Iraq national under-20 football team

Iraq Under-20
Nickname(s)	Usood al-Rafidayn; (Lions of Mesopotamia)
Association	IFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF
Head coach	Ahmed Salah
Captain	Amir Faisal
FIFA code	IRQ
First international
	Iraq 3–1 Saudi Arabia; (Ahwaz, Iran; 24 February 1974)
Biggest win
	Iraq 15–0 Brunei; (Buriram, Thailand; 25 September 2024)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 6–1 Iraq; (Córdoba, Argentina; 20 June 2001)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1977)
Best result	Fourth Place (2013)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	17 (first in 1975)
Best result	Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
Website	ifa.iq

The Iraq national under-20 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-20 Asian Cup which Iraq holds 5 titles, 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)

AssociationIFA

ConfederationAFC (Asia)

Sub-confederationWAFF

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The team has qualified five times for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, reaching fourth place in 2013.

Iraq U-20 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]

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2 June 2024 Friendly	Iraq	3–1	Oman	Baghdad, Iraq
	H. Qais 2' L. Dhia 30' Al-Shaabani 86'		Al-Masroori 54'	Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Mohammed Tariq

5 June 2024 Friendly	Iraq	0–1	Oman	Baghdad, Iraq
			Al-Masroori 81'	Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

26 June 2024 (2024-06-26) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship	Iraq	0–0	Jordan	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Okaz Club Stadium

28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship	Albania	1–1	Iraq	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00 (UTC+3)	67'		Fahim 59'	Stadium: Okaz Club Stadium

30 June 2024 (2024-06-30) 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship	Lebanon	0–2	Iraq	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00 (UTC+3)			Qais 45+1' Haji 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Okaz Club Stadium

Iraq national under-20 football team

Recent results and fixtures

2024

2025

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Coaching staff

Head coach history

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record

Arab Cup U-20 record

WAFF U-18 Championship record

Minor tournaments

Iraq Stars League

Honours

Titles

Awards

See also

References

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Head-to-head record

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25 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Iraq	15–0	Brunei	Buriram, Thailand
	Nawaf 15', 42', 45' Nouri 17', 32' Jaafar 27', 29' Faisal 39' (pen.), 60' Firdaus 50' (o.g.) Louay 56', 68', 87' Qais 74' Jasim 86'	Report		Stadium: Buriram City Stadium Referee: Crystal John

27 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Philippines	0–2	Iraq	Thailand
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29 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Iraq	1–0	Thailand	Thailand
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13 February 2025 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup	Iraq	1–1	North Korea	Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, Shenzhen
15:00	Luay 32'	Report	Kim Jin-song 62'	Attendance: 266 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

16 February 2025 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Iraq	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30

19 February 2025 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup	Iraq	0–0	Jordan	Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, Shenzhen
15:00

22 February 2025 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup	Australia	3–2	Iraq	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Laith Sajid		0	0	Al-Karma
12	1GK	Wissam Ali		4	0	Naft Al-Wasat
22	1GK	Ridha Mohammed		0	0

2	2DF	Mohammed Ghaleb	(2005-09-26)26 September 2005 (aged 18)	3	0	Al-Minaa
3	2DF	Mousa Alaa		4	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4	2DF	Sajjad Hussein		0	0	Al-Karkh
6	2DF	Hussein Fahim		6	1	Al-Karkh
13	2DF	Hassan Emad		1	0	Duhok
14	2DF	Ali Kareem		5	0	Al-Kahrabaa
17	2DF	Muslim Mousa	(2005-03-11)11 March 2005 (aged 19)	16	1	Al-Minaa

5	3MF	Yousef Qasim		0	0
10	3MF	Amir Faisal	(2005-05-01)1 May 2005 (aged 18)	6	2	Al-Karma
11	3MF	Mustafa Nawaf	(2005-05-05)5 May 2005 (aged 18)	6	3	Al-Zawraa
15	3MF	Ali Mokhalad		6	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
16	3MF	Moammel Mahmoud		2	0	Naft Al-Wasat
18	3MF	Sidad Haji		4	3	Zakho
21	3MF	Laith Dhia		6	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

7	4FW	Mohammed Jameel		19	3	Al-Hudood
8	4FW	Halgurd Qais		6	3	Erbil
9	4FW	Ali Akbar Taher	(2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 19)	5	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
19	4FW	Ahmed Jasim		5	1	Al-Naft
20	4FW	Karrar Jaafar	(2006-04-26)26 April 2006 (aged 17)	1	2	Al-Minaa
23	4FW	Ayman Louay		6	4	Al-Gharraf

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sajjad Nayef		1	0	Al-Talaba	v. Oman, June 2024
GK	Hussein Hassan	(2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 23)	16	0	Al-Zawraa	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK	Abbas Kareem	(2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Al-Shorta	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK	Omran Zaky	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Zakho	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

