The Iraq national under-23 football team (also known as Iraq Olympic football team) represents Iraq in international under-23 football, Olympic Games and at the Asian Games, The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, Iraq Football Association (IFA).
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| Nickname(s) | Asiad Asia Lions of Babylon | ||
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| Association | IFA | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Radhi Shenaishil | ||
| Captain | Muntadher Mohammed | ||
| FIFA code | IRQ | ||
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| First international | |||
Qatar  0–0  Iraq(Doha, Qatar; 22 September 1995) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Iraq  13–0  Macau(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 6 September 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Jordan  5–0 Iraq(Amman, Jordan; 10 July 1999) | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2004) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result |  Silver medalist (2006) | ||
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2013) | ||
| Website | Website | ||
Iraq reached fourth place in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and were champions in the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship and 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship. Other achievements include silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, bronze medal in the 2016 and 2024 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
History edit
Summer Olympics edit
2004 Athens Olympics edit
After 16 years without participation, Iraq qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics after winning the 2004 Olympic Asian Qualifiers under head coach Adnan Hamad and were scheduled to play against Costa Rica, Morocco and Portugal in the group stages. At the Olympics Iraq started with a shocking 4–2 win against Portugal. That was followed by a 2–0 win against Costa Rica and a 2–1 loss to Morocco. The quarter-finals saw them beat Australia 1–0, and in the semi-final against Paraguay, Iraq lost 3–1. In the bronze medal match, Iraq lost 1–0 to Italy and finished fourth.
2016 Rio Olympics edit
Iraq qualified for the 2016 Olympics by clinching third place at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. The first game saw Iraq play against Denmark, and the score turned out as a 0–0 draw, despite Iraq having 18 shots in the match. The second game was played against the hosts and pre-tournament favourites, Brazil, which also ended up as a 0–0 draw, which was hailed as a great result for Iraq. In the third game, Iraq tied South Africa 1–1, despite having a huge 29 shots in the match. This result, coupled with Denmark's defeat to Brazil, saw Iraq get eliminated at the group stage. Brazil eventually went on to win the tournament.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup edit
2013 AFC U-22 Championship edit
Iraq's first major honour on U-23 level was the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship. The tournament started with a 3–1 win against Saudi Arabia. That was followed by a 2–1 win against Uzbekistan and a 1–0 win against China. The quarter-finals saw them beat Japan 1–0, and the semi-final against favourites Korea Republic with another 1–0 win.
The final was against local rivals Saudi Arabia, and Mohannad Abdul-Raheem scored the only goal to win the tournament for Iraq. This victory secured Iraq's first Asian Cup U-23 title.
2016 AFC U-23 Championship edit
The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament is to be held in Qatar from 12–30 January 2016. Iraq qualified for the tournament by topping the group in the qualification stage in Oman in March 2015.
Iraq advanced from the group stage, beating Yemen 2–0, Uzbekistan 3–2, and a 1–1 tie with South Korea. In the quarterfinals, Iraq beat UAE 3–1 in extra time to progress to the semifinals. Iraq lost 2–1 to Japan.
In the third place match, Iraq came back from behind to beat Qatar 2–1 to qualify for 2016 Olympics.
2018 AFC U-23 Championship edit
Iraq qualified for the 3rd tournament by topping the group in the qualification stage in Saudi Arabia in July 2017.
In the final tournament, with the defending champion Japan not bringing their strongest squad and South Korea fielded a relatively inexperienced squad, Iraq had many chances to repeat 2013 success. In the group stage, they finished at the top of the group after beating Malaysia 4–1 and Jordan 1–0, with a 0–0 draw against Saudi Arabia. Iraq advanced into the quarter-final as the first seed of group C and was scheduled to face off against Vietnam, which was widely regarded to be Iraq's easiest ever opponent in this stage, boosting the enthusiasm among Iraqis. However, thing didn't go as planned, which an unexpected 3–3 draw after extra time meant that the result would be settled via a penalty shoot-out, in which Vietnam emerged victorious with the score of 5–3, thus eliminating Iraq from the tournament in the shock of its supporters.
2020 AFC U-23 Championship edit
Iraq qualified for the tournament by topping the group in the qualification stage in Iran in March 2019.
In the final tournament held in Thailand, Iraq was grouped in group A together with host Thailand, a resurgence Australia and the unknown Bahrain. For the first time, Iraq did not make it out of the group stage, drawing all three games.
