The South Yemen national football team, recognised as Yemen DPR by FIFA, represented South Yemen in men's international football, playing as one of two Yemeni teams, along with North Yemen.
Emad Mohammed Ridha is a coach and former Iraqi football striker, currently managing Iraq U20.
Emmanuel Baba Dawud, better known as Ammo Baba, was an Iraqi Assyrian football player and coach of the Iraq national football team.
The Iraq Football Association (IFA) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraqi Premier League. 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 2001. Iraq is also part of the Union of Arab Football Associations and the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The Iraqi team is commonly known as Usood Al-Rafidain, which literally means Lions of Mesopotamia.
Al-Talaba Sports Club is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known as Al-Talaba ahead of the 1978–79 season after being merged with a new club of the same name. Their home stadium is Al-Talaba Stadium.
Al-Karkh Sports Club is an Iraqi sports club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Its professional football team plays in the Iraqi Premier League, the top tier of the Iraqi football. The club's home stadium is Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium.
Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the Rusafa District, near the Tigris river, Baghdad, whose football team plays in Iraqi Premier League.
Al Naft Sport Club is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the Adhamiyah District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. Their football team plays in the highest division in Iraq which is the Iraqi Premier League, which they have never been relegated from.
Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in ninth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals. Along with Ahmed Radhi, he is considered to be the best Iraqi player of the 20th century and features in 25th place in Asia's Best Players of the Century list. Hussein is currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player with 78 goals.
Mohammed Mubarak Suwaid Al-Hinai, is an Omani footballer who plays for Fanja SC.
Mohammed Abdullah Mubarak al-Balushi, commonly known as Mohammed al-Sheiba, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Nahda Club.
Ayoub Odisho Barjam, is an Iraqi Assyrian football manager and former player who currently manages Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the Iraqi Premier League.
Abdellilah Mohammed Hassan was an Iraq football coach, who managed the Iraq national team on two occasions in 1968 and 1972.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 43 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths in the final tournament in Brazil. As in recent tournaments the AFC had four direct qualifiers for the finals tournament in addition to a further possible place via the intercontinental play-offs against CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team, which was chosen through a random draw, rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments. Iran and South Korea from Group A, along with Australia and Japan from Group B won the 4 direct qualification positions, with Jordan defeating Uzbekistan in a play-off to see which team would face the 5th placed CONMEBOL team, Uruguay, for a place in the World Cup, eventually also failed to qualify for the competition.
Ahmed Mohammed Mubarak Al Mahri also known as Dada (دادا) or Ahmed Muhad. His full name is Ahmad Muhammad Mubarak Muhad al-Mahry (born 10 June 1988) is a United Arab Emirati footballer who currently plays as a midfielder.
Mubarak Mustafa Fazli Noorallah is a Qatari former footballer who works as a sports analyst for Al Kass. He is known for his numerous achievements with Qatari club Al-Arabi, as well as being the former captain of the Qatar national team.
Mohammed Hameed Farhan is an Iraqi football goalkeeper who currently plays for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq national team. He was the team captain in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Ali Hussein Shihab was an Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Al-Talaba.
Al-Rasheed Sports Club was an Iraqi sports club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Its professional football team played in the Iraqi Premier League, the top tier of the Iraqi football, from 1984 until 1990. The club's home stadium was Al-Rasheed Stadium.
Mohammed Mubarak Hamood Mubarak Al-Ghafri is an Omani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Omani national team.
