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 | Emad Mohammed | ||
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 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).
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]
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. The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship was cancelled after the draw for the group stage was conducted.[2]
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Win Draw Loss Cancelled
2022
14 October 2022 2023 U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers | Iraq | 4–2 | India | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
20:00 UTC+03:00 | Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium |
16 October 2022 2023 U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers | Kuwait | 0–2 | Iraq | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
20:00 UTC+03:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Akhrol Risquallev (Uzbekistan) |
18 October 2022 2023 U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers | Australia | 1–0 | Iraq | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
17:00 UTC+03:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
2023
1 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | Indonesia | 0–2 | Iraq | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan) |
4 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | Iraq | 0–1 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 32,218 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates) |
7 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | Iraq | 1–1 | Syria | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 93 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
11 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | Iran | 0–1 | Iraq | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 178 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
15 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | Iraq | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Japan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
Penalties | ||||
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18 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | Iraq | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:00 |
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Stadium: Milliy Stadium |
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 |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Only numbers 1-21 were eligible to play in any matches.
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 | GK | Hussein Hassan | 15 November 2002 | 16 | 0 | Al-Karkh |
12 | GK | Abbas Kareem | 15 November 2003 | 3 | 0 | Al-Shorta |
13 | GK | Omran Zaky | 2 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Zakho |
15 | DF | Abbas Manie | 11 January 2003 | 2 | 0 | Amanat Baghdad |
2 | DF | Alai Ghasem | 16 February 2003 | 8 | 1 | IFK Göteborg |
19 | DF | Sajjad Mohammed Mahdi (3rd captain) | 25 February 2003 | 15 | 0 | Naft Maysan |
4 | DF | Kadhim Raad Hatem (vice-captain) | 5 March 2003 | 16 | 0 | Al-Zawraa |
22 | DF | Sajjad Mohammed Fadhil | 5 May 2004 | 9 | 0 | Al-Zawraa |
17 | DF | Muslim Moussa | 11 March 2005 | 10 | 1 | Al-Minaa |
3 | DF | Roman Doulashi | 7 August 2005 | 7 | 0 | Schalke 04 U-19 |
6 | DF | Adam Rasheed (4th captain) | 10 July 2006 | 13 | 0 | Aalborg BK youth |
9 | MF | Alexander Aoraha | 17 January 2003 | 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers |
18 | MF | Ali Sadiq | 13 February 2003 | 15 | 1 | Al-Zawraa |
5 | MF | Abdul-Razzak Qasim (captain) | 19 February 2003 | 16 | 2 | Al-Shorta |
20 | MF | Abbas Majed | 29 October 2003 | 6 | 0 | Al-Talaba |
21 | MF | Hayder Abdulkareem | 7 August 2004 | 15 | 3 | Al-Zawraa |
14 | FW | Abbas Fadhil | 13 July 2003 | 13 | 1 | Naft Maysan |
8 | FW | Abdulqader Ayoub | 23 July 2003 | 12 | 2 | Erbil |
10 | FW | Youssef Amyn | 21 August 2003 | 5 | 1 | Braunschweig |
11 | FW | Ashar Ali | 24 September 2003 | 15 | 3 | Al-Karkh |
16 | FW | Ali Jassim | 20 January 2004 | 9 | 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
7 | FW | Mohammed Jameel | 25 November 2005 | 16 | 3 | Al-Naft |
23 | FW | Mohammed Emad Mohammed | 28 November 2003 | 1 | 1 | Al-Zawraa |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up recently
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Ridha Abdulaziz | unknown | 0 | 0 | Al-Najaf | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian CupWD |
GK | Ahmed Khalid | unknown | 0 | 0 | Naft Maysan | 2022 Arab Cup U-20 |
DF | Ali Abbas Mohesin | 14 February 2004 | 4 | 0 | Amanat Baghdad | |
DF | Charbel Shamoon | 10 February 2004 | 7 | 0 | Western United | |
DF | Josef Al-Imam | 27 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | Olympic | Training camp, April 2023WD |
MF | Ismail Ahmed | 4 March 2003 | 9 | 0 | Newroz | |
MF | Zidane Iqbal | 27 April 2003 | 3 | 0 | Utrecht | Training camp, April 2023CLB |
MF | Mohammed Qasim Mohammed | unknown | 1 | 0 | Al-Karkh | Training camp, April 2023PRE |
MF | Taher Muthanna | unknown | 0 | 0 | Al-Zawraa | Training camp, April 2023PRE |
Ahmed Sabah Jeayer | unknown | 0 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Training camp, April 2023PRE | |
Mustafa Basim | unknown | 0 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Training camp, April 2023PRE | |
MF | Mohib Khalaf | 31 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | IFK Göteborg | Training camp, 2023 |
MF | Hussein Ali Lateef | unknown | 1 | 0 | Al-Naft | 2022 Arab Cup U-20 |
MF | Amir Hassan | 28 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | Al-Najaf | 2022 Arab Cup U-20 |
MF | Ameen Naby | unknown | 0 | 0 | Erbil | 2022 Arab Cup U-20 |
MF | Ali Shakhwan | 30 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | Erbil | 2022 Arab Cup U-20 |
FW | Abboud Rabah | 25 May 2003 | 5 | 0 | Al-Qasim | |
FW | Mustafa Qabeel | 8 January 2005 | 7 | 0 | Erbil | |
FW | Ali Akbar Taher | 30 December 2006 | 1 | 0 | Al-Shorta | |
FW | Hassan Ali Hussein | unknown | 1 | 0 | Al-Zawraa | |
FW | Abbas Adel Nima | 5 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | Al-Hudood | Training camp, April 2023PRE |
FW | Blnd Hassan | 12 August 2003 | 2 | 0 | De Graafschap | Training camp, April 2023PRE |
FW | Amin Al-Hamawi | 17 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | Helsingborgs | Training camp, April 2023PRE |
FW | Sajjad Ala'a | unknown | 0 | 0 | Al-Minaa | 2022 Arab Cup U-20 |
PRE Part of the preliminary squad |
Coaching staff
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:
Head coach history
Head coaches by years (2000–present)
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Achievements |
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Thair Jassam | 2000 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 40.00 | |
Adnan Hamad | 2000 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00 | 2000 AFC Youth Championship: Champions 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship: Group Stage |
Nazar Ashraf | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
Adnan Hamad | 2001 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.86 | |
Nasrat Nassir | 2001–2002 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55.56 | |
Ahmed Radhi | 2002 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | |
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 | 25.00 | |
Hassan Ahmed | 2009–2010 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 36.36 | |
Hakim Shaker | 2011–2013 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 54.76 | 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 | 50.00 | |
Rahim Hameed | 2014 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | |
Abbas Attiya | 2015–2016 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85 | |
Qahtan Chathir | 2017–2021 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30.77 | 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions |
Emad Mohammed | 2021– | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 40.00 | 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup: Runner-up 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage |
Competitive record
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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Honours
Titles
- Fourth place: 2013
Awards
See also
References
- ↑ The-AFC.com - Iraq u20 the 2013 Asian Team of the Year
- ↑ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". Asian Football Confederation. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.