Iraq_national_futsal_team
The Iraq national futsal team represents Iraq in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iraq Football Association. It is one of the rising teams in Asia. As of October 2023[update], Iraq is ranked 43rd in the Futsal World Rankings.[1] Iraq has played in eleven AFC Futsal Championships. Its best result was fourth place in 2018. Iraq has also played at three WAFF Futsal Championships where in 2009, they won the tournament to gain their first ever title on any international stage. Iraq also played three times at the Arab Futsal Cup, finishing as runners-up in the 2022 edition.
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2021) |
 Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Usood al-Rafidayn (Lions of Mesopotamia) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Iraq Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | [[Mohammad Nazemasharieh] | ||
| Captain | Utayl Khaleel Abdulqader | ||
| FIFA code | IRQ | ||
| FIFA ranking | 43[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 South Korea 3 – 1 Iraq  (Tehran, Iran; 14 July 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Iraq 19 – 0 Guam  (Taipei, Taiwan; 1 March 2007) Iraq 20 – 1 Brunei  (Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Iran 13 – 2 Iraq  (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 14 February 2016) | |||
| AFC Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2018) | ||
| WAFF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2009) | ||
On 28 June 2022, Iraq lost the 2022 Arab Futsal Cup against Morocco.[2][3]
Home stadium
Iraq plays the home games at the Baghdad Gymnasium with a capacity of 3,000 spectators. The complex was designed by the Swiss-French architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, commonly known as Le Corbusier.[4][5]
Previous matches
Win Draw Lose
As of 21 June 2022[6]
| Head coach | Mohammad Nazemasharieh |
| Assistant coaches | Hamid Shandizi Hussein Abd Ali |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mishanil Yohnka |
| Translator | Mustafa Abdulkareem |
| Team doctors | Habib Jabbar Mohammed Wali |
| Equipment manager | Talib Hussein |
| Team managers | Ali Issa Saif Hussein |
Current squad
Players called for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Mohamed Sami | ||
| 2 | 1GK | Ahmed Duraid | ||
| 3 | FP | Ali Shihab | ||
| 4 | FP | Fahad Methaq | ||
| 5 | FP | Mustafa Ihsan | ||
| 6 | FP | Mohanad Abdulhadi | ||
| 7 | FP | Salim Faisal | (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 27) | |
| 8 | FP | Ghaith Riyadh | ||
| 9 | FP | Muheb Aldeen | ||
| 10 | FP | Rafid Hameed | ||
| 11 | FP | Haedr Majed | ||
| 12 | 1GK | Zaher Mahdi | ||
| 13 | FP | Tareq Zeyad | ||
| 14 | FP | Waleed Khalid | (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 30) |
Previous squads
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FIFA Futsal World Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1999 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2000 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
 2002 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 18 |
| 2003 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
 2004 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2005 | Group stage | 16th | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 19 |
 2006 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
 2007 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2010 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
 2012 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2014 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| 2016 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
 2018 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
 2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
 2022 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Total | 13/18 | 0 Titles | 49 | 19 | 4 | 27 | 172 | 178 |
Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
WAFF Futsal Championship
| West Asian Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2007 | Third Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
 2009 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| 2012 | Third Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 23 |
| Total | 3/3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 42 |
Arab Futsal Championship
- "Current ranking". Futsal World Ranking. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- "Arab Futsal Cup: Morocco's Atlas Lions retain their regional title – The North Africa Post". Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Morocco crowned champion of Arab Futsal". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "The Le Corbusier Gymnasium in Baghdad: discovery of construction archives (1974 -1980)". ifpo.hypotheses.org. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "Le Corbusier in Baghdad". medium.com. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "الشريعة يختار (25) لاعباً في قائمة وطني الصالات الاولية لمعسكر بغداد تحضيراً لغرب آسيا" (in Arabic). ifa.iq. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
| Preceded by | WAFF Futsal Championship 2009 (First title) |
Succeeded by |