Iraq national futsal team

The Iraq national futsal team represents Iraq in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iraq Football Association. It is one of the rising teams in Asia. As of November 2017, Iraq is ranked 50th in the Futsal World Rankings.[1] Iraq has played in eleven AFC Futsal Championships. Its best result was fourth place in 2018. Iraq has also played at three WAFF Futsal Championships where in 2007, they finished third. In 2009, they won the tournament to gain their first ever title on any international stage. In 2012, much like in 2007, they once again finished in third place. Iraq also played at the 2005 and 2008 Arab Futsal Championships, but didn't manage to make it out of the group stage both times.

Iraq
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Lions of Mesopotamia
Usood Al-Rafidain (اسود الرافدين)
AssociationIraq Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachHaitham Abbas
CaptainUtayl Khaleel Abdulqader
FIFA codeIRQ
FIFA ranking55 (12 May 2020)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 South Korea 3 – 1 Iraq
(Tehran, Iran; 14 July 2001)
Biggest win
Iraq 19 – 0 Guam 
(Taipei, Taiwan; 1 March 2007)
Iraq 20 – 1 Brunei 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 13 – 2 Iraq
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 14 February 2016)
World Cup
Appearances0
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances11 (First in 2001)
Best resultFourth place, (2018)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2007)
Best result Champions, (2009)

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup
See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GS GA
1989Did Not Enter
1992
1996
2000
2004Did Not Qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
Total0/9Best: 000000

AFC Futsal Championship
See also: AFC Futsal Championship
AFC Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GS GA
1999Did Not Enter
2000
2001Group stage16th3012816
2002Quarterfinals8th52033718
2003Group stage16th31021210
2004Did Not Enter
2005Group stage16th86023319
2006Group stage16th3003412
2007Group stage16th3102913
2008Group stage16th3003414
2010Group stage16th31021220
2012Did Not Qualify
2014Group stage16th3201117
2016Quarterfinals8th52031525
2018Fourth place4th62221618
2020Did Not Qualify
Total11/160 Titles4417225157168

Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
2005Did not enter
2007
2009
2013Group stage2002515
2017Did not enter
Total1/52200515

WAFF Futsal Championship
See also: WAFF Futsal Championship
West Asian Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
2007Third Place3012712
2009Champions4310107
2012Third Place42021923
Total3/3115243642

Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
1998Did not enter
2005Group stage3102919
2007Did not enter
2008Group stage42021717
Total2/473042636

Matches

Recent results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal ChampionshipIraq 4–2 ChinaUniversity of Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei
16:30
  • Jabar  23', 28'
  • Dakheel  39' (pen.)
  • Hameed  40'
 Report
  • Gu Haitao  6'
 Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
4 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal ChampionshipMyanmar 2–3 IraqUniversity of Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei
16:30
  • Zaw Lin  18'
  • Phyo Maung  36'
 Report
Referee: Yuttakon Maiket (Thailand)
6 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal ChampionshipIran 5–3 IraqUniversity of Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei
16:30
Report
  • Khalid  8'
  • Mohammed  29', 34'
 Referee: Hussain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
8 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal ChampionshipLebanon 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(8–9 p)		 IraqUniversity of Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei
16:00
  • Koussan  11'
  • Tneich  22'
 Report
  • Faisal  7', 26'
 Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Penalties
  • El-Dine
  • K. Zeid
  • Tneich
  • Zeitoun
  • El-Homsi
  • Kobeissy
  • Hamadani
  • Hammoud
  • M. Zeid
  • Rhyem
  • Khalid
  • Abdeen
  • Dakheel
  • Bachay
  • Ali
  • Zaher Mahdi
  • Riyadh
  • Al-Zubiaidi
  • Mohammed
  • Zeyad
9 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal ChampionshipIraq 0–3 JapanXinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
16:00 Report
  • Morioka  1'
  • Nishitani  6'
  • Murota  19'
 Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)
11 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal ChampionshipIraq 4–4 (a.e.t.) UzbekistanXinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
16:00

Players

Current Squad

Players called for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Yahya Abdulnoor
13 1GK Zaher Mahdi
2 FP Mustafa Bachay (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 Naft Al-Wasat
3 FP Firas Mohammed (1982-11-01) 1 November 1982 Naft Al-Wasat
4 FP Tareq Zeyad
5 FP Hussein Al-Zubiaidi (1979-08-04) 4 August 1979
6 FP Zaid Ali
7 FP Salim Faisal (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 Naft Al-Wasat
8 FP Ghaith Riyadh
9 FP Hassan Ali Jabar (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989
10 FP Hasan Dakheel (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 Naft Al-Wasat
11 FP Rafid Hameed (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 Naft Al-Wasat
12 FP Zainal Abdeen (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995
14 FP Waleed Khalid (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 Naft Al-Wasat

Previous squads
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References
  1. "Current ranking". Futsal World Ranking. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Preceded by
2007
 Iran		 WAFF Futsal Championship
2009 (First title)		 Succeeded by
2012
 Iran
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