Iraq national under-20 football team

Iraq under-20

Nickname(s)	Young Lions of Mesopotamia Leyouth Al-Rafidayn (ليوث الرافدين)
Association	IFA
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Abdul Ghani Shahad
Captain	Mohammad Salam Enad
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1977)
Best result	Fourth Place: (2013)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1975)
Best result	Champions (5): (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)

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-20 football team (also known as Iraq Under-20 or Iraq Youth Team) represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship which Iraq holds 5 titles, as well as any other under-20, under-19, and under-18 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iraq Football Federation

Iraq have been awarded the AFC National Team of the Year award once in 2013, being the only U-20 team to win this award.^[1]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 1977 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 6 8 1979 Qualified but Withdrew 1981 Did Not Qualify 1983 1985 1987 1989 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 5 2 1991 Did Not Qualify 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 9 2003 Did Not Qualify 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Fourth Place 7 3 3 1 11 11 2015 Did Not Qualify 2017 To be determined Total 4/19 17 8 3 6 27 30

FIFA World Cup Finals History Year Round Score Result 1977 Round 1 Iraq 1 – 3  Soviet Union Lose Round 1 Iraq 5 – 1  Austria Win Round 1 Iraq 0 – 4  Paraguay Lose 1989 Round 1 Iraq 1 – 0  Norway Win Round 1 Iraq 2 – 0  Spain Win Round 1 Iraq 1 – 0  Argentina Win Quarterfinals Iraq 1 – 2  United States Lose 2001 Round 1 Iraq 3 – 0  Canada Win Round 1 Iraq 1 – 6  Brazil Lose Round 1 Iraq 1 – 3  Germany Lose 2013 Round 1  Iraq 2 – 2  England Draw Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  Egypt Win Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  Chile Win Round of 16  Iraq 1 – 0  Paraguay Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 3 – 3  South Korea Draw (p.k 5-4) Semifinals  Iraq 1 – 1  Uruguay Draw (p.k 6-7) 3rd Place  Iraq 0 – 3  Ghana Lose

AFC U-19 Championship Record

AFC U-19 Championship Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 1975 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 1 1976 Quarter Finals 4 3 1 0 13 1 1977 Champions 5 5 0 0 19 4 1978 Champions 6 4 2 0 20 2 1980 Did not enter 1982 Third Place 3 1 0 2 4 5 1985 Did not qualify 1986 1988 Champions 5 2 3 0 5 3 1990 Did not enter 1992 1994 Fourth Place 6 2 2 2 8 8 1996 Did not enter 1998 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 6 13 2000 Champions 6 3 3 0 11 3 2002 Did not qualify 2004 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 7 1 2006 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 8 5 2008 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 5 2010 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 7 2012 Runner-up 6 4 2 0 10 3 2014 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 8 3 Total Best:Champions 63 34 15 14 127 61

AFC U-19 Championship History Year Round Score Result 1975 Round 1  Iraq 10 – 0  Brunei Win Round 1  Iraq 4 – 0  Indonesia Win Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  Iran Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 2 – 0  Bahrain Win Semifinals  Iraq 1 – 0  North Korea Win Final  Iraq 0 – 0  Iran Draw 1977 Round 1  Iraq 4 – 0  India Win Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  Bangladesh Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 5 – 1  Afghanistan Win Semifinals  Iraq 3 – 0  Bahrain Win Final  Iraq 4 – 3  Iran Win 1978 Round 1  Iraq 4 – 0  Indonesia Win Round 1  Iraq 6 – 0  Jordan Win Round 1  Iraq 7 – 0  Malaysia Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 2 – 1  Saudi Arabia Win Semifinals  Iraq 0 – 0  Kuwait Win Final  Iraq 1 – 1  South Korea Draw 1982 Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  China PR Loss Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  United Arab Emirates Win Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  South Korea Loss 1988 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  United Arab Emirates Draw Round 1  Iraq 1 – 0  South Korea Win Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  Japan Win Semifinals  Iraq 1 – 1  Qatar Draw Final  Iraq 1 – 1  Syria Draw 1994 Round 1  Iraq 3 – 2  Kazakhstan Win Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  Syria Loss Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  Qatar Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  Indonesia Draw Semifinals  Iraq 0 – 3  Japan Loss Third Place  Iraq 1 – 1  Thailand Draw 1998 Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  Qatar Loss Round 1  Iraq 2 – 6  Japan Loss Round 1  Iraq 0 – 3  South Korea Loss Round 1  Iraq 3 – 2  China PR Win 2000 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  China PR Draw Round 1  Iraq 3 – 2  United Arab Emirates Win Round 1  Iraq 6 – 0  Pakistan Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  South Korea Draw Semifinals  Iraq 0 – 0  Iran Draw Final  Iraq 2 – 1  Japan Win 2004 Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  South Korea Win Round 1  Iraq 2 – 0  Thailand Win Round 1  Iraq 2 – 0  Yemen Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 0 – 1  Syria Loss 2006 Round 1  Iraq 2 – 2  Saudi Arabia Draw Round 1  Iraq 3 – 1  Vietnam Win Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  Malaysia Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 0 – 2  North Korea Loss 2008 Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  United Arab Emirates Loss Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  Syria Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 2  South Korea Loss 2010 Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  Bahrain Loss Round 1  Iraq 0 – 3  North Korea Loss Round 1  Iraq 0 – 2  Uzbekistan Loss 2012 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  South Korea Draw Round 1  Iraq 2 – 1  China PR Win Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  Thailand Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 2 – 1  Japan Win Semifinals  Iraq 2 – 0  Australia Win Final  Iraq 1 – 1  South Korea Draw 2014 Round 1  Iraq 6 – 0  Oman Win Round 1  Iraq 1 – 1  Qatar Draw Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  North Korea Loss

