Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

This is a record of Iraq's results at the AFC Asian Cup. Iraq have appeared in the finals of the AFC Asian Cup on 8 occasions in 1972 to 1976, 1996 to 2015. Their best ever performance is a champions in the 2007 tournament held in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam respectively.

Records

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup Finals record									Qualifications record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956	Did not enter								Did not enter
1960
1964
1968
1972	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	1	4	6	5	1	0	13	2
1976	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	6	6	5	1	0	14	3
1980	Withdrew								Withdrew
1984
1988
1992	Did not enter								Did not enter
1996	Quarterfinals	6th	4	2	0	2	6	4	2	2	0	0	4	0
2000	Quarterfinals	7th	4	1	1	2	5	7	3	3	0	0	9	2
2004	Quarterfinals	8th	4	2	0	2	5	7	6	4	1	1	16	4
2007	Champions	1st	6	3	3	0	7	2	6	3	2	1	12	8
2011	Quarterfinals	8th	4	2	0	2	3	3	Qualified as Holders
2015	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	8	9	6	3	0	3	7	6
2019	Qualified		0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	3	0	13	6
Total	Best: Champions	9/17	35	13	7	15	38	42	41	28	8	5	88	32

Record by opponent

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals Scored	Goals Conceded	Last Win
Iran	6	1	1	4	6	12	1996
Thailand	4	2	2	0	8	3	2000
South Yemen	1	1	0	0	1	0	1976
Kuwait	1	0	0	1	2	3	DNW
China	2	0	0	2	0	4	DNW
Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	3	2	2007
United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	3	4	2011
Lebanon	1	0	1	0	2	2	DNW
Japan	2	0	0	2	1	5	DNW
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	1	DNW
Turkmenistan	1	1	0	0	3	2	2004
Australia	2	1	0	1	3	2	2007
Oman	1	0	1	0	0	0	DNW
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	2	0	2007
South Korea	2	0	1	1	0	2	DNW
North Korea	1	1	0	0	1	0	2011
Jordan	1	1	0	0	1	0	2015
Palestine	1	1	0	0	2	0	2015

Thailand 1972

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	4
Thailand	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
Iraq	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

9 May 1972

Iran	3 – 0	Iraq
Kalani 34', 70', 78'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

11 May 1972

Thailand	1 – 1	Iraq
		Yousif

National Stadium, Bangkok

Iran 1976

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	2	2	0	10	0	+10	4
Iraq	2	1	1	1	2	−1	2
South Yemen	2	0	2	0	9	−9	0

4 June 1976

Iran	2 – 0	Iraq
Nouraei 45' Roshan 58'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

6 June 1976

Iraq	1 – 0	South Yemen
Waal 84'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Semi-finals

11 June 1976

Kuwait	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Ibrahim 11' Kamel 77', 100'		Abdul-Jalil 46' Hassan 85'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 60,000

Third place match

13 June 1976

Iraq	0 – 1	China
		He Jia 61'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

United Arab Emirates 1996

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Iran	6	3	2	1	7	3	+4
Saudi Arabia	6	3	2	1	7	3	+4
Iraq	6	3	2	1	6	3	+3
Thailand	0	3	0	3	2	13	−11

1996-12-05

19:00

Iran	1 – 2	Iraq
Daei 90' (pen.)	Report	Hussam Fawzi 37' Khalid Sabbar 69'

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

1996-12-08

16:45

Saudi Arabia	1 – 0	Iraq
Al-Mehallel 26'	Report

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

1996-12-11

19:00

Iraq	4 – 1	Thailand
Haidar Mahmoud 17', 50' Laith Hussein 23', 63'	Report	Chalermsan 26'

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Kim Young-Joo (Korea Republic)

Quarterfinal

1996-12-15

16:45

United Arab Emirates	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Ab. Ibrahim 103'	Report

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Lebanon 2000

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iran	7	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5
Iraq	4	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
Thailand	2	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2
Lebanon	2	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4

12 October 2000

15:05

Iraq	2 – 0	Thailand
Qahtan Chathir 27' Haidar Mahmoud 60'	Report

Saida International Stadium, Sidon

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

15 October 2000

19:45

Lebanon	2 – 2	Iraq
Chahrour 28' Hojeij 76'	Report	Sabah Jaeer 5', 22'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Kim Young-Joo (Korea Republic)

