Iraq_national_under-20_football_team
The Iraq national under-20 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-20 Asian Cup which Iraq holds 5 titles, as well as any other international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, Iraq Football Association (IFA).
Nickname(s) | Young Lions of Mesopotamia Leyouth Al-Rafidayn (ليوث الرافدين) | ||
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Association | IFA | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF | ||
Head coach | Ehsan Turki | ||
Captain | Abdul-Razzak Qasim | ||
FIFA code | IRQ | ||
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First international | |||
Iraq 3–1 Saudi Arabia (Ahwaz, Iran; 24 February 1974) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Iraq 10–0 Brunei (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 6 April 1975) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 6–1 Iraq (Córdoba, Argentina; 20 June 2001) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Fourth Place: (2013) | ||
AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 17 (first in 1975) | ||
Best result | Champions: (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000) | ||
Website | ifa.iq |
The team has qualified five times for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, reaching fourth place in 2013.
Iraq U-20 have been awarded the AFC National Team of the Year award once in 2013, being the only U-20 team to win this award.[1]
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 Loss Cancelled
2023
22 April 2023 Friendly | Iraq | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Spain |
16:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Estadio El Palmar |
25 April 2023 Friendly | Iraq | 1–1 | Brazil | Jerez, Cádiz, Spain |
19:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín |
3 May 2023 Friendly | Iraq | 2–0 | Gibraltar | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
19:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Antonio Barbadillo |
22 May 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Uruguay | 4–0 | Iraq | La Plata, Argentina |
18:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
25 May 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Tunisia | 3–0 | Iraq | La Plata, Argentina |
18:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
28 May 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Iraq | 0–0 | England | La Plata, Argentina |
15:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
2024
20 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Australia | 2–1 | Iraq | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
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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 | ||
Penalties | ||||
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26 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iraq | 1–3 | Jordan | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
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Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
Current squad
The following 26 players were named in the squad for the 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship. [2]
Caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2023, after the game against England
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Layth Qasim | 0 | 0 | Al-Shorta | |
12 | 1GK | Wisam Ali | 0 | 0 | Naft Al-Wasat | |
22 | 1GK | Sajjad Mohammed | 0 | 0 | Amanat Baghdad | |
2 | 2DF | Mohammed Ghaleb | 0 | 0 | Al-Minaa | |
3 | 2DF | Mousa Alaa | 0 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |
14 | 2DF | Sajjad Fadhil | (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 19) | 9 | 0 | Al-Zawraa |
19 | 2DF | Sajjad Mahdi | (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Naft Maysan |
24 | 2DF | Ali Kareem | 0 | 0 | ||
2DF | Kadhim Raad Hatem | (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) | 16 | 0 | Al-Zawraa | |
2DF | Hussein Fahim | 0 | 0 | Al-Talaba | ||
2DF | Muslim Moussa | (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) | 10 | 1 | Al-Minaa | |
2DF | Adam Rasheed | (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 17) | 13 | 0 | Torino Primavera | |
7 | 3MF | Halgurd Jaafar | 0 | 0 | Peshmerga Hawler | |
8 | 3MF | Amoori Mutshar | (2005-05-01)1 May 2005 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Al-Kahrabaa |
18 | 3MF | Ali Sadiq | (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 1 | Al-Zawraa |
21 | 3MF | Hayder Abdulkareem | (2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 19) | 15 | 3 | Al-Zawraa |
23 | 3MF | Moamel Mahmoud | 0 | 0 | Naft Al-Wasat | |
25 | 3MF | Laith Deaa | 0 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |
26 | 3MF | Mustafa Nawaf | (2005-05-05)5 May 2005 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Al-Amwaj |
3MF | Ali Mokhalad | 0 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
3MF | Abbas Majed | (2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Al-Talaba | |
9 | 4FW | Mustafa Qabeel | (2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Erbil |
11 | 4FW | Ali Hayder | (2005-10-01)1 October 2005 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Stoke City U18 |
20 | 4FW | Karrar Jaafar | 0 | 0 | Al-Minaa | |
4FW | Ahmed Jasim | 0 | 0 | Al-Naft | ||
4FW | Ali Akbar Taher | (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Al-Shorta |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Hussein Hassan | (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 21) | 16 | 0 | Al-Karkh | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
GK | Abbas Kareem | (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Al-Shorta | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
GK | Omran Zaky | (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Zakho | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
DF | Alai Ghasem | (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 1 | AFC Eskilstuna | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
DF | Roman Doulashi | (2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 18) | 7 | 0 | Schalke 04 U-19 | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