DF	Sajjad Fadhil	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 22)	9	0	Al-Zawraa	2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Sajjad Mahdi	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 23)	15	0	Al-Zawraa	2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Kadhim Raad Hatem	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 23)	16	0	Al-Zawraa	2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Adam Rasheed	(2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 20)	13	0	Al-Shorta	2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Alai Ghasem	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 23)	8	1	Örebro	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Roman Doulashi	(2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 20)	7	0	Bonner SC	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Abbas Manie	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 23)	2	0	Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

MF	Ali Sadiq	(2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 23)	15	1	Diyala	2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF	Hayder Abdulkareem	(2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 21)	15	3	Al-Nassr	2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF	Abbas Majed	(2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 22)	6	0	Al-Hudood	2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF	Alexander Aoraha	(2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 23)	5	0	Al-Zawraa	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Abdulrazzaq Qasim	(2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 23)	16	2	Al-Shorta	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

FW	Ali Hayder	(2005-10-01)1 October 2005 (aged 18)	5	1	Al-Najaf	v. Oman, June 2024
FW	Arian Amyn	(2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Alemannia Aachen	v. Oman, June 2024
FW	Abbas Fadhil	(2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 23)	13	1	Naft Maysan	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Abdulqader Ayoub	(2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 23)	12	2	Al-Nasiriya	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Youssef Amyn	(2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 22)	5	1	Larnaca	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Ashar Ali	(2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 22)	15	3	Amanat Baghdad	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Ali Jassim	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 22)	9	2	Como	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Mohammed Emad Mohammed	unknown	1	1	Al-Karkh	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
^PRE Part of the preliminary squad ^INJ Player injured ^CLB Player refused by club or unable to attend due to club commitments ^U23 Player moved up to the Olympic team ^WD Player withdrew for non-injury related reasons ^UNK Unknown when the player was last with the squad

Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach:	Ahmed Salah
Assistant coach:	Haidar Abdul-Jabar
Assistant coach:	Ahmed Wali
Assistant coach:	Ehsan Turki
Goalkeeper coach:	Nouri Abid Zaid
Fitness coach:	Waleed Jumaa
Technical analyst:	Muntadher Mujbel
Physiotherapist:	Falah Jassim
Physiotherapist:	Ahmed Khaseif
Managing Director:	Mohammed Nasser Shakroun
Technical Supervisor:	Khalaf Jalal
Team Manager:	Qahtan Al-Maliki
Media Coordinator:	Nadeem Kareem

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Achievements
Thair Jassam	2000	10	4	3	3	040.00
Adnan Hamad	2000	8	4	4	0	050.00	2000 AFC Youth Championship: Champions 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship: Group Stage
Nazar Ashraf	2001	2	0	1	1	000.00
Adnan Hamad	2001	7	3	0	4	042.86
Nasrat Nassir	2001–2002	9	5	2	2	055.56
Ahmed Radhi	2002	3	2	0	1	066.67
Akram Salman	2003	0	0	0	0	!—
Hadi Mutanash	2004	0	0	0	0	!—
Abdelilah Abdul-Hamid	2005–2006	0	0	0	0	!—
Kadhim Al-Rubaie	2007	0	0	0	0	!—
Hakim Shaker	2008	12	3	5	4	025.00
Hassan Ahmed	2009–2010	11	4	1	6	036.36
Hakim Shaker	2011–2013	42	23	8	11	054.76	2012 AFC U-19 Championship: Runner-up 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Fourth Place AFC National Team of the Year
Muwafaq Hussein	2013	2	1	1	0	050.00
Rahim Hameed	2014	5	2	1	2	040.00
Abbas Attiya	2015–2016	13	7	6	0	053.85
Qahtan Chathir	2017–2021	26	8	9	9	030.77	2019 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions
Emad Mohammed	2021–2024	25	10	6	9	040.00	2021 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup: Runner-up 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage
Ehsan Turki	2024–	3	0	1	2	000.00

AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1975	Champions	6	5	1	0	18	1
1976	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	13	1
1977	Champions	5	5	0	0	19	4
1978	Champions	6	4	2	0	20	2
1980	did not enter
1982	Third Place	3	1	0	2	4	5
1985	did not qualify
1986	did not qualify
1988	Champions	5	2	3	0	5	3
1990	did not enter
1992	did not enter
1994	Fourth Place	6	2	2	2	8	8
1996	did not enter
1998	Group stage	4	1	0	3	6	13
2000	Champions	6	3	3	0	11	3
2002	did not qualify
2004	Quarterfinals	4	3	0	1	7	1	Squad
2006	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	8	5	Squad
2008	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
2010	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	7	Squad
2012	Runners-up	6	4	2	0	10	3	Squad
2014	Group stage	3	1	1	1	8	3	Squad
2016	Quarterfinals	4	2	2	0	7	2	Squad
2018	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	9	Squad
2023	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	6	5	Squad
2025	Quarterfinals	4	1	2	1	4	4	Squad
Total	Best: Champions	85	42	23	20	160	84

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Austria	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5	000.00
Canada	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Egypt	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
England	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Norway	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Paraguay	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3	050.00
South Korea	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Spain	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Uruguay	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Total	20	8	4	8	27	37	−10	040.00