18 October 2000

19:35

Iran	1 – 0	Iraq
Daei 77'	Report

Saida International Stadium, Sidon

Attendance: 8,582

Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

Quarterfinal

24 October 2000

16:45

Japan	4 – 1	Iraq
Nanami 8', 29' Takahara 11' Myojin 62'	Report	Abbas Obeid 4'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

China 2004

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Uzbekistan	9	3	3	0	0	3	0	+3
Iraq	6	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1
Turkmenistan	1	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2
Saudi Arabia	1	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2

18 July 2004

21:15

Iraq	0 – 1	Uzbekistan
	Report	Qosimov 21'

Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 12,400

Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

22 July 2004

18:30

Turkmenistan	2 – 3	Iraq
V. Bayramov 14' Kuliyyew 85'	Report	Hawar Mohammed 12' Razzaq Farhan 80' Qusay Munir 88'

Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

26 July 2004

19:00

Saudi Arabia	1 – 2	Iraq
Al-Montashari 57'	Report	Nashat Akram 51' Younis Mahmoud 86'

Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

Quarterfinal

30 July 2004

21:00

China	3 – 0	Iraq
Hao Haidong 8' Zheng Zhi 81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)	Report

Workers Stadium, Beijing

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Australia	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Thailand	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
Oman	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

7 July 2007

19:35 UTC+7

Thailand	1 – 1	Iraq
Suksomkit 6' (pen.)	Report	Younis Mahmoud 32'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

13 July 2007

17:20 UTC+7

Iraq	3 – 1	Australia
Nashat Akram 22' Hawar Mohammed 60' Karrar Jassim 86'	Report	Viduka 47'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

16 July 2007

19:35 UTC+7

Oman	0 – 0	Iraq
	Report

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 500

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Quarterfinal

21 July 2007

20:20 UTC+7

Iraq	2 – 0	Vietnam
Younis Mahmoud 2', 65'	Report

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 9,720

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Semifinal

25 July 2007

18:20 UTC+8

Iraq	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
	Report
Penalties
Hawar Mohammed Qusay Munir Haidar Abdul-Amir Ahmad Mnajed	4 – 3	Lee Chun-Soo Lee Dong-Gook Cho Jae-Jin Yeom Ki-Hun Kim Jung-Woo

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 12,500

Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Final

29 July 2007

19:35 UTC+7

Iraq	1 – 0	Saudi Arabia
Younis Mahmoud 72'	Report

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Qatar 2011

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Iraq	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
North Korea	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1
United Arab Emirates	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

11 January 2011

19:15

Iraq	1 – 2	Iran
Mahmoud 13'	Report	Rezaei 42' Mobali 84'

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 10,478

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

15 January 2011

19:15

United Arab Emirates	0 – 1	Iraq
	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	W. Abbas 90+3' (o.g.)

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 7,233

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

19 January 2011

19:15

Iraq	1 – 0	North Korea
Jassim 22'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 4,111

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Quarterfinal

22 January 2011

16:25

Australia	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Kewell 118'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 7,889

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Australia 2015

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Iraq	3	2	1	3	1	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Jordan	3	1	2	5	4	+1	3
4	Palestine	3	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2015. Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

12 January 2015

19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Jordan	0–1	Iraq
	Report	Kasim 77'

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 6,840

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

16 January 2015

19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Iraq	0–1	Japan
	Report	Honda 23' (pen.)

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Attendance: 22,941

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

20 January 2015

20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)

Iraq	2–0	Palestine
Mahmoud 48' Yasin 88'	Report

Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Attendance: 10,235

Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Quarterfinal

23 January 2015

17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)

Iran	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Azmoun 24' Pouraliganji 103' Ghoochannejhad 118'	Report	Yasin 56' Mahmoud 93' Ismail 116' (pen.)
Penalties
Hajsafi Pouraliganji Nekounam Hosseini Ghafouri Jahanbakhsh Teymourian Amiri	6–7	Abdul-Amir Salem Ismail Adnan Mahmoud Kasim Hussein Shaker