Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

This is a record of Iraq's results at the AFC Asian Cup. Iraq have appeared in the finals of the AFC Asian Cup on 8 occasions in 1972 to 1976, 1996 to 2015. Their best ever performance is a champions in the 2007 tournament held in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam respectively.

Records

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup Finals record Qualifications record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972Group stage6th302114 6510132
Iran 1976Fourth place4th410336 6510143
Kuwait 1980Withdrew Withdrew
Singapore 1984
Qatar 1988
Japan 1992Did not enter Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1996Quarterfinals6th4 2 0 2 6 4 220040
Lebanon 2000Quarterfinals7th4 1 1 2 5 7 330092
China 2004Quarterfinals8th4 2 0 2 5 7 6411164
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007Champions1st 6 3 3 0 7 2 6321128
Qatar 2011 Quarterfinals8th4 2 0 2 3 3 Qualified as Holders
Australia 2015 Fourth place4th6 2 1 3 8 9 630376
United Arab Emirates 2019 Qualified0 0 0 0 0 0 6330136
TotalBest: Champions9/1735 13 7 15 38 42 41 28 8 5 88 32

Record by opponent

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Scored Goals Conceded Last Played
 Iran6114612 2015
 Thailand422083 2007
 South Yemen110010 1976
 Kuwait100123 1976
 China PR200204 2004
 Saudi Arabia320132 2007
 United Arab Emirates310234 2015
 Lebanon101022 2000
 Japan200215 2015
 Uzbekistan100101 2004
 Turkmenistan110032 2004
 Australia210132 2011
 Oman101000 2007
 Vietnam110020 2007
 South Korea201102 2015
 North Korea110010 2011
 Jordan110010 2015
 Palestine110020 2015

Thailand 1972

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 220062+44
 Thailand 201134−11
 Iraq 201114−31

9 May 1972
Iran  3 – 0  Iraq
Kalani  34', 70', 78'
National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

11 May 1972
Thailand  1 – 1  Iraq
Yousif

Iran 1976

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2200100+104
 Iraq 210112−12
 South Yemen 200209−90

4 June 1976
Iran  2 – 0  Iraq
Nouraei  45'
Roshan  58'
Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

6 June 1976
Iraq  1 – 0  South Yemen
Waal  84'

Semi-finals

11 June 1976
Kuwait  3 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Ibrahim  11'
Kamel  77', 100' 		Abdul-Jalil  46'
Hassan  85'
Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 60,000

Third place match

13 June 1976
Iraq  0 – 1  China PR
He Jia  61'

United Arab Emirates 1996

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran 6320173+4
 Saudi Arabia 6320173+4
 Iraq 6320163+3
 Thailand 03003213−11

1996-12-05
19:00
Iran  1 – 2  Iraq
Daei  90' (pen.) Report Hussam Fawzi  37'
Khalid Sabbar  69'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

1996-12-08
16:45
Saudi Arabia  1 – 0  Iraq
Al-Mehallel  26' Report
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

1996-12-11
19:00
Iraq  4 – 1  Thailand
Haidar Mahmoud  17', 50'
Laith Hussein  23', 63' 		Report Chalermsan  26'

Quarterfinal

1996-12-15
16:45
United Arab Emirates  1 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Ab. Ibrahim  103' Report

Lebanon 2000

Iraq

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran 7321061+5
 Iraq 4311143+1
 Thailand 2302124−2
 Lebanon 2302137−4

12 October 2000
15:05
Iraq  2 – 0  Thailand
Qahtan Chathir  27'
Haidar Mahmoud  60' 		Report

15 October 2000
19:45
Lebanon  2 – 2  Iraq
Chahrour  28'
Hojeij  76' 		Report Sabah Jaeer  5', 22'

18 October 2000
19:35
Iran  1 – 0  Iraq
Daei  77' Report

Quarterfinal

24 October 2000
16:45
Japan  4 – 1  Iraq
Nanami  8', 29'
Takahara  11'
Myojin  62' 		Report Abbas Obeid  4'
Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

