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 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 | AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1956 to  1972 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
 1976 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
 1980 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
 1984 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
 1988 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
 1996 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
 2000 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
   2007 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Qualified | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | Best: Champions | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 58 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 134 | 36 | |
1980 edition
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
|---|---|---|
Muftah  50', 60' |
Al-Hajri 58' |
| Qatar | 0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Jung-il 7' Choi Soon-ho 21' |
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)
1984 edition
Group A
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
| Kuwait | 1 – 0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Rumaihi 52' (o.g.) |
| Qatar | 1 – 1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Zaid 47' |
Abduljawad 65' |
| South Korea | 0 – 1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
| Qatar | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Muftah 17' Musabah 26' (o.g.) |
Report | H. Mohamed 35' |
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
| Qatar | 2–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Salman 47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) |
Report | Chung Hae-Won 10', 72' Kim Joo-Sung 34' |
Referee: George Courtney (England)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Muwallid 86' |
Report | Mustafa 74' |
| Qatar | 1–2 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sulaiti 20' |
Report | Peng Weiguo 44', 58' |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gholam 61' |
Report | Qosimov 73' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Japan | 1–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Nishizawa 61' |
Report | Al-Obaidly 22' |
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 |
| ||
| China | 1–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Xu Yunlong 77' |
Report |
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
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.
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