# Iraq national under-17 football team

The Iraq national under-17 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-17 Asian Cup which Iraq holds one title, as well as any other international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, Iraq Football Association (IFA).

## Matches
### Recent results and fixtures

* The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

#### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Ahmed Kadhim |
| Assistant coach | Emad Aoda |
| Assistant coach | Haidar Raheem |
| Assistant coach | Mohammed Ali Karim |
| Goalkeeping coach | Salah Lofty |
| Fitness coach | Mustafa Salam |
| Techchnical Supervisor | Riyadh Mezher |
| Team doctor | Saad Hussein |

## Players
### Current squad

* The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship:
* Caps and goals are correct as of: 4 September 2024, after the match against Lebanon.
* Caps and goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as WAFF U-16 Championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ammar Ali | Al-Minaa |
| 2 | | Mustafa Ahmed | |
| 3 | | Jaafar Al-Sadeq Raad | Al-Shorta |
| 4 | | Moammal Qasim | |
| 5 | | Karrar Kadhim | Al-Shorta |
| 6 | | Jaafar Hassan | Al-Minaa |
| 7 | 4FW | Zainulabdeen Jassim | Al-Minaa |
| 8 | | Jassim Ahmed | |
| 9 | 4FW | Murad Fouad | |
| 10 | | Amir Falah | |
| 11 | | Murtadha Mukhlis | |
| 12 | 1GK | Hussein Mohammed | Al-Naft |
| 13 | | Mundjed Abbas | |
| 14 | | Hussein Fadhel | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 15 | | Ahmed Yasser | |
| 16 | | Ali Ridha | |
| 17 | | Ahmed Ali | Al-Naft |
| 18 | | Kadhim Dhia | Al-Shorta |
| 19 | | Qusoor Ali | KaPa |
| 20 | | Hussein Mohammed | Al-Minaa |
| 21 | | Hassan Ahmed Hanoon | |
| 22 | 1GK | Usama Ahmed | Al-Zawraa |
| 23 | | Ali Ammar | Al-Shorta |

## Coaches

    As of 30 May 2023
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Achievements |
| Amer Jameel | 1984–1985 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 062.50 | Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship |
| Yahya Alwan | 1986 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | |
| Sabah Ridha | 1988 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 080.00 | |
| Wathiq Naji | 1988 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 033.33 | Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship |
| Amer Jameel | 1994 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 033.33 | |
| Adnan Hamad | 1998 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 066.67 | |
| Ammo Baba | 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 033.33 | |
| Ahmed Radhi | 2002 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 050.00 | |
| Salih Radhi | 2003–2004 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 070.00 | |
| Kadhim Khalaf | 2005–2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Hassan Ahmed | 2007–2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Muwafaq Hussein | 2009–2013 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 066.67 | Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Taleb Chaloub | 2013 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 050.00 | |
| Qahtan Chathir | 2014–2017 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 053.85 | Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship |
| Ali Hadi | 2017–2018 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 066.67 | |
| Faisal Aziz | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 033.33 | |
| Emad Mohammed | 2019–2021 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 042.86 | |
| Hassan Kamal | 2021–2022 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 050.00 | |
| Ahmed Kadhim | 2022– | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 037.50 | |

## Competitive record
### FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup :
| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1987 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1993 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | Best: R16 | 2/20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
FIFA U-17 World Cup history :
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2013 |
| 2013 | Group stage | Iraq 1–4 Sweden | Loss |
| 2013 | Group stage | Iraq 1–3 Mexico | Loss |
| 2013 | Group stage | Iraq 0–5 Nigeria | Loss |
| 2017 |
| 2017 | Group stage | Iraq 1–1 Mexico | Draw |
| 2017 | Group stage | Iraq 3–0 Chile | Win |
| 2017 | Group stage | Iraq 0–4 England | Loss |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | Iraq 1–5 Mali | Loss |

### AFC U-17 Asian Cup

| AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1988 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | | | | | |
| 1992 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | | | | | | |
| 1994 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | | | | | | |
| 1998 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | | | | | | |
| 2010 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 2012 | Semifinals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 2016 | Champions | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 44 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 49 | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 110 | 38 |

### WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF Championship Record :
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2005 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 2007 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2009 | Third place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| 2013 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2015 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2018 | Fifth place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2019 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 37 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 42 |

### Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17 :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2012 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| 2014 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 |