Iraq national futsal team

Iraq

Nickname(s)	Lions of Mesopotamia Usood Al-Rafidain (اسود الرافدين)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Haitham Abbas
Captain	Utayl Khaleel Abdulqader
FIFA code	IRQ
FIFA ranking	53 (21 April 2016)[1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
South Korea 3 – 1 Iraq (Tehran, Iran; 14 July 2001)
Biggest win
Iraq 19 – 0 Guam  (Taipei, Taiwan; 1 March 2007) Iraq 20 – 1 Brunei  (Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
Iran 13 – 2 Iraq (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 14 February 2016)
World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 2001)
Best result	Quarterfinals, (2002, 2016)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2007)
Best result	Champions, (2009)

The Iraq national futsal team represents Iraq in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iraq Football Association. It is one of the rising teams in Asia. As of April 2016, Iraq is ranked 53rd in the Futsal World Ranking.

Iraq has played in ten AFC Futsal Championships. Its best result was reaching the quarter finals in 2002. Iraq has also played twice at the WAFF Futsal Championship where in 2007, they finished third. In 2009, they won the tournament to gain their first title on any international stage. Iraq also played at the 2005 and 2008 Arab Championships, but didn't manage to make it out of the group stage.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA 1989 Did Not Enter 1992 1996 2000 2004 Did Not Qualify 2008 2012 2016 Total Best: 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 AFC Futsal Championship AFC Futsal Championship record Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 1999 Did Not Enter 2000 2001 Group stage 16th 3 0 1 2 8 16 2002 Quarterfinals 8th 5 2 0 3 37 18 2003 Group stage 16th 3 1 0 2 12 10 2004 Did Not Enter 2005 Group stage 16th 8 6 0 2 33 19 2006 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 4 12 2007 Group stage 16th 3 1 0 2 9 13 2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 4 14 2010 Group stage 16th 3 1 0 2 12 20 2012 Did Not Qualify 2014 Group stage 16th 3 2 0 1 11 7 2016 Quarterfinals 8th 5 2 0 3 15 25 Total 10/14 0 Titles 39 15 1 23 145 154 Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2013 – Group stage WAFF Futsal Championship 2007 – Third 2009 – Champions 2012 – Third Arab Futsal Championship 1998 – Did Not Enter 2005 – Group stage 2007 – Did Not Enter 2008 – Group stage Matches Recent results and fixtures       Win       Draw       Lose Iraq  v  China 10 February 2016 2016 AFC Futsal Championship Iraq  6–1  China Tashkent, Uzbekistan 16:00 Waleed Khalid  13', 30' Hussein Al Zubaidi  19' Rafid Hameed  26' Said Abdulmalek  35', 38' Report Wang Hongwei  20' Stadium: Universal Stadium, Tashkent Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng Vietnam Jordan  v  Iraq 12 February 2016 2016 AFC Futsal Championship Jordan  3–4  Iraq Tashkent, Uzbekistan Report Stadium: Universal Stadium, Tashkent Iran  v  Iraq 14 February 2016 2016 AFC Futsal Championship Iran  13–2  Iraq Uzbekistan Stadium, Tashkent 16:30 Report Uzbekistan  v  Iraq 17 February 2016 2016 AFC Futsal Championship Uzbekistan  3–0  Iraq Uzbekistan Stadium, Tashkent 16:00 Report Iraq  v  Australia 18 February 2016 2016 AFC Futsal Championship Iraq  3–5  Australia Uzbekistan Stadium, Tashkent 16:00 Report Current squad Iraq current squad team in 2016 AFC Futsal Championship # Pos. Name DOB 1 GK Abdul-Kadhim Mohammed Hussein August 16, 1991 2 FP Mustafa Bachay Hamza January 14, 1992 3 FP Firas Mohammed Abed November 1, 1982 4 GK Mohammed Noor Neamah October 18, 1986 5 FP Hussein Abd Ali Al-Zubaidi (C) August 4, 1979 6 FP Abul-Fadhel Abbas Baiuee April 24, 1986 7 FP Salim Faisal Abed January 16, 1995 8 FP Hassan Ali Jabbar January 13, 1989 9 FP Maher Fadhil Abbas April 18, 1989 10 FP Amjad Kareem Hwede May 27, 1994 11 FP Rafid Hameed Issa January 9, 1993 12 GK Omar Sabti Jumaa November 16, 1991 13 FP Saif Abdul-Malek Mohammed October 13, 1989 14 FP Waleed Khalid Fahem June 29, 1992 Iraq starting 5 # Pos. Name 4 Goalkeeper Mohammed Noor Neamah 2 Defender Mustafa Bachay Hamza 5 Defender Hussein Abd Ali Al-Zubaidi (C) 11 Middlfilder Rafid Hameed Issa 14 Winger Waleed Khalid Fahem References Futsal World Ranking