Iraqi Kurdistan national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Tricolour | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Iraqi Kurdistan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
| Head coach | Khasraw Groon | ||
| Most caps | Heydar Gharaman | ||
| Home stadium |
Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil Zakho International Stadium, Zakho | ||
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| Elo ranking | |||
| Current |
101  | ||
| First international | |||
  (Sweden; 7 July, 2008) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 (Sweden; 1 June, 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
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(Sweden; 13 July, 2008) | |||
| VIVA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | champions, 2012 VIVA World Cup | ||
The Iraqi Kurdistan national football team (Arabic: منتخب كردستان العراق الوطني لكرة القدم, Kurdish: Helbijardey Topî pêy Kurdistan ;ھەڵبژاردەی تۆپی پێی كوردستان), is the national team of Iraqi Kurdistan. They are not affiliated with FIFA or Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup. The Iraqi FA attended a meeting held by the NF-Board in June 2006.[1]
History
The team played in the 2008 VIVA World Cup for the first time, finishing in the 4th place after a 3–1 loss to Sápmi. Their first and only win in the 2008 tournament came against Provence.
In December 2008, during the 5th General Meeting, Kurdistan was granted full membership to the NF Board and was a failed candidate to host the 2010 VIVA World Cup. After losing in the final in both the 2009 and 2010 tournaments Kurdistan eventually became champions on home turf in 2012, defeating Northern Cyprus 2-1 in front of 22,000 fans.
Official Kurdistan FA Emblem
The Iraqi Kurdistan FA emblem was designed by Kurdish artist Rawand Sirwan Nawroly (Kurdish: رهوهند سیروان نهورڕۆڵی). The emblem represents the Iraqi Kurdish flag colours, where the red represents the Kurdish Newroz fire. The yellow ball represents the Kurdish Sun and the green banner represents the green Kurdistan scenery.
Prize list
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIVA World Cup | |||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
 | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Palestine International Cup | |||||||
 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes | |||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||||||
| 6th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | Best: 1st | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 28 |
| World Cup History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| VIVA World Cup | |||
| 2008 | Round 1 | | Draw |
| Round 1 | | Win | |
| Round 1 | | Lose | |
| Round 1 |  | Draw | |
| 3rd Place | | Lose | |
| 2009 | Round 1 | | Win |
| Round 1 | | Lose | |
| Semi-Final | | Win | |
| Final | | Lose | |
| 2010 | Round 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Win |
| Round 1 | | Win | |
| Semi-Final | | Win | |
| Final | | Lose | |
| 2012 | |||
| Round 1 |  | Win | |
| Round 1 | | Win | |
| Semi-Final | | Win | |
| Final |  | Win | |
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||
| 2014 | |||
| Round 1 | | Lose | |
| Round 1 | | Win | |
| Quarter-finals |  | Draw | |
| Placement Round 1 | | Draw | |
| Placement Round 2 | | Draw | |
| 2016 | |||
| Round 1 |  | Win | |
| Round 2 | | Win | |
| Quarter-finals | | Draw | |
| Placement Round 1 |  | Draw | |
| Placement Round 2 | | Draw | |
| Others tournaments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| Palestine International Cup | |||
| 2012 | Round 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Win |
| Round 2 |  | Draw | |
| Round 3 |  | Lose | |
| International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes | |||
| 2013 | |||
| Round 1 | | Draw | |
| Round 2 | | Win | |
| Semi final |  | Win | |
| Final | | Win | |
Current squad
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sarhang Muhsin | 29 | 22 | 0 |  |
| 12 | GK | Znar Faizi | 0 | 0 | | |
| 22 | GK | Rebaz Abdulla | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Bayar Abubakir | 5 | 0 | | |
| 3 | DF | Herdi Siamand | 33 | 11 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF | Jassim Mohammed Haji | 32 | 10 | 1 | |
| 13 | DF | Aras Mustafa | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Hawkar Latif | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | Khalid Mushir | 35 | 12 | 2 | |
| 5 | DF | Kamaran Ali | 27 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Niaz Muhamad | 26 | 5 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Hawre Jalal | 26 | 3 | 5 | |
| 15 | MF | Muhamad Sabir | 1 | 0 | | |
| 19 | MF | Diyar Rahman | 30 | 5 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Ali Aziz | 27 | 10 | 4 |  |
| 16 | MF | Miran Khesro | 26 | 12 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | Abdulla Kaifi | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Kosrat Baiz | 25 | 5 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | Rekar Hashim | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Hunar Ahmad | 4 | 2 | | |
| 18 | FW | Ayub Ayad | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Farhang Wriya | 2 | 1 | | |
| 23 | FW | Farhan Shakor | 21 | 9 | 5 | |
References
- ↑ "The first football World Cup for nations that do not exist". Play the Game, Steve Menary. September 23, 2006.
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