Iraq Football Association

Iraq Football Association الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم IFA
Sport	Football Futsal Beach football
Jurisdiction	Iraq
Founded	1948 (1948)
Affiliation	FIFA (1950) AFC (1970) UAFA (1974) WAFF (2000) GFU
Headquarters	Zayouna
Location	Baghdad
President	Najih Humoud
Official website
ifa.iq

The Iraq 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.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} The Iraqi Football Association was founded in 1948 and has been a member of FIFA since 1950, the Asian Football Confederation since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body West Asian Football Federation since 2000. Iraq also is part of the Union of Arab Football Associations and has been a member since 1974. The Iraqi team is commonly known as (Usood Al-Rafidain, Arabic: اسود الرافدين‎) which literally meaning Lions of Mesopotamia.

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Association Information

References

1. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/iraq/news/article.cfm?l_id=52&objectid=10759253
2. ↑ http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2011/06/201161817443610159.html
3. ↑ http://www.wsc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2488&Itemid=29
4. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jul/23/iraq.suzannegoldenberg
5. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/03/24/son_of_saddam/

External links

• Official site (Arabic)
• FIFA website
• Iraq at AFC site

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