Qatar women's national football team
The Qatar women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب قطر لكرة القدم للسيدات) represents Qatar in international women's football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association (QFA). The team is largely inactive[2] and currently unranked in the FIFA world ranking.[3][4]
Nickname(s) | The Maroon Ladies (Arabic: سيدات العنابي) | ||
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Association | Qatar Football Association (QFA) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Fedha Al-Abdullah | ||
Captain | Suaad Al-Hashemi | ||
Home stadium | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | ||
FIFA code | QAT | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | NR (25 August 2023)[1] | ||
Highest | 111 (December 2013) | ||
Lowest | 139 (September 2015) | ||
First international | |||
Bahrain 17–0 Qatar (Manama, Bahrain; 18 October 2010) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Qatar 4–1 Maldives (Doha, Qatar; 31 March 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Palestine 18–0 Qatar (Manama, Bahrain; 20 October 2010) | |||
WAFF Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2014) |
History
Qatar women's team has appeared in some special events, like playing friendlies against the American club Washington Spirit in December 2020,[5] and against Afghanistan after their evacuation from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in which they won 5-0.[6] Qatar does not have any player development program.[2]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 19 August 2022
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Fedha Al-Abdullah[7] |
Technical director | Vacant |
Assistant coach | Vacant |
Goalkeeping coach | Vacant |
Fitness coach | Vacant |
Delegation Leader | Vacant |
Manager history
Name | Period | Tournament |
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Helena Costa[8] | 2010–2012 | 2010 Arabia Women's Cup: Eighth Place (Last) |
Monika Staab[9] | 2012–2014 | 2014 WAFF Women's Championship: Fourth Place (Last) |
Fedha Al-Abdullah[10] | present |
Players
Current squad
The following players were named on April 2014 for the 2014 WAFF Women's Championship.
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 19 August 2022.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Latifa Al-Abdulla | 28 November 2002 | |||
12 | GK | Shaima Al-Siyabi | 27 June 1999 | Al-Khor | ||
2 | DF | Amna Al-Naimi | 30 June 2000 | |||
3 | DF | Dana Al-Dosari | 5 May 1993 | |||
11 | DF | Mooza Muaarej | 20 December 1997 | |||
13 | DF | Zahra Al-Naimi | 9 October 1998 | |||
14 | DF | Moudhi Al-Abdulla | 8 November 2000 | |||
15 | DF | Asalet Hijazi | 28 November 2000 | |||
27 | DF | Nasra AlSiyabi | 26 January 2000 | |||
5 | MF | Dana Al-Jassim | 20 December 1997 | |||
8 | MF | Asma Al-Sorore | 28 November 1995 | |||
9 | MF | Kholoud Al-Jassim | 3 October 1996 | Qatar SC | ||
10 | MF | Suaad Al-Hashemi (captain) | 8 November 2003 | |||
32 | MF | Duana Khalifa | 7 July 1997 | |||
4 | FW | Hagar Saleh | 16 February 1996 | |||
6 | FW | Reem Al-Naemi | 11 December 1999 | |||
7 | FW | Yasmeen El-Homsany | 28 November 1999 |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Emna Boussarsar | 28 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | Al-Khor | Training camp, 12 January 2023 |
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 30 September 2021.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
WAFF Women's Championship
WAFF Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
2005 | Did not exist | ||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2010 | |||||||||
2011 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2014 | Group stage | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | -17 |
2019 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2022 | |||||||||
Total | Group stage | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | -17 |
WAFF Women's Championship history | |||||
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Season | Round | Opponent | Scores | Result | Venue |
2014 | Group Stage | Palestine | 0–4 | Loss | Amman, Jordan |
Jordan | 0–7 | Loss | |||
Bahrain | 2–8 | Loss |
Arabia Women's Cup
Arabia Women's Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
2010 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | -47 |
Total | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | -47 |
Arabia Women's Cup history | |||||
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Season | Round | Opponent | Scores | Result | Venue |
2010 | Group Stage | Bahrain | 0–17 | Loss | Riffa, Bahrain |
Palestine | 0–18 | Loss | Manama, Bahrain | ||
Syria | 0–12 | Loss |
See also
- Sport in Qatar
- Football in Qatar
- Women's football in Qatar.
- Football in Qatar
- Qatar women's national under-20 football team
- Qatar women's national under-17 football team
- Qatar men's national football team
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- McCann, Allison (2022-12-10). "What Happened to the Qatar Women's National Team?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- "Bahrainis face Qatar in Women's Football Cup Arabia. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
- "Qatar organises friendly match for Afghanistan national women's team at FIFA World Cup™ stadium". Qatar Football Association. November 10, 2021.
- "Qatar women's team plays friendly against Washington Spirit". 16 December 2020.
- "Qatar organises friendly match for Afghanistan national women's team at FIFA World Cup™ stadium".
- "الصفحة غير متاحة".
- "Portugal's Helena Costa coaching Qatar's women football team". nexofin.com.
- "Staab in Katar abelöst". sport1.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-07-13.
- "Qatar's female football starlets eager to emerge from the shadows". 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-11-06.