2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup edit
Iraq were drawn with Jordan, Australia and Kuwait.
Iraq pulled back the equaliser through Wakaa Ramadan to draw with Jordan 1-1 in the opening matchday, before drawing again to a 10-man Australia side through a Hasan Abdulkareem volley cancelling out a scorpion kick goal scored by Alou Kuol. Needing a win to qualify for the quarter-finals, Iraq came back from a goal down to beat Kuwait 3-1 thanks to goals scored by Muntadher Mohammed, Moammel Abdulridha and Mohammed Al-Baqer.
Iraq qualified out of Group B as runner-up, only behind Australia, so they were drawn against the winner of Group A, hosts Uzbekistan. The game went to extra time and later, penalties. Merchas Doski and Ahmed Naeem converted their penalties while Uzbekistan's second penalty was saved by Hassan Ahmed. However, Wakaa Ramadan hit the post, Moammel Abdulridha had his tame penalty saved and Hasan Abdulkareem blazed his penalty over the bar, while Uzbekistan converted their last three penalties to win 3-2 on penalties and advance to the semi-finals.
2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup edit
Iraq were drawn into a group alongside Thailand, Tajikistan, and Saudi Arabia.
In the first match, Thailand emerged victorious with a stunning 2-0 win over Iraq. Determined to redeem themselves, Iraq defeated Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia in emphatic fashion, securing their place as group winners. Iraq faced Vietnam in the quarterfinals, and in a fiercely contested match, secured a hard-fought victory, booking their ticket to the semifinals. However, Iraq succumbed to a 2-0 defeat against Japan in the semifinals.
In the playoff for third place, Iraq faced Indonesia in a showdown for bronze. Demonstrating their resilience once again, Iraq emerged victorious, securing a 2-1 win and clinched third place in the tournament. This remarkable achievement also earned them a coveted spot in the 2024 Olympics.
Recent results and fixtures edit
- The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Lose
2023 edit
| 12 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Jordan | 2–2 | Iraq | Baghdad, Iraq |
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Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi |
| 16 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iraq | 3–0 |  United Arab Emirates | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 21:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
| 18 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iraq | 1–0 |  Oman | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
| 20 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iran  | 1–1 (4-5 p) | Iraq | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
| 31 August 2023 Friendly | Iraq | 1–2 | Oman | Basra, Iraq |
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Stadium: Basra International Stadium |
| 6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Iraq | 13–0 | Macau | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
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Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium |
| 9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | East Timor  | 0–6 | Iraq | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Mahmood Salim Al Majarafi (Oman) |
| 12 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Iraq | 2–2 |  Kuwait | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 11,240 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar) |
| 12 October 2023 Friendly | Morocco  | 0–1 | Iraq | Casablanca, Morocco |
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Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium |
| 14 October 2023 Friendly | Iraq | 3–1 |  Dominican Republic | Casablanca, Morocco |
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Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium |
| 18 November 2023 Friendly | United States  | 1–1 | Iraq | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 11:00 ET | Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
| 21 November 2023 Friendly | Ivory Coast  | 4–0 | Iraq | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
2024 edit
| 20 January 2024 Friendly | Egypt  | 0–1 | Iraq | UAE |
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| 23 January 2024 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 0–4 | Iraq | UAE |
| 27 January 2024 Friendly | Togo  | 2–3 | Iraq | UAE |
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| 20 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Australia  | 2–1 | Iraq | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:00 AST | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 23 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iraq | 1–1 (4–3 p) | United Arab Emirates | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
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Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | |
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| 26 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iraq | 1–3 | Jordan | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 16 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Iraq | 0–2 |  Thailand | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium Attendance: 854 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates) |
| 19 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Tajikistan  | 2–4 | Iraq | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) |
| 22 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Saudi Arabia  | 1–2 | Iraq | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
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Report | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
| 26 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Iraq | 1–0 |  Vietnam | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 29 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Japan  | 2–0 | Iraq | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 6,405 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) |
| 2 May 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Iraq | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Indonesia | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha Attendance: 8,090 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
| 24 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics | Iraq | v |  Ukraine | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Stade de Lyon |
| 27 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics | Argentina  | v | Iraq | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Stade de Lyon |
| 30 July 2024 2024 Summer Olympics | Morocco | v | Iraq | Nice, France |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Stade de Nice |
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Radhi Shenaishil
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| Assistant coach | Nazar Ashraf
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| Goalkeeping coach | Saleh Hameed
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| Fitness coach | Ismail Salim
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| Team analyst | Abdul-Amir Naji
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| Team manager | Abdul-Jabbar Hashim
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| Media coordinator | Maher Hassan
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Players edit
Current squad edit
The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
Caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2024 after game against Indonesia
Match details of the following matches are not known, thus excluded: Oman (2023), UAE, Japan (2024).
