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Iraq national futsal team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iraq women's national futsal team.

The Iraq national futsal team represents Iraq in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iraq Football Association. It is one of the rising teams in Asia. As of October 2023, Iraq is ranked 43rd in the Futsal World Rankings.[1] Iraq has played in eleven AFC Futsal Championships. Its best result was fourth place in 2018. Iraq has also played at three WAFF Futsal Championships where in 2009, they won the tournament to gain their first ever title on any international stage. Iraq also played three times at the Arab Futsal Cup, finishing as runners-up in the 2022 edition.

Iraq
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Usood al-Rafidayn
(Lions of Mesopotamia)
AssociationIraq Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachBrazil Ricardo Cámara
CaptainUtayl Khaleel Abdulqader
FIFA codeIRQ
FIFA ranking43[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 South Korea 3 – 1 Iraq Iraq
(Tehran, Iran; 14 July 2001)
Biggest win
Iraq Iraq 19 – 0 Guam 
(Taipei, Taiwan; 1 March 2007)
Iraq Iraq 20 – 1 Brunei 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 13 – 2 Iraq Iraq
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 14 February 2016)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances12 (First in 2001)
Best resultFourth place (2018)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2007)
Best resultGold Champions (2009)

History

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On 28 June 2022, Iraq lost the 2022 Arab Futsal Cup against Morocco.[2][3]

Team image

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Home stadium

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Iraq plays the home games at the Baghdad Gymnasium with a capacity of 3,000 spectators. The complex was designed by the Swiss-French architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, commonly known as Le Corbusier.[4][5]

 
A view of Baghdad Gymnasium


Recent results and fixtures

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Previous matches

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  Win   Draw   Lose

17 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Saudi Arabia   1–5   Iraq Bangkok Arena, Bangkok
21:00
Report
Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)
19 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Iraq   1–4   Uzbekistan Bangkok Arena, Bangkok
21:00
Report
Referee: Husain Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
21 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Iraq   6–2   Australia Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
21:00
24 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Thailand   3–2   Iraq Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
18:00
26 April 2024 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Iraq   3–5   Afghanistan Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
14:00
Report
Referee: Husain Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)

Coaching staff

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As of 20 April 2024[6]

Head coach   Ricardo Cámara Sobral (Cacau)
Assistant coaches
Goalkeeping coach
Translator
Team doctors
Equipment manager
Team managers

Players

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Current squad

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Players called for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Mohamed Sami
2 1GK Ahmed Duraid
3 FP Ali Shihab
4 FP Fahad Methaq
5 FP Mustafa Ihsan
6 FP Mohanad Abdulhadi
7 FP Salim Faisal (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 27)
8 FP Ghaith Riyadh
9 FP Muheb Aldeen
10 FP Rafid Hameed
11 FP Haedr Majed
12 1GK Zaher Mahdi
13 FP Tareq Zeyad
14 FP Waleed Khalid (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 30)

Previous squads

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Tournament records

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FIFA Futsal World Cup

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See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1989 Did not enter
  1992
  1996
  2000
  2004 Did not qualify
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
  2024
Total 0/10 Best: 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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See also: AFC Futsal Asian Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1999 Did not enter
  2000
  2001 Group stage 16th 3 0 1 2 8 16
  2002 Quarterfinals 8th 5 2 0 3 37 18
  2003 Group stage 16th 3 1 0 2 12 10
  2004 Did not enter
  2005 Group stage 16th 8 6 0 2 33 19
  2006 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 4 12
  2007 Group stage 16th 3 1 0 2 9 13
  2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 4 14
  2010 Group stage 16th 3 1 0 2 12 20
  2012 Did not qualify
  2014 Group stage 16th 3 2 0 1 11 7
  2016 Quarterfinals 8th 5 2 0 3 15 25
  2018 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 16 18
  2022 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 9 5
  2024 Fifth place 5th 4 2 0 2 15 12
Total 13/17 0 Titles 51 20 4 28 181 185

Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
  2005 did not enter
  2007
  2009
  2013 Group stage 2 0 0 2 5 15
  2017 did not enter
  2021 did not enter
Total 1/5 2 2 0 0 5 15

WAFF Futsal Championship

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See also: WAFF Futsal Championship
West Asian Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
  2007 Third Place 3 0 1 2 7 12
  2009 Champions 4 3 1 0 10 7
  2012 Third Place 4 2 0 2 19 23
Total 3/3 11 5 2 4 36 42

Arab Futsal Championship

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Arab Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
  1998 did not enter
  2005 Group stage 3 1 0 2 9 19
  2007 did not enter
  2008 Group stage 4 2 0 2 17 17
  2021 did not enter
  2022 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 11 11
Total 3/6 12 6 1 5 37 47

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Current ranking". Futsal World Ranking. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Arab Futsal Cup: Morocco's Atlas Lions retain their regional title – The North Africa Post". Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Morocco crowned champion of Arab Futsal". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. ^ "The Le Corbusier Gymnasium in Baghdad: discovery of construction archives (1974 -1980)". ifpo.hypotheses.org. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Le Corbusier in Baghdad". medium.com. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ "الشريعة يختار (25) لاعباً في قائمة وطني الصالات الاولية لمعسكر بغداد تحضيراً لغرب آسيا" (in Arabic). ifa.iq. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
Preceded by WAFF Futsal Championship
2009 (First title) 		Succeeded by
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