Iraq national under-23 football team

Iraq U-23

Nickname(s)	Asiad Asia
Association	IFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Yahya Alwan
Captain	Mustafa Nadhim
FIFA code	IRQ
First colours Second colours
Olympic Games (Since 1992)
Appearances	1 (First in 2004)
Best result	Fourth Place (2004)
Asian Games (Since 1994)
Appearances	2 (First in 2006)
Best result	Runners-up (2006)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2013)
Best result	Champions (2013)

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-23 football team (also known as Iraq Under-23 or Iraq Olympic Team) represents Iraq in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23, under-22, and under-21 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iraq Football Federation. Iraq Olympic Team reached fourth place in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens won the silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, and the bronze medal in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.

History

2004 Summer Olympics

After 16 years without participation, Iraq qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics after winning the 2004 Olympic Asian Qualifiers under head coach Adnan Hamad and were scheduled to play against Costa Rica, Morocco and Portugal in the group stages. At the Olympics Iraq started with a shocking 4–2 win against Portugal. That was followed by a 2–0 win against Costa Rica and a 2–1 loss to Morocco. The quarter-finals saw them beat Australia 1–0, and in the semi-final against Paraguay, Iraq lost 3–1. In the bronze medal match, Iraq lost 1–0 and finished fourth.

Olympic Games

Since 1992, the Olympic team has been drawn from a squad with a maximum of three players over 23 years of age, and the achievements of this team are not generally regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are the statistics credited to the players' international records.

Olympic Games Record Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA From 1908 until 1988 editions are part of Iraq senior team Record 1992 Did Not Enter 1996 Did Not Qualify 2000 2004 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 0 3 9 8 2008 Did Not Qualify 2012 2016 To be determined TBD - - - - - - Total Best: Fourth Place 1/6 6 3 0 3 9 8

Olympic Games History Year Round Score Result 2004 Group Stage  Iraq 4 – 2  Portugal Win Group Stage  Iraq 2 – 0  Costa Rica Win Group Stage  Iraq 1 – 2  Morocco Lose Quarterfinals  Iraq 1 – 0  Australia Win Semifinals  Iraq 1 – 3  Paraguay Lose Third place  Iraq 0 – 1  Italy Lose

Asian Competitions Record

Football at the Asian Games

Since 1994, the Olympic team has been drawn from a squad with a maximum of three players over 23 years of age, and the achievements of this team are not generally regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are the statistics credited to the players' international records.

Asian Games Finals Record Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA From 1951 until 1990 editions are part of Iraq senior team Record 1994 Banned1 1998 2002 2006 Silver Medal 2nd 9 6 1 2 17 3 2010 Did not enter 2014 Bronze medal 3rd 7 6 0 1 18 4 Total Best: Silver Medal 2/6 16 12 1 3 35 7 1 Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2002 due to the Gulf War.

Asian Games Finals History Year Round Score Result 2006 Group Stage  Iraq 6–0  Indonesia Win Group Stage  Iraq 2–0  Singapore Win Group Stage  Iraq 0–0  Syria Draw Group Stage  Iraq 0–1  China PR Lose Group Stage  Iraq 2–0  Oman Win Group Stage  Iraq 4–0  Malaysia Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 2–1  Uzbekistan Win Semifinals  Iraq 1–0  South Korea Win Final  Iraq 0–1  Qatar Lose 2014 Group Stage  Iraq 4–0    Nepal Win Group Stage  Iraq 3–1  Japan Win Group Stage  Iraq 3–0  Kuwait Win Round of 16  Iraq 4–2  Tajikistan Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 3–0  Saudi Arabia Win Semifinals  Iraq 0–1  North Korea Lose Bronze medal  Iraq 1–0  Thailand Win

AFC U-22 Championship Record

AFC U-23 Championship Finals Record Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA 2013 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 9 2 2016 Qualified TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Best: Champions 1/1 6 6 0 0 9 2

AFC U-22 Championship Finals History Year Round Score Result 2013 Group Stage  Iraq 3–1  Saudi Arabia Win Group Stage  Iraq 2–1  Uzbekistan Win Group Stage  Iraq 1–0  China PR Win Quarterfinals  Iraq 1–0  Japan Win Semifinals  Iraq 1–0  South Korea Win Final  Iraq 1–0  Saudi Arabia Win

Recent results and fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Iraq scorers
2015
12 March, 2015	Dubai, UAE	Jordan	2–1 W	International Friendly	Mustafa Al-Ameen ,
18 March, 2015	Dubai, UAE	Saudi Arabia	2–1 W	International Friendly	Natiq , Waleed
20 March, 2015	Dubai, UAE	United Arab Emirates	1–1 D	International Friendly	Hussein
25 March, 2015	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Lebanon	4–1 W	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qual.	Hussein  44', Kamil  72', 85' ,Waleed 81'
27 March, 2015	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Maldives	7–1 W	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qual.	Waleed  3', 65' ,Kamil  45', Rasan  47', 90+3', Tariq  76', Husni  90+2'
29 March, 2015	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Bahrain	2–0 W	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qual.	Hussein  84',Waleed 88'
31 March, 2015	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	2–2 D	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qual.	Kamil  47'

Current squad

• The following 24 players were called up for the International Friendly and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship qualification:
• Caps and goals are correct as of March 31, 2014 match against  Oman.
• Caps and goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games .