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Kumel Al-Rekabe | 19 August 2004 | 10 | 0 | Naft Al-Basra
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| 12 | GK | Hassan Abbas | 1 January 2001 | 3 | 0 | Amanat Baghdad
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| 22 | GK | Hussein Hassan | 15 November 2002 | 7 | 0 | Al-Karkh
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| 2 | DF | Josef Al-Imam | 27 July 2004 | 17 | 0 |  Malmö
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| 3 | DF | Ahmed Maknzi | 24 September 2001 | 17 | 1 | Erbil
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| 4 | DF | Zaid Tahseen | 29 January 2001 | 23 | 2 | Al-Talaba
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| 5 | DF | Hussein Amer | 28 April 2002 | 12 | 0 | Naft Maysan
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| 6 | DF | Roman Doulashi | 7 August 2005 | 1 | 0 |  Schalke 04
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| 17 | DF | Mustafa Saadoon | 25 May 2001 | 17 | 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 20 | DF | Halo Fayaq | 23 May 2001 | 3 | 1 | Erbil
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| 23 | DF | Karrar Saad | 7 March 2001 | 20 | 1 | Al-Talaba
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| 25 | DF | Hassan Khalid | 21 May 2003 | 2 | 1 | Al-Karkh
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| 7 | MF | Ali Jassim | 20 January 2004 | 13 | 9 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 8 | MF | Ali Almosawe | 28 January 2002 | 13 | 2 |  Estrela Amadora
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| 9 | MF | Blnd Hassan | 12 August 2003 | 13 | 4 |  De Graafschap
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| 10 | MF | Nihad Mohammed | 1 January 2001 | 17 | 0 | Al-Talaba
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| 11 | MF | Muntadher Mohammed | 5 June 2001 | 26 | 3 | Mes Rafsanjan
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| 14 | MF | Karrar Mohammed Al-Mukhtar | 28 May 2002 | 22 | 0 | Al-Talaba
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| 16 | MF | Muntadher Abdul-Amir | 6 October 2001 | 24 | 1 | Al-Zawraa
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| 21 | MF | Zaid Ismael | 1 March 2002 | 13 | 0 | Al-Talaba
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| 15 | FW | Amin Al-Hamawi | 17 December 2003 | 9 | 1 | Helsingborgs
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| 18 | FW | Ridha Fadhil | 1 April 2001 | 16 | 6 | Amanat Baghdad
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| 19 | FW | Salem Ahmad | 24 March 2002 | 3 | 0 | Al-Minaa
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Recent call-ups edit
The following players have been called up within 12 months
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Mohammed Hasan | 30 July 2002 | 2 | 0 | Al-Talaba
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Training camp, January 2024 |
| GK | Jaafar Shnaishel | 0 | 0 | Al-Minaa
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Training camp, January 2024 | |
| GK | Ahmed Shaker | 19 September 1998 | 0 | 0 | Al-Karkh
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Training camp, November 2023 |
| GK | Ridha Abdulaziz | 2 | 0 | Al-Najaf
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Training camp, October 2023 | |
| DF | Adam Rasheed | 10 July 2006 | 1 | 0 |  Torino Primavera
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Training camp, January 2024 |
| DF | Mujtaba Saleh | 2 | 0 | Al-Karkh
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Training camp, January 2024 | |
| DF | Abdulrahman Zaid | 0 | 0 | Duhok
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Training camp, January 2024 | |
| DF | Mustafa Walid | 28 April 2002 | 8 | 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Training camp, November 2023 |
| DF | Kadhim Raad Hatem | 5 March 2003 | 8 | 0 | Al-Zawraa
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Training camp, November 2023 |
| DF | Alai Ghasem | 16 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | AFC Eskilstuna
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| DF | Mustafa Saleh | 27 April 2004 | 2 | 0 | Unattached | |
| DF | Amir Nadeem | 3 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| DF | Hussein Ali | 1 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | Heerenveen
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| MF | Mohammed Haitham | 0 | 0 | Al-Jolan
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| MF | Ako Hzair | 1 January 2002 | 1 | 0 | Duhok
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Training camp, January 2024 |
| MF | Baqer Attwan | 20 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | Al-Hudood
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Training camp, January 2024 |
| MF | Amir Hassan | 0 | 0 | Al-Najaf
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Training camp, January 2024 | |
| MF | Nour Al-Mustafa Ghanim | 0 | 0 | Karbala
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Training camp, January 2024 | |
| MF | Alexander Aoraha | 17 January 2003 | 12 | 5 |  Queens Park Rangers U21
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Training camp, November 2023 |
