Iraq national football team

For current information on this topic, see 2009 in Iraqi football.

Iraq

Nickname(s)	Lions of Mesopotamia Asood Al-Rafidain (اسود الرافدين)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Nadhim Shakir
Asst coach	Haidar Nejm Saleem Mallakh
Captain	Younis Mahmoud
Most caps	Hussein Saeed (126)
Top scorer	Hussein Saeed (63)
Home stadium	Al Shaab Stadium (Baghdad) Franso Hariri Stadium (Arbil)
FIFA code	IRQ
FIFA ranking	93
Highest FIFA ranking	39 (October 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking	139 (July 1996)
Elo ranking	57
Highest Elo ranking	24 (December 1982)
Lowest Elo ranking	86 (February 2006)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Morocco 3 - 3 Iraq (Lebanon; October 19, 1957)
Biggest win
Iraq 10 - 1 Bahrain (Baghdad, Iraq; April 5, 1966)
Biggest defeat
East Germany 5 - 0 Iraq (Jena, GDR; July 26, 1970)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1986)
Best result	Round 1, 1986
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1972)
Best result	Champions, 2007
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2009)
Best result	Round 1, 2009

The Iraqi national football team (Arabic: منتخب العراق لكرة القدم‎) is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They are the reigning champions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Iraq have just won the UAE International Cup by beating Azerbaijan 1-0 in the semi-final and beating United Arab Emirates 1-0 in the final. The other team in the tournament was Czech Republic, who came last.

History

The Golden Generation

Iraqi football reached a peak in the 1970s and 1980s - Iraq qualified for the 1986 World Cup and the Olympic Games 3 times in Moscow, Los Angeles and Seoul. Iraq also won the 1982 Asian Games, the Arab Nations Cup 4 times, the Gulf Cup of Nations 3 times, and the 1985 Pan Arab Games fielding a B team. Iraq finished in 4th place in the 1976 AFC Asian Cup - the last Asian Cup Iraq would participate in until (1996).

The Dark Generation

During the rule of the government of Saddam Hussein, Saddam's son, Uday Hussein, was in charge of the Iraqi Olympic Committee and, by extension, the national football team. Under Uday's leadership, motivational lectures to the team included threats to cut off players' legs, while missed practices resulted in prison time and losses resulted in flogging with electric cable or baths in raw sewage, if penalites or an open goal was missed or own goals were scored then that person would have their feet whipped with thorns.^[1] After the Gulf War, Iraq was banned from participating in the Asian Games and in most Arab competitions. In 1996 Iraq was ranked 139th in the world, the worst FIFA ranking in Iraqi football history.

Post war and successes

Despite the war in Iraq, the football team continued playing international tournaments with good results. In 2004, Iraq reached the quarterfinals of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, as they had done in 1996 and 2000, and they then qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Iraq defeated Portugal, Costa Rica, and Australia, finally coming 4^th, winning the fair play award, and by the end of the year the 2004 AFC team of the year award. In 2005, Iraq won the Gold medal of the West Asian Games. In 2006, Iraq Olympic team won the Silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. In 2007, Iraq won the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and became the 2007 AFC team of the year, Al-Ahram's 2007 Arab team of the year, World Soccer Magazine's 2007 World team of the year ^[2] and were nominated for the Prince of Asturias Award.^[3]. As a result of winning the 2007 Asian Cup, Iraq qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, that took place in South Africa in June 2009, in which matches that were scheduled against the hosts, Spain, and New Zealand. In the opener, Iraq was able to hold South Africa to a 0-0 draw. And only lost to Spain 1-0 and was 0-0 at half-time. Though Spain defeated South Africa 2-0 which was necessary for Iraq to advance to the next stage, needing to beat New Zealand by 4 goals, but only tied 0-0.

Temporary Suspension

On May 26, 2008, FIFA provisionally suspended the Iraq Football Association from competition for one year, following a decision by the Iraqi government to disband the country's national sports federations.^[4] However the decision was overturned by FIFA on May 29, 2008, since the Iraqi government reversed its earlier decision in dissolving the Iraq Football Association.^[5]

Again, on November 20, 2009, FIFA decided to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) due to governmental interference. ^[6]

Home and Difficulties

Al-Shaab Stadium

Al Shaab Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشعب‎) also known as The People's Stadium^[7], is a multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is used mostly for football (soccer) matches and is the home of the Iraq national football team. The stadium has seating for 45,000 fans.^[8] It was built in 1966. The opening match featured Iraq and Benfica, for whom Eusébio was playing.

