Iraq national under-20 football team

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).

Iraq Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Young Lions of Mesopotamia
Leyouth Al-Rafidayn (ليوث الرافدين)
AssociationIFA
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF
Head coachEmad Mohammed
CaptainAbdul-Razzak Qasim
FIFA codeIRQ
First colours
Second colours
First international
Iraq  3–1  Saudi Arabia
(Ahwaz, Iran; 24 February 1974)
Biggest win
Iraq  10–0  Brunei
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 6 April 1975)
Biggest defeat
Brazil  6–1  Iraq
(Córdoba, Argentina; 20 June 2001)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1977)
Best resultFourth Place: (2013)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1975)
Best resultChampions: (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
Websiteifa.iq

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.[1]

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. The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship was cancelled after the draw for the group stage was conducted.[2]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

2022

14 October 2022 2023 U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers Iraq  4–2  India Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:00 UTC+03:00
  • Qasim 2'
  • Abdulkareem 51'
  • Sadiq 63'
  • Yumnam 71' (o.g.)
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
16 October 2022 2023 U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers Kuwait  0–2  Iraq Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:00 UTC+03:00 Report
  • Moussa 40'
  • Ali 90+4'
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Referee: Akhrol Risquallev (Uzbekistan)
18 October 2022 2023 U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers Australia  1–0  Iraq Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:00 UTC+03:00
Report Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

2023

1 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Indonesia  0–2  Iraq Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 Report
  • Abdulkareem 28'
  • Jameel 90+6'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
4 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Iraq  0–1  Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 Report
  • Kholdorkhonov 17'
Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 32,218
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
7 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Iraq  1–1  Syria Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00
  • Abdulkareem 17'
Report
  • Al Ramadan 90+5'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 93
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
11 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Iran  0–1  Iraq Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 Report
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 178
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
15 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Iraq  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
 Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00
Report
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 251
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Penalties
18 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan  1–0  Iraq Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00
  • Rahmonaliyev 72' (pen.)
Stadium: Milliy Stadium
22 April 2023 Friendly Iraq  3–2  Dominican Republic Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Spain
16:00 UTC+1
  • 89'
Stadium: Estadio El Palmar
25 April 2023 Friendly Iraq  1–1  Brazil Jerez, Cádiz, Spain
19:00 UTC+1
  • Abdul-Razzak Qasim 45+1' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín
3 May 2023 Friendly Iraq  2–0  Gibraltar Arcos de la Frontera, Spain
19:00 UTC+1
  • Mohammed Jameel 7'
  • Ashar Ali 28'
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Antonio Barbadillo
22 May 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Uruguay  4–0  Iraq La Plata, Argentina
18:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
25 May 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Tunisia  3–0  Iraq La Plata, Argentina
18:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Only numbers 1-21 were eligible to play in any matches.
Caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2023, after the game against England England

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hussein Hassan (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 16 0 Iraq Al-Karkh
12 1GK Abbas Kareem (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 3 0 Iraq Al-Shorta
13 1GK Omran Zaky (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 0 0 Iraq Zakho

15 2DF Abbas Manie (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 2 0 Iraq Amanat Baghdad
2 2DF Alai Ghasem (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 8 1 Sweden IFK Göteborg
19 2DF Sajjad Mohammed Mahdi (3rd captain) (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 15 0 Iraq Naft Maysan
4 2DF Kadhim Raad Hatem (vice-captain) (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 16 0 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
22 2DF Sajjad Mohammed Fadhil (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 9 0 Iraq Al-Zawraa
17 2DF Muslim Moussa (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 10 1 Iraq Al-Mina'a
3 2DF Roman Doulashi (2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 7 0 Germany Schalke 04
6 2DF Adam Rasheed (4th captain) (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 13 0 Denmark Aalborg BK youth

9 3MF Alexander Aoraha (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 5 0 England Queens Park Rangers
18 3MF Ali Sadiq (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 15 1 Iraq Al-Zawraa
5 3MF Abdul-Razzak Qasim (captain) (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 16 2 Iraq Al-Shorta
20 3MF Abbas Majed (2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 6 0 Iraq Al-Talaba
21 3MF Hayder Abdulkareem (2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 15 3 Iraq Al-Zawraa

14 4FW Abbas Fadhil (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 13 1 Iraq Naft Maysan
8 4FW Abdulqader Ayoub (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 12 2 Iraq Erbil
10 4FW Youssef Amyn (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 5 1 Netherlands Feyenoord
11 4FW Ashar Ali (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 15 3 Iraq Al-Mina'a
16 4FW Ali Jassim (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 9 2 Turkey Antalyaspor
7 4FW Mohammed Jameel (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 16 3 Iraq Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
23 4FW Mohammed Emad Mohammed unknown 1 1 Iraq Al-Zawraa

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up recently

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ridha Abdulaziz unknown 0 0 Iraq Al-Diwaniya 2022 AFC U-23 Asian CupWD
GK Ahmed Khalid unknown 0 0 Iraq Naft Maysan 2022 Arab Cup U-20

DF Ali Abbas Mohesin (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 4 0 Iraq Amanat Baghdad
DF Charbel Shamoon (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 7 0 Australia Western United
DF Josef Al-Imam (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 0 0 Sweden Malmo FF Training camp, April 2023WD

