# Iraq 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. 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.

## History

On 28 June 2022, Iraq lost the 2022 Arab Futsal Cup against Morocco.

## Team image
### Home stadium

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.

## Recent results and fixtures
### Previous matches

Win  Draw  Lose

## Coaching staff

As of 20 April 2024
* Head coach
* Assistant coaches
* Goalkeeping coach
* Translator
* Team doctors
* Equipment manager
* Team managers

## Players
### Current squad

Players called for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) |
| 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
## Tournament records
### FIFA Futsal World Cup

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

### AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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

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

### 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

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