Sanction on Iraq

Iraq played their home games on neutral territory in the 80s due to the Iraq-Iran war, but still qualified to the 1986 World Cup and the Olympic Games 3 times in Moscow, Los Angeles and Seoul. In qualification for the 2002 World Cup, Iraq played at home against Iran, Bahrain, and Thailand in the Al Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. Saudi Arabia refused to play against the nation because of the tensions between the Kingdom and the regime of Saddam Hussein. Since 2003, the war in Iraq has forced Iraq to play their home matches in Jordan, Syria, Qatar or the UAE for security reasons, leading to significant transportation difficulties.

Breaking the Sanction

Iraq couldn't play any match in their home soil since 2002 because of the War on Iraq but thanks for the Palestinian brave efforts Iraq played their first home match against Palestine on 10th July 2009 in the Franso Hariri Stadium winning the match 3-0. Iraq played another match with Palestine again on 13th July in Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, winning the game 4-0 in front of a crowd of over 50,000. Iraqi fans crouded up the Al-Shaab National stadium to the extreme where Iraqi fans sat on the pitch lining.

Two days later the AFC gave the green-light to Arbil as venue. The AFC Executive Committee approved Arbil on Wednesday as the venue for international matches involving the Iraqi national and clubs teams. ^[9]

Franso Hariri Stadium as Iraq venue

Franso Hariri Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Arbil, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 28,000, making it the second largest in Iraq after the Al Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. The stadium was built on an old airfield in 1956 and was redeveloped in 1992 and was named the Arbil Stadium up until 2001, when it was renamed the Martyr Franso Hariri Stadium after the assassination of the governor of Arbil.

In July, 2009 Franso Hariri Stadium became Iraq national football team's home venue after the green-light from AFC to host the Iraqi national and clubs teams in Arbil.^[9]

Kits

The Iraqi National Team home kit are White with green arms. There are also other Jerseys such as the jersey with a flag coming down the arm. The Iraqi national team has many jerseys and Peak Sportware is currently updating the national team jerseys for the 2009 Confederations Cup. The Iraq national football team is currently sponsored by Peak Sportwear. However, in world cup 1986, Iraq kits were all yellow with black trim and all light blue with white trim.

The Iraqi National Football team has previously been sponsored by brands such as Umbro, Jako, Adidas, Jack & Jones, Diadora, Lotto and its current sponsor Peak Sportware.

World-wide Competitions History

World Cup record

World Cup record Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1930 to 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1978 Did not enter - - - - - - 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1986 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 4 1990 to 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - Total Best: Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 4

World Cup History Year Round Score Result 1986 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Paraguay Lose Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  Belgium Lose Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Mexico Lose

FIFA Confederations Cup record

Confederations Cup Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1992 to 2005 Did not enter - - - - - - 2009 round one 3 0 2 1 0 1 Total Best: Round 1 3 0 2 1 0 1

Confederations Cup History Year Round Score Result 2009 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  South Africa Draw Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Spain Lose Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  New Zealand Draw

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1900 to 1956 Did not enter - - - - - - 1960 to 1976 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1980 Quarterfinals 4 1 2 1 4 5 1984 Round 1 3 0 1 2 3 6 1988 Round 1 3 1 1 1 5 4 1992 Did not enter - - - - - - 1996 to 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2004 4th Place 6 3 0 3 9 8 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - - Total Best: 4th Place 16 4 5 7 21 23

Olympic Games History Year Round Score Result 1980 Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  Costa Rica Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  Finland Draw Round 1  Iraq 1 – 1  Yugoslavia Draw Quarterfinals  Iraq 0 – 4  East Germany Lose Year Round Score Result 1984 Round 1  Iraq 1 – 1  Canada Draw Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Cameroon Lose Round 1  Iraq 2 – 4  Yugoslavia Lose Year Round Score Result 1988 Round 1  Iraq 2 – 2  Zambia Draw Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  Guatemala Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 2  Italy Lose Year Round Score Result 2004 Round 1  Iraq 4 – 2  Portugal Win Round 1  Iraq 2 – 0  Costa Rica Win Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  Morocco Lose Quarterfinals  Iraq 1 – 0  Australia Win Semifinals  Iraq 1 – 3  Paraguay Lose Third place  Iraq 0 – 1  Italy Lose

