Iraqi Kurdistan national football team

Iraqi Kurdistan

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	The Tricolour
Association	Iraqi Kurdistan Football Association
Confederation	ConIFA
Head coach	Abdullah Mahmud
Top scorer	Haidar Qaraman
Home stadium	Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil, Kurdistan
First colours Second colours
First international
Iraqi Kurdistan 2 – 2 Sápmi (Sweden, 7 July 2008)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 2008)
Best result	champions, 2012 VIVA World Cup

The Kurdistan national football team (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.

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.

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.

VIVA World Cup record

VIVA World Cup
Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
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
Total	Best: 1st	17	10	2	5	38	18

VIVA World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
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 record

ConIFA World Football Cup
Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2014	6th place	5	1	3	1	14	6
Total	Best: 6th place	5	1	3	1	14	6

ConIFA World Football Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2014
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 1 - 2 Arameans Suryoye	Lose
	Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 9 - 0 Tamil Eelam	Win
	Placement Round 1	Iraqi Kurdistan 2 (5) - (4) 2 Occitania	Draw
	Placement Round 2	Iraqi Kurdistan 1 (3) - (4) 1 Padania	Draw
	Quarter-finals	Iraqi Kurdistan 1 (2) - (4) 1 Ellan Vannin	Draw

Current squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Didar Hamid 8 0 Zakho 1GK Ghafur Othman 4 0 Brusk 1GK Kawa Dino 0 0 Duhok 2DF Mohamad Hama Khan 15 1 2DF Bayar Abubakir 7 0 2DF Herdi Siamand (1985-01-31) January 31, 1985 6 1 Zakho 2DF Jassim Mohammed Haji (1984-05-03) May 3, 1984 5 0 Zakho 2DF Sherzad Mohamad 5 0 Erbil 2DF Amanj Kareem 5 0 Erbil 2DF Khalid Musheer (1981-02-14) February 14, 1981 4 1 Duhok 3MF Halgurd Mulla Mohammed (1988-03-11) March 11, 1988 8 5 Erbil 3MF Haider Qarman 8 6 Erbil 3MF Nechirvan Shukri 7 0 Duhok 3MF Amanj Omer 7 1 Peshmarga 3MF Ali Aziz 7 4 Ararat FC 3MF Miran Khesro 7 0 Erbil 3MF Barzan Sherzad 4 0 Zakho 3MF Amad Ismail 4 3 Duhok 3MF Kosrat Baiz Ali 4 2 Erbil 3MF Ali Sirwan 0 0 Kirkuk 3MF Aland Hussein 0 0 Erbil B 4FW Karzan Abdulla 10 6 Brusk 4FW Hozan Ismail (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 10 0 Sulaymaniya 4FW Nawzad Sherzad 3 2 Erbil 4FW Younis Shakour 3 0 Zakho 4FW Aras Muhammed 1 0 Duhok

Former players

• Jassim Suliman
• Sarhang Mohsen

Sponsorships

• Nike, Inc. (2011-present)

External links

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