Iraq_national_futsal_team Knowpia

Iraq
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Usood al-Rafidayn; (Lions of Mesopotamia)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Ricardo Cámara
Captain	Utayl Khaleel Abdulqader
FIFA code	IRQ
FIFA ranking	43
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	South Korea 3 – 1 Iraq ; (Tehran, Iran; 14 July 2001)
Biggest win
	Iraq 19 – 0 Guam ; (Taipei, Taiwan; 1 March 2007) ; Iraq 20 – 1 Brunei ; (Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
	Iran 13 – 2 Iraq ; (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 14 February 2016)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 2001)
Best result	Fourth place (2018)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2009)

The Iraq national futsal team represents Iraq in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iraq Football Association. It is one of the rising teams in Asia. As of October 2023^[update], Iraq is ranked 43rd in the Futsal World Rankings.^[1] Iraq has played in eleven AFC Futsal Championships. Its best result was fourth place in 2018. Iraq has also played at three WAFF Futsal Championships where in 2009, they won the tournament to gain their first ever title on any international stage. Iraq also played three times at the Arab Futsal Cup, finishing as runners-up in the 2022 edition.

History edit

On 28 June 2022, Iraq lost the 2022 Arab Futsal Cup against Morocco.^[2]^[3]

Team image edit

Home stadium edit

Iraq plays the home games at the Baghdad Gymnasium with a capacity of 3,000 spectators. The complex was designed by the Swiss-French architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, commonly known as Le Corbusier.^[4]^[5]

A view of Baghdad Gymnasium

Recent results and fixtures edit

Previous matches edit

Win Draw Lose

17 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Saudi Arabia	1–5	Iraq	Bangkok Arena, Bangkok
21:00	Al-Otaibi 10:31	Report	Al-Husaynat 0:51 Al-Bayati 4:24 Al-Taie 6:11 Al-Ogaili 23:30 Sulaiman 31:27	Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)

19 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Iraq	1–4	Uzbekistan	Bangkok Arena, Bangkok
21:00	Al-Ogaili 37:12	Report	Usmonov 10:08 Adilov 15:24 Tulkinov 25:24 Juraev 27:52	Referee: Husain Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)

21 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Iraq	6–2	Australia	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
21:00

24 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Thailand	v	Iraq	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
18:00

Coaching staff edit

As of 20 April 2024^[6]

Head coach	Ricardo Cámara Sobral (Cacau)
Assistant coaches
Goalkeeping coach
Translator
Team doctors
Equipment manager
Team managers

Players edit

Current squad edit

Players called for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)
1	1GK	Mohamed Sami
2	1GK	Ahmed Duraid
3	FP	Ali Shihab
4	FP	Fahad Methaq
5	FP	Mustafa Ihsan
6	FP	Mohanad Abdulhadi
7	FP	Salim Faisal	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 27)
8	FP	Ghaith Riyadh
9	FP	Muheb Aldeen
10	FP	Rafid Hameed
11	FP	Haedr Majed
12	1GK	Zaher Mahdi
13	FP	Tareq Zeyad
14	FP	Waleed Khalid	(1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 30)

Previous squads edit

AFC Futsal Championship

2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads

Tournament records edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004	Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	To be determined
Total	0/10	Best:	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC Futsal Asian Cup edit

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1999	Did not enter
2000	Did not enter
2001	Group stage	16th	3	0	1	2	8	16
2002	Quarterfinals	8th	5	2	0	3	37	18
2003	Group stage	16th	3	1	0	2	12	10
2004	Did not enter
2005	Group stage	16th	8	6	0	2	33	19
2006	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	4	12
2007	Group stage	16th	3	1	0	2	9	13
2008	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	4	14
2010	Group stage	16th	3	1	0	2	12	20
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Group stage	16th	3	2	0	1	11	7
2016	Quarterfinals	8th	5	2	0	3	15	25
2018	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	16	18
2022	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	9	5
2024	TBD	TBD	3	2	0	1	12	7
Total	13/17	0 Titles	50	20	4	27	178	180

Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games edit

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	did not enter
2007
2009
2013	Group stage	2	0	0	2	5	15
2017	did not enter
2021	did not enter
Total	1/5	2	2	0	0	5	15

WAFF Futsal Championship edit

West Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2007	Third Place	3	0	1	2	7	12
2009	Champions	4	3	1	0	10	7
2012	Third Place	4	2	0	2	19	23
Total	3/3	11	5	2	4	36	42

Arab Futsal Championship edit

Arab Futsal Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1998	did not enter
2005	Group stage	3	1	0	2	9	19
2007	did not enter
2008	Group stage	4	2	0	2	17	17
2021	did not enter
2022	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	11	11
Total	3/6	12	6	1	5	37	47

External links edit

Official website

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Current ranking". Futsal World Ranking. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^ "Arab Futsal Cup: Morocco's Atlas Lions retain their regional title – The North Africa Post". Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Morocco crowned champion of Arab Futsal". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^ "The Le Corbusier Gymnasium in Baghdad: discovery of construction archives (1974 -1980)". ifpo.hypotheses.org. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "Le Corbusier in Baghdad". medium.com. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "الشريعة يختار (25) لاعباً في قائمة وطني الصالات الاولية لمعسكر بغداد تحضيراً لغرب آسيا" (in Arabic). ifa.iq. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.