Iraq national under-17 football team

Iraq under-17
Nickname(s)	Usood al-Rafidayn; (Lions of Mesopotamia)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Ahmed Kadhim
Captain	Karrar Kadhim
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Qatar 3–0 Iraq; (Doha, Qatar; 14 September 1984)
Biggest win
	Iraq 8–1 Turkmenistan; (Kathmandu, Nepal; 25 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
	Nigeria 5–0 Iraq; (Dubai, UAE; 25 October 2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2013)
Best result	Round of 16 (2017)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (2016)

The Iraq national under-17 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-17 Asian Cup which Iraq holds one title, as well as any other international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, Iraq Football Association (IFA).

Nickname(s)Usood al-Rafidayn
(Lions of Mesopotamia)

AssociationIraq Football Association

ConfederationAFC (Asia)

Head coachAhmed Kadhim

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4 September 2024 (2024-09-04) WAFF	Iraq	2–2	Lebanon	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
17:00	Jassim 4', 34'	Report	Sa'ad 58' Fawaz 73'

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) WAFF	Jordan	1–2	Iraq	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
20:00			Jassim 45+1' Ali Ridha 55'

Position	Name
Head coach	Ahmed Kadhim
Assistant coach	Emad Aoda
Assistant coach	Haidar Raheem
Assistant coach	Mohammed Ali Karim
Goalkeeping coach	Salah Lofty
Fitness coach	Mustafa Salam
Techchnical Supervisor	Riyadh Mezher
Team doctor	Saad Hussein

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Osamah Ahmed Hussein
12	1GK	Ali Ameer Sadeq
22	1GK	Yaseen Mahmood

2	2DF	Ali Najeh Hasan
3	2DF	Ahmed Hazim Yousif
4	2DF	Muntadher Eraibi
5	2DF	Ali Al-Ibadi
15	2DF	Sajjad Al-Saadi
17	2DF	Hussein Al-Furaiji

6	3MF	Hussein Al-Dulaimi
8	3MF	Anas Zryan Rasool	(2009-03-30) 30 March 2009 (age 17)	Erbil
10	3MF	Mohammed Challabi
11	3MF	Sajjad Al-Hilfi
14	3MF	Hussein Mutar	17	rahal academy
18	3MF	Hayder Altalebi
19	3MF	Ali Amer Sarray
21	3MF	Rama Zeea (captain)	(2009-02-27) 27 February 2009 (age 17)	Erbil
23	3MF	Yousif Jale

7	4FW	Alamer Hayder Hareb
9	4FW	Ali Jameel Al-Sharea
13	4FW	Mohammed Jalil Ibrahim
16	4FW	Abbas Ali Magsoosi
20	4FW	Mustafa Al-Nasari

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Achievements
Amer Jameel	1984–1985	8	5	0	3	062.50	Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship
Yahya Alwan	1986	2	1	0	1	050.00
Sabah Ridha	1988	5	4	0	1	080.00
Wathiq Naji	1988	6	2	2	2	033.33	Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship
Amer Jameel	1994	6	2	1	3	033.33
Adnan Hamad	1998	6	4	0	2	066.67
Ammo Baba	2000	3	1	1	1	033.33
Ahmed Radhi	2002	4	2	0	2	050.00
Salih Radhi	2003–2004	10	7	1	2	070.00
Kadhim Khalaf	2005–2006	0	0	0	0	!—
Hassan Ahmed	2007–2008	0	0	0	0	!—
Muwafaq Hussein	2009–2013	18	12	2	4	066.67	Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Taleb Chaloub	2013	8	4	3	1	050.00
Qahtan Chathir	2014–2017	13	7	4	2	053.85	Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
Ali Hadi	2017–2018	3	2	1	0	066.67
Faisal Aziz	2018	3	1	0	2	033.33
Emad Mohammed	2019–2021	7	3	2	2	042.86
Hassan Kamal	2021–2022	8	4	2	2	050.00
Ahmed Kadhim	2022–	8	3	3	2	037.50

Iraq national under-17 football team

Matches

Recent results and fixtures

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

Coaches

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

WAFF U-16 Championship

Arab Cup U-17

See also

References

External links

Head-to-head record

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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AFC U-17 Asian Cup								Qualification record^[1]
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Third Place	5	3	0	2	3	2	3	2	0	1	3	4
1986	did not qualify							2	1	0	1	5	3
1988	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	9	6
1990	did not qualify
1992	did not enter
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	7	2	1	0	1	2	3
1996	did not enter
1998	Group stage	4	2	0	2	9	4	2	2	0	0	8	1
2000	did not qualify							3	1	1	1	6	3
2002	did not qualify							2	0	0	2	2	6
2004	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	6	2	2	0	0	5	2
2006	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	4	0
2008	Disqualified
2010	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	5	5	4	0	1	15	3
2012	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	8	7	4	3	1	0	17	2
2014	did not qualify							3	1	1	1	11	5
2016	Champions	6	3	3	0	10	5	3	3	0	0	9	1
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	3	2	1	0	5	0
2023	did not qualify							4	1	2	1	4	2
2025	did not qualify							3	2	0	1	9	1
2026	To be determined							1	1	0	0	3	2
Total	Best: Champions	44	19	9	17	61	49	47	30	6	11	113	40

WAFF Championship 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
2018	Fifth place	4	0	0	4	2	13
2019	Fourth place	4	1	2	1	3	2
2021	Group stage	2	1	0	1	3	3
2022	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	6	2
2023	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	6	5
Total	Best: Champions	37	19	4	13	77	42

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Chile	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
England	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Mali	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Mexico	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Sweden	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Total	7	1	1	5	7	22	−15	014.29

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Australia	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Bahrain	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
China	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Iran	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	025.00
Japan	5	2	1	2	7	10	−3	040.00
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Malaysia	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
North Korea	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Oman	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
Qatar	4	1	0	3	2	4	−2	025.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
South Korea	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	033.33
South Yemen	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Tajikistan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Thailand	4	2	0	2	5	4	+1	050.00
United Arab Emirates	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	000.00
Uzbekistan	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Yemen	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total	44	19	9	16	61	49	+12	043.18