Kurdistan Region national football team

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Kurdistan Region
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Tricolour
AssociationKurdistan Football Association
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachKhasraw Groon
Most capsHeydar Gharaman
Home stadiumFranso Hariri Stadium, Erbil
Zakho International Stadium, Zakho
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Kurdistan Region 2–2 Sápmi 
(Sweden; 7 July 2008)
Biggest win
 Tamil Eelam 0–9 Kurdistan Region 
(Sweden; 1 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Sápmi 3–1 Kurdistan Region 
(Sweden; 13 July 2008)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions, 2012

The Kurdistan Region national football team (Arabic: منتخب كردستان العراق الوطني لكرة القدم, Kurdish: Helbijardey Topî pêy Kurdistan ;ھەڵبژاردەی تۆپی پێی كوردستان), is the national team of Kurdistan Region. They are not affiliated with FIFA or Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup. The Iraqi FA attended a meeting held by the NF-Board in June 2006.[2]

History[]

The team played in the 2008 VIVA World Cup for the first time, finishing in the 4th place after a 3–1 loss to Sápmi. Their first and only win in the 2008 tournament came against Provence.

In December 2008, during the 5th General Meeting, Kurdistan was granted full membership to the NF Board and was a failed candidate to host the 2010 VIVA World Cup. After losing in the final in both the 2009 and 2010 tournaments Kurdistan eventually became champions on home turf in 2012, defeating Northern Cyprus 2–1 in front of 22,000 fans.

Official Kurdistan FA Emblem[]

The Kurdistan Region FA emblem was designed by Kurdish artist Rawand Sirwan Nawroly (Kurdish: ره‌وه‌ند سیروان نه‌ورڕۆڵی). The emblem represents the Kurdish flag colours, where the red represents the Kurdish Newroz fire. The yellow ball represents the Kurdish Sun and the green banner represents the green Kurdistan scenery.

Prize list[]

Year Position GP W D L GS GA
VIVA World Cup
Occitania 2006 Did not enter
Sápmi 2008 4th 5 1 2 2 7 7
Padania 2009 2nd 4 2 0 2 11 4
Gozo 2010 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 5
Kurdistan Region 2012 1st 4 4 0 0 11 2
Palestine International Cup
State of Palestine 2012 3rd 3 1 1 1 5 4
Flag of Provence (alternate).svg 1st 4 3 1 0 9 1
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sápmi 2014 6th 5 1 3 1 14 6
Abkhazia 2016 8th 5 2 3 0 9 3
Barawa 2018 Did not enter
North Macedonia 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Total Best: 1st 33 18 8 7 73 28
World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
VIVA World Cup
2008 Round 1  Kurdistan Region 2–2  Sápmi Draw
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 3–0  Provence Win
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 1–2  Padania Lose
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 0–0  Arameans Suryoye Draw
3rd Place  Kurdistan Region 1–3  Sápmi Lose
2009 Round 1  Kurdistan Region 4–0  Occitania Win
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 1–2  Padania Lose
Semi-Final  Kurdistan Region 6–0  Provence Win
Final  Kurdistan Region 0–2  Padania Lose
2010 Round 1  Kurdistan Region 4–1  Two Sicilies Win
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 3–2  Provence Win
Semi-Final  Kurdistan Region 2–1  Occitania Win
Final  Kurdistan Region 0–1  Padania Lose
2012
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 6–0  Western Sahara Win
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 1–0  Occitania Win
Semi-Final  Kurdistan Region 2–1  Provence Win
Final  Kurdistan Region 2–1  Northern Cyprus Win
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 1–2  Arameans Suryoye Lose
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 9–0  Tamil Eelam Win
Quarter-finals  Kurdistan Region 1 (2) – (4) 1  Ellan Vannin Draw
Placement Round 1  Kurdistan Region 2 (5) – (4) 2  Occitania Draw
Placement Round 2  Kurdistan Region 1 (3) – (4) 1  Padania Draw
2016
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 3–0  Székely Land Win
Round 2  Kurdistan Region 3–0  United Koreans in Japan Win
Quarter-finals  Kurdistan Region 2 (6) – (7) 2  Padania Draw
Placement Round 1  Kurdistan Region 0 (5) – (6) 0  Western Armenia Draw
Placement Round 2  Kurdistan Region 1 (2) – (4) 1  United Koreans in Japan Draw
2020
Round 1  Kurdistan Region –
Round 2  Kurdistan Region –
Round 3  Kurdistan Region –
Round 4  Kurdistan Region –
Round 5  Kurdistan Region –
Round 6  Kurdistan Region –
Others tournaments
Year Round Score Result
Palestine International Cup
2012 Round 1  Kurdistan Region 3–1  Mauritania Win
Round 2  Kurdistan Region 1–1  Indonesia Draw
Round 3  Kurdistan Region 1–2  Tunisia Lose
Round 1  Kurdistan Region 1–1 UGA Ardeiv Draw
Round 2  Kurdistan Region 6–0  Western Sahara Win
Semi final  Kurdistan Region 1–0  Quebec Win
Final  Kurdistan Region 1–0  Provence Win

Current squad[]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sarhang Muhsin 29 22 0 Iraq Al-Shorta
12 1GK 0 0 Iraq Duhok
22 1GK Rebaz Abdulla 21 0 0 Iraq Erbil
2 2DF Bayar Abubakir 5 0 Iraq Duhok
3 2DF Herdi Siamand 33 11 1 Iraq Erbil
20 2DF Jassim Mohammed Haji 32 10 1 Iraq Zakho
13 2DF 28 1 0 Iraq
4 2DF 26 0 0 Iraq
8 2DF Khalid Mushir 35 12 2 Iraq Zakho
5 2DF 27 3 0 Iraq Zakho
21 2DF Niaz Muhamad 26 5 0 Iraq Erbil
14 3MF 26 3 5 Iraq
15 3MF 1 0 Iraq Erbil
19 3MF 30 5 1 Iraq Erbil
10 3MF 27 10 4 Armenia Ararat Yerevan
16 3MF 19 12 19 Germany
6 3MF 24 0 0 Iraq Kirkuk
11 3MF Kosrat Baiz 25 5 2 Iraq Erbil
9 3MF 23 1 0 Iraq Erbil
17 4FW 4 2 Iraq
18 4FW 31 1 0 Iraq
7 4FW 2 1 Iraq
23 4FW Farhan Shakor 21 9 5 Iraq Erbil

Managers[]

Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
IraqKurdistan Region Abdullah Mahmoud 2008–2016 29 15 7 7 51.72
IraqKurdistan Region Khasraw Groon 2016–present 11 6 4 1 54.54
Totals 40 21 11 8 52.50

References[]

  1. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ "The first football World Cup for nations that do not exist". Play the Game, Steve Menary. September 23, 2006.
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