| MF | Marko Farji | 16 March 2004 | 7 | 0 |  Strømsgodset
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Training camp, November 2023 |
| MF | Amir Faisal | 1 May 2005 | 5 | 1 | Al-Kahrabaa
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Training camp, October 2023 |
| MF | Ali Sadiq | 13 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | Al-Zawraa
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| MF | Hayder Abdulkareem | 7 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Zawraa
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| MF | Ameer Ahmed | 6 | 0 | Al-Naft
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| Hayder Adel | 2 | 0 | Al-Shorta
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| MF | Mohammed Khudhair | 0 | 0 | Al-Minaa
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| MF | Ali Shakhwan | 30 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | Erbil
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| MF | Zidane Iqbal | 27 April 2003 | 3 | 1 | Utrecht
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| FW | Omar Abdul-Mujbas | 0 | 0 | Al-Jolan
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| FW | Hussein Abdullah | 1 January 2001 | 16 | 12 | Al-Talaba
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Training camp, January 2024 |
| FW | Zidane Abduljabbar | 3 June 2000 | 11 | 0 | Erbil
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Training camp, January 2024 |
| FW | Siyaband Ageed | 3 June 2001 | 3 | 1 | Duhok
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Training camp, January 2024 |
| FW | Sajjad Alaa | 0 | 0 | Al-Minaa
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Training camp, January 2024 | |
| FW | Karrar Alaa | 27 January 2001 | 1 | 1 | Al-Qasim
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Training camp, January 2024 |
| FW | Dhulfiqar Younis | 27 May 2001 | 8 | 3 | Duhok
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Training camp, November 2023 |
| FW | Ammar Ghalib | 14 March 2001 | 3 | 0 | Al-Naft
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| FW | Jafar Naser | 3 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | Naft Maysan
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| FW | Youssef Amyn | 21 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Eintracht Braunschweig
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| FW | Ali Al-Hamadi | 1 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town
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| FW | Ali Mohammad Hatem | 8 November 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Las Rozas B
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2023 WAFF U-23 Championship |
PRE Part of the preliminary squad | ||||||
Previous squads edit
- Bold indicates winning squads
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Overage players edit
Football at the Summer Olympics, the Asian Games and the Islamic Solidarity Games have required that under-23 players enter the competitions, but they have allowed three overage players to be included in one squad. These three players are called the "wild cards".
Summer Olympics edit
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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| Haidar Abdul-Jabar (DF) | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail (MF) | Razzaq Farhan (FW) | |
| Ahmed Ibrahim (DF) | Saad Abdul-Amir (MF) | Hammadi Ahmed (FW) | |
| TBD | TBD | TBD |
Asian Games edit
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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| Salam Shaker (DF) | Mahdi Karim (MF) | Younis Mahmoud (FW) |
Islamic Solidarity Games edit
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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| Hussein Abdul-Wahid (MF) | Luay Salah (FW) | Marwan Abbas Fadhel (FW) |
Competitive record edit
| Overview | ||||
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| Event | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
| Summer Olympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Summer Olympics edit
| Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1900–1988 | See Iraq national football team | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 |
did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 |
did not qualify | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2000 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||
 2004 |
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | |
 2008 |
did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | |||||||||
 2012 |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
 2016 |
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | |
| 2020 |
did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
 2024 |
Qualified | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2028 |
to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||||
| 2032
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| Total | Fourth place | 2/8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | — | 68 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 134 | 70 | |
- Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.