Asian Competitions History

Major Tournaments

Regional Tournaments

Inter Confederations Competitions History

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Current coaching staff Head coach Nadhim Shakir Assistant coach Haidar Nejm Saleem Mallakh Goalkeeping coach Hashim Khamis

Current coach Achievements Achievements 2011 AFC Asian Cup Yet to be played

Current Coach Managerial stats with Iraq (A) team

Last updated: November 18, 2009

Coach	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
Nadhim Shakir	July 3, 2009 - Present	4	4	0	0

Current Squad

Squad information

Most Recent Squad
Date announced	November 11, 2009
Game	Azerbaijan - November 15, 2009  United Arab Emirates - November 18, 2009
Venue	Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Competition	UAE International Cup 2009
Dropped	Alaa Gatea, Uday Taleb, Dara Mohammed, Muayad Khalid, Khalid Mushir,Saeed Mohsen, Fareed Majeed, Ahmad Abdul-Jabar, Halgurd Mulla Mohammed, Luay Salah, Ahmad Salah Alwan
Injured	Fareed Majeed
Suspended	Luay Salah
Called Up	Ahmad Ali Jaber, Ali Mutashar, Ous Ibrahim, Mohammed Qabel, Muthana Khalid, Nashat Akram, Qusay Munir, Mustafa Karim

• Caps and goals included Iraq match against UAE on November 18, 2009.

Recent Squad

#	Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
1	Ahmad Ali Jaber	August 2, 1982 (age 27)	Arbil	14 (0)
12	Mohammed Gassid	December 10, 1986 (age 22)	Al-Zawraa	18 (0)
21	Ali Mutashar	1989 (age 20)	Al-Talaba	0 (0)
Defenders
2	Mohammed Ali Karim	June 25, 1986 (age 22)	Mes Kerman	13 (0)
3	Bassim Abbas	July 1, 1982 (age 26)	Diyarbakirspor	67 (3)
4	Salam Shakir	July 31, 1986 (age 22)	Al-Khor	18 (0)
14	Ous Ibrahim	January 1, 1986 (age 23)	Al-Shorta	5 (0)
15	Ali Rehema	August 8, 1985 (age 23)	Al-Wakra	52 (1)
16	Samal Saeed	December 1, 1987 (age 21)	Al-Shorta	17 (0)
20	Nabeel Abbas	January 1, 1986 (age 23)	Arbil	2 (0)
26	Mohammed Qabel	January 9, 1988 (age 21)	Karbalaa	1 (0)
Midfielders
5	Nashat Akram	September 12, 1984 (age 24)	FC Twente	80 (10)
6	Salih Sadir	August 21, 1981 (age 27)	Rah Ahan	52 (11)
8	Samer Saeed	December 1, 1987 (age 21)	Al-Shamal	9 (0)
11	Hawar Mulla Mohammed	June 1, 1981 (age 28)	Persepolis	80 (17)
13	Karrar Jassim	March 15, 1987 (age 21)	Tractor Sazi	29 (2)
18	Mahdi Karim	December 10, 1983 (age 25)	Arbil	71 (11)
24	Qusay Munir	April 12, 1981 (age 27)	Qatar SC	52 (5)
25	Muthana Khalid	JaJune 14 1989 (age 20)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1 (0)
Strikers
7	Emad Mohammed	July 24, 1982 (age 26)	Sepahan	81 (24)
9	Mustafa Karim	July 21, 1987 (age 22)	Sharjah	13 (0)
10	Younis Mahmoud (captain)	March 2, 1983 (age 26)	Al-Gharafa	77 (29)
17	Alaa Abdul-Zahra	December 22, 1987 (age 21)	Al-Kharitiyath	17 (2)
19	Ali Salah Hashim	January 1, 1987 (age 22)	Dohuk	6 (0)

Recent call-ups

• The following players have also been called up to Iraq squad for the last 6 months.

