 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||
1980 | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
1984 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
1988 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
1992 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
1996 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
2000 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |||
2004 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |||
2007 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |||
2011 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
2015 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |||
2019 | Champions |
1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |||
2023 | Champions
|
1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
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
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Qatar | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Muftah 50', 60' |
Al-Hajri 58' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Qatar | 0–2 | South Korea |
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Lee Jung-il 7' Choi Soon-ho 21' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand
)Malaysia | 1–1 | Qatar |
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Tukamin |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Kuwait | 4–0 | Qatar |
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Al-Dakhil 32', 57' Yaqoub 50' (pen.) Al-Anberi 66' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
1984 edition
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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
Kuwait | 1 – 0 | Qatar |
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Al-Rumaihi 52' (o.g.) |
Qatar | 1 – 1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Zaid 47' | Abduljawad 65' |
South Korea | 0 – 1 | Qatar |
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Salman 69' |
1988 edition
Group A
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 |
Iran | 2–0 | Qatar |
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Bavi 6' Pious 89' |
Report |
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France
)Qatar | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Muftah 17' Musabah 26' (o.g.) |
Report | H. Mohamed 35' |
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden
)Qatar | 2–3 | South Korea |
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Salman 47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) | Report | Kim Joo-Sung 34' |
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: George Courtney (England
)Japan | 0–3 | Qatar |
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Report | Khamis 58', 82' Muftah 90' |
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey
)1992 edition
Group B
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
Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Qatar |
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Al-Muwallid 86' |
Report | Mustafa 74' |
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia
)Qatar | 1–2 | China |
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Al-Sulaiti 20' | Report | Peng Weiguo 44', 58' |
Onomichi
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal
)2000 edition
Group C
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 |
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Gholam 61' | Report | Qosimov 73' |
Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Qatar |
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Report |
Syria
)Japan | 1–1 | Qatar |
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Nishizawa 61' | Report | Al-Obaidly 22' |
Lebanon
)Quarter-finals
2004 edition
Group A
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 |
Bahrain | 1–1 | Qatar |
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M. Hubail 90+1' | Report | Rizik 59' (pen.) |
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan
)China | 1–0 | Qatar |
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Xu Yunlong 77' | Report |
Iran
)2007 edition
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 |
2011 edition
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 |
7 January 2011 | ||
Qatar | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
12 January 2011 | ||
China | 0–2 | Qatar |
16 January 2011 | ||
Qatar | 3–0 | Kuwait |
Quarter-finals
Japan | 3–2 | Qatar |
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Kagawa 29', 71' Inoha 89' |
Report | Fábio César 63' |
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 19,479
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia
)2015 edition
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 |
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
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
Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Qatar |
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Report |
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Round of 16
Quarter-finals
South Korea | 0–1 | Qatar |
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Report |
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Semi-finals
Final
2023 edition
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Tajikistan | 0–1 | Qatar |
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Report |
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Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Qatar | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Uzbekistan |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
3–2 |
Semi-finals
Final
See also
References
- ^ "Qatar only nation to submit formal bid for 2011 Asian Cup". June 25, 2007 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Five things we've learned from Qatar's Asian Cup". edition.cnn.com.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup, match report: Japan 1–3 Qatar". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Match Officials - Final 10 February" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 February 2024.