Iraq women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Iraq national football team.

Iraq

Nickname(s)	Libuaat al-Rafidayn (Lionesses of Mesopotamia)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
Top scorer	Nur Al-Jawahiri (3)
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	166 7 (7 August 2025) [1]
Highest	107 (December 2017 – March 2018)
Lowest	173 (December 2024 – June 2025)
First international
Jordan 20–0 Iraq   (Riffa, Bahrain; 19 October 2010) [2]
Biggest win
Iraq 5–2 Mongolia   (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 26 June 2025)
Biggest defeat
Jordan 20–0 Iraq   (Riffa, Bahrain; 19 October 2010)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2011 )
Best result	Group stage (2011, 2024)

The Iraq women's national football team is the female representative football team for Iraq. ^[3]

History

The Iraq women's team has its roots in futsal, a game with some similarities to football, played on an indoor court. Futsal has been more accessible to women in Iraq than football, and the Iraq Football Association has organized futsal tournaments with the intention to develop some of the players into football players. ^[4]

The team played its first international match in 2010. Iraq's first participation in a women's major football tournament was the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification. ^[5]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Iraq women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Void or postponed  Fixture

2025

Iran   v   Iraq

10 June Friendly	Iran	8–0	Iraq	Tehran, Iran
	Zandi 20', 23' Ghanbari 34', 45', ?' Chatrenoor 41', ?', ?'			Stadium: National Football Center Field 2 Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)

Iran   v   Iraq

12 June Friendly	Iran	7–0	Iraq	Tehran, Iran
	Didar ?', ?' Zandi ?', ?' Alizadeh ?' Behesht ?' Makhdoumi ?'			Stadium: National Football Center Field 2 Referee: Fatemeh Nassiri (Iran)

Iraq   v   Timor-Leste

23 June 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Iraq	0–0	Timor-Leste	Chiang Mai, Thailand
19:30  UTC+7	Shareef  71'	Report		Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Munirah Ha Ali (Malaysia)

Iraq   v   Mongolia

26 June 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Iraq	5–2	Mongolia	Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00  UTC+7	Al-Jawahiri 9', 27', 46' Al-Ghazawi 18' Khalaf 34'	Report	Bayanmunkh 8' Badamkhatan 25'	Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Pak Un-jong (North Korea)

Thailand   v   Iraq

29 June 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Thailand	7–0	Iraq	Chiang Mai, Thailand
19:30  UTC+7	Wiranya 13', 77', 82' Pichayatida 36' Panittha 45+3' Karnjanathat 58', 65' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

India   v   Iraq

2 July 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	India	5–0	Iraq	Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00  UTC+7	Basfore 14' Kalyan 44' Angamuthu 48' Phanjoubam 64' Nongmaithem 80'	Report		Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Salah Radhi
Assistant coaches	Naji Kadhem
	Walid Dhahed
Goalkeeping coach	Abed Karim Souhail
Fitness coach
Match analyst
Physiotherapist
Chief medical officer	Abdul Karim Al-Saffar
Team doctor
Team manager
Media coordinator	Mohammed Imad Zubair
Security coordinator	Omar Kadhim
Kitman	Haqi Ibrahim

Manager history

• Salah Radhi (20??–2024)
• Abed ElWahab Abou Hil(2024–present)

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification matches.
• Match dates: June 23 – July 5, 2025
• Opposition: India, Mongolia, Thailand, and Timor-Leste

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Khalat Al-Zebari	(1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 29)	Unknown
12	1 GK	Faeza Mahmood		Unknown
22	1 GK	Salar Khalid		Unknown
2	2 DF	Rozhin Abuzer		Unknown
3	2 DF	Asmaa Mohialdeen		Unknown
4	2 DF	Nadia Al-Balahi (Captain)	(1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 (age 30)	Unknown
5	2 DF	Awaz Mohammed		Unknown
6	2 DF	Solin Saadi		Unknown
7	2 DF	Suzan Shivan Ahmed		Unknown
8	2 DF	Tbarek Al-Ghazawi		Unknown
21	2 DF	Sahar Faisal Haji		Unknown
23	2 DF	Samah Ibrahim Hameed		Unknown
11	3 MF	Przha Nidham Shawkat		Unknown
13	3 MF	Razaw Mohammed Haydar		Unknown
14	3 MF	Israa Hashim		Unknown
15	3 MF	Dyana Dawood	(1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 26)	Desert Dreams FC
16	3 MF	Tiba Al-Quraishi	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 29)	Unknown
17	3 MF	Rawan Khalid		Unknown
18	3 MF	Silvan Karwan Mohammed		Unknown
20	3 MF	Elaf Shareef		Unknown
9	4 FW	Hoda Khalaf	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27)	Sollentuna
10	4 FW	Nur Al-Jawahiri	(2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 22)	Sparta Rotterdam
19	4 FW	Nishtiman Bashar	(2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 18)	VfB Obertürkheim

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Iraq squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 19 September 2021.

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991 to 2015	Did not enter
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Withdrew
2027	Did not qualify
2031	To be determined
2035	To be determined
Total	0/12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Finals record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1975 to 2014	Did not enter									Did not enter
2018	Did not qualify									5	0	0	5	0	22
2022	Withdrew									Withdrew
2026	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	5	9
2029
Total	0/20	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	1	1	6	5	31

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFF Women's Championship

WAFF Women's Championship record Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD 2005 Did not enter 2007 2010 2011 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 2014 Did not enter 2019 2022 2024 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 Total 2/8 6 0 0 6 0 30 −30 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arabia Women's Cup

Arabia Women's Cup record Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD 2010 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 44 −44

Head-to-head record

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
Total	22	1	1	20	6	87

• Source: Worldfootball

See also

• Iraq national football team
• Iraq national under-23 football team
• Iraq national under-20 football team
• Iraq national under-17 football team
• Iraq women's national under-20 football team
• Iraq women's national under-17 football team

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
2. "Jordan Beat Iraq 20 – 0 Women's Football Cup Arabia 2010". Women's Soccer United. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
3. "Local News » Women making soccer history". Gulf Daily News. 21 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
4. Toufaily, Assile (2024-06-17). "Iraqi Women's Soccer Is On The Rise With Entry Into The FIFA Rankings". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
5. "Отборочный турнир Кубка Азии-2018 среди женских сборных пройдет в Душанбе" [Qualifying tournament of the Asian Cup-2018 among women's teams will be held in Dushanbe] (in Russian). Tajik Football Federation. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Facebook Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Iraq national football team on FIFA.com