Iraq national under-17 football team

Iraq under-17
Nickname(s)	Lion Cubs of Mesopotamia ; Ashbal Al-Rafidayn (أشبال الرافدين)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Emad Mohammed
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2013)
Best result	Round of 16 (2017)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (2016)

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Iraq national under-17 football team (also known as Iraq U17) is the youth association football team representing Iraq in under-17, under-16 and under-15 competitions and it is controlled by Iraq Football Association.

Competition records

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
2021	Did not qualify
Total	Best: R16	2/19	7	1	1	5	7	22

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Third Place	5	3	0	3	3	2
1986	Did not qualify
1988	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	8	6
1990	Did not enter
1992	Did not enter
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	7
1996	Did not enter
1998	Group stage	4	2	0	2	9	4
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	6
2006	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2
2008	Disqualified
2010	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	5
2012	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	8	7
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Champions	6	3	3	0	10	5
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2020	Did not qualify
Total	Best: Champions	44	19	9	17	60	49

WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF Championship Finals 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
Total	Best: Champions	27	13	4	9	63	32

Arab U-17 Championship

Arab U-17 Championship
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
Total	Best: Champions	9	7	1	1	24	6

Matches

Recent results and fixtures

1 July 2019 2019 WAFF U-15 Championship	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Iraq	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
22:00				Referee: Mohamad Ghabaien (Jordan)

3 July 2019 2019 WAFF U-15 Championship	Kuwait	0–0	Iraq	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
22:00				Referee: Mohammed Bunafoor (Bahrain)

7 July 2019 2019 WAFF U-15 Championship	Iraq	3–1	Bahrain	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
19:00				Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

9 July 2019 2019 WAFF U-15 Championship	Oman	0–0	Iraq	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
19:00				Referee: Taher Bakar (Syria)

18 September 2019 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	Iraq	0–1	United Arab Emirates	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
15:30		Report	Adil 39'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

20 September 2019 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	Lebanon	1–2	Iraq	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
15:30	Zbib 84'	Report	Al-Qaraghuli 64' Al-Hasani 78'

22 September 2019 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	Iraq	3–0	Kyrgyzstan	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
20:00

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Emad Mohammed
Assistant coaches	Ahmed Wali Ehsan Torki
Goalkeeping coach	Husham Ali
Team manager	Mohammed Nasser
Fitness coach	Waleed Jumaah
Team doctor	Saad Hussein

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification:
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
1	1GK	Zain Alabideen
12	1GK	Yousif Hameed
22	1GK	Aymen Mahmood

2	2DF	Ali Turki
3	2DF	Ali Al-Akbar
4	2DF	Karrar Al-Ameer
5	2DF	Dhurgham Ahmed
14	2DF	Mustafa Hasan
15	2DF	Hussein Khalid
18	2DF	Mousa Salim
23	2DF	Mohammed Ali Adil

6	3MF	Murtadha Majeed
8	3MF	Hayder Al-Karrar
11	3MF	Mustafa Mohammed Hassan
13	3MF	Aizar Hayder
16	3MF	Murtadha Abdulamir
19	3MF	Zakaria Tareq
21	3MF	Amoori Faisal

7	4FW	Mohammed Jameel
9	4FW	Dhulfiqar Younis
10	4FW	Abbas Rasool
17	4FW	Abdullah Zuhair
20	4FW	Abbas Adil

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	Mohammed Hasan	(2002-07-30)30 July 2002 (aged 16)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
GK	Mohammed Ahmed	(2002-03-01)1 March 2002 (aged 16)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
GK	Osamah Imad	(2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship

DF	Mustafa Najm	(2003-11-20)20 November 2003 (aged 14)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF	Murtadha Mohammed	(2003-04-20)20 April 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF	Hussein Jasim	(2003-05-01)1 May 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF	Baqer Talib	(2004-02-04)4 February 2004 (aged 14)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF	Hayder Kadhim	(2003-01-28)28 January 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF	Hussein Saad	(2003-02-01)1 February 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship

MF	Hussein Khalid	(2002-01-07)7 January 2002 (aged 16)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF	Abdullah Zeyad	(2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF	Abdulrazzaq Qasim	(2003-02-19)19 February 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF	Ali Hikmat	(2002-10-23)23 October 2002 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF	Ali Kadhim	(2003-03-19)19 March 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF	Ali Jasim	(2004-01-20)20 January 2004 (aged 14)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF	Yaseen Akram	(2002-12-08)8 December 2002 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF	Ameer Mohammed	(2003-01-11)11 January 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF	Ameer Hasan	(2003-07-28)28 July 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF	Murthada Fareed	(2003-01-15)15 January 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship

FW	Hasem Mohammed	(2002-10-01)1 October 2002 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
FW	Hasan Majeed	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 16)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
FW	Hussein Sadeq	(2003-10-02)2 October 2003 (aged 14)	-	-	Al-Shorta	2018 AFC U-16 Championship

Previous squads

FIFA U-17 World Cup squads

AFC U-16 Championship

Coaches

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Achievements
Hassan Ahmed	2007	5	4	1	0	080.00
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	Qualified for 2018 AFC U-16 Championship
Faisal Aziz	2018	3	1	0	2	033.33
Emad Mohammed	2019–	7	3	2	2	042.86

References

External links

Iraqi Football Website