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| Nickname(s) | Usood al-Rafidayn (Lions of Mesopotamia) | ||
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| Association | IFA | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF | ||
| Head coach | Emad Mohammed | ||
| Captain | Amir Faisal | ||
| FIFA code | IRQ | ||
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| First international | |||
Iraq  3–1  Saudi Arabia(Ahwaz, Iran; 24 February 1974) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Iraq  15–0  Brunei(Buriram, Thailand; 25 September 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil  6–1  Iraq(Córdoba, Argentina; 20 June 2001) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1977) | ||
| Best result | Fourth Place (2013) | ||
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1975) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000) | ||
| Website | ifa.iq | ||
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).
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.
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Win Draw Loss Cancelled
2024
| 20 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Australia  | 2–1 | Iraq | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:00 AST | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 23 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iraq | 1–1 (4–3 p) |  United Arab Emirates | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | |
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| 26 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iraq | 1–3 |  Jordan | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 2 June 2024 Friendly | Iraq | 3–1 |  Oman | Baghdad, Iraq |
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Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Mohammed Tariq |
| 5 June 2024 Friendly | Iraq | 0–1 | Oman | Baghdad, Iraq |
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Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 26 June 2024 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship | Iraq | 0–0 | Jordan | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Okaz Club Stadium |
| 28 June 2024 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship | Albania  | 1–1 | Iraq | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Okaz Club Stadium |
| 30 June 2024 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship | Lebanon  | 0–2 | Iraq | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Okaz Club Stadium |
| 25 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Iraq | 15–0 | Brunei | Buriram, Thailand |
| Report | Stadium: Buriram City Stadium Referee: Crystal John |
| 27 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Philippines  | v | Iraq | Thailand |
| --:-- UTC+7 |
| 29 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | Iraq | v |  Thailand | Thailand |
| --:-- UTC+7 |
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 25 September 2024, after the game against Brunei
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Laith Sajid | 0 | 0 | Al-Shorta
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| 12 | GK | Wissam Ali | 4 | 0 | Naft Al-Wasat
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| 22 | GK | Ridha Mohammed | 0 | 0 |
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| 2 | DF | Mohammed Ghaleb | 26 September 2005 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Al-Minaa
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| 3 | DF | Mousa Alaa | 4 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 4 | DF | Sajjad Hussein | 0 | 0 | Al-Karkh
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| 6 | DF | Hussein Fahim | 6 | 1 | Al-Karkh
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| 13 | DF | Hassan Emad | 1 | 0 | Duhok
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| 14 | DF | Ali Kareem | 5 | 0 | Al-Kahrabaa
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| 17 | DF | Muslim Mousa | 11 March 2005 (aged 19) | 16 | 1 | Al-Minaa
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| 5 | MF | Yousef Qasim | 0 | 0 |
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| 10 | MF | Amir Faisal | 1 May 2005 (aged 18) | 6 | 2 | Al-Kahrabaa
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| 11 | MF | Mustafa Nawaf | 5 May 2005 (aged 18) | 6 | 3 | Al-Zawraa
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| 15 | MF | Ali Mokhalad | 6 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 16 | MF | Moammel Mahmoud | 2 | 0 | Naft Al-Wasat
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| 18 | MF | Sidad Haji | 4 | 3 | Zakho
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| 21 | MF | Laith Dhia | 6 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 7 | FW | Mohammed Jameel | 19 | 3 | Al-Hudood
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| 8 | FW | Halgurd Qais | 6 | 3 | Erbil
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| 9 | FW | Ali Akbar Taher | 30 December 2006 | 5 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 19 | FW | Ahmed Jasim | 5 | 1 | Al-Naft
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| 20 | FW | Karrar Jaafar | 26 April 2006 (aged 17) | 1 | 2 | Al-Minaa
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| 23 | FW | Ayman Louay | 6 | 4 |
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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Head coach: | Emad Mohammed |
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| Assistant coach: | Haidar Abdul-Jabar |
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| Assistant coach: | Ahmed Wali |
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| Assistant coach: | Ehsan Turki |
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| Goalkeeper coach: | Nouri Abid Zaid |
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| Fitness coach: | Waleed Jumaa |
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| Technical analyst: | Muntadher Mujbel |
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| Physiotherapist: | Falah Jassim |
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| Physiotherapist: | Ahmed Khaseif |
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| Managing Director: | Mohammed Nasser Shakroun |
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| Technical Supervisor: | Khalaf Jalal |
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| Team Manager: | Qahtan Al-Maliki |
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| Media Coordinator: | Nadeem Kareem |
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Updated to match played April 2023
Source:[citation needed]
Head coach history
Head coaches by years (2000–present)
- As of 31 March 2024
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Achievements |
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| Thair Jassam
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2000 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 40.00 | |
| Adnan Hamad
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2000 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00 | 2000 AFC Youth Championship:  Champions 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship: Group Stage |
| Nazar Ashraf
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2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Adnan Hamad
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2001 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.86 | |
| Nasrat Nassir
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2001–2002 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55.56 | |
| Ahmed Radhi
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2002 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | |
| Akram Salman
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2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Hadi Mutanash
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2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
 Abdelilah Abdul-Hamid
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2005–2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Kadhim Al-Rubaie
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2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Hakim Shaker
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2008 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 25.00 | |
| Hassan Ahmed
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2009–2010 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 36.36 | |
| Hakim Shaker
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2011–2013 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 54.76 | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship:  Runner-up 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Fourth Place AFC National Team of the Year |
| Muwafaq Hussein
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2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Rahim Hameed
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2014 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | |
| Abbas Attiya
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2015–2016 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85 | |
| Qahtan Chathir
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2017–2021 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30.77 | 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions
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| Emad Mohammed
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2021–2024 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 40.00 | 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship: Champions 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup: Runner-up 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage |
| Ehsan Turki
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2024– | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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AFC U-20 Asian Cup record
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
 1975 |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1976 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
 1977 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
 1978 |
Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 1980 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 1982 |
Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1985 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1986
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 1988 |
Champions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
 1990 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 1992
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| 1994 |
Fourth Place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||
 1996 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 1998 |
Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | ||
 2000 |
Champions | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2002 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2004 |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Squad | |
 2006 |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad | |
| 2008 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | |
 2010 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Squad | |
| 2012 |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Squad | |
 2014 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Squad | |
 2016 |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad | |
| 2018 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad | |
 2023 |
Runners-up | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
| 2025 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Best: Champions | 81 | 41 | 21 | 19 | 156 | 80 | ||
Arab Cup U-20 record
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WAFF U-18 Championship record
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Minor tournaments
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Iraq Stars League
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Honours
Titles
- Fourth place: 2013
Champions (5): 1975*, 1977, 1978*, 1988, 2000 (* shared)
Runners-up (2): 2012, 2023
Third place: 1982
Awards
See also
- Iraq national football team
- Iraq national under-23 football team
- Iraq national under-17 football team
References
- ^ The-AFC.com - Iraq u20 the 2013 Asian Team of the Year
- ^ "الإعلان عن قائمة منتخب الشباب العراقي للقاء بروناي بالزي الأبيض". shafaq.com (in Arabic). September 24, 2024.
External links
- Official website Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Iraq national football team on FIFA.com
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