Iraq Football Association
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| Iraq Football Association الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم IFA |
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| Sport | Football Futsal Beach football |
| Jurisdiction | Iraq |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Affiliation | FIFA (1950) AFC (1970)[1] UAFA (1974) WAFF (2000) GFU |
| Headquarters | Zayouna |
| Location | Baghdad |
| President | Abdul Khaliq Masood |
| Official website | |
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The Iraq Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraq Super League.[2][3][4][5][6] The Iraqi Football Association was founded in 1948 and has been a member of FIFA since 1950, the Asian Football Confederation since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body West Asian Football Federation since 2000. Iraq also is part of the Union of Arab Football Associations and has been a member since 1974. The Iraqi team is commonly known as (Usood Al-Rafidain, Arabic: اسود الرافدين) which literally meaning Lions of Mesopotamia.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Tengku re-elected AFC president". The Straits Times. 19 December 1970."Seluroh Asia tetap sokong Sir Stanley". Berita Harian (Malay language). 1 January 1971.
- ^ "Football mad Iraq's new field of dreams - Iraq - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Iraq elect new football head - Football". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "When Saturday Comes - War games". Wsc.co.uk. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ Suzanne Goldenberg. "Uday: career of rape, torture and murder | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "SI.com - Sports Illustrated - The Magazine - From Sports Illustrated: Son of Saddam - Monday March 24, 2003 05:00 PM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 2003-03-24. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
External links[edit]
- Official site (Arabic)
- FIFA website
- Iraq at AFC site
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