Iraq national under-17 football team

Iraq under-17

Nickname(s)	Lion Cubs of Mesopotamia Ashbal Al-Rafidayn (أشبال الرافدين)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Hassan Kamal
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2013)
Best result	Round of 16 (2017)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	9 (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 5 titles, as well as any other international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, Iraq Football Association (IFA).

Matches[]

Recent results and fixtures[]

 Iraq v  Tunisia

30 July 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-17

Iraq

v

Tunisia

TBD, Morocco

 Iraq v  

2 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-17

Iraq

v

TBD, Morocco

 Iraq v  Yemen

5 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-17

Iraq

v

Yemen

TBD, Morocco

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Head coach	Hassan Kamal
Assistant coach	Saad Abdul-Hameed
Assistant coach	Qusay Hashim
Assistant coach	Mohammed Ali Karim
Goalkeeping coach	Ali Hussien
Fitness coach	Mustafa Salam
Techchnical Supervisor	Riaydh Mzheir
Team doctor

Players[]

Current squad[]

• The following 23 players were called up for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification:
• Caps and goals are correct as of: 22 September 2019, after the match against  Lebanon.
• Caps and goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as Arab U-17 Championship.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK
12	1GK
22	1GK
2	2DF
3	2DF
4	2DF
5	2DF
14	2DF
15	2DF
18	2DF
23	2DF
6	3MF
8	3MF
11	3MF
13	3MF
16	3MF
19	3MF
21	3MF
7	4FW
9	4FW
10	4FW
17	4FW
20	4FW

Recent callups[]

• The following players have also been called up to Iraqi squad for the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK		(2002-07-30)30 July 2002 (aged 16)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
GK		(2002-03-01)1 March 2002 (aged 16)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
GK		(2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF		(2003-11-20)20 November 2003 (aged 14)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF		(2003-04-20)20 April 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF		(2003-05-01)1 May 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF		(2004-02-04)4 February 2004 (aged 14)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF		(2003-01-28)28 January 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
DF		(2003-02-01)1 February 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2002-01-07)7 January 2002 (aged 16)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2003-02-19)19 February 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2002-10-23)23 October 2002 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2003-03-19)19 March 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2004-01-20)20 January 2004 (aged 14)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2002-12-08)8 December 2002 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2003-01-11)11 January 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2003-07-28)28 July 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
MF		(2003-01-15)15 January 2003 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
FW		(2002-10-01)1 October 2002 (aged 15)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
FW		(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 16)	-	-		2018 AFC U-16 Championship
FW	Hussein Sadeq	(2003-10-02)2 October 2003 (aged 14)	-	-	Al-Shorta	2018 AFC U-16 Championship

Coaches[]

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Achievements
Amer Jameel	1984–1985	8	5	0	3	062.50	Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship
Yahya Alwan	1986	2	1	0	1	050.00
	1988	5	4	0	1	080.00
Wathiq Naji	1988	6	2	2	2	033.33	Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship
	2007	5	4	1	0	080.00
Muwafaq Hussein	2009–2013	18	12	2	4	066.67	Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Taleb Chaloub	2013	8	4	3	1	050.00
Qahtan Chathir	2014–2017	13	7	4	2	053.85	Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
Ali Hadi	2017–2018	3	2	1	0	066.67
Faisal Aziz	2018	3	1	0	2	033.33
Emad Mohammed	2019–2021	7	3	2	2	042.86
Hassan Kamal	2021–	0	0	0	0	!—

Competitive record[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	12
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	5	10
2019	Did not qualify
2021
Total	Best: R16	2/19	7	1	1	5	7	22

AFC U-17 Asian Cup[]

AFC U-17 Asian Cup Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1985 Third Place 5 3 0 3 3 2 1986 Did not qualify 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 1996 Did not enter 1998 Group stage 4 2 0 2 9 4 2000 Did not qualify 2002 2004 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 7 6 2006 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 2008 Disqualified 2010 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 7 5 2012 Semifinals 5 3 1 1 8 7 2014 Did not qualify 2016 Champions 6 3 3 0 10 5 2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5 2020 Cancelled Total Best: Champions 44 19 9 17 61 49 WAFF U-16 Championship[] WAFF Championship Record Year Result GP W D* L GS GA Third place 4 2 1 1 14 2 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 7 6 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 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Best: Champions 27 13 4 9 63 32 Arab Cup U-17[] Arab Cup U-17 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 2021 To Be Determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Best: Champions 9 7 1 1 24 6 See also[] Iraq national football team Iraq national under-23 football team Iraq national under-20 football team References[] External links[] Official website Official Iraq national football team on FIFA.com