China 2004

Iraq squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup
Iraq

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Uzbekistan 9330030+3
 Iraq 6320154+1
 Turkmenistan 1301246−2
 Saudi Arabia 1301235−2

18 July 2004
21:15
Iraq  0 – 1  Uzbekistan
Report Qosimov  21'

22 July 2004
18:30
Turkmenistan  2 – 3  Iraq
V. Bayramov  14'
Kuliyyew  85' 		Report Hawar Mohammed  12'
Razzaq Farhan  80'
Qusay Munir  88'

26 July 2004
19:00
Saudi Arabia  1 – 2  Iraq
Al-Montashari  57' Report Nashat Akram  51'
Younis Mahmoud  86'

Quarterfinal

30 July 2004
21:00
China PR  3 – 0  Iraq
Hao Haidong  8'
Zheng Zhi  81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) 		Report
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007

Iraq squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Winners (1st Title)
Iraq

Group A

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 312042+25
 Australia 311164+24
 Thailand 311135−24
 Oman 302113−22

7 July 2007
19:35 UTC+7
Thailand  1 – 1  Iraq
Suksomkit  6' (pen.) Report Younis Mahmoud  32'

13 July 2007
17:20 UTC+7
Iraq  3 – 1  Australia
Nashat Akram  22'
Hawar Mohammed  60'
Karrar Jassim  86' 		Report Viduka  47'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

16 July 2007
19:35 UTC+7
Oman  0 – 0  Iraq
Report

Quarterfinal

21 July 2007
20:20 UTC+7
Iraq  2 – 0  Vietnam
Younis Mahmoud  2', 65' Report

Semifinal

25 July 2007
18:20 UTC+8
Iraq  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
Report
  Penalties  
Hawar Mohammed
Qusay Munir
Haidar Abdul-Amir
Ahmad Mnajed 		4 – 3 Lee Chun-Soo
Lee Dong-Gook
Cho Jae-Jin
Yeom Ki-Hun
Kim Jung-Woo

Final

29 July 2007
19:35 UTC+7
Iraq  1 – 0  Saudi Arabia
Younis Mahmoud  72' Report

Qatar 2011

Iraq squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup
Iraq

Group D

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 330061+59
 Iraq 320132+16
 North Korea 301202−21
 United Arab Emirates 301204−41

11 January 2011
19:15
Iraq  1 – 2  Iran
Mahmoud  13' Report Rezaei  42'
Mobali  84'

15 January 2011
19:15
United Arab Emirates  0 – 1  Iraq
Report W. Abbas  90+3' (o.g.)

19 January 2011
19:15
Iraq  1 – 0  North Korea
Jassim  22' Report

Quarterfinal

22 January 2011
16:25
Australia  1 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Kewell  118' Report

Australia 2015

Group D

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3  Jordan 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Palestine 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2015. Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

12 January 2015
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Jordan  0–1  Iraq
Report Kasim  77'

16 January 2015
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Iraq  0–1  Japan
Report Honda  23' (pen.)
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,941
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

20 January 2015
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Iraq  2–0  Palestine
Mahmoud  48'
Yasin  88' 		Report

Quarterfinal

23 January 2015
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)
Iran  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Azmoun  24'
Pouraliganji  103'
Ghoochannejhad  118' 		Report Yasin  56'
Mahmoud  93'
Ismail  116' (pen.)
  Penalties  
Hajsafi
Pouraliganji
Nekounam
Hosseini
Ghafouri
Jahanbakhsh
Teymourian
Amiri 		6–7 Abdul-Amir
Salem
Ismail
Adnan
Mahmoud
Kasim
Hussein
Shaker
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 18,921
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Semifinal

26 January 2015
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
South Korea  2–0  Iraq
Lee Jung-hyup  20'
Kim Young-gwon  50' 		Report
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Third place match

30 January 2015
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Iraq  2–3  United Arab Emirates
Salem  28'
Kalaf  42' 		Report Khalil  16', 51'
Mabkhout  57' (pen.)
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle
Attendance: 12,829
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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