Iraq national under-17 football team

The Iraq national under-17 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-17 Asian Cup which Iraq holds one title, 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-17

Nickname(s)	Usood al-Rafidayn (Lions of Mesopotamia)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Ahmed Kadhim
Captain	Karrar Kadhim
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours Second colours
First international
Qatar  3–0  Iraq (Doha, Qatar; 14 September 1984)
Biggest win
Iraq  8–1  Turkmenistan (Kathmandu, Nepal; 25 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
Nigeria  5–0  Iraq (Dubai, UAE; 25 October 2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2013)
Best result	Round of 16 (2017)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (2016)

Matches

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.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose

Iraq  v  Lebanon

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04) WAFF	Iraq	2–2	Lebanon	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
17:00	Jassim 4', 34'	Report	Sa'ad 58' Fawaz 73'

Jordan  v  Iraq

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) WAFF	Jordan	1–2	Iraq	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
20:00			Jassim 45+1' Ali Ridha 55'

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ahmed Kadhim
Assistant coach	Emad Aoda
Assistant coach	Haidar Raheem
Assistant coach	Mohammed Ali Karim
Goalkeeping coach	Salah Lofty
Fitness coach	Mustafa Salam
Techchnical Supervisor	Riyadh Mezher
Team doctor	Saad Hussein

Players

Current squad

• The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship:
• Caps and goals are correct as of: 4 September 2024, after the match against Lebanon.
• Caps and goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as WAFF U-16 Championship.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ammar Ali				Al-Minaa
2		Mustafa Ahmed
3		Jaafar Al-Sadeq Raad				Al-Shorta
4		Moammal Qasim
5		Karrar Kadhim				Al-Shorta
6		Jaafar Hassan				Al-Minaa
7	4FW	Zainulabdeen Jassim				Al-Minaa
8		Jassim Ahmed
9	4FW	Murad Fouad
10		Hussein Mutar
11		Murtadha Mukhlis
12	1GK	Hussein Mohammed				Al-Naft
13		Mundjed Abbas
14		Hussein Fadhel				Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
15		Ahmed Yasser
16		Ali Ridha
17		Ahmed Ali				Al-Naft
18		Kadhim Dhia				Al-Shorta
19		Qusoor Ali				KaPa
20		Hussein Mohammed				Al-Minaa
21		Hassan Ahmed Hanoon
22	1GK	Usama Ahmed				Al-Zawraa
23		Ali Ammar				Al-Shorta

Coaches

As of 30 May 2023

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Achievements
Amer Jameel	1984–1985	8	5	0	3	062.50	Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship
Yahya Alwan	1986	2	1	0	1	050.00
Sabah Ridha	1988	5	4	0	1	080.00
Wathiq Naji	1988	6	2	2	2	033.33	Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship
Amer Jameel	1994	6	2	1	3	033.33
Adnan Hamad	1998	6	4	0	2	066.67
Ammo Baba	2000	3	1	1	1	033.33
Ahmed Radhi	2002	4	2	0	2	050.00
Salih Radhi	2003–2004	10	7	1	2	070.00
Kadhim Khalaf	2005–2006	0	0	0	0	!—
Hassan Ahmed	2007–2008	0	0	0	0	!—
Muwafaq Hussein	2009–2013	18	12	2	4	066.67	Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Taleb Chaloub	2013	8	4	3	1	050.00
Qahtan Chathir	2014–2017	13	7	4	2	053.85	Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
Ali Hadi	2017–2018	3	2	1	0	066.67
Faisal Aziz	2018	3	1	0	2	033.33
Emad Mohammed	2019–2021	7	3	2	2	042.86
Hassan Kamal	2021–2022	8	4	2	2	050.00
Ahmed Kadhim	2022–	8	3	3	2	037.50

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA 1985 did not qualify 1987 1989 1991 1993 did not enter 1995 did not qualify 1997 did not enter 1999 did not qualify 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 disqualified 2011 did not qualify 2013 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12 2015 did not qualify 2017 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 5 10 2019 did not qualify 2023 2025 Total Best: R16 2/20 7 1 1 5 7 22

FIFA U-17 World Cup history Year Round Score Result 2013 Group stage  Iraq 1–4  Sweden Loss Group stage  Iraq 1–3  Mexico Loss Group stage  Iraq 0–5  Nigeria Loss 2017 Group stage  Iraq 1–1  Mexico Draw Group stage  Iraq 3–0  Chile Win Group stage  Iraq 0–4  England Loss Round of 16  Iraq 1–5  Mali Loss

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup									Qualification record[1]
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Third Place	5	3	0	2	3	2		3	2	0	1	3	4
1986	did not qualify								2	1	0	1	5	3
1988	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	9	6
1990	did not qualify
1992	did not enter
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	7		2	1	0	1	2	3
1996	did not enter
1998	Group stage	4	2	0	2	9	4		2	2	0	0	8	1
2000	did not qualify								3	1	1	1	6	3
2002									2	0	0	2	2	6
2004	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	6		2	2	0	0	5	2
2006	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2		2	2	0	0	4	0
2008	Disqualified
2010	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	5		5	4	0	1	15	3
2012	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	8	7		4	3	1	0	17	2
2014	did not qualify								3	1	1	1	11	5
2016	Champions	6	3	3	0	10	5		3	3	0	0	9	1
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5		3	2	1	0	5	0
2023	did not qualify								4	1	2	1	4	2
2025									3	2	0	1	9	1
Total	Best: Champions	44	19	9	17	61	49		46	29	6	11	110	38

WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF Championship Record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2005	Third place	4	2	1	1	14	2
2007	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	7	6
2009	Third place	4	3	0	1	15	6
2013	Champions	3	2	1	0	10	2
2015	Champions	4	4	0	0	12	1
2018	Fifth place	4	0	0	4	2	13
2019	Fourth place	4	1	2	1	3	2
2021	Group stage	2	1	0	1	3	3
2022	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	6	2
2023	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	6	5
Total	Best: Champions	37	19	4	13	77	42

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2012	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	14	5
2014	Champions	5	4	1	0	10	1
2022	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	6	7
Total	Best: Champions	13	9	2	2	30	13

See also

• Iraq national football team
• Iraq national under-23 football team
• Iraq national under-20 football team