Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

This is a record of Iraq's results at the AFC Asian Cup. Iraq have appeared in the finals of the AFC Asian Cup on 9 occasions in 1972 to 1976, 1996 to 2019. Their best ever performance is a champions in the 2007 tournament held in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam respectively.

Records
AFC Asian Cup finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad GP W D L GF GA
1956 to 1968Not an AFC memberNot an AFC member
1972Group stage6th302114Squad6510132
1976Fourth place4th410336Squad6510143
1980 to 1988WithdrewWithdrew
1992Banned due to Gulf WarBanned due to Gulf War
1996Quarter-finals6th420264Squad220040
2000Quarter-finals7th411257Squad330092
2004Quarter-finals8th420257Squad6411164
2007Champions1st633072Squad6321128
2011Quarter-finals8th420233SquadQualified as defending champions
2015Fourth place4th621389Squad630376
2019Round of 1611th421163Squad6330136
2023Qualified8521144
Total 1 Title 9/17 39 15 8 16 44 45 — 49 33 10 6 102 36
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Record by opponent
AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Scored Goals Conceded Last Win
 South Korea302**102DNW
 Iran712*46121996
 Thailand4220832000
 South Yemen1100101976
 Kuwait100123DNW
 China200204DNW
 Saudi Arabia3201322007
 United Arab Emirates3102342011
 Lebanon101022DNW
 Japan200215DNW
 Uzbekistan100101DNW
 Turkmenistan1100322004
 Australia2101322007
 Oman101000DNW
 Vietnam2200522019
 North Korea1100102011
 Jordan1100102015
 Palestine1100202015
 Yemen1100302019
 Qatar100101DNW

*Iraq defeated Iran in the 2015 quarter-finals via penalty shoot-out
**Iraq defeated South Korea in both the 1972 preliminary round and the 2007 semi-finals via penalty shoot-out

Record results
Iraq's Asian Cup record
First match  South Korea 0–0 (2–4 p.) Iraq 
(7 May 1972; Bangkok, Thailand)
Biggest win  Iraq 4–1 Thailand 
(11 December 1996; Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
 Yemen 0–3 Iraq 
(12 January 2019; Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Biggest defeat  Iran 3–0 Iraq 
(9 May 1972; Bangkok, Thailand)
 Japan 4–1 Iraq 
(24 October 2000; Beirut, Lebanon)
 China 3–0 Iraq 
(30 July 2004; Beijing, China)
Best result Champions in 2007
Worst result Group stage in 1972

Thailand 1972

Group allocation match
South Korea 0 – 0 Iraq
Penalties
Cha Bum-Kun soccer ball with check mark
Hwang Jae-Man soccer ball with check mark
Park Su-Deok soccer ball with red X		 2 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Aziz
soccer ball with check mark Nouri
soccer ball with check mark Kadhim
soccer ball with check mark Fathi
Attendance: 2,000

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 220062+44
 Thailand 201134−11
 Iraq 201114−31
Iran 3 – 0 Iraq
Kalani 34', 70', 78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Thailand 1 – 1 Iraq
Yousif

Iran 1976

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2200100+104
 Iraq 210112−12
 South Yemen 200209−90
Iran 2 – 0 Iraq
Nouraei 45'
Roshan 58'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)
Iraq 1 – 0 South Yemen
Waal 84'

Semi-finals
Kuwait 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Ibrahim 11'
Kamel 77', 100'		 Abdul-Jalil 46'
Hassan 85'
Attendance: 60,000

Third place match
Iraq 0 – 1 China
He Jia 61'

United Arab Emirates 1996

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran 6320173+4
 Saudi Arabia 6320173+4
 Iraq 6320163+3
 Thailand 03003213−11
Iran 1 – 2 Iraq
Daei 90' (pen.) Report Hussam Fawzi 37'
Khalid Sabbar 69'
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia 1 – 0 Iraq
Al-Mehallel 26' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Iraq 4 – 1 Thailand
Haidar Mahmoud 17', 50'
Laith Hussein 23', 63'		 Report Chalermsan 26'
Attendance: 3,000

Quarterfinal
United Arab Emirates 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Ab. Ibrahim gold-colored soccer ball 103' Report
Attendance: 50,000

Lebanon 2000

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran 7321061+5
 Iraq 4311143+1
 Thailand 2302124−2
 Lebanon 2302137−4
Iraq 2 – 0 Thailand
Qahtan Chathir 27'
Haidar Mahmoud 60'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Lebanon 2 – 2 Iraq
Chahrour 28'
Hojeij 76'		 Report Sabah Jeayer 5', 22'
Attendance: 30,000
Iran 1 – 0 Iraq
Daei 77' Report
Attendance: 8,582

