Iraq national futsal team
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The Iraq national futsal team represents Iraq
in international futsal
competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iraqi Football Association. It is one of the rising teams in Asia
. As of December 2010, Iraq is ranked 52nd in the Futsal World Ranking.
Iraq has played in eight AFC Futsal Championship
s. Its best result was reaching the quarter finals in 2002. Iraq has also played twice at the WAFF Futsal Championship, in 2007 they finished third. In 2009 they won the tournament to gain their first title on international stage. Iraq also played at the 2005 and 2008 Arab Championships, but didn't manage to make it out of the group stage.
AFC Futsal Championship
WAFF
Arab Futsal Championship
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
in international futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iraqi Football Association. It is one of the rising teams in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. As of December 2010, Iraq is ranked 52nd in the Futsal World Ranking.
Iraq has played in eight AFC Futsal Championship
AFC Futsal Championship
The AFC Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Asian Football Confederation nations. It was first held in 1999 and has been played annually...
s. Its best result was reaching the quarter finals in 2002. Iraq has also played twice at the WAFF Futsal Championship, in 2007 they finished third. In 2009 they won the tournament to gain their first title on international stage. Iraq also played at the 2005 and 2008 Arab Championships, but didn't manage to make it out of the group stage.
FIFA Futsal World Cup
- 1989 - Did not enter
- 1992 - Did not enter
- 1996 - Did not enter
- 2000 - Did not enter
- 2004FIFA Futsal World Cup 2004The 2004 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 21 and December 5 in the Republic of China . It was the fifth World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body...
- Did not qualify - 2008 - Did not qualify
AFC Futsal ChampionshipAFC Futsal ChampionshipThe AFC Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Asian Football Confederation nations. It was first held in 1999 and has been played annually...
- 19991999 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 1999 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5 March to 10 March 1999.- Draw :- Group A:-------------------------------------Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semifinals:----...
- Did not enter - 20002000 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2000 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 5 May to 12 May 2000. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Guatemala.- Draw :- Group A:------------------------...
- Did not enter - 20012001 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2001 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Tehran, Iran from 14 July to 20 July 2001.- Draw :- Group A:-------------------------------------Group B:-------------------------------------Group C:--------...
- Group Stage - 20022002 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2002 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 22 October to 30 October 2002.- Draw :- Group A:-------------------------------------Group B:---------------------Group C:----------------...
- Quarter Finals - 20032003 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2003 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Tehran and Karaj, Iran from 27 July to 5 August 2003.- Draw :- Group A:---------------------Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:----...
- Group stage - 20042004 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2004 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Macau, China from 16 April to 25 April 2004.- Draw :- Group A:-------------------------------------Group B:---------------------Group C:--------------------...
- Did not enter - 20052005 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2005 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam from 22 May to 4 June 2005.- Draw :- Group A :--------------------- Group B :--------------------- Group C :--------------------- Group D :...
- Group Stage (Plate runner-ups) - 20062006 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2006 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 21 May to 27 May 2006.- Draw :The draw for the 2006 AFC Futsal Championship was held on 27 April 2006 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.- Group A :--------------------- Group B :...
- Group Stage - 20072007 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2007 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Osaka and Amagasaki, Japan from 13 May to 19 May 2007.- Draw :The draw for the 2007 AFC Futsal Championship was held on 11 April 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.- Group A :--------------------- Group B :...
- Group Stage - 20082008 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 11 May to 18 May 2008. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.- Draw :...
- Group Stage - 20102010 AFC Futsal ChampionshipThe 2010 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 23 May to 30 May 2010.- Draw :The draw for the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship was held on 20 March 2010 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.-Group A:---------------------Group B:...
- Group Stage
WAFFWest Asian Football FederationThe West Asian Football Federation , founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members are Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria....
Futsal Championship
- 20072007 West Asian Futsal Federation ChampionshipWest Asian Championship 2007 All matches in Amol.*[Oct 16] Lebanon 5-2 Iraq,Iran 12-1 Jordan*[Oct 17] Jordan 3-7 Lebanon,Iran 5-3 Iraq*[Oct 18] Jordan 2-2 Iraq ,Lebanon 0-4 Iran-Final table :All matches in Amol.-See also:...
- Third
- 20092009 West Asian Futsal Federation ChampionshipThe 2009 West Asian Futsal Federation Championship was held from to in Amman, Jordan. Iraq won the tournament.-Final standings:-Matches and results:August 31September 1September 2September 4September 5-See also:...
- Champions
Arab Futsal ChampionshipArab Futsal ChampionshipThe Arab Futsal Championship is a futsal competition for Arab nations. It was first held in 1998.-Results:-Ranking:-External links:*...
- 19981998 Arab Futsal ChampionshipThe 1998 Arab Futsal Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt from 6 December to 12 December 1998.Mauritania were originally invited, but declined and were replaced by Palestine.- Group 1:Matches-Group 2:Matches-Semifinals:...
- Did not enter - 20052005 Arab Futsal ChampionshipThe 2005 Arab Futsal Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt from 19 July to 24 July 2005.- Group 1:Matches-Group 2:Matches-Semifinals:-3rd Place:-Final:-Sources:**...
- Group Stage - 20072007 Arab Futsal ChampionshipThe 2007 Arab Futsal Championship is the 3rd Championship and it took place in Tripoli, Libya from January 10 to January 20, 2007.-Group stage:-Matches:-Honors:*Best Player: Morad Bokare - *Best Goalkeeper: Mohammed Al-Sharif -...
- Did not enter - 20082008 Arab Futsal ChampionshipThe Egyptian city of Port Said was the host of the fourth edition of the Arab Futsal Championship between December 23rd and 29th 2008.Ten teams took part, with Yemen making their futsal debut, and Syria making their competitive futsal debut after having previously played only 2 friendly matches...
- Group Stage
Current squad
| Number | Position | Name |
| 1 | GK | Utayl Khaleel Abdulqader (C) |
| 12 | GK | Ahmed Duraid Ahmed |
| 13 | GK | Imad Tahseen Ibrahim |
| 4 | DF | Abdulrazzaq Abu Al-Hail Labid |
| 5 | DF | Hussein Abd Ali Mohammed |
| 7 | DF | Admon Hanna Esho |
| 15 | DF | Hasan Ali Salman |
| 17 | DF | Abdulkareem Ghazi Radhi |
| 3 | MF | Yasir Abdulhadi Qasim |
| 2 | FW | Mustafa Bachay Hamza |
| 6 | FW | Mustafa Sadi Mahdi |
| 8 | FW | Yasir Hameed Jebur |
| 9 | FW | Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim |
| 10 | FW | Hashim Khalid Khadim |
| 11 | FW | Karrar Mohsin Mohammed |
| 16 | FW | Karrar Ali Saber |