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Ali Yaseen (1993-08-09) August 9, 1993 2 0 Naft Al-Janoob 12 1GK Mustafa Saadoun 0 0 Al-Kahraba 20 1GK Fahad Talib (1994-10-21) October 21, 1994 4 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 13 2DF Hussein Falah 4 0 Al-Minaa 18 2DF Ahmad Nadhim (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 0 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 21 2DF Ali Faez (1994-09-09) September 9, 1994 4 0 Erbil 24 2DF Ali Lateef (1996-01-18) January 18, 1996 1 0 Diwaniya 43 2DF Mohammed Maan (1997-01-15) January 15, 1997 1 0 Al-Talaba 44 2DF Mustafa Nadhim (1993-09-23) September 23, 1993 22 4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 45 2DF Redha Nasrallah (1994-01-01) January 1, 1994 0 0 Baghdad 46 2DF Saad Natiq (1994-03-19) March 19, 1994 7 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 47 2DF Safa Jabbar 3 0 Naft Al-Janoob 10 3MF Ahmed Mohsin (1996-01-04) January 4, 1996 3 0 Al-Minaa 23 3MF Ali Husni (1994-10-01) October 1, 1994 4 1 Al-Minaa 27 3MF Amjad Waleed 4 4 Al-Zawraa 32 3MF Bashar Rasan (1996-12-22) December 22, 1996 9 3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 35 3MF Hussein Abdul-Wahid 2 0 Al-Minaa 36 3MF Ibrahim Naeem (1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 4 0 Al-Karkh 39 3MF Mahdi Kamil (1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 21 5 Al-Shorta 42 3MF Mustafa Al-Ameen 0 0 Naft Maysan 14 4FW Abdul-Qadir Tariq (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994 2 1 Al-Karkh 15 4FW Ahmad Abdul-Abbas (1996-04-28) April 28, 1996 0 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 29 4FW Ayman Hussein (1996-03-22) March 22, 1996 4 2 Duhok

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 Jalal Hassan (1991-05-18) May 18, 1991 Baghdad 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 GK Mohammed Hameed (1993-01-24) January 24, 1993 Al-Shorta 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 DF Ali Bahjat (1992-03-03) March 3, 1992 Al-Shorta 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 DF Ali Adnan (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 Rizespor 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 DF Dhurgham Ismail (1994-05-23) May 23, 1994 Al-Shorta 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 DF Sameh Saeed (1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 Baghdad 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 DF Salam Shaker (1986-07-31) July 31, 1986 Al-Shorta 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 MF Mahdi Karim (1983-12-10) December 10, 1983 Al-Shorta 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 MF Saad Abdul-Amir (1992-01-19) January 19, 1992 Erbil 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 MF Saif Salman (1993-07-01) July 1, 1993 Al-Ittihad 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 MF Humam Tariq (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 Al Dhafra 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 FW Younis Mahmoud (1983-02-03) February 3, 1983 Erbil 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 FW Amjad Kalaf (1991-03-20) March 20, 1991 Al-Shorta 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 FW Marwan Hussein (1991-01-04) January 4, 1991 Al-Shorta 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014 FW Farhan Shakor (1995-10-15) October 15, 1995 Erbil 2014 Asian Games. September, 2014

Previous squads

Olympic Games

• 2004 Olympic Games Squad

AFC U-23 Championship

• 2013 AFC-U23 Championship Squad

Asian Games

• 2006 Asian Games Squad
• 2014 Asian Games Squad

Honours

Major tournaments

• Olympic Games

Fourth place (1): 2004

• AFC U-23 Championship

Winners (1): 2013

• Asian Games

Runners-up (1): 2006

Third place (1): 2014

See also

• Iraq national football team
• Iraq national under-20 football team
• Iraq national under-17 football team
• Iraqi League

References

External links

• Team info at Goalzz.com
• Matches

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Iraq men's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Fourth Place 1 Sabri 2 Attiya 3 Bassim 4 H. Abdul-Jabar 5 Akram 6 Sadir 7 Emad 8 Abu Al-Hail (c) 9 R. Farhan 10 Mahmoud 11 Hawar 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq 13 Munir 14 H. Abdul-Amir 15 Karim 16 A. Mnajed 17 A. Salah 18 Taleb Coach: Hamad