Iraq national under-17 football team

The Iraq national under-17 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-17 Asian Cup which Iraq holds one title, as well as any other international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, Iraq Football Association (IFA).

Iraq under-17

Nickname(s)	Lion Cubs of Mesopotamia Ashbal Al-Rafidayn (أشبال الرافدين)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Ahmed Kadhim
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours Second colours
First international
Qatar 3–0 Iraq (Doha, Qatar; 14 September 1984)
Biggest win
Iraq 8–1 Turkmenistan (Kathmandu, Nepal; 25 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
Nigeria 5–0 Iraq (Dubai, UAE; 25 October 2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2013)
Best result	Round of 16 (2017)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (2016)

Matches

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.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose

Qatar v Iraq

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) Asian Cup qual.	Qatar	2–1	Iraq	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
17:00	Khudhair 28' (o.g.) Al-Shaaibi 39'	Report	Al Darraji 2'	Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)

Iraq v Lebanon

5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) Asian Cup qual.	Iraq	0–0	Lebanon	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
20:45		Report		Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Iraq v Bahrain

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07) Asian Cup qual.	Iraq	3–0	Bahrain	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
17:00	Al Darraji 47' Ali 70' Jawad 85'	Report		Referee: Alex King (Australia)

Oman v Iraq

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) Asian Cup qual.	Oman	0–0	Iraq	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
20:45

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ahmed Kadhim
Assistant coach	Emad Aoda
Assistant coach	Haidar Raheem
Assistant coach	Mohammed Ali Karim
Goalkeeping coach	Salah Lofty
Fitness coach	Mustafa Salam
Techchnical Supervisor	Riyadh Mezher
Team doctor	Saad Hussein

Players

Current squad

• The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 Arab Cup U-17:
• Caps and goals are correct as of: 22 September 2019, after the match against Lebanon.
• Caps and goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as Arab U-17 Championship.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Waleed Khalid
	1GK	Baqer Bashir
	1GK	Sajjad Mohammed Nayef
		Kamiran Ahmed Khudair
		Sajjad Rahy Nasser
		Ali Salem Zuair
		Ahmed Falah
		Hassan Amer
		Hussein Fahem
		Ali Kareem Abd
		Ahmed Jawad Kadhim
		Hussein Jaafer Kadhim
		Daniel Waleed				Al-Minaa
		Sajjad Raad Hammoudi
		Adham Kais Khalaf
		Mustafa Ammar Hadi
		Bawan Sattar
		Ali Akbar Taher				Al-Shorta
		Hassan Ali Hussein				Al-Zawraa
		Karrar Jaafer				Al-Minaa
		Ahmed Abdulridha Mohammed				Beerschot
		Baqer Dhia Adnan
		Ibrahim Mohammed

The following expatriate footballers have been called up for the 2023 training camp in Iraq.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
		Rayan Uraibi Faraj				RSD Anderlecht
		Sanest Sindi	(2009-05-20) 20 May 2009			Bayern Munich
		Marwan Mirza				Borussia Dortmund
		Jayddin Nassir				Slammers FC

Recent callups

• The following players have also been called up to Iraqi squad for the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Zain Alabideen					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
GK	Yousif Hameed					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
GK	Aymen Mahmood					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF	Ali Turki					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF	Ali Al-Akbar					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF	Karrar Al-Ameer					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF	Dhurgham Ahmed					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF	Mustafa Hasan					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF	Hussein Khalid					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF	Mousa Salim					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
DF	Mohammed Ali Adil					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF	Murtadha Majeed					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF	Hayder Al-Karrar					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF	Mustafa Mohammed Hassan					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF	Aizar Hayder					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF	Murtadha Abdulamir					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF	Zakaria Tareq					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
MF	Amoori Faisal					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
FW	Mohammed Jameel					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
FW	Dhulfiqar Younis					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
FW	Abbas Rasool					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
FW	Abdullah Zuhair					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
FW	Abbas Adil					2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Coaches

As of 30 May 2023

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Achievements
Amer Jameel	1984–1985	8	5	0	3	062.50	Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship
Yahya Alwan	1986	2	1	0	1	050.00
Sabah Ridha	1988	5	4	0	1	080.00
Wathiq Naji	1988	6	2	2	2	033.33	Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship
Amer Jameel	1994	6	2	1	3	033.33
Adnan Hamad	1998	6	4	0	2	066.67
Ammo Baba	2000	3	1	1	1	033.33
Ahmed Radhi	2002	4	2	0	2	050.00
Salih Radhi	2003–2004	10	7	1	2	070.00
Kadhim Khalaf	2005–2006	0	0	0	0	!—
Hassan Ahmed	2007–2008	0	0	0	0	!—
Muwafaq Hussein	2009–2013	18	12	2	4	066.67	Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Taleb Chaloub	2013	8	4	3	1	050.00
Qahtan Chathir	2014–2017	13	7	4	2	053.85	Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
Ali Hadi	2017–2018	3	2	1	0	066.67
Faisal Aziz	2018	3	1	0	2	033.33
Emad Mohammed	2019–2021	7	3	2	2	042.86
Hassan Kamal	2021–2022	8	4	2	2	050.00
Ahmed Kadhim	2022–	8	3	3	2	037.50

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	12
2015	did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	5	10
2019	did not qualify
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	Best: R16	2/20	7	1	1	5	7	22

FIFA U-17 World Cup history
Year	Round	Score	Result
2013
	Group stage	Iraq 1–4 Sweden	Loss
	Group stage	Iraq 1–3 Mexico	Loss
	Group stage	Iraq 0–5 Nigeria	Loss
2017
	Group stage	Iraq 1–1 Mexico	Draw
	Group stage	Iraq 3–0 Chile	Win
	Group stage	Iraq 0–4 England	Loss
	Round of 16	Iraq 1–5 Mali	Loss

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup									Qualification record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Third Place	5	3	0	3	3	2		3	2	0	1	3	4
1986	did not qualify								2	1	0	1	5	3
1988	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	9	6
1990	did not qualify
1992	did not enter
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	7		2	1	0	1	2	3
1996	did not enter
1998	Group stage	4	2	0	2	9	4		2	2	0	0	8	1
2000	did not qualify								3	1	1	1	6	3
2002									2	0	0	2	2	6
2004	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	6		2	2	0	0	5	2
2006	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2		2	2	0	0	4	0
2008	Disqualified
2010	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	5		5	4	0	1	15	3
2012	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	8	7		4	3	1	0	17	2
2014	did not qualify								3	1	1	1	11	5
2016	Champions	6	3	3	0	10	5		3	3	0	0	9	1
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5		3	2	1	0	5	0
2023	did not qualify								4	1	2	1	4	2
2025	TBD								0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Best: Champions	44	19	9	17	61	49	43	27	6	10	101	37

WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF Championship Record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2005	Third place	4	2	1	1	14	2
2007	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	7	6
2009	Third place	4	3	0	1	15	6
2013	Champions	3	2	1	0	10	2
2015	Champions	4	4	0	0	12	1
2018	Fifth place	4	0	0	4	2	13
2019	Fourth place	4	1	2	1	3	2
2021	Group stage	2	1	0	1	3	3
2022	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	6	2
2023	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	6	5
Total	Best: Champions	37	19	4	13	77	42

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2012	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	14	5
2014	Champions	5	4	1	0	10	1
2022	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	6	7
Total	Best: Champions	13	9	2	2	30	13

See also

• Iraq national football team
• Iraq national under-23 football team
• Iraq national under-20 football team

External links

• Official website
• Official Iraq national football team on FIFA.com