The Iraq national football team represents Iraq in men's international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA), the governing body for football in Iraq. Iraq's usual home venue is the Basra International Stadium.
Nashat Akram Abid Ali Al-Eissa is an Iraqi former professional footballer. Popularly dubbed "The Maestro", he usually played as a playmaker or as an attacking midfielder and was known for his exceptional vision and excellent passing ability, as well as his ability to score goals from long range.
Younis Mahmoud Khalaf is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a forward for the Iraq national football team and is currently the second vice-president of the Iraq Football Association. One of the country's greatest ever players, Mahmoud captained the team for ten consecutive seasons and became an icon of Asian football. He also played for a number of clubs including teams in Iraq, UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, winning three Golden Boots in Qatar and breaking numerous records.
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's 78 international goals make him currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player.
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Khashen Al-Azzawi, is an Iraqi football player who plays as a forward for Iraq Stars League club Al-Minaa and for the Iraq national team.
Mustafa Karim Abdullah is an Iraqi football manager and former player. He played as striker, and was known for his ability to score with both feet.
Ahmed Salah is an Iraqi football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Al-Shorta.
Hussam Fawzi Naji is an Iraqi football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was the captain of the Iraq national team.
Amjad Kalaf Mansour Al-Muntafiq is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a right winger and sometimes as a striker.
Justin Meram is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for National Independent Soccer Association club Michigan Stars. Born in the United States, he plays for the Iraq national team.
Karim Saddam Menshid is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for many Iraqi clubs : Al Sinaa, Al Jaish, Al-Rasheed, Al Zawraa, Racing Club Beirut & Al Shorta, Karim Saddam had been Top scorer of Iraqi League for 4 times. He scored unforgettable goal against UAE in 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification which secured Iraq to go throw to the next stage.
Ali Adnan Kadhim Al-Tameemi is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Saudi First Division League club Al-Najma and the Iraq national team.
Dhurgham Ismail Dawoud Al-Quraishi, better known as Dhurgham Ismail, is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Bahraini Premier League club Al-Khaldiya and for the Iraqi national team.
Marwan Hussein is an Iraqi professional footballer as a centre forward, who plays for Al-Talaba in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq national team.
The 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League was the 41st season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 30 September 2014 and ended on 11 July 2015. The league was played in a group stage format for the first time since the 2010–11 season.
The 2015–16 Iraqi Premier League was the 42nd season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 15 September 2015 and concluded on 22 May 2016.
Ayman Hussein Ghadhban Al-Mafraje nicknamed Abu Tubar is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League side Al-Khor and the Iraqi national team. A prolific goal-scorer, he is currently Iraq's 6th all time top goal scorer.
The 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League was the 45th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 14 September 2018 and ended on 24 July 2019.
The 2019–20 Iraqi Premier League was the 46th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 18 September 2019 in a double round-robin format, but was postponed after 23 October 2019 due to the 2019–2020 Iraqi protests with matches from the first four rounds having been played.
The 2021–22 Iraqi Third Division League was the 48th season of what is now called the Iraqi Second Division League, the fourth tier of the Iraqi football league system, since its establishment in 1974. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various reasons; 173 clubs participated in this year's edition. The top 38 teams in the league are promoted directly to Iraqi Second Division League. There is no general date for the start of the league, but each subsidiary football association chooses the best time to start the league in their region.
