Iraq national under-17 football team

Iraq under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Lion Cubs of Mesopotamia
Ashbal Al-Rafidayn (أشبال الرافدين)
AssociationIraq Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachAhmed Kadhim
FIFA codeIRQ
First colours
Second colours
First international
Qatar  3–0  Iraq
(Doha, Qatar; 14 September 1984)
Biggest win
Iraq  8–1  Turkmenistan
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 25 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
Nigeria  5–0  Iraq
(Dubai, UAE; 25 October 2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2013)
Best resultRound of 16 (2017)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (2016)

The Iraq national under-17 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-17 Asian Cup which Iraq holds one title, as well as any other international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, Iraq Football Association (IFA).

Matches

Recent results and fixtures

  • The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose

Qatar  v  Iraq
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) Asian Cup qual. Qatar  2–1  Iraq Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
17:00
  • Khudhair 28' (o.g.)
  • Al-Shaaibi 39'
Report
  • Al Darraji 2'
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)
Iraq  v  Lebanon
5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) Asian Cup qual. Iraq  0–0  Lebanon Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
20:45 Report Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Iraq  v  Bahrain
7 October 2022 (2022-10-07) Asian Cup qual. Iraq  3–0  Bahrain Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
17:00
  • Al Darraji 47'
  • Ali 70'
  • Jawad 85'
Report Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Oman  v  Iraq
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) Asian Cup qual. Oman  0–0  Iraq Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
20:45

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Iraq Ahmed Kadhim
Assistant coach Iraq Emad Aoda
Assistant coach Iraq Haidar Raheem
Assistant coach Iraq Mohammed Ali Karim
Goalkeeping coach Iraq Salah Lofty
Fitness coach Iraq Mustafa Salam
Techchnical Supervisor Iraq Riyadh Mezher
Team doctor Iraq Saad Hussein

Players

Current squad

  • The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 Arab Cup U-17:
  • Caps and goals are correct as of: 22 September 2019, after the match against  Lebanon.
  • Caps and goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as Arab U-17 Championship.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Waleed Khalid Iraq
1GK Baqer Bashir Iraq
1GK Sajjad Mohammed Nayef Iraq

Kamiran Ahmed Khudair Iraq
Sajjad Rahy Nasser Iraq
Ali Salem Zuair Iraq
Ahmed Falah Iraq
Hassan Amer Iraq
Hussein Fahem Iraq
Ali Kareem Abd Iraq
Ahmed Jawad Kadhim Iraq
Hussein Jaafer Kadhim Iraq
Daniel Waleed Iraq Al-Minaa
Sajjad Raad Hammoudi Iraq
Adham Kais Khalaf Iraq
Mustafa Ammar Hadi Iraq
Bawan Sattar Iraq
Ali Akbar Taher Iraq Al-Shorta
Hassan Ali Hussein Iraq Al-Zawraa
Karrar Jaafer Iraq Al-Minaa
Ahmed Abdulridha Mohammed Belgium Beerschot
Baqer Dhia Adnan Iraq
Ibrahim Mohammed Iraq

The following expatriate footballers have been called up for the 2023 training camp in Iraq.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Rayan Uraibi Faraj Belgium RSD Anderlecht
Sanest Sindi (2009-05-20) 20 May 2009 (age 14) Germany Bayern Munich
Marwan Mirza Germany Borussia Dortmund
Jayddin Nassir United States Slammers FC

Recent callups

  • The following players have also been called up to Iraqi squad for the last 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Zain Alabideen Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
GK Yousif Hameed Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
GK Aymen Mahmood Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

DF Ali Turki Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF Ali Al-Akbar Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF Karrar Al-Ameer Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF Dhurgham Ahmed Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF Mustafa Hasan Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF Hussein Khalid Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF Mousa Salim Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF Mohammed Ali Adil Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

MF Murtadha Majeed Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF Hayder Al-Karrar Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF Mustafa Mohammed Hassan Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF Aizar Hayder Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF Murtadha Abdulamir Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF Zakaria Tareq Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF Amoori Faisal Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

