Iraq women's national futsal team
Women's national futsal team representing Iraq
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The Iraq women's national futsal team (Arabic: منتخب العراق النسوي لكرة الصالات) represents Iraq in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA).
(Lionesses of Mesopotamia)
Shirt badge/Association crest | ||||
| Nickname(s) | Libuaat al-Rafidayn (Lionesses of Mesopotamia) | |||
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| Association | Iraq Football Association (IFA) | |||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| Head coach | Shahnaz Yari | |||
| Captain | Bahra Mohammed | |||
| Home stadium | Baghdad Gymnasium | |||
| FIFA code | IRQ | |||
| FIFA ranking | 51  2 (8 May 2026)[1] | |||
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| First international | ||||
 Iraq 3–8 Syria  (Amman, Jordan; 28 July 2008)[2] | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
Iraq 12–0 Kuwait  (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 22 June 2022)[3] | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
Iraq 0–16 Iran  (Amman, Jordan; 30 July 2008)[2] | ||||
History
First achievement – 2022 WAFF Championship triumph
In 2022, the Iraq Football Association has committed to provide all means to develop the level of the women's national futsal team. On 8 May 2022, Iranian Shahnaz Yari was appointed as new head coach.[4] The team started a 10-day training camp in Tehran and played several friendly matches.[5][6][7] Following the training camp, Shahnaz Yari selected 14 players to compete in the 2022 WAFF Championship in Jeddah. Despite a narrow 1–0 loss to Bahrain in the opening match, Iraq was undeterred and won 7–0 against Palestine.[8][9] The team maintained its good performance by winning 12–0 against favourites Kuwait.[10] This victory propelled the Iraqi women's futsal team to play the first final in its history. In the final, Iraq beat hosts Saudi Arabia 4–2 to win the first ever women's futsal title.[11] Iraqi striker Shokhan Salihi finished as the tournament's top goalscorer with 7 goals.[12]
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
Previous matches
| 18 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship | Iraq | 0–1 |  Bahrain | King Abdullah Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:00 | Report Line Up |
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| 20 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship | Palestine  | 0–7 | Iraq | King Abdullah Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:00 | Report Line Up |
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| 22 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship | Kuwait | 0–12 | Iraq | King Abdullah Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 | Report Line Up |
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| 24 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship | Saudi Arabia  | 2–4 | Iraq | King Abdullah Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 |
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Report Line Up |
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Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.[15]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Khalat Al-Zebari | 12 August 1996 | Al-Zawraa | |
| 12 | GK | Shajwan Mustafa | | ||
| 2 | FP | Shilan Mhamadamin | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 3 | FP | Bahra Mohammed (captain) | 1 February 1993 | Naft Al-Shamal | |
| 4 | FP | Ghufran Mahdi | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 5 | FP | Tiba Al-Quraishi | 13 January 1996 | Al-Zawraa | |
| 6 | FP | Lanya Salih | Naft Al-Shamal | ||
| 7 | FP | Direen Mulla Bakr | 13 January 2000 | Naft Al-Shamal | |
| 8 | FP | Samira Salih | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 9 | FP | Zainab Al-Lami | 22 December 1996 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |
| 10 | FP | Shokhan Salihi | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 11 | FP | Berivan Rashid | Al-Zawraa | ||
| 13 | FP | Tabarek Al-Ghazawi | Naft Al-Shamal | ||
| 14 | FP | Huda Jawdhari | |
Previous squads
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Competitive record
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth place
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | – | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
| AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
 2015 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
 2025 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
West Asian Championship
| West Asian Championship Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 |
| 2022 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 9 |
| Total | 3/3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 0 |
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Iraq's women's national futsal team all-time international record, correct as of 24 June 2022 (vs. Saudi Arabia ).
Honours
Titles
Regional competitions
- WAFF Women's Futsal Championship
- Champions: 2022
See also
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- Sport in Iraq
- Women's sport in Iraq
- Iraq national futsal team, the men's team