Iraq Football Association

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Founded	1948
FIFA affiliation	1950
AFC affiliation	1971
President Hussain Saeed
Coach Akram Ahmed Salman,(2005-)

The Iraqi Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم‎) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraq Super League. It was founded in 1948, and has been a member of FIFA since 1950 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1971.

1 Foreign based Iraqi players
2 External links

[edit] Foreign based Iraqi players

[edit] Asia

[edit] The Gulf

Nashat Akram (born September 12, 1984).

Midfielder plays for Al-Shabab in the Saudi League 1, (1st division).

Younis Mahmoud (born February 3, 1983).

Forward plays for Al-Gharafa in the Qatari Q-League, (1st division).

Qusay Munir (born April 12, 1981).

Midfielder plays for Umm Salal in the Qatari Q-League, (1st division).

Ahmad Kother.

Forward plays for Al Shahniya in the Qatari Division 2, (2nd division).

Hawar Mulla Mohammed (born September 12, 1982).

Midfielder plays for Al-Ain in the UAE Division 1, (1st division).

Hussein Alaa.

Plays for Al Naser in the UAE Division 1, (1st division).

Nawaf Falah.

Midfielder plays for Al Wehda in the UAE Division 1, (1st division).

Razzaq Farhan (born July 1, 1974).

Forward plays for Ajman in the UAE Division 2, (2nd division).

Abbas Hassan.

Plays for Al Oroba in the UAE Division 2, (2nd division).

Hassan Turki (born July 1, 1981).

Midfielder plays for Al-Ahli in the Bahraini Premiere League, (1st division).

Bahaa Kazem.

Midfielder plays for Al-Shabab in the Bahraini Premiere League, (1st division).

Kazem Maytham.

Forward plays for Busaiteen in the Bahraini Premiere League, (1st division).

Ajeel Alawi.

Midfielder plays for East Riffa in the Bahraini Premiere League, (1st division).

Oday Saadi.

Midfielder plays for East Riffa in the Bahraini Premiere League, (1st division).

Jassim Thamer.

Forward plays for Sitra Club in the Bahraini Premiere League, (1st division).

Abbas Obeid.

Midfielder plays for Bahrain in the Bahraini Division 2, (2nd division).

Noor Sabri (born June 6, 1984).

Goalkeeper plays for Mes Kerman in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Alaa Abdul-Zahra.

Forward plays for Mes Kerman in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Khaldoon Ibrahim.

Forward plays for Mes Kerman in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Louay Salah Hassan.

Forward plays for Perspolis in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Haidar Abdel-Qadir.

Defender plays for Sanat Naft Abadan in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Gaith Abdul-Ghani.

Defender plays for Sanat Naft Abadan in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Ahmed Khadum.

Defender plays for Pas in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Muhsin Bayatiniyah.

Forward plays for Pas in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Emad Mohammed (born July 5, 1982).

Forward plays for Sepahan in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Abdul-Wahab Abu Heil (born December 21, 1976).

Midfielder plays for Sepahan in the Iranian Top League, (1st division).

Ali Mehawy.

Plays for Shabab Hadramawt in the Yemeni League 1, (1st division).

[edit] Northern Middle-East

Salih Sdeer (born August 21, 1982).

Midfielder plays for Al-Ansar in the Lebanese League 1, (1st division).

Bassim Abbas (born 1 July 1982).

Defender plays for Nejmeh in the Lebanese League 1, (1st division).

Ahmad Minajid (born December 13, 1981).

Forward plays for Al-Ansar in the Lebanese League 1, (1st division).

Saad Atia.

Defender plays for Al-Ansar in the Lebanese League 1, (1st division).

Haidar Abdul Ameer.

Defender plays for Al Faisaly in the Jordanian Top Division, (1st division).

Ahmad Abdul Jabar.

Midfielder plays for Al Yarmok in the Jordanian Top Division, (1st division).

Haidar Taleb.

plays for Al Yarmok in the Jordanian Top Division, (1st division).

Mohammad Rasheed.

Defender plays for Al-Baqaa in the Jordanian Top Division, (1st division).

Tayseer Abdul-Hussein.

Midfielder plays for Al-Baqaa in the Jordanian Top Division, (1st division).

Ali Jawad.

Forward plays for Al-Baqaa in the Jordanian Top Division, (1st division).

Mazen Abdul-Sattar.

Midfielder plays for Al-Hussein in the Jordanian Top Division, (1st division).

Jassem Niama.

Plays for Al-Hussein in the Jordanian Top Division, (1st division).

Khaled Saber.

Defender plays for Al-Ahly in the Jordanian Division 2, (2nd division).

Mohammad Hadi.

Midfielder plays for Shabab Al-Hussein in the Jordanian Division 2, (2nd division).

Iyad Abbas.

Forward plays for Shabab Al-Hussein in the Jordanian Division 2, (2nd division).

Ali Wehayeb.

Forward plays for Al Ahly in the Jordanian Division 2, (2nd division).

Mahmoud Majeed.

Forward plays for Al-Fatowa in the Syrian Top League, (1st division).

Saif Younis.

Forward plays for Al-Qrdaha in the Syrian Top League, (1st division).

Ahmad Wali Footballer.

Defender plays for Hottain in the Syrian Top League, (1st division).

Juma Abbas.

Forward plays for Hottain in the Syrian Top League, (1st division).

Omar Yousif.