DF | Abbas Manie | (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Amanat Baghdad | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
MF | Alexander Aoraha | (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
MF | Abdul-Razzak Qasim | (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 21) | 16 | 2 | Al-Shorta | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Abbas Fadhil | (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 20) | 13 | 1 | Naft Maysan | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Abdulqader Ayoub | (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 20) | 12 | 2 | Erbil | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Youssef Amyn | (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 20) | 5 | 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Ashar Ali | (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 20) | 15 | 3 | Al-Karkh | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Ali Jassim | (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20) | 9 | 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Mohammed Jameel | (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 (age 18) | 16 | 3 | Al-Naft | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Mohammed Emad Mohammed | unknown | 1 | 1 | Al-Zawraa | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
PRE Part of the preliminary squad |
Position | Name | Nationality |
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Manager: | Emad Mohammed | |
Assist. manager: | Haidar Abdul-Jabar | |
Assist. manager: | Ahmed Wali | |
Assist. manager: | Ehsan Turki | |
Goalk. manager: | Nouri Abid Zaid | |
Fitnes. manager: | Waleed Jumaa | |
Technical analyst: | Muntadher Mujbel | |
Physiotherapist: | Falah Jassim | |
Physiotherapist: | Ahmed Khaseif | |
Managing Director: | Mohammed Nasser Shakroun | |
Technical Supervisor: | Khalaf Jalal | |
Team Manager: | Qahtan Al-Maliki | |
Media Coordinator: | Nadeem Kareem |
Updated to match played April 2023
Source:[citation needed]
Head coaches by years (2000–present)
- As of 31 March 2024
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Achievements |
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Thair Jassam | 2000 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 040.00 | |
Adnan Hamad | 2000 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 050.00 | 2000 AFC Youth Championship: Champions 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship: Group Stage |
Nazar Ashraf | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 | |
Adnan Hamad | 2001 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 042.86 | |
Nasrat Nassir | 2001–2002 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 055.56 | |
Ahmed Radhi | 2002 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 | |
Akram Salman | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
Hadi Mutanash | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
Abdelilah Abdul-Hamid | 2005–2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
Kadhim Al-Rubaie | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
Hakim Shaker | 2008 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 025.00 | |
Hassan Ahmed | 2009–2010 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 036.36 | |
Hakim Shaker | 2011–2013 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 054.76 | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship: Runner-up 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Fourth Place AFC National Team of the Year |
Muwafaq Hussein | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | |
Rahim Hameed | 2014 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 040.00 | |
Abbas Attiya | 2015–2016 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 053.85 | |
Qahtan Chathir | 2017–2021 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 030.77 | 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions |
Emad Mohammed | 2021–2024 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 040.00 | 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup: Runner-up 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage |
Ehsan Turki | 2024– | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 000.00 | |
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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AFC U-20 Asian Cup record
AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
1975 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
1976 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
1977 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
1978 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
1980 | did not enter | ||||||||
1982 | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
1985 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1986 | |||||||||
1988 | Champions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
1990 | did not enter | ||||||||
1992 | |||||||||
1994 | Fourth Place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||
1996 | did not enter | ||||||||
1998 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | ||
2000 | Champions | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
2002 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2004 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Squad | |
2006 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad | |
2008 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | |
2010 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Squad | |
2012 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Squad | |
2014 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Squad | |
2016 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad | |
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad | |
2023 | Runners-up | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
Total | Best: Champions | 81 | 41 | 21 | 19 | 156 | 80 |
Arab Cup U-20 record
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WAFF U-18 Championship record
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Minor tournaments
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Iraq Stars League
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Titles
- Fourth place: 2013