Iraq national under-17 football team

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).

Matches

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

Coaching staff 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

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were selected for the most recent matches in the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

Coaches

NamePeriodMatchesWinsDrawsLossesWin %Achievements Amer Jameel1984–1985 Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship Yahya Alwan1986 Sabah Ridha1988 Wathiq Naji1988 Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship Amer Jameel1994 Adnan Hamad1998 Ammo Baba2000 Ahmed Radhi2002 Salih Radhi2003–2004 Kadhim Khalaf2005–2006 Hassan Ahmed 2007–2008 Muwafaq Hussein2009–2013 Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup Taleb Chaloub2013 Qahtan Chathir2014–2017 Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship Ali Hadi2017–2018 Faisal Aziz2018 Emad Mohammed2019–2021 Hassan Kamal2021–2022 Ahmed Kadhim2022–

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World CupHosts / YearResultPosition 1985did not qualify 1987 1989 1991 1993did not enter 1995did not qualify 1997did not enter 1999did not qualify 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009disqualified 2011did not qualify 2013Group stage23rd 3003212 2015did not qualify 2017Round of 1613th 4112510 2019did not qualify 2023 2025 2026 2027To be determinedTotal Best: R16 2/20 7 1 1 5 7 22

FIFA U-17 World Cup historyYearRoundScoreResult2013Group stage 1–4 LossGroup stage 1–3 LossGroup stage 0–5 Loss2017Group stage 1–1 DrawGroup stage 3–0 WinGroup stage 0–4 LossRound of 16 1–5 Loss

AFC U-17 Asian Cup AFC U-17 Asian CupQualification recordHosts / YearResultGPWDLGFGA 1985Third Place530232320134 1986did not qualify210153 1988Fourth place622296 1990did not qualify 1992did not enter 1994Group stage411247210123 1996did not enter 1998Group stage420294220081 2000did not qualify311163 2002200226 2004Quarterfinals420276220052 2006Group stage302112220040 2008Disqualified 2010Quarterfinals4202755401153 2012Semifinals5311874310172 2014did not qualify3111115 2016Champions6330105330091 2018Group stage310235321050 2023did not qualify412142 2025320191 2026422097 2027To be determined000000TotalBest: Champions441991761 49 513181111945

WAFF U-16 Championship WAFF Championship RecordYearResultGPWD*LGSGA 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 2024 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 6 2025 Group stage 3 1 0 2 5 3 2026Did not enterTotalBest: Champions 42 20 4 17 82 51

Arab Cup U-17 Arab Cup U-17Year ResultPldWDLGFGA 2012 Runners-up 4301145 2014 Champions 5410101 2022 Quarterfinals 421167 2026To be determined 2027 2028 2029Total Best: Champions 13 9 2 2 30 13

Head-to-head record The following table shows Iraq's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup. In FIFA U-17 World Cup OpponentWin %Total In AFC U-17 Asian Cup OpponentWin %Total

See also Iraq national football team Iraq national under-23 football team Iraq national under-20 football team

References

External links Official website Official Iraq national football team on FIFA.com