# Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" &#x2D; please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! This is a record of Iraq's results at the AFC Asian Cup. Iraq have appeared in the finals of the AFC Asian Cup on ten occasions: in 1972 and 1976, and from 1996 to 2023. Their best ever performance was becoming champions in the 2007 tournament held in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

## Overall record

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1956 to 1968 | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member |
| 1972 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 1976 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 1980 to 1988 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1992 | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War |
| 1996 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions |
| 2015 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 2027 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Total | 1 title | 11/15 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 52 | — | 55 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 119 | 37 |
| Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. |||||||||||||||||

### Record by opponent

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team) :
| Opponent | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Last Win |
| South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2** | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Iran | 7 | 1 | 2* | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1996 |
| Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2000 |
| South Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1976 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2007 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2011 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2004 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2007 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2011 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2015 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2015 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2019 |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
*Iraq defeated Iran in the 2015 quarter-finals via penalty shoot-out **Iraq defeated South Korea in both the 1972 preliminary round and the 2007 semi-finals via penalty shoot-out

### Record results

Iraq's Asian Cup record :
| First match | South Korea 0–0 (2–4 p.) Iraq (7 May 1972; Bangkok, Thailand) |
| Biggest win | Iraq 4–1 Thailand (11 December 1996; Dubai, United Arab Emirates) Yemen 0–3 Iraq (12 January 2019; Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) |
| Biggest defeat | Iran 3–0 Iraq (9 May 1972; Bangkok, Thailand) Japan 4–1 Iraq (24 October 2000; Beirut, Lebanon) China 3–0 Iraq (30 July 2004; Beijing, China) |
| Best result | Champions in 2007 |
| Worst result | Group stage in 1972 |

## Thailand 1972
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| Thailand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
| Iraq | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |

## Iran 1976
### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 4 |
| Iraq | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| South Yemen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |

### Third place match
## United Arab Emirates 1996
### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |

### Quarter-finals
## Lebanon 2000
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |

### Quarter-finals
## China 2004
### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |

### Quarter-finals
## Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| Oman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |

### Final
## Qatar 2011
### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| North Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |

### Quarter-finals
## Australia 2015
### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Palestine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

### Third place match
## United Arab Emirates 2019
### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |

### Round of 16
## Qatar 2023
### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | |