Q Life Magazine Issue 11 FIFA World Cup Edition | Page 8

Issue 11

The history of football in Qatar

Football has always been a part of life in Qatar .
Oil industry workers Qatar ’ s first ever introduce football to competitive football Qatar . tournament , the Ezz Eddin Tournament , takes place .
The first Qatari football league is formed .
Brazilian Team Santos , including legendary footballer Pele , plays against Al Ahli team in Doha .
1940 s
1950 s
1951
1960
1963
1972
1973
1976
The first Qatari football team , Al
Najah , is formed ( later to become Al Ahli ).
The Qatar Football
Association ( QFA )
is founded .
QFA joins the
Asian Football
Confederation ( AFC ).
Qatar hosts its first international tournament , the
Gulf Cup .
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