Iraq women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Iraq national football team.

The Iraq women's national football team is the female representative football team for Iraq.^[3]

Iraq

Nickname(s)	Libuaat al-Rafidayn (Lionesses of Mesopotamia)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
Top scorer	Nur Al-Jawahiri (3)
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	166 7 (7 August 2025)[1]
Highest	107 (December 2017 – March 2018)
Lowest	173 (December 2024 – June 2025)
First international
Jordan 20–0 Iraq  (Riffa, Bahrain; 19 October 2010)[2]
Biggest win
Iraq 5–2 Mongolia  (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 26 June 2025)
Biggest defeat
Jordan 20–0 Iraq  (Riffa, Bahrain; 19 October 2010)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2011)
Best result	Group stage (2011, 2024)

History

The Iraq women's team has its roots in futsal, a game with some similarities to football, played on an indoor court. Futsal has been more accessible to women in Iraq than football, and the Iraq Football Association has organized futsal tournaments with the intention to develop some of the players into football players.^[4]

The team played its first international match in 2010. Iraq's first participation in a women's major football tournament was the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.^[5]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Iraq women's national football team results

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   Loss   Void or postponed   Fixture

2025

Iran  v  Iraq

10 June Friendly	Iran	8–0	Iraq	Tehran, Iran
	Zandi 20', 23' Ghanbari 34', 45', ?' Chatrenoor 41', ?', ?'			Stadium: National Football Center Field 2 Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)

Iran  v  Iraq

12 June Friendly	Iran	7–0	Iraq	Tehran, Iran
	Didar ?', ?' Zandi ?', ?' Alizadeh ?' Behesht ?' Makhdoumi ?'			Stadium: National Football Center Field 2 Referee: Fatemeh Nassiri (Iran)

Iraq  v  Timor-Leste

23 June 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Iraq	0–0	Timor-Leste	Chiang Mai, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7	Shareef  71'	Report		Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Munirah Ha Ali (Malaysia)

Iraq  v  Mongolia

26 June 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Iraq	5–2	Mongolia	Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Al-Jawahiri 9', 27', 46' Al-Ghazawi 18' Khalaf 34'	Report	Bayanmunkh 8' Badamkhatan 25'	Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Pak Un-jong (North Korea)

Thailand  v  Iraq

29 June 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Thailand	7–0	Iraq	Chiang Mai, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7	Wiranya 13', 77', 82' Pichayatida 36' Panittha 45+3' Karnjanathat 58', 65' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

India  v  Iraq

2 July 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	India	5–0	Iraq	Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Basfore 14' Kalyan 44' Angamuthu 48' Phanjoubam 64' Nongmaithem 80'	Report		Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Salah Radhi
Assistant coaches	Naji Kadhem
	Walid Dhahed
Goalkeeping coach	Abed Karim Souhail
Fitness coach
Match analyst
Physiotherapist
Chief medical officer	Abdul Karim Al-Saffar
Team doctor
Team manager
Media coordinator	Mohammed Imad Zubair
Security coordinator	Omar Kadhim
Kitman	Haqi Ibrahim

Manager history

• Salah Radhi (20??–2024)
• Abed ElWahab Abou Hil(2024–present)

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification matches.
• Match dates: June 23 – July 5, 2025
• Opposition: India, Mongolia, Thailand, and Timor-Leste

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Khalat Al-Zebari	(1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 29)	Unknown
12	1GK	Faeza Mahmood		Unknown
22	1GK	Salar Khalid		Unknown
2	2DF	Rozhin Abuzer		Unknown
3	2DF	Asmaa Mohialdeen		Unknown
4	2DF	Nadia Al-Balahi (Captain)	(1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 (age 30)	Unknown
5	2DF	Awaz Mohammed		Unknown
6	2DF	Solin Saadi		Unknown
7	2DF	Suzan Shivan Ahmed		Unknown
8	2DF	Tbarek Al-Ghazawi		Unknown
21	2DF	Sahar Faisal Haji		Unknown
23	2DF	Samah Ibrahim Hameed		Unknown
11	3MF	Przha Nidham Shawkat		Unknown
13	3MF	Razaw Mohammed Haydar		Unknown
14	3MF	Israa Hashim		Unknown
15	3MF	Dyana Dawood	(1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 26)	Desert Dreams FC
16	3MF	Tiba Al-Quraishi	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 29)	Unknown
17	3MF	Rawan Khalid		Unknown
18	3MF	Silvan Karwan Mohammed		Unknown
20	3MF	Elaf Shareef		Unknown
9	4FW	Hoda Khalaf	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27)	Sollentuna
10	4FW	Nur Al-Jawahiri	(2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 22)	Sparta Rotterdam
19	4FW	Nishtiman Bashar	(2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 18)	VfB Obertürkheim

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Iraq squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 19 September 2021.

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991 to 2015	Did not enter
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Withdrew
2027	Did not qualify
2031	To be determined
2035	To be determined
Total	0/12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Finals record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1975 to 2014	Did not enter									Did not enter
2018	Did not qualify									5	0	0	5	0	22
2022	Withdrew									Withdrew
2026	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	5	9
2029
Total	0/20	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	1	1	6	5	31

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFF Women's Championship

WAFF Women's Championship record Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD 2005 Did not enter 2007 2010 2011 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 2014 Did not enter 2019 2022 2024 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 Total 2/8 6 0 0 6 0 30 −30 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arabia Women's Cup

Arabia Women's Cup record Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD 2010 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 44 −44

Head-to-head record

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
Total	22	1	1	20	6	87

• Source: Worldfootball

See also

• Iraq national football team
• Iraq national under-23 football team
• Iraq national under-20 football team
• Iraq national under-17 football team
• Iraq women's national under-20 football team
• Iraq women's national under-17 football team