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 (5)
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)   United Arab Emirates 0–3 Iraq   (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 26 November 2025)
Biggest defeat
Jordan 20–0 Iraq   (Riffa, Bahrain; 19 October 2010)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2011 )
Best result	3rd place (2025)

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)

Iraq   v   Saudi Arabia

24 November 2025 (2025-11-24) 2025 WAFF Championship GS	Iraq	1–2	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:45  UTC+3	Al-Jawahiri 90+7'	Report	Mukhayzin 41' (pen.) Abualsamh 90+5'	Stadium: Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)

United Arab Emirates   v   Iraq

26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) 2025 WAFF Championship GS	United Arab Emirates	0–3	Iraq	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:45  UTC+3		Report	Omar 20' Al-Jawahiri 47' Salihi 90+5'	Stadium: Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Yasmin Nairoukh (Palestine)

Jordan   v   Iraq

30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) 2025 WAFF Championship SF	Jordan	3–0	Iraq	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:45  UTC+3	Al-Majali 54' Abu Tayeh 84' Al-Btoush 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Mohammed Al-Manii (Oman)

Saudi Arabia   v   Iraq

2 December 2025 (2025-12-02) 2025 WAFF Championship 3rd	Saudi Arabia	2–2 (2–4 p)	Iraq	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:45  UTC+3	Abdullah 17' Abdulrazak 62'	Report	Salihi 41' Al-Balahi 53'	Stadium: Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Manii (Oman)
	Penalties
	Mukhayzin Abdulrazak Hanafi Tawfiq		Al-Ghazawi Al-Balahi Abuzer Al-Jawahiri

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
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

• Saleh Radhi (20??–2024)
• Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail (2024–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 WAFF Women's Championship, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between 24 November and 2 December 2025.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Khalat Al-Zebari	(1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 29)
2	2 DF	Rozhin Abuzer
3	2 DF	Shanga Khaledbaziani
4	2 DF	Helen Tawfeeq		RIK Karlskoga
5	2 DF	Awaz Mohammed
6		Laveen Thabit
7	4 FW	Nur Al-Jawahiri	(2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 22)	Sparta Rotterdam
8	3 MF	Tbarek Al-Ghazawi
9		Mina Omar
10	4 FW	Shokhan Salihi	(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 25)	Al-Nassr
11	3 MF	Przha Shawkat
12		Roos Hami
14	2 DF	Nadia Al-Balahi (Captain)	(1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 (age 30)
15	3 MF	Dyana Dawood	(1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 26)	Next Level Soccer
16	3 MF	Tiba Al-Quraishi	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 29)
17	3 MF	Rawan Khalid
18		Aryam Al-Zuhairi
19		Sara Anwer
20		Zainab Al-Dawoodi
21		Hanin Sahi
22	1 GK	Salar Khalid
23		Marwa Ihsan

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
GK	Faeza Mahmood		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
DF	Asmaa Mohialdeen		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
DF	Solin Saadi		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
DF	Suzan Shivan Ahmed		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
DF	Sahar Faisal Haji		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
DF	Samah Ibrahim Hameed		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
MF	Razaw Mohammed Haydar		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
MF	Israa Hashim		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
MF	Silvan Karwan Mohammed		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
MF	Elaf Shareef		-	-	Unknown	v.   India, 2 July 2025
FW	Hoda Khalaf	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27)	-	-	Sollentuna	v.   India, 2 July 2025
FW	Nishtiman Bashar	(2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 19)	-	-	VfB Obertürkheim	v.   India, 2 July 2025

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 2025 3rd place 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 Total 3/9 10 1 1 8 6 37 −31 *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	28	2	2	24	12	106

• 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 Archived 2023-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Facebook Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Iraq national football team on FIFA.com