Quarterfinal
Japan 4 – 1 Iraq
Nanami 8', 29'
Takahara 11'
Myojin 62'		 Report Abbas Obeid 4'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

China 2004

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Uzbekistan 9330030+3
 Iraq 6320154+1
 Turkmenistan 1301246−2
 Saudi Arabia 1301235−2
Iraq 0 – 1 Uzbekistan
Report Qosimov 21'
Attendance: 12,400
Turkmenistan 2 – 3 Iraq
V. Bayramov 14'
Kuliyyew 85'		 Report Hawar Mohammed 12'
Razzaq Farhan 80'
Qusay Munir 88'
Attendance: 22,000
Saudi Arabia 1 – 2 Iraq
Al-Montashari 57' Report Nashat Akram 51'
Younis Mahmoud 86'
Attendance: 15,000

Quarterfinal
China 3 – 0 Iraq
Hao Haidong 8'
Zheng Zhi 81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 60,000

Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007

Group A
Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 312042+25
 Australia 311164+24
 Thailand 311135−24
 Oman 302113−22
Thailand 1 – 1 Iraq
Suksomkit 6' (pen.) Report Younis Mahmoud 32'
Attendance: 30,000
Iraq 3 – 1 Australia
Nashat Akram 22'
Hawar Mohammed 60'
Karrar Jassim 86'		 Report Viduka 47'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Oman 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 500

Quarterfinal
Iraq 2 – 0 Vietnam
Younis Mahmoud 2', 65' Report
Attendance: 9,720

Semifinal
Iraq 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Report
Penalties
Hawar Mohammed soccer ball with check mark
Qusay Munir soccer ball with check mark
Haidar Abdul-Amir soccer ball with check mark
Ahmad Mnajed soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Lee Chun-Soo
soccer ball with check mark Lee Dong-Gook
soccer ball with check mark Cho Jae-Jin
soccer ball with red X Yeom Ki-Hun
soccer ball with red X Kim Jung-Woo
Attendance: 12,500

Final
Iraq 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Younis Mahmoud 72' Report
Attendance: 60,000

Qatar 2011

Group D
Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 330061+59
 Iraq 320132+16
 North Korea 301202−21
 United Arab Emirates 301204−41
Iraq 1 – 2 Iran
Mahmoud 13' Report Rezaei 42'
Mobali 84'
Attendance: 10,478
United Arab Emirates 0 – 1 Iraq
W. Abbas 90+3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,233
Iraq 1 – 0 North Korea
Jassim 22'
Attendance: 4,111

Quarterfinal
Australia 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Kewell 118'
Attendance: 7,889

Australia 2015

Group D
Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3  Jordan 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Palestine 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2015. Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Jordan 0–1 Iraq
Report Kasim 77'
Attendance: 6,840
Iraq 0–1 Japan
Report Honda 23' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,941
Iraq 2–0 Palestine
Mahmoud 48'
Yasin 88'		 Report
Attendance: 10,235

Quarterfinal
Iran 3–3 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Azmoun 24'
Pouraliganji 103'
Ghoochannejhad 118'		 Report Yasin 56'
Mahmoud 93'
Ismail 116' (pen.)
Penalties
Hajsafi soccer ball with red X
Pouraliganji soccer ball with check mark
Nekounam soccer ball with check mark
Hosseini soccer ball with check mark
Ghafouri soccer ball with check mark
Jahanbakhsh soccer ball with check mark
Teymourian soccer ball with check mark
Amiri soccer ball with red X		 6–7 soccer ball with red X Abdul-Amir
soccer ball with check mark Salem
soccer ball with check mark Ismail
soccer ball with check mark Adnan
soccer ball with check mark Mahmoud
soccer ball with check mark Kasim
soccer ball with check mark Hussein
soccer ball with check mark Shaker
Attendance: 18,921

Semifinal
South Korea 2–0 Iraq
Lee Jung-hyup 20'
Kim Young-gwon 50'		 Report
Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Third place match
Iraq 2–3 United Arab Emirates
Salem 28'
Kalaf 42'		 Report Khalil 16', 51'
Mabkhout 57' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,829

United Arab Emirates 2019

Group D
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Vietnam 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq 3–2 Vietnam
 Report
Yemen 0–3 Iraq
Report
Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)
Iran 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 15,038

Round of 16
Qatar 1–0 Iraq
 Report

See also
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