Iraq national under-17 football team
Appearance
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Nickname(s) | Lion Cubs of Mesopotamia Ashbal Al-Rafidayn (أشبال الرافدين) | ||
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Association | Iraq Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Ahmed Kadhim | ||
FIFA code | IRQ | ||
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First international | |||
Qatar ![]() ![]() (Doha, Qatar; 14 September 1984) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Iraq ![]() ![]() (Kathmandu, Nepal; 25 September 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Nigeria ![]() ![]() (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) |
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).
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
1 October 2022 Asian Cup qual. | Qatar ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait) |
5 October 2022 Asian Cup qual. | Iraq ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
20:45 | Report | Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan) |
7 October 2022 Asian Cup qual. | Iraq ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
17:00 |
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Report | Referee: Alex King (Australia) |
9 October 2022 Asian Cup qual. | Oman ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
20:45 |
Coaching staff
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Team doctor | ![]() |
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 |
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GK | Waleed Khalid | ![]() | ||||
GK | Baqer Bashir | ![]() | ||||
GK | 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 | ![]() | |||||
Sajjad Raad Hammoudi | ![]() | |||||
Adham Kais Khalaf | ![]() | |||||
Mustafa Ammar Hadi | ![]() | |||||
Bawan Sattar | ![]() | |||||
Ali Akbar Taher | ![]() | |||||
Hassan Ali Hussein | ![]() | |||||
Karrar Jaafer | ![]() | |||||
Ahmed Abdulridha Mohammed | ![]() | |||||
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 |
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Rayan Uraibi Faraj | ![]() | |||||
Sanest Sindi | 20 May 2009 | ![]() | ||||
Marwan Mirza | ![]() | |||||
Jayddin Nassir | ![]() |
Recent callups
- The following players have also been called up to Iraqi squad for the last 12 months.
Coaches
- As of 30 May 2023
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Achievements |
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1984–1985 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 62.50 | Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship |
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1986 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |
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1988 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 | |
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1988 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33 | Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship |
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1994 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | |
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1998 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | |
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2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | |
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2002 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | |
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2003–2004 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 70.00 | |
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2005–2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
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2007–2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
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2009–2013 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 66.67 | Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
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2013 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50.00 | |
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2014–2017 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 53.85 | Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship |
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2017–2018 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
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2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | |
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2019–2021 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 | |
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2021–2022 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.00 | |
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2022– | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 37.50 |
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
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Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
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Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
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Total | Best: R16 | 2/19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
WAFF U-16 Championship
Arab Cup U-17
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