Nickname(s) | Usood al-Rafidayn (Lions of Mesopotamia) | ||
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Association | Iraq Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Ahmed Kadhim | ||
Captain | Karrar Kadhim | ||
FIFA code | IRQ | ||
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First international | |||
Qatar 3–0 Iraq (Doha, Qatar; 14 September 1984) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Iraq 8–1 Turkmenistan (Kathmandu, Nepal; 25 September 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Nigeria 5–0 Iraq (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 | 10 (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).
Win Draw Lose
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Ahmed Kadhim |
Assistant coach | Emad Aoda |
Assistant coach | Haidar Raheem |
Assistant coach | Mohammed Ali Karim |
Goalkeeping coach | Salah Lofty |
Fitness coach | Mustafa Salam |
Techchnical Supervisor | Riyadh Mezher |
Team doctor | Saad Hussein |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ammar Ali | Al-Minaa | |||
2 | Mustafa Ahmed | |||||
3 | Jaafar Al-Sadeq Raad | Al-Shorta | ||||
4 | Moammal Qasim | |||||
5 | Karrar Kadhim | Al-Shorta | ||||
6 | Jaafar Hassan | Al-Minaa | ||||
7 | FW | Zainulabdeen Jassim | Al-Minaa | |||
8 | Jassim Ahmed | |||||
9 | FW | Murad Fouad | ||||
10 | Amir Falah | |||||
11 | Murtadha Mukhlis | |||||
12 | GK | Hussein Mohammed | Al-Naft | |||
13 | Mundjed Abbas | |||||
14 | Hussein Fadhel | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||||
15 | Ahmed Yasser | |||||
16 | Ali Ridha | |||||
17 | Ahmed Ali | Al-Naft | ||||
18 | Kadhim Dhia | Al-Shorta | ||||
19 | Qusoor Ali | KaPa | ||||
20 | Hussein Mohammed | Al-Minaa | ||||
21 | Hassan Ahmed Hanoon | |||||
22 | GK | Usama Ahmed | Al-Zawraa | |||
23 | Ali Ammar | Al-Shorta |
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Achievements |
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Amer Jameel | 1984–1985 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 62.50 | Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship |
Yahya Alwan | 1986 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |
Sabah Ridha | 1988 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 | |
Wathiq Naji | 1988 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33 | Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship |
Amer Jameel | 1994 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | |
Adnan Hamad | 1998 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | |
Ammo Baba | 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | |
Ahmed Radhi | 2002 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | |
Salih Radhi | 2003–2004 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 70.00 | |
Kadhim Khalaf | 2005–2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
Hassan Ahmed | 2007–2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
Muwafaq Hussein | 2009–2013 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 66.67 | Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
Taleb Chaloub | 2013 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50.00 | |
Qahtan Chathir | 2014–2017 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 53.85 | Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship |
Ali Hadi | 2017–2018 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
Faisal Aziz | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | |
Emad Mohammed | 2019–2021 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 | |
Hassan Kamal | 2021–2022 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.00 | |
Ahmed Kadhim | 2022– | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 37.50 |
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AFC U-17 Asian Cup | Qualification record [1] | |||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1985 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1986 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
1988 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
1990 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||
1992 | did not enter | |||||||||||||
1994 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
1996 | did not enter | |||||||||||||
1998 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
2000 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
2004 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
2006 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2008 | Disqualified | |||||||||||||
2010 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |
2012 | Semifinals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
2014 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |||||||
2016 | Champions | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
2025 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
Total | Best: Champions | 44 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 49 | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 110 | 38 |
WAFF Championship Record | ||||||||
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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 | |
2021 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
2022 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
2023 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
Total | Best: Champions | 37 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 42 |
Arab Cup U-17 | ||||||||
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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 | |
2022 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Total | Best: Champions | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 |
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