The Iraq women's national futsal team (Arabic: منتخب العراق النسوي لكرة الصالات) represents Iraq in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA).
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| Nickname(s) | Libuaat al-Rafidayn (Lionesses of Mesopotamia) | ||
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| Association | Iraq Football Association (IFA) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Shahnaz Yari | ||
| Captain | Bahra Mohammed | ||
| Home stadium | Baghdad Gymnasium | ||
| FIFA code | IRQ | ||
| FIFA ranking | 56  4 (25 June 2022)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Iraq 3–8 Syria  (Amman, Jordan; 28 July 2008)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Iraq 12–0 Kuwait  (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 22 June 2022)[3] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Iraq 0–16 Iran  (Amman, Jordan; 30 July 2008)[2] | |||
History edit
First achievement – 2022 WAFF Championship triumph edit
In 2022, the Iraq Football Association has committed to provide all means to develop the level of the women's national futsal team. On 8 May 2022, Iranian Shahnaz Yari was appointed as new head coach.[4] The team started a 10-day training camp in Tehran and played several friendly matches.[5][6][7] Following the training camp, Shahnaz Yari selected 14 players to compete in the 2022 WAFF Championship in Jeddah. Despite a narrow 1–0 loss to Bahrain in the opening match, Iraq was undeterred and won 7–0 against Palestine.[8][9] The team maintained its good performance by winning 12–0 against favourites Kuwait.[10] This victory propelled the Iraqi women's futsal team to play the first final in its history. In the final, Iraq beat hosts Saudi Arabia 4–2 to win the first ever women's futsal title.[11] Iraqi striker Shokhan Salihi finished as the tournament's top goalscorer with 7 goals.[12]
Results and fixtures edit
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
Previous matches edit
| 18 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship | Iraq | 0–1 |  Bahrain | King Abdullah Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:00 | Report Line Up |
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| 20 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship | Palestine  | 0–7 | Iraq | King Abdullah Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:00 | Report Line Up |
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| 22 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship | Kuwait | 0–12 | Iraq | King Abdullah Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 | Report Line Up |
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| 24 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship | Saudi Arabia  | 2–4 | Iraq | King Abdullah Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 | Report Line Up |
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Coaching staff edit
Current coaching staff edit
- As of 24 June 2022[13]
| Role | Name |
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| Head coach | Shahnaz Yari
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Manager history edit
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- As of 24 June 2022
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Ref. |
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| Shahnaz Yari
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2022– | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00 | [14] |
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following players were called up to the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.[15]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Khalat Al-Zebari | 12 August 1996 | Al-Zawraa
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| 12 | GK | Shajwan Mustafa |
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| 2 | FP | Shilan Mhamadamin | Al-Zawraa
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| 3 | FP | Bahra Mohammed (captain) | 1 February 1993 | Naft Al-Shamal
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| 4 | FP | Ghufran Mahdi | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 5 | FP | Tiba Al-Quraishi | 13 January 1996 | Al-Zawraa
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| 6 | FP | Lanya Salih | Naft Al-Shamal
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| 7 | FP | Direen Mulla Bakr | 13 January 2000 | Naft Al-Shamal
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| 8 | FP | Samira Salih | Al-Zawraa
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| 9 | FP | Zainab Al-Lami | 22 December 1996 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 10 | FP | Shokhan Salihi | Al-Zawraa
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| 11 | FP | Berivan Rashid | Al-Zawraa
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| 13 | FP | Tabarek Al-Ghazawi | Naft Al-Shamal
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| 14 | FP | Huda Jawdhari |
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Previous squads edit
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Competitive record edit
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth place
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup edit
| AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
 2015 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 2018
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| 2020 |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
 2022 |
Iraq | ||||||||
| Total | 0/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games edit
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 2005 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 2007
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 2009
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 2013
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 2017
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| 2023 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| 2025
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| Total | 0/5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Asian Championship edit
| West Asian Championship Record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
 2008 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 |
| 2012 |
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 |
| 2022 |
Champions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 9 |
| Total | 3/3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 0 |
Head-to-head record edit
The following table shows Iraq's women's national futsal team all-time international record, correct as of 24 June 2022 (vs. Saudi Arabia ).
| Team | Confederation | First | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Bahrain |
AFC | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
| Iran |
AFC | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | −29 |
| Kuwait |
AFC | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
Lebanon  |
AFC | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Palestine |
AFC | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Saudi Arabia |
AFC | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Syria |
AFC | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 55 | −27 | ||
Honours edit
Titles edit
Regional competitions
- WAFF Women's Futsal Championship
- Champions: 2022
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ "Women's FIFA Futsal World Ranking"
- ^ a b "1st WAFF Women Futsal Championship". the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "بالصور.. فوز تاريخي لسيدات العراق على الكويت" (in Arabic). alforatnews.iq. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Iranerin trainiert irakische Frauenfutsal-Nationalmannschaft" (in German). iranjournal.org. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "نسوي الصالات يعسكر في طهران استعداداً لبطولة غرب آسيا" (in Arabic). ifa.iq. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "منتخبنا النسوي لكرة الصالات يتغلب على فريق ليگ برتر الإيراني" (in Arabic). ifa.iq. 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "منتخبنا النسوي لكرة الصالات يتعادل أمام منتخب طهران ودياً" (in Arabic). ifa.iq. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "خسارة سيدات العراق لكرة الصالات أمام البحرين في بطولة غرب آسيا" (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 18 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "بالصور.. منتخب العراق للسيدات يهزم فلسطين" (in Arabic). kooora.com. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "بالصور.. انتصار عريض لسيدات العراق على الكويت" (in Arabic). kooora.com. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Iraq defeat Saudi Arabia to clinch WAFF Women's Futsal Championship title". the-afc.com. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "نجمة وطني الصالات تحصد لقب الهداف في غرب آسيا" (in German). almaalomah.me. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Shahnaz Yari Named Iraq's Women Futsal Coach". tasnimnews.com. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Iraq women's national futsal team matches". goalzz.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة الصالات للسيدات".