Qatar at the AFC Asian Cup explained

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

AFC Asian Cup recordQualification record
YearResultPositionSquad
1956Protectorate of Protectorate of
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976Did not qualify621358
1980Group stage8th411238Squad4310102
1984Group stage5th412133Squad4301111
1988Group stage5th420276SquadQualified as hosts
1992Group stage6th302134Squad220082
1996Did not qualify420254
2000Quarter-finals8th403135Squad4310113
2004Group stage14th301224Squad6321107
2007Group stage14th302134Squad6501144
2011Quarter-finals5th420275SquadQualified as hosts
2015Group stage13th300327Squad6411132
2019Champions 1st7700191Squad8701294
2023Champions1st7610145Squad8710181
2027Qualified6510183
Total2 Titles12/14461912156652644681016340

Record by opponent

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent
201123-1
520356-1
100112-1
310235-2
110010+1
5221106+4
110031+2
310235-2
220050+5
1010110
110060+6
110021+1
413042+2
420245-1
1010110
110010+1
1010110
5302108+2
302124-2
1010110

1980 edition

See main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup.

Group B

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1984 edition

See main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup.

Group A

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1988 edition

See main article: 1988 AFC Asian Cup.

Group A

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1992 edition

See main article: 1992 AFC Asian Cup.

Group B

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2000 edition

See main article: 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

Group C

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Quarter-finals

2004 edition

See main article: 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

Group A

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2007 edition

See main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

Group B

See main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B. --------

2011 edition

See main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Group A

See main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A.

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7 January 2011
0–2
12 January 2011
0–2
16 January 2011
3–0

Quarter-finals

2015 edition

See main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Group C

See main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group C.

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11 January 2015
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
15 January 2015
Stadium Australia, Sydney
19 January 2015
Stadium Australia, Sydney

2019 edition

See main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Group E

See main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group E. --------

Final

See main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup final.

2023 edition

See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Group A

See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group A. --------

Knockout stage

See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage.

Final

See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup final.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qatar only nation to submit formal bid for 2011 Asian Cup. June 25, 2007. www.reuters.com.
  2. Web site: Five things we've learned from Qatar's Asian Cup. edition.cnn.com.