Arab Competitions

Arab U-20 Championship Record

Arab U-20 Championship Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 2011 Round 1 4 2 0 2 6 4 2012 Round 1 3 0 1 2 6 9 Total Best: Round 1 7 2 1 4 12 13 Recent games Recent results and fixtures       Win       Draw       Loss Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Iraq scorers 2015 2 October, 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 3 October, 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 4 October, 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 5 October, 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 6 October, 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 7 October, 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 8 October, 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 9 October, 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 10 October, 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification Current squad The following 21 players were called up for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship: Recent squad 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Ahmed Basil Fadhil Al-Shorta 22 1GK Haidar Mohammed Faisal (1996-10-23) October 23, 1996 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2 2DF Alaa Ali Mhawi (1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 Al-Kahraba 3 2DF Hamzah Adnan Lafloof (1996-02-08) February 8, 1996 Al-Mina'a 4 2DF Mahdi Abdul-Zahra (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 Al-Kahraba 5 2DF Ali Lateef Mohammed 13 2DF Ahmad Nadhim Owaid (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 16 2DF Ruslan Hanoon 21 2DF Mahmood Ayyal Taan 8 3MF Bashar Rasan (Captain) (1996-12-22) December 22, 1996 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 9 3MF Ahmed Mohsin Ashour (1996-01-04) January 4, 1996 Al-Mina'a 10 3MF Mustafa Al-Ameen Ali 11 3MF Mohammed Khalid Jaffal 14 3MF Ali Essam Kadhim (1996-11-26) November 26, 1996 Diyala 15 3MF Layth Tahseen Asal 18 3MF Nameer Hameed Mohsen 23 3MF Ibrahim Naeem Mutar 7 4FW Sherko Kareem (1996-05-25) May 25, 1996 Grasshopper 17 4FW Emad Mohsin Majeed 19 4FW Ahmad Abdul-Abbas Fadhel (1996-04-28) April 28, 1996 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 20 4FW Aymen Hussein 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 Mohammed Shaker Mahmoud (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 0 0 Diyala 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification GK Alaa Ahmad Qasim (1996-11-10) November 10, 1996 0 0 Naft Maysan 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification DF Mustafa Sameer Abdul-Wahab (1996-09-29) September 29, 1996 2 0 Al-Kahraba 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification DF Ali Qasim Hameed (1996-03-05) March 5, 1996 2 0 Al-Minaa 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification DF Ali Saleh Mahdi (1996-08-06) August 6, 1996 0 0 Al-Sinaa 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification DF Mustafa Mohammed Maan (1997-01-15) January 15, 1997 1 0 Al-Talaba 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification MF Fahad Kareem Hameed (1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 1 0 Al Sinaa 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification MF Samer Majed Abdul-Malek (1996-06-15) June 15, 1996 3 2 Al-Zawraa 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification MF Mohammed Khazaal Lateef 1 0 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification MF Amjad Kareem Khairi (1996-06-16) June 16, 1996 3 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification MF Mohammad Salam Enad (1996-02-06) February 6, 1996 3 1 Al-Kahraba 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification MF Amjad Attwan Kadhim (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997 3 1 Naft Maysan 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification MF Yassir Ammar Sami (1997-01-31) January 31, 1997 2 0 Al-Kahraba 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification FW Sajjad Hussein Abed (1998-09-09) September 9, 1998 1 1 Baghdad 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification Previous squads FIFA U-20 World Cup squads 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship squad 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squad 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad See also Iraq national football team Iraq national under-23 football team Iraq national under-17 football team 2012–13 Iraqi Premier League 2012–13 Iraq Division 1 2012–13 Iraq FA Cup References ↑ The-AFC.com - Iraq u20 the 2013 Asian Team of the Year External links Team info at Goalzz.com Matches Football in Iraq IFA IKFA (regional) National teams Men National team U-23 U-20 U-17 U-14 School Team Iraqi Kurdistan (regional) Women National team Others Beach (men) Futsal (men) League system Men Iraqi Premier League (2014–15) Iraq Division 1 Domestic cups Men Iraq FA Cup Brotherhood, Love and Peace Cup Baghdad Championship (Mother of All Battles Cup) Lists All-time Table Clubs Venues   Seasons 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Men's clubs Women's clubs Men's players Women's players Expatriate players Managers Referees Venues Records National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC) Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Timor-Leste United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Former nations: * North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen