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).
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.The-AFC.com - Iraq u20 the 2013 Asian Team of the Year
Recent results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Legend
2026
Players Current squad The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. Caps and goals correct as of 25 September 2024, after the game against Brunei
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.
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
Coaching staff
{| class="toccolours" !style="background:silver"|Position !style="background:silver"|Name !style="background:silver"|Nationality |- style="background:#eeeeee" |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||
Head coach history Head coaches by years (2000–present)
NamePeriodMatchesWinsDrawsLossesWin %Achievements Thair Jassam2000 Adnan Hamad2000 2000 AFC Youth Championship: Champions 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship: Group Stage Nazar Ashraf2001 Adnan Hamad2001 Nasrat Nassir2001–2002 Ahmed Radhi2002 Akram Salman2003 Hadi Mutanash2004 Abdelilah Abdul-Hamid2005–2006 Kadhim Al-Rubaie2007 Hakim Shaker2008 Hassan Ahmed2009–2010 Hakim Shaker2011–2013 2012 AFC U-19 Championship: Runner-up 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Fourth Place AFC National Team of the Year Muwafaq Hussein2013 Rahim Hameed2014 Abbas Attiya2015–2016 Qahtan Chathir2017–2021 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions Emad Mohammed2021–2024 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup: Runner-up 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage Ehsan Turki2024–
Competitive record FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYear Result PositionPldWDLGFGA Squad 1977 Group stage11th 3 1 0 2 6 8 Squad 1979 Qualified but Withdrew 1981 Did not qualify 1983 1985 1987 1989 Quarterfinals 6th 4 3 0 1 5 2 Squad 1991 Did not qualify 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 Group stage19th 3 1 0 2 5 9 Squad 2003 Did not qualify 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Fourth place 4th 73311111 Squad 2015 Did not qualify 2017 2019 2023 Group stage 21st301207Squad 2025 Did not qualify 2027To be determined Total Fourth place 5/24 20 8 4 8 27 37 —
FIFA U-20 World Cup historyYearRoundScoreResult1977Group stage 1–3 LossGroup stage 5–1 WinGroup stage 0–4 Loss1989Group stage 1–0 WinGroup stage 2–0 WinGroup stage 1–0 WinQuarterfinals 1–2 Loss2001Group stage 3–0 WinGroup stage 1–6 LossGroup stage 1–3 Loss2013Group stage 2–2 DrawGroup stage 2–1 WinGroup stage 2–1 WinRound of 16 1–0 WinQuarterfinals 3–3 (pen 5-4) DrawSemifinals 1–1 (pen 6-7) Draw3rd Place 0–3 Loss2023Group stage 0–4 LossGroup stage 0–3 LossGroup stage 0–0 Draw
AFC U-20 Asian Cup record AFC U-20 Asian CupYear ResultPldWDLGFGA Squad 1975 Champions 6510181 1976 Quarter-finals 4310131 1977 Champions 5500194 1978 Champions 6420202 1980 did not enter 1982 Third Place310245 1985 did not qualify 1986 1988 Champions 523053 1990 did not enter 1992 1994 Fourth Place622288 1996 did not enter 1998 Group stage 4103613 2000 Champions 6330113 2002 did not qualify 2004 Quarterfinals 430171 Squad 2006 Quarterfinals 421185 Squad 2008 Group stage 310235 Squad 2010 Group stage 300317 Squad 2012 Runners-up 6420103 Squad 2014Group stage311183 Squad 2016Quarterfinals422072 Squad 2018Group stage301239 Squad 2023 Runners-up 622265 Squad 2025 Quarterfinals 412144 Squad 2027QualifiedSquadTotal 85 42 23 20 160 84
Arab Cup U-20 record Arab Cup U-20Year ResultPldWDLGFGA 2011 Group stage 420264 2012 Group stage 301269 2020 Quarter-finals 411233 2021 Group stage 311175 2022 Group stage 200215 2026To be determined 2028Total 16 4 3 9 23 26
WAFF U-18 Championship record WAFF U-18 ChampionshipYear ResultPldWDLGFGA 2019 Champions 412156 2021 Champions531191 2024 Group stage 312032Total 12 5 5 2 17 9
Minor tournaments YearTournamentResultGPWDLGFGA 1983Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth Champions7520164 1985Al-Wehdat Championship Champions321042 1985Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth Third place7412105 1989Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth Runners-up6402115 1990Al-Wehdat Championship Champions532061 2013Jordan Friendly Quartet Championship Champions330051
Iraq Stars League Season P W D L F A GD Pts Notes1990–91 13 4 5 4 8 13 –5 13 Second half of season1993–94 25 8 8 9 33 29 +4 24 First half of season; replaced by Babil
Honours
Titles FIFA U-20 World Cup Fourth place: 2013 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Champions (5): 1975*, 1977, 1978*, 1988, 2000 (* shared) Runners-up (2): 2012, 2023 Third place: 1982
Awards AFC National Team of the Year: 2013
See also Iraq national football team Iraq national under-23 football team Iraq national under-17 football team
References
External links Official website Official Iraq national football team on FIFA.com
Head-to-head record The following table shows Iraq's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total