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
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 Youth Teams' System
Olympic (Under-23, Under-22, and Under-21)
Leyouth (Under-20, Under-19, and Under-18)
Ashbal (Under-17, Under-16, and Under-15)
Bara'em (Under-14, Under-13, and Below)

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.

World wide Tournaments 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

FIFA U-17 Championship History Year Round Score Result 2013 Round 1  Iraq 1 – 4  Sweden Lose Round 1  Iraq 1 – 3  Mexico Lose Round 1  Iraq 0 – 5  Nigeria Lose

Asian Tournaments Record

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 Total Best: Third Place 35 15 6 15 47 39

AFC U-16 Championship History Year Round Score Result 1985 Round 1  Iraq 1 – 0  China PR Win Round 1  Iraq 1 – 0  South Yemen Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Thailand Loss Semifinals  Iraq 0 – 1  Qatar Loss 3rd Place  Iraq 1 – 0  Thailand Win 1988 Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  Qatar Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  Japan Draw Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  China PR Loss Round 1  Iraq 4 – 0  North Korea Win Semifinals  Iraq 1 – 2  Saudi Arabia Loss Third Place  Iraq 1 – 1  China PR Draw 1994 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  South Korea Loss Round 1  Iraq 1 – 0  Japan Win Round 1  Iraq 3 – 3  United Arab Emirates Draw Round 1  Iraq 0 – 3  Bahrain Loss 1998 Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  North Korea Win Round 1  Iraq 2 – 3  Thailand Loss Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Qatar Loss Round 1  Iraq 4 – 0  Iran Win 2004 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Qatar Loss Round 1  Iraq 4 – 1  Uzbekistan Win Round 1  Iraq 3 – 1  Bangladesh Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 0 – 3  Iran Loss 2006 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Tajikistan Loss Round 1  Iraq 1 – 1  Yemen Draw Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  Iran Draw 2010 Round 1  Iraq 2 – 0  China PR Win Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  Kuwait Win Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  United Arab Emirates Loss Quarterfinals  Iraq 1 – 3  Japan Loss 2012 Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  Oman Win Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  Thailand Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  Australia Draw Quarterfinals  Iraq 3 – 1  Kuwait Win Semifinals  Iraq 1 – 5  Japan Loss

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

WAFF Championship Finals Record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2005	3rd Place	4	2	1	1	14	2
2007	4th Place	4	1	1	2	7	6
2009	3rd Place	4	3	0	1	15	6
2013	Champions	3	2	1	0	10	2
Total	Best: Champions	15	8	1	3	46	16

Arab Tournaments Record

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

Arab U-15 Championship Record Arab U-15 Championship Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 2011 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 6 Total Best: Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 6

Recent games

Recent results and fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss

Current squad

• The following 23 players were called up for the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification:
• Caps and goals are correct as of September 29, 2013 match against  Bahrain.
• 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 Saif Ali Hussein Al-Rikabi 3 0 22 1GK Murtadha Mohammed Jebur Al-Maslukhi 0 0 2 2DF Mohammed Hussein Ali 1 0 3 2DF Haidar Ali Kadhim Abood 3 0 4 2DF Muattaz Hussein Abbas 1 0 5 2DF Mustafa Mohammed Jebur Al-Maslukhi 3 0 12 2DF Ali Yousif Tuaimah 2 1 25 2DF Safa Hadi Abdullah 3 0 6 3MF Hussam Hasan Mahmoud 3 1 7 3MF Ameer Sabah Khudair 3 1 8 3MF Karrar Nabeel Hussein Al-Janat 0 0 9 3MF Mayaser Mohammed Gatea 3 2 11 3MF Ali Hussein Ali Al-Sarray 0 0 13 3MF Mustafa Mohsin Attiyah 3 1 Al-Shorta 17 3MF Ahmad Hussein Naser 2 0 18 3MF Murtaji Ahmad Attiyah 0 0 19 3MF Hasan Ashour Kadhim Al-Hraishawi 0 0 24 3MF Hussein Ali Salman Al-Baiddhani 0 0 28 3MF Haidar Saeed Qasim Al-Fatlawi 0 0 10 4FW Mohammed Abdul-Hadi Araeer 3 1 Al-Shorta 14 4FW Sajjad Jasim Moussa Al-Msharafawi 3 3 15 4FW Rami Raheem Saddam Al-Shamilawi 2 1 30 4FW Sajjad Wasfi Jabbar Al-Hraishsawi 0 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 Hameed (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 Naft Maysan 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

See also

• Iraq national football team
• Iraq national under-23 football team
• Iraq national under-20 football team
• Iraq women's national football team
• 2012–13 Iraqi Premier League
• 2012–13 Iraq FA Cup

References

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