Pos	Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Latest call-up
Goalkeepers
GK	Alaa Gatea	May 3, 1987 (age 21)	Najaf	1 (0)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
GK	Uday Taleb	November 6, 1981 (age 27)	Dohuk	5 (0)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
GK	Noor Sabri	June 6, 1984 (age 25)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	63 (0)	v.  New Zealand, June 20, 2009
GK	Sarhang Mohsen	December 4, 1986 (age 22)	Arbil	5 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
Defenders
DF	Dara Mohammed	July 16, 1987 (aged 21)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1 (0)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
DF	Muayad Khalid	September 1, 1985 (age 23)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	4 (0)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
DF	Khalid Mushir	February 14, 1981 (age 28)	Duhok	19 (0)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
DF	Essam Yassin	March 11, 1987 (age 22)	Arbil	1 (0)	v.  New Zealand, June 20, 2009
DF	Khaldoun Ibrahim	July 16, 1987 (age 21)	Al-Shorta	16 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
DF	Haidar Abdul-Amir	April 5, 1982 (age 26)	Shabab Al-Ordon	47 (3)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
DF	Jassim Mohammed Ghulam	March 11, 1979 (age 30)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	24 (1)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
DF	Saad Attiya	February 26, 1987 (age 22)	Al-Shorta	14 (1)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
Midfielders
MF	Fareed Majeed	August 17, 1986 (age 22)	Al-Kharitiyath	10 (0)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
MF	Ahmad Abdul-Jabar	January 8, 1978 (age 31)	Baghdad	27 (0)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
MF	Halgurd Mulla Mohammed	March 11, 1988 (age 21)	Arbil	7 (0)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
MF	Saeed Mohsen	January 22, 1982 (age 27)	Najaf	18 (0)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
MF	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail	December 21, 1976 (aged 32)	Foolad	67 (8)	v.  New Zealand, June 20, 2009
MF	Safwan Abdul-Ghani	September 9, 1983 (age 25)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	8 (0)	v.  Qatar, May 31, 2009
MF	Ahmad Ayad	January 1, 1986 (age 23)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	3 (0)	v.  Qatar, May 31, 2009
MF	Mohannad Nassir	April 4, 1983 (age 26)	Dohuk	1 (0)	v.  Qatar, May 31, 2009
MF	Herdi Noor Al-Din	1992 (age 17)	Arbil	2 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Hussein Abdul-Wahed	1986 (age 23)	Arbil	2 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Nadim Karim	1989 (age 20)	Al-Talaba	1 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Jabir Shakir	1987 (age 22)	Al-Talaba	1 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Aqeel Mohammed	January 1, 1986 (age 23)	Al-Talaba	0 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Haitham Kadhim	July 21, 1983 (age 25)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	38 (0)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
MF	Ahmad Abd Ali	January 18, 1986 (age 23)	Arbil	17 (0)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
Forwards
FW	Luay Salah	February 7, 1982 (age 27)	Arbil	18 (4)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
FW	Ahmad Salah Alwan	June 18, 1982 (age 27)	Arbil	23 (5)	v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
FW	Muslim Mubarak	June 13, 1985 (age 23)	Arbil	2 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
FW	Amjad Kalaf	1991 (age 18)	Al-Shorta	2 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
FW	Mohammed Nasser	April 12, 1984 (age 24)	Esteghlal Ahvaz	19 (6)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009

Previous Squads

• 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Squad
• 2007 Asian Cup Squad
• 2006 Asian Games Squad
• 2004 Olympic Games Squad
• 2004 Asian Cup Squad
• 2000 Asian Cup Squad
• 1996 Asian Cup Squad
• 1988 Olympic Games Squad
• 1986 FIFA World Cup squad

Coaches

Coaches by Years (1951-2009)^[10][11]

67 Coaches, 49 Iraqi Coaches and 18 Foreign Coaches.

Youth Level

Trivia

• Iraq hold the Asian record for having scored in 27 consecutive matches between 1989 and 2001. ^[12]

References

External links

• IraqFC.webs.com
• National & International Iraqi Information of Soccer
• Iraqi National Team on FIFA.com
• Football-Iraq.Net/ Kooora Iraqiya
• Iraq-Football.Net/ Unofficial website
• Kooora Sport
• Iraqi Football News in Swedish

