Kurdistan Region national football team

Kurdistan National Football Team
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

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 National Football Team Winner of viva cup

History

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

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

Year Position GP W D L GS GA
VIVA World Cup
Occitania 2006 did not enter
Sápmi 2008 4th 5 1 2 2 7 7
Padania 2009 2nd 4 2 0 2 11 4
Gozo 2010 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 5
Kurdistan Region 2012 1st 4 4 0 0 11 2
Palestine International Cup
State of Palestine 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
Sápmi 2014 6th 5 1 3 1 14 6
Abkhazia 2016 8th 5 2 3 0 9 3
Barawa 2018 did not enter
North Macedonia 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Kurdistan Region 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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sarhang Muhsin 29 22 0 Iraq Al-Shorta
12 1GK Znar Faizi 0 0 Iraq Duhok
22 1GK Rebaz Abdulla 21 0 0 Iraq Erbil
2 2DF Bayar Abubakir 5 0 Iraq Duhok
3 2DF Herdi Siamand 33 11 1 Iraq Erbil
20 2DF Jassim Mohammed Haji 32 10 1 Iraq Zakho
13 2DF Aras Mustafa 28 1 0 Iraq Zeravani
4 2DF Hawkar Latif 26 0 0 Iraq Nawroz
8 2DF Khalid Mushir 35 12 2 Iraq Zakho
5 2DF Kamaran Ali 27 3 0 Iraq Zakho
21 2DF Niaz Muhamad 26 5 0 Iraq Erbil
14 3MF Hawre Jalal 26 3 5 Iraq Peshmargay Hawler
15 3MF Muhamad Sabir 1 0 Iraq Erbil
19 3MF Diyar Rahman 30 5 1 Iraq Erbil
10 3MF Ali Aziz 27 10 4 Iraq Ararat
16 3MF Ahmet Isik 19 12 19 Germany Arminia Tegel
6 3MF Abdulla Kaifi 24 0 0 Iraq Kirkuk
11 3MF Kosrat Baiz 25 5 2 Iraq Erbil
9 3MF Rekar Hashim 23 1 0 Iraq Erbil
17 4FW Hunar Ahmad 4 2 Iraq Zeravani
18 4FW Ayub Ayad 31 1 0 Iraq Zeravani
7 4FW Farhang Wriya 2 1 Iraq Peshmargay Hawler

Managers

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

References

  1. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 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)
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