Qatar men's national ice hockey team

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.

Qatar
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationQatar Winter Sports Committee
Head coachMarius Gliga
Team colors   
IIHF codeQAT
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (27 May 2024)[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
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
Best result 2nd (2016)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best result9th (2016)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result17th (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
5–14–0

History

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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

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GCC Gulf Championship

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ Qatar Ice Hockey Championship at flickr.com
  3. ^ "Welcome Jamaica & Qatar". iihf.com. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Ice Hockey in Qatar". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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