MF Ismail Ahmed (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 9 0 Iraq Newroz
MF Zidane Iqbal (2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 3 0 England Manchester United Training camp, April 2023CLB
MF Mohammed Qasim Mohammed unknown 1 0 Iraq Al-Karkh Training camp, April 2023PRE
MF Taher Muthanna unknown 0 0 Iraq Al-Zawraa Training camp, April 2023PRE
Ahmed Sabah Jeayer unknown 0 0 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Training camp, April 2023PRE
Mustafa Basim unknown 0 0 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Training camp, April 2023PRE
MF Mohib Khalaf (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 0 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg Training camp, 2023
MF Hussein Ali Lateef unknown 1 0 Iraq Al-Naft 2022 Arab Cup U-20
MF Amir Hassan (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 0 0 Iraq Al-Najaf 2022 Arab Cup U-20
MF Ameen Naby unknown 0 0 Iraq Erbil 2022 Arab Cup U-20

FW Abboud Rabah (2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 5 0 Iraq Al-Qasim
FW Mustafa Qabeel (2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 7 0 Iraq Erbil
FW Ali Akbar Taher (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 1 0 Iraq Al-Shorta
FW Hassan Ali Hussein unknown 1 0 Iraq Al-Zawraa
FW Abbas Adel Nima (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 0 0 Iraq Al-Hudood Training camp, April 2023PRE
FW Blnd Hassan (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 2 0 Netherlands De Graafschap Training camp, April 2023PRE
FW Amin Al-Hamawi (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 0 0 Sweden Helsingborgs Training camp, April 2023PRE
FW Sajjad Ala'a unknown 0 0 Iraq Al-Mina'a 2022 Arab Cup U-20
FW Ali Shakhwan (2002-09-30) 30 September 2002 0 0 Iraq Erbil 2022 Arab Cup U-20

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

Position Name Nationality
Manager:Emad MohammedIraq
Assist. manager:Haidar Abdul-JabarIraq
Assist. manager:Ahmed WaliIraq
Assist. manager:Ehsan TurkiIraq
Goalk. manager:Nouri Abid ZaidIraq
Fitnes. manager:Waleed JumaaIraq
Technical analyst:Muntadher MujbelIraq
Physiotherapist:Falah JassimIraq
Physiotherapist:Ahmed KhaseifIraq
Managing Director:Mohammed Nasser ShakrounIraq
Technical Supervisor:Khalaf JalalIraq
Team Manager:Qahtan Al-MalikiIraq
Media Coordinator:Nadeem KareemIraq

Updated to match played April 2023
Source:

Head coach history

Head coaches by years (2000–present)

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win % Achievements
Iraq Thair Jassam 2000 10 4 3 3 040.00
Iraq Adnan Hamad 2000 8 4 4 0 050.00 2000 AFC Youth Championship: Champions
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship: Group Stage
Iraq Nazar Ashraf 2001 2 0 1 1 000.00
Iraq Adnan Hamad 2001 7 3 0 4 042.86
Iraq Nasrat Nassir 2001–2002 9 5 2 2 055.56
Iraq Ahmed Radhi 2002 3 2 0 1 066.67
Iraq Akram Salman 2003 0 0 0 0 !
Iraq Hadi Mutanash 2004 0 0 0 0 !
Iraq Abdelilah Abdul-Hamid 2005–2006 0 0 0 0 !
Iraq Kadhim Al-Rubaie 2007 0 0 0 0 !
Iraq Hakim Shaker 2008 12 3 5 4 025.00
Iraq Hassan Ahmed 2009–2010 11 4 1 6 036.36
Iraq Hakim Shaker 2011–2013 42 23 8 11 054.76 2012 AFC U-19 Championship: Runner-up
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Fourth Place
AFC National Team of the Year
Iraq Muwafaq Hussein 2013 2 1 1 0 050.00
Iraq Rahim Hameed 2014 5 2 1 2 040.00
Iraq Abbas Attiya 2015–2016 13 7 6 0 053.85
Iraq Qahtan Chathir 2017–2021 26 8 9 9 030.77 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions
Iraq Emad Mohammed 2021– 25 10 6 9 040.00 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions
2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup: Runner-up
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record

AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Kuwait 1975Champions6510181
Thailand 1976Quarter-finals4310131
Iran 1977Champions5500194
Bangladesh 1978Champions6420202
Thailand 1980did not enter
Thailand 1982Third Place310245
United Arab Emirates 1985did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1986
Qatar 1988Champions523053
Indonesia 1990did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1992
Indonesia 1994Fourth Place622288
South Korea 1996did not enter
Thailand 1998Group stage4103613
Iran 2000Champions6330113
Qatar 2002did not qualify
Malaysia 2004Quarterfinals430171Squad
India 2006Quarterfinals421185Squad
Saudi Arabia 2008Group stage310235Squad
China 2010Group stage300317Squad
United Arab Emirates 2012Runners-up6420103Squad
Myanmar 2014Group stage311183Squad
Bahrain 2016Quarterfinals422072Squad
Indonesia 2018Group stage301239Squad
Uzbekistan 2023Runners-up622265Squad
TotalBest: Champions8141211915680

Honours

Titles

Fourth place: 2013
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (5): 1975*, 1977, 1978*, 1988, 2000 (* shared)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2): 2012, 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place: 1982

Awards

See also

References

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