# Iraq men's national handball team

The Iraq national handball team is controlled by the Iraqi Handball Federation and competes in international handball competitions.

## Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

### Asian Championship

Asian Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1977 | Match for 5th place | 5th of 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 63 | −16 |
| 2010 | Match for 9th place | 10th of 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 121 | −26 |
| 2014 | Match for 9th place | 10th of 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 152 | 212 | −60 |
| 2020 | Placement round | 9th of 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 237 | 178 | +49 |
| 2022 | Match for 5th place | 6th of 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 200 | 210 | –10 |
| 2024 | Match for 7th place | 8th of 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 199 | 178 | +21 |
| Total | 6/21 | 0 Titles | 35 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 930 | 962 | −32 |

### Asian Games

Asian Games record :
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2018 Jakarta–Palembang | Match for 7th place | 7th of 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 196 | 186 | +10 |
| Total | 1/10 | 0 Titles | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 196 | 186 | +10 |

### Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games record :
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2005 Mecca | Match for 10th place | 10th of 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 68 | −10 |
| 2017 Baku | Match for Bronze medal game | 3rd of 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 122 | +24 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 204 | 190 | +14 |

## Team
### Current squad

A 20-player squad was announced on 16 December for the 2028 Asian Men's Handball Championship in Bahrain.
Matches and goals are correct as of 11 December 2027.
Head coach: Sherif Moemen
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Bilal Hasan Alwan Alsabbagh*
* (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 (age 38)
* 1.90 m
* 12
* 0
* 2
* RB
* Raed Abd Zaid Alwan Al Baghdadi*
* (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)
* 1.75 m
* 7
* 6
* Al-Karkh SC
* 7
* P
* Hussein Ali Hamzah Ibadi*
* (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39)
* 1.80 m
* 12
* 67
* Al-Shorta SC
* 11
* CB
* Jasim Ghassab Mohammed*
* (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 28)
* 1.75 m
* 10
* 43
* Al-Jaish SC
* 12
* GK
* Muntadher Qasim Jebur Ali*
* (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26)
* 1.90 m
* 2
* 0
* 16
* GK
* Ahmed Makki Saleh Al Azzawi*
* (1990-03-02) 2 March 1990 (age 34)
* 1.82 m
* 12
* 0
* Al-Karkh SC
* 18
* LW
* Mustafa Mahmmud
* (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 33)
* 1.86 m
* 5
* 11
* 22
* RW
* Mohanad Adil Talib Al Behadili*
* (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 32)
* 1.77 m
* 9
* 16
* 23
* CB
* Ali Tariq
* (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 (age 34)
* 1.80 m
* 2
* 2
* 24
* LW
* Ali Abdulridha Al Akayshee*
* (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 (age 33)
* 1.88 m
* 12
* 29
* Al-Shorta SC
* 44
* CB
* Majid Abdulridha Al Akayshee*
* (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 28)
* 1.72 m
* 9
* 32
* Al-Jaish SC
* 55
* P
* Mohammed Sahib Rashid*
* (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38)
* 1.80 m
* 12
* 12
* Al-Shorta SC
* 69
* LB
* Karrar Kadhim Albattat*
* (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22)
* 1.96 m
* 2
* 6
* 77
* RB
* Maytham Oudah Al Behadilit*
* (1989-04-02) 2 April 1989 (age 35)
* 1.86 m
* 12
* 18
* 89
* P
* Mustafa Mohammed Al Azzawi*
* (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 35)
* 1.94 m
* 12
* 3
* Al-Jaish SC
* 92
* LB
* Ali Adnan Chyad Abdlkan*
* (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 32)
* 1.98 m
* 12
* 57
* Al-Shorta SC
* 94
* RW
* Baderaldeen Nasern*
* (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 29)
* 1.83 m
* 10
* 36
* Al-Jaish SC
* 96
* LW
* Mohammed Ali Mahdi Al Azzawi*
* (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 26)
* 1.80 m
* 4
* 4
* Al-Jaish SC

### Coaching staff

| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Sherif Moemen |
| Assistant coach | |
| Team manager | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Kadhim Nasir |
| Doctor | |
| Bodytherapist | |
| Physiotherapist | |

### List of managers

* Champion
* 2nd place
* 3rd place
| Name | From | To | Honours |
| Iraq Azad Mohammed Amin | 1975 | 1975 | Palestine Handball Cup 1975/Cairo |
| Iraq Saad Mohsen | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship |
| Iraq Saad Mohsen | 1977 | 1977 | Palestine Handball Cup 1977/Rabat 3rd place |
| Iraq Azad Mohammed Amin Soviet Union Stephan | 1979 | 1979 | Palestine Handball Cup 1979/Kuwait 2nd place |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 1985 | 1985 | 1985 Pan Arab Games |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 1985 | 1985 | Ankara Friendly Championship 1985/Turkey 2nd place |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 1985 | 1985 | Hong Kong Friendly Championship 1985/Hong Kong 3rd place |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 1987 | 1987 | Baghdad Friendly Championship 1987/Baghdad Champion |
| Iraq | 1988 | 1988 | Baghdad Friendly Championship 1988/Baghdad 3rd place |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 1989 | 1989 | Baghdad Friendly Championship 1989/Baghdad 3rd place |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 1990 | 1990 | Baghdad Friendly Championship 1990/Baghdad 2nd place |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 1990 | 1990 | Bosphorus Friendly Championship 1990/Hungary 2nd place |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 1990 | 1990 | Al Ahram Friendly Championship 1990/Egypt |
| Iraq Mohamed Hamza | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 Pan Arab Games |
| Iraq | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 Pan Arab Games |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 Asian Men's Handball Championship |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship |
| Iraq Kutaiba Ahmad | 2015 | 2015 | Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games 3rd place |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 2018 | 2018 | Handball at the 2018 Asian Games |
| Iraq Dafer Saheb | 2019 | 2019 | Championship President Heydar Aliyev Champion |

## Kits

Iraq's traditional home kit is green , with either or white trimmings. The away kit is traditionally blue , with white trimmings.