Iraqi Kurdistan national football team

Iraqi Kurdistan

Nickname(s)

The Tricolour

Association

Iraqi Kurdistan Football Association

Confederation

ConIFA

Head coach

Khasraw Groon

Most caps

Heydar Gharaman

Home stadium

Franso Hariri Stadium,

First colours

Second colours

First international

Iraqi Kurdistan 2–2 Sápmi

(Sweden, 7 July, 2008)

Biggest win

Tamil Eelam 0–9 Iraqi Kurdistan

(Sweden, 1 June, 2014)

Biggest defeat

Sápmi 1–1 Iraqi Kurdistan

(Sweden, 13 July, 2008)

VIVA World Cup

Appearances

3 (first in 2008)

Best result

champions, 2012 VIVA World Cup

The Iraqi Kurdistan national football team (Arabic: منتخب كردستان العراق الوطني لكرة القدم‎‎, Kurdish: Helbijardey Topî pêy Kurdistan ;ھەڵبژاردەی تۆپی پێی كوردستان‎), is the national team of Iraqi Kurdistan. They are not affiliated with FIFA or Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup. The Iraqi FA attended a meeting held by the NF-Board in June 2006.^[1]

The team played in the 2008 VIVA World Cup for the first time, finishing in the 4th place after a 3–1 loss to Sápmi. Their first and only win in the 2008 tournament came against Provence.

In December 2008, during the 5th General Meeting, Kurdistan was granted full membership to the NF Board and was a failed candidate to host the 2010 VIVA World Cup. After losing in the final in both the 2009 and 2010 tournaments Kurdistan eventually became champions on home turf in 2012, defeating Northern Cyprus 2-1 in front of 22,000 fans. they will compete at the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup

Official Kurdistan FA Emblem

The Iraqi Kurdistan FA emblem was designed by Kurdish artist Rawand Sirwan Nawroly (Kurdish: ره‌وه‌ند سیروان نه‌ورڕۆڵی‎). The emblem represents the Iraqi Kurdish flag colours, where the red represents the Kurdish Newroz fire. The yellow ball represents the Kurdish Sun and the green banner represents the green Kurdistan scenery.

World Cup record

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
VIVA World Cup
2006	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	4th	5	1	2	2	7	7
2009	2nd	4	2	-	2	11	4
2010	2nd	4	3	0	1	9	5
2012	1st	4	4	0	0	11	2
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014	6th	5	1	3	1	14	6
2016	8th	5	2	3	0	9	3
Total	Best: 1st	26	13	7	6	59	23

World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
VIVA World Cup
2008	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 2–2 Sápmi	Draw
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 3–0 Provence	Win
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 1–2 Padania	Lose
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 0–0 Arameans Suryoye	Draw
	3rd Place	Iraqi Kurdistan 1–3 Sápmi	Lose
2009	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 4–0 Occitania	Win
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 1–2 Padania	Lose
	Semi-Final	Iraqi Kurdistan 6–0 Provence	Win
	Final	Iraqi Kurdistan 0–2 Padania	Lose
2010	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 4–1 Two Sicilies	Win
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 3–2 Provence	Win
	Semi-Final	Iraqi Kurdistan 2–1 Occitania	Win
	Final	Iraqi Kurdistan 0–1 Padania	Lose
2012
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 6–0 Western Sahara	Win
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 1–0 Occitania	Win
	Semi-Final	Iraqi Kurdistan 2–1 Provence	Win
	Final	Iraqi Kurdistan 2–1 Northern Cyprus	Win
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 1–2 Arameans Suryoye	Lose
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 9–0 Tamil Eelam	Win
	Quarter-finals	Iraqi Kurdistan 1 (2) – (4) 1 Ellan Vannin	Draw
	Placement Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 2 (5) – (4) 2 Occitania	Draw
	Placement Round 2	Iraqi Kurdistan 1 (3) – (4) 1 Padania	Draw

Current squad

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
22	1GK	Sarhang Muhsin	29	5	0	Erbil
12	1GK	Znar Faizi		0	0	Duhok
1	1GK	Rebaz Abdulla	21	0	0	Erbil

2	2DF	Bayar Abubakir		5	0	Duhok
3	2DF	Herdi Siamand	33	11	1	Erbil
20	2DF	Jassim Mohammed Haji	32	10	1	Zakho
13	2DF	Aras Mustafa	28	1	0	Zeravani
4	2DF	Hawkar Latif	26	0	0	Nawroz
8	2DF	Khalid Mushir	35	12	2	Zakho
5	2DF	Kamaran Ali	27	3	0	Zakho
21	2DF	Niaz Muhamad	26	5	0	Erbil

14	3MF	Hawre Jalal	26	3	5	Peshmargay Hawler
15	3MF	Muhamad Sabir		1	0	Erbil
19	3MF	Diyar Rahman	30	5	1	Erbil
10	3MF	Ali Aziz	27	10	4	FC Ararat
16	3MF	Miran Khesro	26	12	1	Erbil
6	3MF	Abdulla Kaifi	24	0	0	Kirkuk
11	3MF	Kosrat Baiz	25	5	2	Erbil
9	3MF	Rekar Hashim	23	1	0	Erbil

17	4FW	Hunar Ahmad		4	2	Zeravani
18	4FW	Ayub Ayad	31	1	0	Zeravani
7	4FW	Farhang Wriya		2	1	Peshmargay Hawler
23	4FW	Farhan Shakor	21	9	5	Erbil

Former players

Sarhang Mohsen

Sponsorships

Nike, Inc. (2011–present)

References

↑ "The first football World Cup for nations that do not exist". Play the Game, Steve Menary. September 23, 2006.

External links

Football in Iraq

IFA
IKFA (regional)

National teams

Men	National team U23 U20 U17 U14

Women	National team

Others	Beach (men) Futsal (men)

League system

Men	Iraqi Premier League (2016–17) Iraq Division One

Domestic cups

Men	Iraq FA Cup (2016–17)

Super cups

Men	Al-Muthabara Cup (2016)

Lists

Seasons

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Records
Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

Viva World Cup Competitors

Assyrian Darfur Gozo Iraqi Kurdistan Monaco* Northern Cyprus Occitania Padania Provence Raetia Western Sahara Sápmi Southern Cameroons Tamil Eelam Two Sicilies Zanzibar

* No longer N.F Board affiliated

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