Iraq national futsal team

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 November 2017, Iraq is ranked 50th 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.

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

Iraq
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Lions of Mesopotamia
Usood Al-Rafidain (اسود الرافدين)
AssociationIraq Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMohammad Nazemasharieh
CaptainUtayl Khaleel Abdulqader
FIFA codeIRQ
FIFA ranking41[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 South Korea 3 – 1 Iraq Iraq
(Tehran, Iran; 14 July 2001)
Biggest win
Iraq Iraq 19 – 0 Guam 
(Taipei, Taiwan; 1 March 2007)
Iraq Iraq 20 – 1 Brunei 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 13 – 2 Iraq Iraq
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 14 February 2016)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances12 (First in 2001)
Best resultFourth place (2018)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2007)
Best resultGold Champions (2009)

Team image

Home stadium

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.[2][3]

A view of Baghdad Gymnasium


Recent results and fixtures

Previous matches

  Win   Draw   Lose

2 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal Championship Iraq  4–2  China University of Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei
16:30
  • Jabar 23', 28'
  • Dakheel 39' (pen.)
  • Hameed 40'
 Report
  • Gu Haitao 6'
 Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
4 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal Championship Myanmar  2–3  Iraq University of Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei
16:30
  • Zaw Lin 18'
  • Phyo Maung 36'
 Report
Referee: Yuttakon Maiket (Thailand)
6 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal Championship Iran  5–3  Iraq University of Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei
16:30
Report
Referee: Hussain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
8 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal Championship Lebanon  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(8–9 p)		  Iraq University of Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei
16:00
  • Koussan 11'
  • Tneich 22'
 Report
  • Faisal 7', 26'
 Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Penalties
  • El-Dine soccer ball with red X
  • K. Zeid soccer ball with check mark
  • Tneich soccer ball with check mark
  • Zeitoun soccer ball with check mark
  • El-Homsi soccer ball with check mark
  • Kobeissy soccer ball with check mark
  • Hamadani soccer ball with check mark
  • Hammoud soccer ball with check mark
  • M. Zeid soccer ball with check mark
  • Rhyem soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Khalid
  • soccer ball with check mark Abdeen
  • soccer ball with red X Dakheel
  • soccer ball with check mark Bachay
  • soccer ball with check mark Ali
  • soccer ball with check mark Zaher Mahdi
  • soccer ball with check mark Riyadh
  • soccer ball with check mark Al-Zubiaidi
  • soccer ball with check mark Mohammed
  • soccer ball with check mark Zeyad
9 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal Championship Iraq  0–3  Japan Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
16:00 Report
Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)
11 February 2018 2018 AFC Futsal Championship Iraq  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Uzbekistan Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
16:00

Coaching staff

As of 21 June 2022[4]

Head coach Iran Mohammad Nazemasharieh
Assistant coaches Iran Hamid Shandizi
Iraq Hussein Abd Ali
Goalkeeping coach Iran Mishanil Yohnka
Translator Iraq Mustafa Abdulkareem
Team doctors Iraq Habib Jabbar
Iraq Mohammed Wali
Equipment manager Iraq Talib Hussein
Team managers Iraq Ali Issa
Iraq Saif Hussein

Players

Current squad

Players called for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
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

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup
See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989Did not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000
Chinese Taipei 2004Did not qualify
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2020
Total0/9Best: 000000

AFC Futsal Asian Cup
See also: AFC Futsal Asian Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 1999Did not enter
Thailand 2000
Iran 2001Group stage16th3012816
Indonesia 2002Quarterfinals8th52033718
Iran 2003Group stage16th31021210
Macau 2004Did not enter
Vietnam 2005Group stage16th86023319
Uzbekistan 2006Group stage16th3003412
Japan 2007Group stage16th3102913
Thailand 2008Group stage16th3003414
Uzbekistan 2010Group stage16th31021220
United Arab Emirates 2012Did not qualify
Vietnam 2014Group stage16th3201117
Uzbekistan 2016Quarterfinals8th52031525
Chinese Taipei 2018Fourth place4th62221618
Turkmenistan 2020Cancelled
Kuwait 2022Group stage10th311195
Total12/170 Titles4718426166173

Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Thailand 2005did not enter
Macau 2007
Vietnam 2009
South Korea 2013Group stage2002515
Turkmenistan 2017did not enter
Thailand 2021did not enter
Total1/52200515

WAFF Futsal Championship
See also: WAFF Futsal Championship
West Asian Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Iran 2007Third Place3012712
Jordan 2009Champions4310107
Iran 2012Third Place42021923
Total3/3115243642

Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Egypt 1998did not enter
Egypt 2005Group stage3102919
Libya 2007did not enter
Egypt 2008Group stage42021717
Egypt 2021did not enter
Saudi Arabia 2022Runners-up53111111
Total3/6126153747

See also

References
  1. "Current ranking". Futsal World Ranking. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. "Le Corbusier in Baghdad". medium.com. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. "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.
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