Qatar men's national ice hockey team

Qatar

Association	Qatar Winter Sports Committee
Head coach	Marius Gliga
Team colors
IIHF code	QAT
Ranking
Current IIHF	NR (28 May 2023)[1]
First international
Oman 9–3 Qatar  (Doha, Qatar; 28 February 2014)
Biggest win
Qatar 7–2 Oman  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 12 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
Philippines 14–2 Qatar  (Sapporo, Japan; 23 February 2017)
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	2nd (2016)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	9th (2016)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	17th (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
5–14–0

The Qatari national ice hockey team (Arabic: منتخب قطر لهوكي الجليد) is the national men's ice hockey team of Qatar. They are controlled by the Qatar Winter Sports Committee and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 18 May 2012. Qatar is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have not entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic Games, but have only played once in the Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament in 2016, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.

History

The sport was mostly unknown in Qatar, until the establishment of the first edition of the Qatar Ice Hockey Championship, with the participation of four teams to include Qatari, Canadian and English Czech's and Finnish players organized by the Sports Affairs Department of the Qatar Olympic Committee.^[2] Qatar's national team participated at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. The country has two ice rinks (Gondolania Ice Arena and City Centre Mall) with a two division hockey league providing official competition. The six teams for 2009–10 were the RasGas, Sandvipers, Qatar Qanucks, European Fitness Club, Sundogs, and CNAQ Breakers.^{[citation needed]}

On 18 May 2012, Qatar was added as an official members by the IIHF.^[3] Qatar played its first game against Oman, which they lost 2–1. In 2014, Qatar participated in the Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. They played five games, losing four and winning one, earning the bronze medal against Oman 7–2. In 2018, Qatar was scheduled to compete in the Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but cancelled.^{[citation needed]}

Tournament record

GCC Gulf Championship

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OW	OL	L
2010 through 2012		Did not participate
2014	Kuwait City	3rd place	5	1	0	0	4
2016	Doha	2nd place	5	2	0	0	3

Challenge Cup of Asia

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OW	OL	L
2008 through 2015		Did not participate
2016	Bishkek	9th place (4th in Division I)	4	1	0	0	3
2017 through 2018		Did not participate

Asian Winter Games

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OW	OL	L
1986 through 2011		Did not participate
2017	Sapporo	17th place (7th in Division II)	3	0	0	0	3

All-time record

As of 24 February 2017^[4]

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
India	1	1	0	0	5	2
Kuwait	4	1	0	3	16	26
Kyrgyzstan	2	0	0	2	2	16
Macau	3	1	0	2	4	7
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	1	3
Oman	3	2	0	1	15	14
Philippines	1	0	0	1	2	14
United Arab Emirates	4	0	0	4	3	28
Total	19	5	0	14	48	110

References

External links

• IIHF profile
• Qatar national ice hockey team logo
• Qatar Ice Hockey League Website

This page was last edited on 24 May 2024, at 16:09