Match history edit
| Summer Olympics history | |||
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| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 1900–1988 | |||
| See Iraq national football team | |||
| 2004 | Group stage | ||
 Iraq 4–2 Portugal |
Win | ||
Iraq 2–0  Costa Rica |
Win | ||
| Iraq 1–2 Morocco |
Loss | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Iraq 1–0 Australia |
Win | ||
| Semifinals | |||
Iraq 1–3  Paraguay |
Loss | ||
| 3rd Place | |||
Iraq 0–1  Italy |
Loss | ||
| 2016 | Group stage | ||
Iraq 0–0  Denmark |
Draw | ||
| Iraq 0–0 Brazil |
Draw | ||
Iraq 1–1  South Africa |
Draw | ||
| 2024 | Group stage | ||
| Iraq – Ukraine |
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| Iraq – Argentina |
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| Iraq – Morocco |
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AFC U-23 Asian Cup edit
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2013 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2016 |
Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2018 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2020 |
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
 2022 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 |
Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | Champions | 6/6 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 30 | — | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 10 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Match history edit
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup history | |||
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| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Group stage | ||
| Iraq 3–1 Saudi Arabia |
Win | ||
| Iraq 2–1 Uzbekistan |
Win | ||
| Iraq 1–0 China |
Win | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Iraq 1–0 Japan |
Win | ||
| Semifinals | |||
Iraq 1–0  South Korea |
Win | ||
| Final | |||
| Iraq 1–0 Saudi Arabia |
Win | ||
| 2016 | Group stage | ||
Iraq 2–0  Yemen |
Win | ||
| Iraq 3–2 Uzbekistan |
Win | ||
| Iraq 1–1 South Korea |
Draw | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Iraq 3–1 (a.e.t.) United Arab Emirates |
Win | ||
| Semifinals | |||
| Iraq 1–2 Japan |
Loss | ||
| 3rd Place | |||
| Iraq 2–1 (a.e.t.) Qatar |
Win | ||
| 2018 | Group stage | ||
Iraq 4–1  Malaysia |
Win | ||
| Iraq 0–0 Saudi Arabia |
Draw | ||
| Iraq 1–0 Jordan |
Win | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Iraq 3–3 (a.e.t.)(pen 3-5) Vietnam |
Draw | ||
| 2020 | Group stage | ||
| Iraq 1–1 Australia |
Draw | ||
Iraq 2–2  Bahrain |
Draw | ||
| Iraq 1–1 Thailand |
Draw | ||
| 2022 | Group stage | ||
| Iraq 1–1 Jordan |
Draw | ||
| Iraq 1–1 Australia |
Draw | ||
| Iraq 3–1 Kuwait |
Win | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Iraq 2–2 (a.e.t.)(pen 2-3) Uzbekistan |
Draw | ||
| 2024 | Group stage | ||
| Iraq 0–2 Thailand |
Loss | ||
| Iraq 4–2 Tajikistan |
Win | ||
| Iraq 2–1 Saudi Arabia |
Win | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Iraq 1–0 Vietnam |
Win | ||
| Semifinals | |||
| Iraq 0–2 Japan |
Loss | ||
| 3rd Place | |||
| Iraq 2–1 (a.e.t.) Indonesia |
Win | ||
Asian Games edit
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1951–1998 | See Iraq national football team | ||||||||
| 2002 |
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| 2006 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 3 | Squad |
| 2010 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2014 |
Third place | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | Squad |
| 2018 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2022 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 2/5 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 7 | — |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Match history edit
| Asian Games history | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 1951–1998 | |||
| See Iraq national football team | |||
| 2006 | Round 1 | ||
| Iraq 6–0 Indonesia |
Win | ||
Iraq 2–0  Singapore |
Win | ||
Iraq 0–0  Syria |
Draw | ||
| Round 2 | |||
| Iraq 0–1 China |
Loss | ||
| Iraq 2–0 Oman |
Win | ||
| Iraq 4–0 Malaysia |
