Qatar men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Qatar Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach |
 Marius Gliga |
| Assistants |
 Jon Galang |
| IIHF code | QAT |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
 Oman 9 – 3 Qatar (Doha, Qatar; February 28, 2014) | |
| Biggest win | |
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Qatar 7 – 2 Oman (Kuwait City, Kuwait; June 12, 2014) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 United Arab Emirates 10 – 0 Qatar (Doha, Qatar; January 28, 2016) | |
| Gulf Ice Hockey Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
| Best result |
 (2016) |
| IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | 9th (2016) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 8–12–0 | |
The Qatar national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Qatar, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
History
The sport is mostly not popular in Qatar is ice hockey, until the first edition of Qatar Ice Hockey Championship with participation of 4 team to include Qatari, Canadian and English players organised by the Sports Affairs Department of Qatar Olympic Committee.[1] Qatar team will participate at the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan. They have 2 ice rinks (Gondolania Ice Arena and City Centre Mall) and there is a 2 division hockey league there. The 6 teams for 2009–10 were the RasGas, Sandvipers, Qatar Qanucks, European Fitness Club, Sundogs, and CNAQ Breakers.
On May 18, 2012, they were added as official members by the IIHF.[2] 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 which they lose four and win one, winning the bronze medal against Oman 7–2.
International competitions
Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
IIHF Challenge of Asia
- 2016 – 9th place (4th in Division I)
All-time Record against other nations
As of April 14, 2016[3]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
 India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
 Macau | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Oman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
References
- ↑ Qatar Ice Hockey Championship at flickr.com
- ↑ "Welcome Jamaica & Qatar". iihf.com. 2012-05-18.
- ↑ "3rd Gulf Cup Ice Hockey Championship". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 2014-06-09.
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