Qatar women's national football team explained

The Qatar women's national football team (ar|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^[1] and currently unranked in the FIFA world ranking.^{[2] [3]}

History

The Qatar women's team has appeared in some special events, like playing friendlies against the American club Washington Spirit in December 2020,^[4] and against Afghanistan after their evacuation from the war-torn country after the Taliban takeover; Qatar won that match 5–0.^[5] Qatar does not have a player development program.

Results and fixtures

See 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

2023

• Qatar Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Fedha Al-Abdullah[6]
Technical director	Vacant
Assistant coach	Vacant
Goalkeeping coach	Vacant
Fitness coach	Vacant
Delegation Leader	Vacant

Manager history

Name	Period	Tournament
Helena Costa[7]	2010–2012	2010 Arabia Women's Cup Eighth Place (Last)
Monika Staab[8]	2012–2014	2014 WAFF Women's Championship Fourth Place (Last)
Fedha Al-Abdullah[9]	2014–present

Players

Current squad

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.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

• 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

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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
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2014	Group Stage		0–4	Loss	Amman, Jordan
			0–7	Loss
			2–8	Loss

Arabia Women's Cup

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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
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2010	Group Stage		0–17	Loss	Riffa, Bahrain
			0–18	Loss	Manama, Bahrain
			0–12	Loss

See also

• Sport in Qatar
  • Football in Qatar
    • Women's 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

Notes and References

1. News: McCann . Allison . 2022-12-10 . What Happened to the Qatar Women's National Team? . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-12-13 . 0362-4331.
2. Web site: Bahrainis face Qatar in Women's Football Cup Arabia. - Free Online Library. www.thefreelibrary.com.
3. Web site: Qatar organises friendly match for Afghanistan national women's team at FIFA World Cup stadium. November 10, 2021. Qatar Football Association.
4. Web site: Qatar women's team plays friendly against Washington Spirit . 16 December 2020 .
5. Web site: Qatar organises friendly match for Afghanistan national women's team at FIFA World Cup stadium .
6. Web site: الصفحة غير متاحة .
7. Web site: Portugal's Helena Costa coaching Qatar's women football team. nexofin.com.
8. Web site: Staab in Katar abelöst . https://web.archive.org/web/20180713011610/https://www.sport1.de/fussball/frauen-bundesliga/2014/11/newspage_979148 . 2018-07-13 . sport1.de. de.
9. Web site: Qatar's female football starlets eager to emerge from the shadows . 2022-09-23 . 2022-11-06.