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	Qahtan Chatir
Captain	Saif Khalid Shayyal
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2013)
Best result	Group Stage (2013)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1985)
Best result	Third Place (1985)

Iraq national under-17 football team (also known as Iraq U17) is the youth association football team representing Iraq in under-17, under-16 and under-15 competitions and it's controlled by Iraq Football Association.

Competitions Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Hosts / Year Result 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 3 0 0 3 2 12 2015 Did Not Qualify 2017 To be determined Total 1/16 3 0 0 3 2 12 AFC U-16 Championship Record AFC U-16 Championship Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1985 Third Place 5 3 0 3 3 2 1986 Did not enter 1988 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 8 6 1990 Did not enter 1992 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 Did not enter 2010 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 7 5 2012 Semifinals 5 3 1 1 8 7 2014 Did not qualify 2016 Qualified Total Best: Third Place 35 15 6 15 47 39 WAFF Youth Championship Record (U-16 & U-15) WAFF Championship Finals Record Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 2005 Third place 4 2 1 1 14 2 2007 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 7 6 2009 Third place 4 3 0 1 15 6 2013 Champions 3 2 1 0 10 2 2015 Champions 4 4 0 0 12 1 Total Best: Champions 19 12 3 4 58 17 Arab U-17 Championship Record Arab U-17 Championship 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 Total Best: Champions 9 7 1 1 24 6 Matches Recent results and fixtures       Win       Draw       Lose Jordan  v  Iraq 29 July 2015 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship Jordan  0–5  Iraq Petra Stadium, Amman 16:00 Mohannad Ali  5', 45+2', 64' Saif Khaled  58' Johar Abed  66' Saudi Arabia  v  Iraq 2 August 2015 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship Saudi Arabia  0–2  Iraq Petra Stadium, Amman Palestine  v  Iraq 4 August 2015 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship Palestine  0–3  Iraq Petra Stadium, Amman Ayad Abbas  34', 90' Johar Abed  38' Iraq  v  United Arab Emirates 6 August 2015 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship Iraq  2–1  United Arab Emirates Petra Stadium, Amman Tajikistan  v  Iraq 16 September 2015 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Tajikistan  1–3  Iraq Aspire Dome, Doha 19:00 Nematov  39' Report Jalil  45' Abdulsada  45+2' Jabbar  68' Attendance: 100 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) Iraq  v  Qatar 18 September 2015 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Iraq  1–0  Qatar Aspire Dome, Doha 19:00 Jabbar  22' Report Iraq  v  Turkmenistan 20 September 2015 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Iraq  5–0  Turkmenistan Aspire Dome, Doha 20:30 Jabbar  19', 51' (pen.), 54' Omar  32' Seleh  54' Report Attendance: 50 Referee: Hidayat Ullah (Pakistan) Current squad The following 22 players were called up for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification: Caps and goals are correct as of September 18, 2015, after the match against  Qatar. Caps and goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as Arab U-17 Championship. Recent squad 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Ali Ibadi Jabbar 2 0 21 GK Mundher Najm Abed 1 0 25 GK Ali Hassan Ali Omairi 0 0 2 DF Sajjad Majid Hameed 1 0 3 DF Ali Ahmed Radha 3 0 7 DF Moamel Kareem Khachi 3 0 8 DF Muntadher Abbas 0 0 9 DF Muntadher Abdulsada 2 1 12 DF Ammar Mohammed 3 0 16 DF Habeeb Mohammed Khalaf 3 0 24 DF Rafid Talib Munshid 0 0 4 MF Jawhar Haitham Abed 2 0 5 MF Saif Khalid Shayyal 3 0 6 MF Muntadher Mohammed 3 0 13 MF Saleh Mahdi Saleh 3 1 15 MF Mohammed Ridha Jalil 3 1 18 MF Ali Maytham 1 0 20 MF Ahmed Sartip Omar 3 1 23 MF Abdulqader Ahmed 1 0 11 FW Alaa Adnan Jabbar 3 5 17 FW Baqer Abdulhasan 0 0 19 FW Ibrahim Bayesh 2 0 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 Haidar Mohammed Faisal October 23, 1996 7 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup GK Mohammed Shaker Mahmoud September 28, 1996 4 0 Diyala 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup GK Alaa Ahmad Qasim November 10, 1996 1 0 Naft Maysan 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup DF Alaa Ali Mhawi June 3, 1996 11 2 Al-Kahraba 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup DF Ahmad Nadhim Owaid July 10, 1996 11 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup DF Mahdi Abdul-Zahra March 17, 1996 11 2 Al-Kahraba 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup DF Mustafa Sameer Abdul-Wahab September 29, 1996 7 0 Al-Kahraba 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup DF Ali Qasim March 5, 1996 1 0 Al-Minaa 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup DF Ali Saleh Mahdi August 6, 1996 1 0 Al-Sinaa 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup DF Mustafa Mohammed Maan January 15, 1997 2 0 Al-Talaba 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MF Bashar Rasan December 22, 1996 7 2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MF Amjad Kareem Khairi June 16, 1996 11 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MF Mohammad Salam Enad (Captain) February 6, 1996 12 1 Al-Kahraba 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MF Amjad Attwan Kadhim March 12, 1997 2 0 Al-Shorta 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MF Ali Essam Kadhim November 26, 1996 5 1 Diyala 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MF Yassir Ammar Sami January 31, 1997 6 0 Al-Kahraba 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MF Fahad Kareem Hameed August 2, 1996 3 0 Al Sinaa 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MF Samer Majed Abdul-Malek June 15, 1996 11 8 Al-Zawraa 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup FW Sherko Karim May 25, 1996 11 5 Grasshopper 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup FW Ahmad Abdul-Abbas Fadhel April 28, 1996 8 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup FW Sajjad Hussein Abed September 9, 1998 1 0 Baghdad 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup Coaches Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win % Achievements Muwafaq Husain 2011–2013 9 6 2 1 66.67 Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup Qahtan Chathir 2014– 3 3 0 0 100.000 Qualified for 2016 AFC U-16 Championship References