Qatar men's national volleyball team
FIVB ranking | 21 (as of 2 December 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 17 (First in 1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Qatar men's national volleyball team represents Qatar in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. As of 20 September 2021, the team was ranked 20th in the world. Qatar's best rank in Asian Championship 3rd place, 2023 year.
History
Qatar first appeared at the
Asian Volleyball Championship in 1989. Qatar also finished fourth at the 2006 Asian Games which they hosted in Doha, after dropping their semifinal 3-1 to South Korea and the bronze medal match 3-2 to Saudi Arabia. Qatar jointly set the world record for the highest set score in its 45-43 victory over Venezuela on 11 June 2017.[1]
Results
World Championship
World League
1990 to 
2009 – Did not participate
2010 to 
2015 – Did not qualify
2016 – 31st place- 2017 – 32nd place
Challenger Cup
Asian Championship
1975 – Did not participate
1979 – Did not participate- 1983 – Did not participate
1987 – Did not participate
1989 – 19th place- 1991 – Did not participate
1993 – 12th place- 1995 – 10th place
1997 – 8th place
1999 – 13th place- 2001 – 11th place
2003 – 11th place- 2005 – 7th place
2007 – 11th place
2009 – 14th place- 2011 – 12th place
2013 – 11th place- 2015 – 4th place
- 2017 – 9th place
- 2019 – 9th place
- 2021 – 5th place
- 2023 –
3rd place
Asian Games
- 1958 – Did not participate
- 1962 – Did not participate
- 1966 – Did not participate
- 1970 – Did not participate
1974 – Did not participate- 1978 – Did not participate
1982 – 8th place- 1986 – Did not participate
- 1990 – Did not participate
- 1994 – Did not participate
- 1998 – 10th place
- 2002 – 8th place
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2010 – 8th place
- 2014 – 6th place
- 2018– 4th place
- 2022– 4th place
Asian Cup
- 2008 – Did not qualify
- 2010 – Did not qualify
2012 – Did not qualify
2014 – Did not qualify- 2016 – Qualified but later withdrew
2018 – 
Champions- 2022 – Qualified but later withdrew
Current squad
The following is the Qatari roster in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[2][3]
Head coach: 
Camilo Andres Soto
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2022–23 club |
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| 1 | Youssef Oughlaf | 6 May 1989 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 341 cm (134 in) | 327 cm (129 in) |  Qatar
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| 3 | Ahmed Mahmoud Assam | 20 February 1987 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Police
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| 4 | Renan Ribeiro | 30 December 1989 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Al Arabi
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| 5 | Sulaiman Saad | 30 June 1987 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Al Rayyan
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| 6 | Bojan Djukic | 6 June 1991 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Al Arabi
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| 7 | Belal Nabel Abunabot | 1 January 1991 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Al Rayyan
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| 9 | Miloš Stevanović | 27 September 1988 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Al Rayyan
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| 10 | Nadir Ababacar Sadikh | 2 February 1986 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Police
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| 11 | Nikola Vasić | 4 June 1989 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Al-Wakrah
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| 12 | Mubarak Dahi | 1 April 1991 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Al Rayyan
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| 14 | Abdullah Hassanein | 19 November 2002 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Al Gharafa
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| 16 | Ibrahim Ibrahim C | 15 January 1985 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Al Arabi
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| 17 | Gamal Ahmed Noaman | 8 February 1994 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Al Rayyan
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| 21 | Abdulwahid Wagihalla Osman | 1 January 1993 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Police
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References
- ^ "WL 2017: Venezuela and Qatar break the highest set score record for national team match". World of Volley. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Daily Bulletin Slovenia
- ^ "Team Qatar". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.