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).

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 Third 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)

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

  Win   Draw   Lose

Iraq v Lebanon

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'

Jordan v Iraq

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

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.

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	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	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

Coaches

As of 30 May 2023

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

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993	did not enter
1995	did not qualify
1997	did not enter
1999	did not qualify
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009	disqualified
2011	did not qualify
2013	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	12
2015	did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	5	10
2019	did not qualify
2023
2025
Total	Best: R16	2/20	7	1	1	5	7	22

FIFA U-17 World Cup history
Year	Round	Score	Result
2013
	Group stage	Iraq 1–4 Sweden	Loss
	Group stage	Iraq 1–3 Mexico	Loss
	Group stage	Iraq 0–5 Nigeria	Loss
2017
	Group stage	Iraq 1–1 Mexico	Draw
	Group stage	Iraq 3–0 Chile	Win
	Group stage	Iraq 0–4 England	Loss
	Round of 16	Iraq 1–5 Mali	Loss

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup									Qualification record
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									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									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 U-16 Championship

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

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2012	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	14	5
2014	Champions	5	4	1	0	10	1
2022	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	6	7
2026	To be determined
2027
2028
2029
Total	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

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

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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

See also

• Iraq national football team
• Iraq national under-23 football team
• Iraq national under-20 football team

External links

• Official website Archived 28 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Iraq national football team on FIFA.com