Plays for Jablah in the Syrian Top League, (1st division).

Adnan Mohammad.

Plays for Omyyah in the Syrian Top League, (1st division).

Alaa Abdul-Sattar.

Forward plays for Tishreen in the Syrian Top League, (1st division).

Hitham Khadim.

Plays for Al Fetewa in the Syrian Top League, (1st division).

[edit] Europe

[edit] Scandinavia

Rang Shawkat (born April 7, 1986).

Defender plays for Lyngby BK in the Danish Viasat Sport Divisionen, (2nd division).

Rami Kais (born August 4, 1984).

Midfielder plays for B93 in the Danish Division 2 Øst, (3rd division).

Hawer Hazil (born 1988).

Defender plays for Glostrup FK in the Danish Division 2 Øst, (3rd division).

Safa Mohammad Hadi (born 1989).

Forward plays for Glostrup FK in the Danish Division 2 Øst, (3rd division).

Mohammed Al-Zeyadi (born 1982).

Plays for B-1909 in the Danish Danmark Serien 2, (5th division).

Emad Mohammad Mehdi (born 1987).

Forward plays for FK Sparta in the Norwegian Adeccoligaen, (2nd division).

Ghassan Heamed (born December 18, 1971).

Defender plays for Assyriska in the Swedish Superettan, (2nd division).

Zeid Yasin (born 1986).

Forward plays for IFK Eskilstuna in the Swedish Division 2 Östra Svealand, (4th division).

Colo Halit (born January 1, 1986).

Midfielder plays for IK Brage in the Swedish Division 2 Norra Svealand, (4th division).

Hamid Al-Amin (born 1991).

Forward plays for Lunds BK in the Swedish Division 2 Södra Götaland, (4th division).

Saif Khadum (born 1991).

Forward plays for Ersboda BK in the Swedish Division 3, (5th division).

Ayad Jalood (born October 24, 1974).

Forward plays for Bromstens IK in the Swedish Division 4, (6th division).

Najem Hassan Ali.

Plays for IFK Mora in the Swedish Division 4, (6th division).

Salar Yasin (born March 5, 1978)

Plays for IK Sturehov in the Swedish Division 5, (7th division).

[edit] Rest of Europe

Zain Al-Abdeen (born 1988).

Midfielder plays for Anderlecht in the Belgian Jupiler League , (1st division).

Haidar Obeid.

Defender plays for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot Championship 1st Division, (1st division).

Jassim Swadi (born December 15, 1975).

Midfielder plays for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot Championship 1st Division, (1st division).

Mahdi Karim (born December 10, 1983).

Midfielder plays for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot Championship 1st Division, (1st division).

Mohammad Nasser (born March 12, 1984).

Forward plays for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot Championship 1st Division, (1st division).

Shwan Jalal (born August 14, 1983).

Goalkeeper plays for Sheffield Wednesday in the Coca-Cola Championship, (2nd division).

Ahmad Abdullah (born 1978).

Midfielder plays for USV Eschen/Mauren in the Liechtensteiner Inter-Regional 2 Ligue, (2nd division).

Mahmoud Abdullah (born 1978).

Midfielder plays for USV Eschen/Mauren in the Liechtensteiner Inter-Regional 2 Ligue, (2nd division).

Farid Moharram (born December 14, 1983).

Defender plays for HFC Haarlem in the Dutch Gouden Gids Divisie, (2nd division).

Karim Bovar (born May 4, 1984).

Forward plays for Cambuur Leeuwarden in the Dutch Gouden Gids Divisie, (2nd division).

Salih Jaber (born December 28, 1983).

Forward plays for Uni Craiova in the Romanian Divizia A, (1st division).

[edit] Rest of the World

[edit] Africa

Samer Saeed Mujbel (born 18 January 1986).

Midfielder plays for Al-Ahly Tripoli in the Libyan Premier League, (1nd division).

Ali Hussein Rahima (born 15 April 1985).

Defender plays for Al-Ahly Tripoli in the Libyan Premier League, (1nd division).

Mohammad Nassr.

Goalkeeper plays for El-Koroum in the Egyptian League 2, (2nd division).

Malik Hassan Karim (born 1975).

Forward plays for a unknown club in the Togolese Championnat National, (1st division).

[edit] Central America

Muhammad Yusuf (born October 9, 1984).

Midfielder plays for Acros Bombers in the Belizean Top Division, (1st division).

[edit] Summary

84 players.
3 goalkeepers, 16 defenders, 23 midfielders, 29 forwards and 13 are unknown.
21 are under 24, 13 are between 24 and 30, 5 are over 30 and 44 are unknown.

52 in Asia.
- 26- The Gulf.
- 24- Northern Middle-East.

26 in Europe.
- 14- Scandinavia.
- 12- Rest of Europe.

5 in Rest of the World.
- 4- Africa
- 1- Central America.

12 in Jordan, 10 in Iran, 9 in Syria, 8 in Bahrain, 8 in Sweden, 5 in Denmark, 5 in Cyprus, 4 in Lebanon, 3 in Egypt, 3 in Qatar, 3 in United Arab Emirates, 2 in Liechtenstein, 2 in Netherlands, 2 in Libya, 1 in Belgium, 1 in Belize, 1 in England, 1 in Norway, 1 in Saudi Arabia, 1 in Romania, 1 in Togo and 1 in Yemen.