Iraq national under-23 football team
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Nickname(s) | Asiad Asia | ||
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Association | IFA | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Abdul-Ghani Shahad | ||
Captain | Bashar Resan | ||
FIFA code | IRQ | ||
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Olympic Games (Since 1992) | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2004) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2004) | ||
Asian Games (Since 2002) | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result |
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AFC U-23 Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Champions (2013) |
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Olympic (Under-23, Under-22, and Under-21) |
Leyouth (Under-20, Under-19, and Under-18) |
Ashbal (Under-17, Under-16, and Under-15) |
Bara'em (Under-14, Under-13, and Below) |
Iraq national under-23 football team (also known as Iraq Under-23 or Iraq Olympic Team) represents Iraq in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23, under-22, and under-21 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. Iraq Olympic Team reached fourth place in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens won the silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, and the bronze medal in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
History
2004 Athens Olympics
After 16 years without participation, Iraq qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics after winning the 2004 Olympic Asian Qualifiers under head coach Adnan Hamad and were scheduled to play against Costa Rica, Morocco and Portugal in the group stages. At the Olympics Iraq started with a shocking 4–2 win against Portugal. That was followed by a 2–0 win against Costa Rica and a 2–1 loss to Morocco. The quarter-finals saw them beat Australia 1–0, and in the semi-final against Paraguay, Iraq lost 3–1. In the bronze medal match, Iraq lost 1–0 and finished fourth.
2013 AFC U-22 Championship
Iraq's first major honour on U-23 level was the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship. The tournament started with a 3–1 win against Saudi Arabia. That was followed by a 2–1 win against Uzbekistan and a 1–0 win against China. The quarter-finals saw them beat Japan 1–0, and the semi-final against favourites Korea Republic with another 1–0 win.
The final was against local rivals Saudi Arabia, and Mohannad Abdul-Raheem scored the only goal to win the tournament for Iraq. This victory secured Iraq's first Asian Cup U-23 title.
2016 AFC U-23 Championship
The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament is to be held in Qatar from 12–30 January 2016. Iraq qualified for the tournament by topping the group in the qualification stage in Oman in March 2015.
Iraq advanced from the group stage, beating Yemen 2–0, Uzbekistan 3–2, and a 1–1 tie with South Korea. In the quarterfinals, Iraq beat UAE 3–1 in extra time to progress to the semifinals. Iraq lost 2–1 to Japan.
In the third place match, Iraq came back from behind to beat Qatar 2–1 to qualify for 2016 Olympics.
2016 Rio Olympics
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Iraq qualified for the 2016 Olympics by clinching third place at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. The first game saw Iraq play against Denmark, and the score turned out as a 0–0 draw, despite Iraq having 18 shots in the match. The second game was played against the hosts and pre-tournament favourites, Brazil, which also ended up as a 0–0 draw, which was hailed as a great result for Iraq. In the third game, Iraq tied South Africa 1–1, despite having a huge 29 shots in the match. This result, coupled with Denmark's defeat to Brazil, saw Iraq get eliminated at the group stage.
2018 AFC U-23 Championship
Iraq qualified for the 3rd tournament by topping the group in the qualification stage in Saudi Arabia in July 2017.
In the final tournament, with the defending champion Japan not bringing their strongest squad, Iraq had many chances to repeat 2013 success. In the group stage, they finished at the top of the group after beating Malaysia 4-1 and Jordan 1-0, with a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia. Iraq advanced into the quarter-final as the first seed of group C and was scheduled to face off against Vietnam. A 3-3 draw after extra time meant that the result would be settled via a penalty shoot-out, in which Vietnam emerged victorious with the score of 5-3, thus eliminating Iraq from the tournament.
Competitions Record
Olympic tournaments
Olympic Games
Asian Games
Islamic Solidarity Games
Under-23 tournamentsAFC U-23 Championship
WAFF Championship
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Matches
Recent results and fixtures
Win Draw Lose
10 January 2018 2018 AFC U-23 Championship GS | Iraq ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Changshu Stadium, Changshu |
16:00 | Jaffal ![]() Attwan ![]() Mhawi ![]() Al-Saedi ![]() |
Report | Safawi ![]() |
Attendance: 230 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
13 January 2018 2018 AFC U-23 Championship GS | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Changshu Stadium, Changshu |
Report | Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
16 January 2018 2018 AFC U-23 Championship GS | Iraq ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Changshu Stadium, Changshu |
Resan ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 380 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
20 January 2018 2018 AFC U-23 Championship QF | Iraq ![]() | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | ![]() | Changshu Stadium, Changshu |
Hussein ![]() Mhawi ![]() |
Report | Nguyễn Công Phượng ![]() Phan Văn Đức ![]() Hà Đức Chinh ![]() |
Attendance: 980 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) | |
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25 July 2018 Friendly | Iraq ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil |
29 July 2018 Friendly | Iraq ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil |
Coaching staff
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Team
Current squad
- The following 23 players were called up for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship:
- Match date: January 2018
- Opposition:
Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Jordan - Caps and goals are correct as of: 20 January 2018 match after the match against
Vietnam.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ahmed Basil | 19 August 1996 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Ali Abdul-Hassan | 19 September 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Hayder Mohammed | 23 October 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Ahmed Abdul-Ridha | 2 April 1997 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Hamza Adnan | 8 February 1996 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Burhan Jumaah | 1 July 1996 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Ali Lateef | 18 January 1996 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Khudhur Ali | 19 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | DF | Alaa Ali Mhawi | 3 June 1996 | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Ruslan Hanoon | 4 March 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | DF | Ali Kadhim Mohammed | 26 September 1997 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Ali Raheem | 17 February 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Hussein Ali Al-Saedi | 29 November 1996 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Mohammed Jaffal | 1 June 1996 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Bashar Resan | 22 December 1996 | 16 | 5 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Ibrahim Bayesh | 1 January 2000 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Safaa Hadi | 14 October 1998 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Amjad Attwan | 12 March 1997 | 14 | 2 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Ahmed Mohsin Jaber | 24 January 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Farhan Shakor | 15 October 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Ayman Hussein | 22 March 1996 | 14 | 11 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Alaa Abbas | 27 July 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Waleed Kareem | 10 June 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent callups
- The following players have also been called up to Iraqi squad for the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Amjad Raheem | 5 January 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Alaa Raad Al-Hamadani | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Raad Fanar | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Niaz Mohammed | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ahmed Mohsen Ashour | 4 January 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Mahdi Kamel | 6 January 1995 | 28 | 6 | ![]() |
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MF | Ahmed Jalal | 17 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Abdullah Abdul-Amir | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Mazen Fayad | 2 April 1997 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Jabbar Kareem | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Ameer Sabah | 3 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Emad Mohsin | 3 November 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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Previous squads
- Olympic Games
- AFC U-23 Championship
- Asian Games
Wild card players
Athens 2004- Haidar Abdul-Jabar (27)
- Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail (27)
- Razzaq Farhan (27)
Palembang 2013- Hussein Abdul-Wahed (28)
- Luay Salah (31)
Incheon 2014- Mahdi Karim (30)
- Younis Mahmoud (31)
- Salam Shaker (28)
Rio 2016- Ahmad Ibrahim (24)
- Saad Abdul-Amir (24)
- Hammadi Ahmed (26)
Honours
Major tournaments
- Fourth place: 2004
Minor tournaments
- Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup
- Winners: 2003
- Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup
- Winners: 1998