Iraq national under-20 football team

Iraq Iraq under-20
Nickname(s) Young Lions of Mesopotamia
Leyouth Al-Rafidayn (ليوث الرافدين)
Association IFA
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Abbas Attiya
Captain Mohammad Salam Enad
FIFA code IRQ
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1977)
Best result Fourth Place: (2013)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances 15 (First in 1975)
Best result Champions (5): (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)

Iraq national under-20 football team (also known as Iraq Under-20 or Iraq Youth Team) represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship which Iraq holds 5 titles, as well as any other under-20, under-19, and under-18 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iraq Football Federation

Iraq have been awarded the AFC National Team of the Year award once in 2013, being the only U-20 team to win this award.[1]

Competitions Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 6 8
Japan 1979 Qualified but Withdrew
Australia 1981 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 5 2
Portugal 1991 Did Not Qualify
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 9
United Arab Emirates 2003 Did Not Qualify
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013 Fourth Place 73311111
New Zealand 2015 Did Not Qualify
South Korea 2017 To be determined
Total 4/21 17 8 3 6 27 30

AFC U-19 Championship Record

AFC U-19 Championship
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Kuwait 1975 Champions 6510181
Thailand 1976 Quarter Finals 4310131
Iran 1977 Champions 5500194
Bangladesh 1978 Champions 6420202
Thailand 1980 Did not enter
Thailand 1982 Third Place310245
United Arab Emirates 1985 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1986
Qatar 1988 Champions 523053
Indonesia 1990 Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1992
Indonesia 1994 Fourth Place622288
South Korea 1996 Did not enter
Thailand 1998 Group Stage 4103613
Iran 2000 Champions 6330113
Qatar 2002 Did not qualify
Malaysia 2004 Quarterfinals 430171
India 2006 Quarterfinals 421185
Saudi Arabia 2008 Group Stage 310235
China 2010 Group Stage 300317
United Arab Emirates 2012 Runner-up 6420103
Myanmar 2014Group Stage311183
Bahrain 2016Qualified000000
Total Best:Champions 63 34 15 14 127 61

Arab U-20 Championship Record

Arab U-20 Championship
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 2011 Round 1 420264
Jordan 2012 Round 1 301269
Total Best: Round 1 7 2 1 4 12 13

Friendly honours

Year Tournament Result GP W D* L GS GA
Jordan 1985Al-Wehdat Championship Champions321042
Jordan 1990Al-Wehdat Championship Champions532061
Jordan 2013Jordan Friendly Quartet Championship Champions330051

Matches

Recent results and fixtures

      Win       Draw       Lose

Current squad

Recent squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ali Kadhim Hadi 0 0 Iraq
22 1GK Mohammed Abbas Ali 2 0 Iraq
30 1GK Karrar Mahmood Radha 0 0 Iraq

3 2DF Mustafa Mohammed Al-Ezairej 2 0 Iraq
4 2DF Ahmed Abdulridha 1 0 Iraq
6 2DF Hayder Sari Jawad 0 0 Iraq Al-Minaa
13 2DF Hasan Ashour Kadhim 0 0 Iraq
15 2DF Ayad Kareem 2 0 Iraq
24 2DF Karrar Falih 2 0 Iraq
26 2DF Mustafa Mohammed Jebour 0 0 Iraq
32 2DF Saif Hatem Abbood 2 0 Iraq

4 3MF Yassir Ammar Sami (1997-01-31) January 31, 1997 0 0 Iraq
7 3MF Ameer Sabah Khudhair 2 1 Iraq
8 3MF Amjad Attwan (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997 2 0 Iraq Al-Shorta
10 3MF Sajjad Jassim Mousa 2 0 Iraq
11 3MF Mohammed Hasan 2 2 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
14 3MF Ahmed Jalal Hasan 0 0 Iraq
16 3MF Ammar Abduljaleel 2 0 Iraq
35 3MF Safaa Hadi Abdullah 2 0 Iraq

19 4FW Mustafa Ali Neamah 1 0 Iraq
21 4FW Jasim Mohammed Oglah 2 1 Iraq
27 4FW Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi 2 3 Iraq Karbala

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 Ahmed Basil Fadhil (1996-08-19) August 19, 1996 Iraq Al-Shorta Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
GK Haidar Mohammed Faisal (1996-10-23) October 23, 1996 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship

DF Alaa Ali Mhawi (1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 Iraq Al-Kahraba Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
DF Hamza Adnan (1996-02-08) February 8, 1996 Iraq Al-Minaa Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
DF Mahdi Abdul-Zahra (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 Iraq Al-Kahraba Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
DF Ali Lateef Mohammed (1996-01-18) January 18, 1996 Iraq Diwaniya Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
DF Ahmad Nadhim Owaid (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
DF Ruslan Hanoon (1996-03-04) March 4, 1996 Iraq Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
DF Mahmood Ayyal Taan (1996-02-03) February 3, 1996 Iraq Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship

MF Bashar Rasan (1996-12-22) December 22, 1996 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
MF Ahmed Mohsin Ashour (1996-01-04) January 4, 1996 Iraq Al-Minaa Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
MF Mustafa Al-Ameen (1996-05-19) May 19, 1996 Iraq Naft Maysan Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
MF Mohammed Khalid Jaffal (1996-06-01) June 1, 1996 Iraq Erbil Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
MF Ali Essam Kadhim (1996-11-26) November 26, 1996 Iraq Diyala Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
MF Layth Tahseen Asal (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 Iraq Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
MF Nameer Hameed Mohsen (1995-11-09) November 9, 1995 Iraq Al-Karkh Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
MF Ibrahim Naeem Mutar (1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 Iraq Al-Shorta Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship

FW Sherko Karim (1996-05-25) May 25, 1996 Switzerland Grasshopper Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
FW Emad Mohsin Majeed (1996-11-03) November 3, 1996 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
FW Ahmad Abdul-Abbas Fadhel (1996-04-28) April 28, 1996 Iraq Al-Kahraba Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship
FW Ayman Hussein (1996-03-22) March 22, 1996 Iraq Al-Naft Myanmar 2014 AFC U-19 Championship

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
AFC U-19 Championship

Coaches

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win % Achievements
Iraq Hakim Shaker 2011–2013 17 11 5 1 64.71 Fourth place at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Iraq Rahim Hameed 2014 3 1 1 1 33.33
Iraq Abbas Attiya 2015– 3 3 0 0 100.000 Qualified for 2016 AFC U-19 Championship

See also

References

  1. The-AFC.com - Iraq u20 the 2013 Asian Team of the Year

External links

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