FW Mohammed Jameel Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
FW Dhulfiqar Younis Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
FW Abbas Rasool Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
FW Abdullah Zuhair Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
FW Abbas Adil Iraq 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Coaches

As of 30 May 2023
Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win % Achievements
Iraq Amer Jameel 1984–1985 8 5 0 3 062.50 Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship
Iraq Yahya Alwan 1986 2 1 0 1 050.00
Iraq Sabah Ridha 1988 5 4 0 1 080.00
Iraq Wathiq Naji 1988 6 2 2 2 033.33 Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship
Iraq Amer Jameel 1994 6 2 1 3 033.33
Iraq Adnan Hamad 1998 6 4 0 2 066.67
Iraq Ammo Baba 2000 3 1 1 1 033.33
Iraq Ahmed Radhi 2002 4 2 0 2 050.00
Iraq Salih Radhi 2003–2004 10 7 1 2 070.00
Iraq Kadhim Khalaf 2005–2006 0 0 0 0 !
Iraq Hassan Ahmed 2007–2008 0 0 0 0 !
Iraq Muwafaq Hussein 2009–2013 18 12 2 4 066.67 Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Iraq Taleb Chaloub 2013 8 4 3 1 050.00
Iraq Qahtan Chathir 2014–2017 13 7 4 2 053.85 Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
Iraq Ali Hadi 2017–2018 3 2 1 0 066.67
Iraq Faisal Aziz 2018 3 1 0 2 033.33
Iraq Emad Mohammed 2019–2021 7 3 2 2 042.86
Iraq Hassan Kamal 2021–2022 8 4 2 2 050.00
Iraq Ahmed Kadhim 2022– 8 3 3 2 037.50

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
China 1985 did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12
Chile 2015 did not qualify
India 2017 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 5 10
Brazil 2019 did not qualify
Indonesia 2023
Total Best: R16 2/19 7 1 1 5 7 22

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualification record[1]
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GP W D L GF GA
Qatar 1985 Third Place 5 3 0 3 3 2 3 2 0 1 3 4
Qatar 1986 did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 3
Thailand 1988 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 9 6
United Arab Emirates 1990 did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1992 did not enter
Qatar 1994 Group stage 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 3
Thailand 1996 did not enter
Qatar 1998 Group stage 4 2 0 2 9 4 2 2 0 0 8 1
Vietnam 2000 did not qualify 3 1 1 1 6 3
United Arab Emirates 2002 2 0 0 2 2 6
Japan 2004 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 7 6 2 2 0 0 5 2
Singapore 2006 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 0
Uzbekistan 2008 Disqualified
Uzbekistan 2010 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 7 5 5 4 0 1 15 3
Iran 2012 Semifinals 5 3 1 1 8 7 4 3 1 0 17 2
Thailand 2014 did not qualify 3 1 1 1 11 5
India 2016 Champions 6 3 3 0 10 5 3 3 0 0 9 1
Malaysia 2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 2 1 0 5 0
Thailand 2023 did not qualify 4 1 2 1 4 2
Bahrain 2025 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Best: Champions 44 19 9 17 61 49 43 27 6 10 101 37

WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF Championship Record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Iran 2005 Third place 4 2 1 1 14 2
Syria 2007 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 7 6
Jordan 2009 Third place 4 3 0 1 15 6
State of Palestine 2013 Champions 3 2 1 0 10 2
Jordan 2015 Champions 4 4 0 0 12 1
Jordan 2018 Fifth place 4 0 0 4 2 13
Jordan 2019 Fourth place 4 1 2 1 3 2
Saudi Arabia 2021 Group stage 2 1 0 1 3 3
Jordan 2022 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 6 2
Oman 2023 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 6 5
Total Best: Champions 37 19 4 13 77 42

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 2012 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 14 5
Qatar 2014 Champions 5 4 1 0 10 1
Algeria 2022 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 6 7
Total Best: Champions 13 9 2 2 30 13

See also

References

  1. ^ "Asian U-16/U-17 Championships". RSSSF. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

External links

  • Official website
  • Official Iraq national football team on FIFA.com
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