Win | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Iraq 2–1 (a.e.t.) Uzbekistan |
Win | ||
| Semifinals | |||
Iraq 1–0  South Korea |
Win | ||
| Final | |||
| Iraq 0–1 Qatar |
Loss | ||
| 2014 | Group stage | ||
Iraq 4–0  Nepal |
Win | ||
| Iraq 3–1 Japan |
Win | ||
| Iraq 3–0 Kuwait |
Win | ||
| Round of 16 | |||
| Iraq 4–2 Tajikistan |
Win | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Iraq 3–0 Saudi Arabia |
Win | ||
| Semifinals | |||
Iraq 0–1 (a.e.t.)  North Korea |
Loss | ||
| 3rd Place | |||
| Iraq 1–0 Thailand |
Win | ||
WAFF U-23 Championship edit
| WAFF U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2015 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2021 |
Semifinals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
| 2022 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2023 |
Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | Squad |
| 2024 |
Sixth place | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
| Total | Best: Champions | 3/5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | — |
Match history edit
| WAFF U-23 Championship history | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2021 | Group stage | ||
Iraq 1–0  Palestine |
Win | ||
| Iraq 2–0 United Arab Emirates |
Win | ||
Iraq 2–2  Lebanon |
Draw | ||
| Semifinals | |||
| Iraq 0–1 Saudi Arabia |
Loss | ||
| 2023 | Group stage | ||
| Iraq 2–2 Jordan |
Draw | ||
| Iraq 3–0 United Arab Emirates |
Win | ||
| Semifinals | |||
| Iraq 1–0 Oman |
Win | ||
| Final | |||
| Iraq 1–1 (a.e.t.)(pen 5-4) Iran |
Draw | ||
| 2024 | Group stage | ||
| Iraq 1–2 Australia |
Loss | ||
| Classification semifinals | |||
| Iraq 1–1 (a.e.t.)(pen 4-3) United Arab Emirates |
Draw | ||
| Fifth place play-off | |||
| Iraq 1–3 Jordan |
Loss | ||
Islamic Solidarity Games edit
| Islamic Solidarity Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2005 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2010 |
cancelled | ||||||||
| 2013 |
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
 2017 to  2021 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — |
Match history edit
| Islamic Solidarity Games history | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Group stage | ||
| Iraq 2–3 Turkey |
Loss | ||
| Iraq 0–0 Syria |
Draw | ||
| Iraq 2–2 Saudi Arabia |
Draw | ||
Exhibition Tournaments edit
| Exhibition Tournaments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1990 Stafford Cup |
Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2003 Abha Championship |
Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
| 2012 Matchworld Cup |
Sixth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 Dubai Cup |
Seventh place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2023 Doha Cup |
Fifth place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Match history edit
| Exhibition Tournaments history | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 1990 Stafford Cup[1] | Group stage | ||
 Iraq 1–1 HASC |
Draw | ||
| Iraq 5–0 Titanium FC |
Win | ||
| Iraq 2–0 Indian Telephone Industries SC |
Win | ||
| Semifinals | |||
| Iraq 8–0 MGM SC |
Win | ||
| Final | |||
| Iraq 2–0 Mahindra United FC |
Win | ||
| 2003 Abha Championship[2] | Group stage | ||
| Iraq 1–0 Saudi Arabia |
Win | ||
| Iraq 5–1 Al Nassr |
Win | ||
| Iraq 1–1 Fajr Sepasi Shiraz |
Draw | ||
Iraq 2–2  Senegal |
Draw | ||
| Semifinals | |||
| Iraq 4–3 Syria |
Win | ||
| Final | |||
| Iraq 1–0 Morocco |
Win | ||
| 2012 Matchworld Cup[3] | Group stage | ||
Iraq 1–0  Neuchâtel Xamax |
Win | ||
Iraq 1–2  Zenit St. Petersburg |
Loss | ||
| Fifth place play-off | |||
| Iraq 1–2 Rostov |
Loss | ||
| 2022 Dubai Cup[4] | Round 1 | ||
| Iraq 0–0 Vietnam |
Draw | ||
| Round 2 | |||
| Iraq 1–2 Saudi Arabia |
Loss | ||
| Round 3 | |||
| Iraq 2–1 Thailand |
Win | ||
| 2023 Doha Cup[5] | Round 1 | ||
| Iraq 3–0 Vietnam |
Win | ||
| Round 2 | |||
| Iraq 0–1 South Korea |
Loss | ||
| Round 3 | |||
| Iraq 1–0 Oman |
Win | ||
Honours edit
Intercontinental edit
- Fourth place: 2004
Continental edit
Regional edit
Winners: 2023
Exhibition Tournaments edit
- Winners: 1990
- International Friendship Tournament (Abha)
- Winners: 2003
See also edit
References edit
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