Iraq national under-17 football team

Iraq under-17

Nickname(s)	Lion Cubs of Mesopotamia Ashbal Al-Rafidayn (أشبال الرافدين)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Qahtan Chatir
Captain	Saif Khalid Shayyal
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2013)
Best result	Group Stage (2013)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1985)
Best result	Third Place (1985)

Iraq national under-17 football team (also known as Iraq U17) is the youth association football team representing Iraq in under-17, under-16 and under-15 competitions and it's controlled by Iraq Football Association.

Competitions Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Did Not Qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	12
2015	Did Not Qualify
2017	To be determined
Total	1/16	3	0	0	3	2	12

AFC U-16 Championship Record

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Third Place	5	3	0	3	3	2
1986	Did not enter
1988	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	8	6
1990	Did not enter
1992
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	7
1996	Did not enter
1998	Group stage	4	2	0	2	9	4
2000	Did not qualify
2002
2004	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	6
2006	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2
2008	Did not enter
2010	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	7	5
2012	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	8	7
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Qualified
Total	Best: Third Place	35	15	6	15	47	39

WAFF Youth Championship Record (U-16 & U-15)

WAFF Championship Finals 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
Total	Best: Champions	19	12	3	4	58	17

Arab U-17 Championship Record

Arab U-17 Championship
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
Total	Best: Champions	9	7	1	1	24	6

Matches

Recent results and fixtures

      Win       Draw       Lose

Jordan v Iraq

29 July 2015 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship	Jordan	0–5	Iraq	Petra Stadium, Amman
16:00			Mohannad Ali  5', 45+2', 64' Saif Khaled  58' Johar Abed  66'

Saudi Arabia v Iraq

2 August 2015 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Iraq	Petra Stadium, Amman

Palestine v Iraq

4 August 2015 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship	Palestine	0–3	Iraq	Petra Stadium, Amman
			Ayad Abbas  34', 90' Johar Abed  38'

Iraq v United Arab Emirates

6 August 2015 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship	Iraq	2–1	United Arab Emirates	Petra Stadium, Amman

Tajikistan v Iraq

16 September 2015 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	Tajikistan	1–3	Iraq	Aspire Dome, Doha
19:00	Nematov  39'	Report	Jalil  45' Abdulsada  45+2' Jabbar  68'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Iraq v Qatar

18 September 2015 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	Iraq	1–0	Qatar	Aspire Dome, Doha
19:00	Jabbar  22'	Report

Iraq v Turkmenistan

20 September 2015 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	Iraq	5–0	Turkmenistan	Aspire Dome, Doha
20:30	Jabbar  19', 51' (pen.), 54' Omar  32' Seleh  54'	Report		Attendance: 50 Referee: Hidayat Ullah (Pakistan)

Current squad

• The following 22 players were called up for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification:
• Caps and goals are correct as of September 18, 2015, after the match against Qatar.
• Caps and goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as Arab U-17 Championship.

Recent squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Ali Ibadi Jabbar 2 0 21 1GK Mundher Najm Abed 1 0 25 1GK Ali Hassan Ali Omairi 0 0 2 2DF Sajjad Majid Hameed 1 0 3 2DF Ali Ahmed Radha 3 0 7 2DF Moamel Kareem Khachi 3 0 8 2DF Muntadher Abbas 0 0 9 2DF Muntadher Abdulsada 2 1 12 2DF Ammar Mohammed 3 0 16 2DF Habeeb Mohammed Khalaf 3 0 24 2DF Rafid Talib Munshid 0 0 4 3MF Jawhar Haitham Abed 2 0 5 3MF Saif Khalid Shayyal 3 0 6 3MF Muntadher Mohammed 3 0 13 3MF Saleh Mahdi Saleh 3 1 15 3MF Mohammed Ridha Jalil 3 1 18 3MF Ali Maytham 1 0 20 3MF Ahmed Sartip Omar 3 1 23 3MF Abdulqader Ahmed 1 0 11 4FW Alaa Adnan Jabbar 3 5 17 4FW Baqer Abdulhasan 0 0 19 4FW Ibrahim Bayesh 2 0

Recent callups

• The following players have also been called up to Iraqi squad for the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Haidar Mohammed Faisal	(1996-10-23) October 23, 1996	7	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
GK	Mohammed Shaker Mahmoud	(1996-09-28) September 28, 1996	4	0	Diyala	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
GK	Alaa Ahmad Qasim	(1996-11-10) November 10, 1996	1	0	Naft Maysan	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Alaa Ali Mhawi	(1996-06-03) June 3, 1996	11	2	Al-Kahraba	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Ahmad Nadhim Owaid	(1996-07-10) July 10, 1996	11	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Mahdi Abdul-Zahra	(1996-03-17) March 17, 1996	11	2	Al-Kahraba	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Mustafa Sameer Abdul-Wahab	(1996-09-29) September 29, 1996	7	0	Al-Kahraba	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Ali Qasim	(1996-03-05) March 5, 1996	1	0	Al-Minaa	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Ali Saleh Mahdi	(1996-08-06) August 6, 1996	1	0	Al-Sinaa	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Mustafa Mohammed Maan	(1997-01-15) January 15, 1997	2	0	Al-Talaba	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Bashar Rasan	(1996-12-22) December 22, 1996	7	2	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Amjad Kareem Khairi	(1996-06-16) June 16, 1996	11	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Mohammad Salam Enad (Captain)	(1996-02-06) February 6, 1996	12	1	Al-Kahraba	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Amjad Attwan Kadhim	(1997-03-12) March 12, 1997	2	0	Al-Shorta	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Ali Essam Kadhim	(1996-11-26) November 26, 1996	5	1	Diyala	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Yassir Ammar Sami	(1997-01-31) January 31, 1997	6	0	Al-Kahraba	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Fahad Kareem Hameed	(1996-08-02) August 2, 1996	3	0	Al Sinaa	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Samer Majed Abdul-Malek	(1996-06-15) June 15, 1996	11	8	Al-Zawraa	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Sherko Karim	(1996-05-25) May 25, 1996	11	5	Grasshopper	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Ahmad Abdul-Abbas Fadhel	(1996-04-28) April 28, 1996	8	1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Sajjad Hussein Abed	(1998-09-09) September 9, 1998	1	0	Baghdad	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Coaches

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Achievements
Muwafaq Husain	2011–2013	9	6	2	1	66.67	Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Qahtan Chathir	2014–	3	3	0	0	100.000	Qualified for 2016 AFC U-16 Championship

References