Kurdistan Region national football team

The Kurdistan national football team Kurdish: هەڵبژاردەی نیشتمانی تۆپی پێی کوردستان romanized : jêgrtîya welatî ya tepapê ya Kurdistan ê is the national team of the Kurdistan Region. They are not affiliated with FIFA or Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Kurdistan
Nickname(s)The Tricolour
AssociationKurdistan Football Association
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachKhasraw Groon
Most capsHeydar Gharaman
Home stadiumFranso Hariri Stadium
Zakho International Stadium
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Kurdistan Region 2–2 Sápmi 
(Gällivare, Sweden; 7 July 2008)
Biggest win
 Tamil Eelam 0–9 Kurdistan Region 
(Östersund, Sweden; 1 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Chameria 6–0 Kurdistan Region 
(The Hague, Netherlands; 17 June 2017)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions, 2012
Kurdistan National Football Team Winner of viva cup

History

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Although Kurdistan is not a member of FIFA or the AFC, Kurdistan has participated various international football tournaments.

The Iraq Football Association (IFA) attended a meeting held by the N.F.-Board in June 2006.[2] In December 2008, during the 5th General Meeting, Kurdistan was granted full membership to the N.F.-Board and their tournaments.[citation needed] The team played in the 2008 VIVA World Cup for the first time, finishing in the fourth place after a 3–1 loss to Sápmi.[citation needed] Their first and only win in the 2008 tournament came against Provence.[citation needed]

In 2011 the Kurdish team took part the Palestine International Cup and defeated Mauritania and Tunisia U22.[3] Kurdistan eventually became champions on home turf in the 2012 Viva World Cup, defeating Northern Cyprus 2–1 in front of 22,000 fans.[citation needed]

Official Kurdistan FA Emblem

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The Kurdistan Region FA emblem was designed by Kurdish artist Rawand Sirwan Nawroly (Kurdish: ره‌وه‌ند سیروان نه‌ورڕۆڵی).[citation needed] The emblem represents the Kurdish flag colours, where the red represents the Kurdish Newroz fire.[citation needed] The yellow ball represents the Kurdish Sun and the green banner represents the green Kurdistan scenery.[citation needed]

Competitive record

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Year Position GP W D L GS GA
VIVA World Cup
  2006 did not enter
  2008 4th 5 1 2 2 7 7
  2009 2nd 4 2 0 2 11 4
  2010 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 5
  2012 1st 4 4 0 0 11 2
Palestine International Cup
  2012 3rd 3 1 1 1 5 4
International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes
  2013 1st 4 3 1 0 9 1
ConIFA World Football Cup
  2014 6th 5 1 3 1 14 6
  2016 8th 5 2 3 0 9 3
  2018 did not enter
  2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2024 Qualified as hosts
Total Best: 1st 33 18 8 7 73 28
World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
VIVA World Cup
2008 Round 1   Kurdistan Region 2–2   Sápmi Draw
Round 1   Kurdistan Region 3–0   Provence Win
Round 1   Kurdistan Region 1–2   Padania Lose
Round 1   Kurdistan Region 0–0   Arameans Suryoye Draw
3rd Place   Kurdistan Region 1–3   Sápmi Lose
2009 Round 1   Kurdistan Region 4–0   Occitania Win
Round 1   Kurdistan Region 1–2   Padania Lose
Semi-Final   Kurdistan Region 6–0   Provence Win
Final   Kurdistan Region 0–2   Padania Lose
2010 Round 1   Kurdistan Region 4–1   Two Sicilies Win
Round 1   Kurdistan Region 3–2   Provence Win
Semi-Final   Kurdistan Region 2–1   Occitania Win
Final   Kurdistan Region 0–1   Padania Lose
2012
Round 1   Kurdistan Region 6–0   Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Win
Round 1   Kurdistan Region 1–0   Occitania Win
Semi-Final   Kurdistan Region 2–1   Provence Win
Final   Kurdistan Region 2–1   Northern Cyprus Win
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014 Round 1   Kurdistan Region 1–2   Arameans Suryoye Lose
Round 1   Kurdistan Region 9–0   Tamil Eelam Win
Quarter-finals   Kurdistan Region 1 (2) – (4) 1   Ellan Vannin Draw
Placement Round 1   Kurdistan Region 2 (5) – (4) 2   Occitania Draw
Placement Round 2   Kurdistan Region 1 (3) – (4) 1   Padania Draw
2016 Round 1   Kurdistan Region 3–0   Székely Land Win
Round 2   Kurdistan Region 3–0   United Koreans in Japan Win
Quarter-finals   Kurdistan Region 2 (6) – (7) 2   Padania Draw
Placement Round 1   Kurdistan Region 0 (5) – (6) 0   Western Armenia Draw
Placement Round 2   Kurdistan Region 1 (2) – (4) 1   United Koreans in Japan Draw
Others tournaments
Year Round Score Result
Palestine International Cup
2012 Round 1   Kurdistan Region 3–1   Mauritania Win
Round 2   Kurdistan Region 1–1   Indonesia Draw
Round 3   Kurdistan Region 1–2   Tunisia Lose
International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes
2013 Round 1   Kurdistan Region 1–1   UGA Ardeiv Draw
Round 2   Kurdistan Region 6–0   Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Win
Semi final   Kurdistan Region 1–0   Quebec Win
Final   Kurdistan Region 1–0   Provence Win

Current squad

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As 2016:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sarhang Muhsin 29 22 0   Al-Shorta
12 1GK Znar Faizi 0 0   Duhok
22 1GK Rebaz Abdulla 21 0 0   Erbil

2 2DF Bayar Abubakir 5 0   Duhok
3 2DF Herdi Siamand 33 11 1   Erbil
20 2DF Jassim Mohammed Haji 32 10 1   Zakho
13 2DF Aras Mustafa 28 1 0   Zeravani
4 2DF Hawkar Latif 26 0 0   Nawroz
8 2DF Khalid Mushir 35 12 2   Zakho
5 2DF Kamaran Ali 27 3 0   Zakho
21 2DF Niaz Muhamad 26 5 0   Erbil

14 3MF Hawre Jalal 26 3 5   Peshmargay Hawler
15 3MF Muhamad Sabir 1 0   Erbil
19 3MF Diyar Rahman 30 5 1   Erbil
10 3MF Ali Aziz 27 10 4   Ararat
16 3MF Ahmet Isik 19 12 19   Arminia Tegel
6 3MF Abdulla Kaifi 24 0 0   Kirkuk
11 3MF Kosrat Baiz 25 5 2   Erbil
9 3MF Rekar Hashim 23 1 0   Erbil

17 4FW Hunar Ahmad 4 2   Zeravani
18 4FW Ayub Ayad 31 1 0   Zeravani
7 4FW Farhang Wriya 2 1   Peshmargay Hawler

Managers

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Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
   Abdullah Mahmoud 2008–2016 29 15 7 7 51.72
   Khasraw Groon 2016–present 11 6 4 1 54.54
Totals 40 21 11 8 52.50

Honours

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Non-FIFA competitions

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References

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  1. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "The first football World Cup for nations that do not exist". Play the Game, Steve Menary. September 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)