Iraq national futsal team explained

Iraq
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Fifa Trigramme:	IRQ
Fifa Rank:	43^[1]
Nickname:	Usood al-Rafidayn (Lions of Mesopotamia)
Association:	Iraq Football Association
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Coach:	Ricardo Cámara
Captain:	Utayl Khaleel Abdulqader
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First Game:	3 – 1 Iraq (Tehran, Iran; 14 July 2001)
Largest Loss:	13 – 2 Iraq (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 14 February 2016)
Largest Win:	Iraq 19 – 0 (Taipei, Taiwan; 1 March 2007) Iraq 20 – 1 (Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002)
Regional Name:	AFC Futsal Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	12
Regional Cup First:	2001
Regional Cup Best:	Fourth place (2018)
2Ndregional Name:	WAFF Futsal Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	3
2Ndregional Cup First:	2007
2Ndregional Cup Best:	Champions (2009)

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., 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.^{[2] [3]}

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.^{[4] [5]}

Recent results and fixtures

Previous matches

Coaching staff

As of 20 April 2024^[6]

Head coach	Ricardo Cámara Sobral (Cacau)
Assistant coaches
Goalkeeping coach
Translator
Team doctors
Equipment manager
Team managers

Players

Current squad

Players called for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Previous squads

AFC Futsal Championship

• 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup.

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
width=150	Year	width=150	Round	width=35	Position	width=35		width=35		width=35		width=35		width=35		width=35
1989	Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004	Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total	0/10	Best:	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

See also: AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
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1999	Did not enter
2000
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
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
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

See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
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2005	did not enter
2007
2009
2013	Group stage	2	0	0	2	5	15
2017	did not enter
2021	did not enter
Total	1/5	2	2	0	0	5	15

WAFF Futsal Championship

See also: WAFF Futsal Championship.

West Asian Championship record
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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
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1998	did not enter
2005	Group stage	3	1	0	2	9	19
2007	did not enter
2008	Group stage	4	2	0	2	17	17
2021	did not enter
2022	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	11	11
Total	3/6	12	6	1	5	37	47

See also

• Iraq national football team
• Iraq national beach soccer team

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Current ranking. 26 November 2023. Futsal World Ranking. 26 November 2023.
2. Web site: Arab Futsal Cup: Morocco’s Atlas Lions retain their regional title – The North Africa Post . 2022-06-28 . en-US.
3. Web site: 2022-06-28 . Morocco crowned champion of Arab Futsal . 2023-03-08 . HESPRESS English - Morocco News . en-US.
4. Web site: The Le Corbusier Gymnasium in Baghdad: discovery of construction archives (1974 -1980). ifpo.hypotheses.org. en. 30 May 2012. 21 June 2022. 21 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220621104700/https://ifpo.hypotheses.org/3560. live.
5. Web site: Le Corbusier in Baghdad. medium.com. en. 16 May 2016. 21 June 2022. 21 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220621104412/https://medium.com/brownbook/le-corbusier-in-baghdad-4504d0697b10. live.
6. Web site: الشريعة يختار (25) لاعباً في قائمة وطني الصالات الاولية لمعسكر بغداد تحضيراً لغرب آسيا. ifa.iq. ar. 21 June 2022. 21 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220621113221/https://ifa.iq/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1-25-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84-8862/. live.