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Iraq men's national handball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iraq women's national handball team.

The Iraq national handball team is controlled by the Iraqi Handball Federation and competes in international handball competitions.

Iraq
Shirt badge/Association crest
Information
NicknameLions of Mesopotamia
AssociationIraqi Handball Federation
CoachSherif Moemen
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
Asian Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1977)
Best result5th (1977)
Last updated on Unknown.
Iraq men's national handball team
Medal record
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku Team

Competitive record edit

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Asian Championship edit

Asian Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  1977 Match for 5th place 5th of 9 3 1 0 2 47 63 −16
  2010 Match for 9th place 10th of 12 4 1 0 3 95 121 −26
  2014 Match for 9th place 10th of 12 7 1 0 6 152 212 −60
  2020 Placement round 9th of 13 7 5 0 2 237 178 +49
  2022 Match for 5th place 6th of 16 7 2 1 4 200 210 –10
  2024 Match for 7th place 8th of 16 7 1 3 3 199 178 +21
Total 6/21 0 Titles 35 11 4 20 930 962 −32

Asian Games edit

Asian Games record
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  2018 Jakarta–Palembang Match for 7th place 7th of 13 7 3 1 3 196 186 +10
Total 1/10 0 Titles 7 3 1 3 196 186 +10

Islamic Solidarity Games edit

Islamic Solidarity Games record
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  2005 Mecca Match for 10th place 10th of 13 2 0 0 2 58 68 −10
  2017 Baku Match for Bronze medal game 3rd of 8 5 3 0 2 146 122 +24
Total 2/2 0 Titles 7 3 0 4 204 190 +14

Team edit

Current squad edit

A 20-player squad was announced on 16 December for the 2028 Asian Men's Handball Championship in Bahrain.

Matches and goals are correct as of 11 December 2027.

Head coach: Sherif Moemen

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Bilal Hasan Alwan Alsabbagh* (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 (age 38) 1.90 m 12 0  
2 RB Raed Abd Zaid Alwan Al Baghdadi* (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35) 1.75 m 7 6   Al-Karkh SC
7 P Hussein Ali Hamzah Ibadi* (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39) 1.80 m 12 67   Al-Shorta SC
11 CB Jasim Ghassab Mohammed* (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 28) 1.75 m 10 43   Al-Jaish SC
12 GK Muntadher Qasim Jebur Ali* (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) 1.90 m 2 0  
16 GK Ahmed Makki Saleh Al Azzawi* (1990-03-02) 2 March 1990 (age 34) 1.82 m 12 0   Al-Karkh SC
18 LW Mustafa Mahmmud (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 33) 1.86 m 5 11  
22 RW Mohanad Adil Talib Al Behadili* (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 31) 1.77 m 9 16  
23 CB Ali Tariq (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 (age 34) 1.80 m 2 2  
24 LW Ali Abdulridha Al Akayshee* (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 (age 32) 1.88 m 12 29   Al-Shorta SC
44 CB Majid Abdulridha Al Akayshee* (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 27) 1.72 m 9 32   Al-Jaish SC
55 P Mohammed Sahib Rashid* (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38) 1.80 m 12 12   Al-Shorta SC
69 LB Karrar Kadhim Albattat* (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 21) 1.96 m 2 6  
77 RB Maytham Oudah Al Behadilit* (1989-04-02) 2 April 1989 (age 35) 1.86 m 12 18  
89 P Mustafa Mohammed Al Azzawi* (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 34) 1.94 m 12 3   Al-Jaish SC
92 LB Ali Adnan Chyad Abdlkan* (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 32) 1.98 m 12 57   Al-Shorta SC
94 RW Baderaldeen Nasern* (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 29) 1.83 m 10 36   Al-Jaish SC
96 LW Mohammed Ali Mahdi Al Azzawi* (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 26) 1.80 m 4 4   Al-Jaish SC

Coaching staff edit

Role Name
Head coach   Sherif Moemen
Assistant coach
Team manager
Goalkeeping coach
Doctor
Bodytherapist
Physiotherapist

List of managers edit

  1.   Champion
  2.   2nd place
  3.   3rd place
Name From To Honours
  Iraq Azad Mohammed Amin 1975 1975 Palestine Handball Cup 1975/Cairo
  Iraq Saad Mohsen 1977 1977 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship
  Iraq Saad Mohsen 1977 1977 Palestine Handball Cup 1977/Rabat   3rd place
  Iraq Azad Mohammed Amin   Soviet Union Stephan 1979 1979 Palestine Handball Cup 1979/Kuwait   2nd place
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 1985 1985 1985 Pan Arab Games
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 1985 1985 Ankara Friendly Championship 1985/Turkey   2nd place
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 1985 1985 Hong Kong Friendly Championship 1985/Hong Kong   3rd place
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 1987 1987 Baghdad Friendly Championship 1987/Baghdad   Champion
  Iraq 1988 1988 Baghdad Friendly Championship 1988/Baghdad   3rd place
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 1989 1989 Baghdad Friendly Championship 1989/Baghdad   3rd place
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 1990 1990 Baghdad Friendly Championship 1990/Baghdad   2nd place
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 1990 1990 Bosphorus Friendly Championship 1990/Hungary   2nd place
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 1990 1990 Al Ahram Friendly Championship 1990/Egypt
  Iraq Mohamed Hamza 1999 1999 1999 Pan Arab Games
  Iraq 2007 2007 2007 Pan Arab Games
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 2010 2010 2010 Asian Men's Handball Championship
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 2014 2014 2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship
  Iraq Kutaiba Ahmad 2015 2015 Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 2017 2017 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games   3rd place
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 2018 2018 Handball at the 2018 Asian Games
  Iraq Dafer Saheb 2019 2019 Championship President Heydar Aliyev   Champion

Kits edit

Iraq's traditional home kit is green , with either or white trimmings. The away kit is traditionally blue , with white trimmings.

References edit

External links edit

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