Qatar women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Qatar national football team.

Qatar
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Maroon Ladies (Arabic: سيدات العنابي)
AssociationQatar Football Association (QFA)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachFedha Al-Abdullah
CaptainSuaad Al-Hashemi
Home stadiumJassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA codeQAT
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest111 (December 2013)
Lowest139 (September 2015)
First international
 Bahrain 17–0 Qatar 
(Manama, Bahrain; 18 October 2010)
Biggest win
 Qatar 5-0 Afghanistan 
(Doha, Qatar; 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Palestine 18–0 Qatar 
(Manama, Bahrain; 20 October 2010)
World Cup
AppearancesN/A (first in N/A)
Best resultN/A
WAFF Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best resultGroup Stage (2014)

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 has been inactive since 2014[2] and currently unranked in the FIFA world ranking.[3][4]

History

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Qatar women's national football team in 2012.

The 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 the war-torn country after the Taliban takeover; Qatar won that match 5–0.[6] Qatar does not have a player development program.[2]

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Qatar women's national football team results

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

2023

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Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 19 August 2022
Position Name
Head coach Qatar Fedha Al-Abdullah[7]
Technical director Vacant
Assistant coach Vacant
Goalkeeping coach Vacant
Fitness coach Vacant
Delegation Leader Vacant

Manager history

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Name Period Tournament
Portugal Helena Costa[8] 2010–2012 2010 Arabia Women's Cup: Eighth Place (Last)
Germany Monika Staab[9] 2012–2014 2014 WAFF Women's Championship: Fourth Place (Last)
Qatar Fedha Al-Abdullah[10] 2014–present

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named in 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
1 1GK Latifa Al-Abdulla (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21) Qatar
12 1GK Shaima Al-Siyabi (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 25) Qatar Al-Khor
2 2DF Amna Al-Naimi (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 24) Qatar
3 2DF Dana Al-Dosari (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) Qatar
11 2DF Mooza Muaarej (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 26) Qatar
13 2DF Zahra Al-Naimi (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26) Qatar
14 2DF Moudhi Al-Abdulla (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 23) Qatar
15 2DF Asalet Hijazi (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23) Qatar
27 2DF Nasra AlSiyabi (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) Qatar
5 3MF Dana Al-Jassim (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 26) Qatar
8 3MF Asma Al-Sorore (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28) Qatar
9 3MF Kholoud Al-Jassim (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28) Qatar Qatar SC
10 3MF Suaad Al-Hashemi (captain) (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 20) Qatar
32 3MF Duana Khalifa (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 27) Qatar
4 4FW Hagar Saleh (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 28) Qatar
6 4FW Reem Al-Naemi (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 24) Qatar
7 4FW Yasmeen El-Homsany (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24) Qatar

Recent call-ups

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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
Emna Boussarsar (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Qatar Al-Khor Training camp, 12 January 2023

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 30 September 2021.

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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AFC women's Asian Cup

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WAFF Women's Championship

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WAFF Women's Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Jordan 2005 Did not exist
Jordan 2007
United Arab Emirates 2010
United Arab Emirates 2011 Did not enter
Jordan 2014 Group stage 4th 3 0 0 3 2 19 -17
Bahrain 2019 Did not enter
Jordan 2022
Total Group stage 4th 3 0 0 3 2 19 -17

Arabia Women's Cup

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Arabia Women's Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Bahrain 2010 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 47 -47
Total Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 47 -47

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Bahrainis face Qatar in Women's Football Cup Arabia. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
  4. ^ "Qatar organises friendly match for Afghanistan national women's team at FIFA World Cup stadium". Qatar Football Association. November 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Qatar women's team plays friendly against Washington Spirit". 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Qatar organises friendly match for Afghanistan national women's team at FIFA World Cup stadium".
  7. ^ "الصفحة غير متاحة".
  8. ^ "Portugal's Helena Costa coaching Qatar's women football team". nexofin.com.
  9. ^ "Staab in Katar abelöst". sport1.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-07-13.
  10. ^ "Qatar's female football starlets eager to emerge from the shadows". 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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