2006 in Iraqi football

Despite the nation being torn apart by civil war, 2006 in Iraqi football went as scheduled for the most part. Iraqi clubs participated in international competition. The National team qualified for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. The Youth teams participated at the U-17 and Youth Championships, while the Olympic team won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games.

No games by the national team or the Iraqi clubs international participation were played in Iraq due to violence.

National team

2006 Friendlies

February 13, 2006
Iraq  0 – 1  Oman
Khalifa Ayel  77'

February 16, 2006
Iraq  3 – 4  Thailand
Emad Mohammed  8'  43'  89' Prat Samakrat  2'
Ali Hussein Rehema  10' (og)
Nirut Khamsawat  12'
Apichet Puttan  57'
Ayutthaya Main Stadium, Ayutthaya

July 15, 2006
Iraq  3 – 1  Syria
Emad Mohammed  34'
Younis Mahmoud  45'  82' 		Zyad Chaabo  73'

July 21, 2006
Iraq  1 – 2  Jordan
Younis Mahmoud  53' Muayad Salim  36'
Ra'ft Ali  40'

July 25, 2006
Iraq  3 – 1  Syria
Emad Mohammed  34'
Salih Sadir  60' 		Maher Al Sayed  61'

August 9, 2006
Iraq  1 – 0  Jordan
Younis Mahmoud  15'

October 10, 2006
Iraq  0 – 2  Iran
Sheys Rezaei  25'
Mehdi Rajabzadeh  70'

2007 Asian Cup qualification

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 116321128+4
 China PR 11632173+4
 Singapore 4511346−2
 Palestine 4511339−6

2006-02-22
19:30 SST
Singapore  2 – 0  Iraq
Amri 24'
Alam Shah 83' 		(Report)
Singapore National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 10,221
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

2006-03-01
16:00
Iraq  2 – 1  China PR
Mahdi Karim 16'
Hawar Mohamed 67' 		(Report) Tao Wei 54'
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

2006-08-17
20:00
Palestine  0 – 3  Iraq
(Report) Younis Mahmoud 59', 62'
Mohammad Nasser 90'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

2006-09-06
20:30
Iraq  2 – 2  Palestine
Saleh Sader 70'
Hawar Mohamed 75' 		(Report) Amer 13'
Al Amour 78'
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

2006-10-11
21:30
Iraq  4 – 2  Singapore
Younis Mahmoud 35', 68'
Mahdi Karim 60'
Hawar Mohamed 90 + 3' 		(Report) Goncalves 9'
Amri 62'
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mamed Mamedov (Turkmenistan)

2006-11-15
19:30 CST
China PR  1 – 1  Iraq
Han Peng 40' (Report) Ahmed Salah 65'
Helong Stadium, Changsha
Attendance: 0
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Olympic Team

Asian Games

First round

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 7321080+8
 Syria 5312041+3
 Singapore 2302113−2
 Indonesia 13012211−9

November 18, 2006
18:00
Indonesia  0 – 6  Iraq
Karrar Jassim  18'
Ahmad Abd Ali  24'
Mostafa Karim  36'  63'
Ali Alwan  82'
Ali Rehema  89'
Al-Ahly Stadium
Attendance: 1300
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)

November 21, 2006
18:00
Iraq  2 – 0  Singapore
Mostafa Karim  5'
Younis Mahmoud  7'
Al-Ahly Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

November 24, 2006
18:00
Iraq  0 – 0  Syria
Al-Ahly Stadium
Attendance: 2200
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)

Second round

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
China China PR 9330062+4
 Iraq 6320161+5
 Oman 3310245−1
 Malaysia 03003210−8

November 29, 2006
19:45
China PR China 1 – 0  Iraq
Zhou Haibin  7'
Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 615
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

December 3, 2006
19:45
Oman  0 – 2  Iraq
Ali Rehema  30'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra  45+2'
Grand Hamad Stadium
Referee: Ajja Gowder (India)

December 6, 2006
19:45
Malaysia  0 – 4  Iraq
Ali Rehema  14'
Younis Mahmoud  54'  55'
Mostafa Karim  65'
Grand Hamad Stadium
Referee: Naser Alghafary (Jordan)

Quarter finals

December 9, 2006
16:00
Uzbekistan  1 – 2  Iraq
Geyhrikh  45+1' Karrar Jassim  10'
Ali Alwan  95'
Al-Gharrafa Stadium
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)

Semi finals

December 12, 2006
16:00
Iraq  1 – 0  South Korea
Samer Saeed  24'
Al-Gharrafa Stadium
Referee: Ali Albadwawi (UAE)

Gold medal match

December 15, 2006
15:00
Qatar  1 – 0  Iraq
Bilal  65'

Youth Team

AFC Youth Championship

Group stage

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 7321083+5
 Saudi Arabia 7321062+4
 Vietnam 3310236−3
 Malaysia 0300317−6

October 30, 2006
16:00 IST
Iraq  2 – 2  Saudi Arabia
Abdul-Zahra  27'
Mohammed  82' 		Kabee  9'
Al-Sahlawi  52'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang (China)

November 1, 2006
19:00 IST
Vietnam  1 – 3  Iraq
Nguyen Van Khai  75' (pen) Ali  11'
Abul-Zahra  36'  81'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

November 3, 2006
15:00 IST
Iraq  3 – 0  Malaysia
Khalaf  55'
Hussein  81'
Abdul-Zahra  83'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 500
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)

Quarter finals

November 6, 2006
19:00 IST
Iraq  0 – 2  North Korea
Kim Kum-Il  36'
Yun Yong-Il  67'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Subrata (India)

U-17 Team

AFC U-17 Championship

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Tajikistan 9330074+3
 Iran 43111220
 Iraq 2302112-1
 Yemen 1301246-2

2006-09-03
20:00
Iraq  0 – 1  Tajikistan

2006-09-05
17:00
Yemen  1 – 1  Iraq

2006-09-07
20:00
Iran  0 – 0  Iraq

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