Iraq national under-17 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Lion Cubs of Mesopotamia Ashbal Al-Rafidayn (أشبال الرافدين) | |||
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| Association | Iraq Football Association | |||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| Head coach | Hassan Kamal | |||
| FIFA code | IRQ | |||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) | |||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2017) | |||
| AFC U-16 Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1985) | |||
| Best result | Champions (2016) | |||
The Iraq national under-17 football team represents Iraq in international football competitions in AFC U-17 Asian Cup which Iraq holds 5 titles, 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
| 30 July 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-17 | Iraq  | v |  Tunisia | TBD, Morocco |
| 2 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-17 | Iraq | v |  Mauritania | TBD, Morocco |
| 5 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-17 | Iraq | v |  Yemen | TBD, Morocco |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Hassan Kamal |
| Assistant coach | Saad Abdul-Hameed |
| Assistant coach | Qusay Hashim |
| Assistant coach | Mohammed Ali Karim |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ali Hussien |
| Fitness coach | Mustafa Salam |
| Techchnical Supervisor | Riaydh Mzheir |
| Team doctor | Saad Hussein |
Players
Current squad
- The following 23 players were called up for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification:
- Caps and goals are correct as of: 22 September 2019, after the match against
Lebanon. - Caps and goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as Arab U-17 Championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Zain Alabideen | | |||
| 12 | GK | Yousif Hameed | | |||
| 22 | GK | Aymen Mahmood | | |||
| 2 | DF | Ali Turki | | |||
| 3 | DF | Ali Al-Akbar | | |||
| 4 | DF | Karrar Al-Ameer | | |||
| 5 | DF | Dhurgham Ahmed | | |||
| 14 | DF | Mustafa Hasan | | |||
| 15 | DF | Hussein Khalid | | |||
| 18 | DF | Mousa Salim | | |||
| 23 | DF | Mohammed Ali Adil | | |||
| 6 | MF | Murtadha Majeed | | |||
| 8 | MF | Hayder Al-Karrar | | |||
| 11 | MF | Mustafa Mohammed Hassan | | |||
| 13 | MF | Aizar Hayder | | |||
| 16 | MF | Murtadha Abdulamir | | |||
| 19 | MF | Zakaria Tareq | | |||
| 21 | MF | Amoori Faisal | | |||
| 7 | FW | Mohammed Jameel | | |||
| 9 | FW | Dhulfiqar Younis | | |||
| 10 | FW | Abbas Rasool | | |||
| 17 | FW | Abdullah Zuhair | | |||
| 20 | FW | Abbas Adil | | |||
Recent callups
- The following players have also been called up to Iraqi squad for the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mohammed Hasan | 30 July 2002 (aged 16) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| GK | Mohammed Ahmed | 1 March 2002 (aged 16) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| GK | Osamah Imad | 6 February 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| DF | Mustafa Najm | 20 November 2003 (aged 14) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| DF | Murtadha Mohammed | 20 April 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| DF | Hussein Jasim | 1 May 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| DF | Baqer Talib | 4 February 2004 (aged 14) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| DF | Hayder Kadhim | 28 January 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| DF | Hussein Saad | 1 February 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Hussein Khalid | 7 January 2002 (aged 16) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Abdullah Zeyad | 12 November 2002 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Abdulrazzaq Qasim | 19 February 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Ali Hikmat | 23 October 2002 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Ali Kadhim | 19 March 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Ali Jasim | 20 January 2004 (aged 14) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Yaseen Akram | 8 December 2002 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Ameer Mohammed | 11 January 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Ameer Hasan | 28 July 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| MF | Murthada Fareed | 15 January 2003 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| FW | Hasem Mohammed | 1 October 2002 (aged 15) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| FW | Hasan Majeed | 1 January 2002 (aged 16) | - | - | |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
| FW | Hussein Sadeq | 2 October 2003 (aged 14) | - | - | Al-Shorta |
2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
Coaches
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Amer Jameel |
1984–1985 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 62.50 | Third place at 1985 AFC U-16 Championship |
| Yahya Alwan |
1986 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Sabah Ridha |
1988 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 | |
| Wathiq Naji |
1988 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33 | Fourth place at 1988 AFC U-16 Championship |
| Hassan Ahmed |
2007 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Muwafaq Hussein |
2009–2013 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 66.67 | Qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Taleb Chaloub |
2013 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Qahtan Chathir |
2014–2017 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 53.85 | Qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner of 2016 AFC U-16 Championship |
| Ali Hadi |
2017–2018 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Faisal Aziz |
2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| Emad Mohammed |
2019–2021 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 | |
| Hassan Kamal |
2021– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
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| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||||||
 1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
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 2013 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
 2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
 2017 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | Best: R16 | 2/19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | ||||||
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
WAFF U-16 Championship
Arab Cup U-17
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