Preceded by Australia	AFC Men's Team of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Japan
Preceded by Japan	AFC Asian Cup Champions 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Kuwait	West Asian Games Champions 2005	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Japan	AFC Men's Team of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Korea Republic
Preceded by Iran	West Asian Championship Champions 2002	Succeeded by Iran
Preceded by Korea Republic Korea DPR	Asian Games Champions 1982	Succeeded by Korea Republic
Preceded by Tunisia	Arab Nations Cup Champions 1964 (First title) 1966 (Second title) 1985 (Third title) 1988 (Fourth title)	Succeeded by Egypt
Preceded by Morocco	Pan Arab Games Champions 1985	Succeeded by Egypt
Preceded by Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait	Gulf Cup of Nations Champions 1979 (First title) 1984 (Second title) 1988 (Third title)	Succeeded by Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait

v • d • e AFC Asian Cup winners 3 titles  Iran (1968 · 1972 · 1976)  Japan (1992 · 2000 · 2004)  Saudi Arabia (1984 · 1988 · 1996) 2 titles  Korea Republic (1956 · 1960) 1 title  Iraq (2007)  Israel (1964)  Kuwait (1980)

v • d • e Arab Nations Cup Winners 4 titles  Iraq (1964  · 1966  · 1985  · 1988) 2 titles  Saudi Arabia (1998  · 2002) 1 title  Egypt (1992 )  Tunisia (1963)

v • d • e Gulf Cup of Nations Winners 9 titles  Kuwait (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998) 3 titles  Iraq (1979, 1984, 1988)  Saudi Arabia (1994, 2002, 2003) 2 title  Qatar (1992, 2004) 1 title  Oman (2009)  United Arab Emirates (2007)

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v • d • e Iraq squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Noor • 2 Ali Karim • 3 Bassim • 4 Majeed • 5 Nashat • 6 Sadir • 7 Emad • 8 Salah • 9 Abu Al-Hail • 10 Younis • 11 Hawar • 12 Gassid • 13 Karrar • 14 Shakir • 15 Rehema • 16 Dara • 17 Abdul-Zahra • 18 Mahdi • 19 Yassin • 20 Samer • 21 Uday • 22 Khalid • 23 Halgurd • Coach: Milutinović

v • d • e Iraq squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Ahmad Ali • 2 Ghulam • 3 Bassim • 4 Khaldoun • 5 Nashat • 6 Sadir • 7 Ali Abbas • 8 Kobi • 9 Nasser • 10 Younis • 11 Hawar • 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq • 13 Karrar • 14 H. Abdul-Amir • 15 Rehema • 16 Mnajed • 17 Luay • 18 Mahdi • 19 Haitham • 20 Nabeel • 21 Qusay • 22 Noor • 23 M. Gassid • Coach: Vieira

v • d • e Iraq squad – 2006 Asian Games Silver Medallists 1 Raheem · 2 Ali Karim · 6 Kaw · 7 Mustafa · 8 Saeed · 9 Ali Mansour · 10 Younis · 12 Haji · 13 Sabah · 15 Ali Rehema · 16 Khudhair · 17 Abdul-Zahra · 18 Karrar · 19 Shakir · 21 Aboodi · 24 M. Gassid · 25 Kobi · 30 Khalid · 31 Osama · Manager: Yahya Alwan

v • d • e Iraq squad – 2004 Olympic Games 1 Noor • 2 Attiya • 3 Bassim • 4 H. Abdul-Jabar • 5 Nashat • 6 Sadir • 7 Emad • 8 Abu Al-Hail • 9 R. Farhan • 10 Younis • 11 Hawar • 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq • 13 Qusay • 14 H. Abdul-Amir • 15 Mahdi • 16 Mnajed • 17 A. Salah • 18 Uday • Coach: Adnan Hamad

v • d • e Iraq squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Hammoudi • 2 Ibrahim • 3 Khalil Mohammed • 4 N. Shaker • 5 S. Shaker • 6 Ali Hussein • 7 H. Mohammed • 8 Radhi • 9 Saddam • 10 Saeed • 11 Abdul-Rahim Hamed • 12 Jamal Ali • 13 Karim Mohammed • 14 Gorgis • 15 N. Hashim • 16 Shaker Mahmoud • 17 Abid • 18 I. Mohammed • 19 Qasim • 20 Fatah Nasif • 21 Jassim • 22 Oraibi • Coach: de Macedo