Iraq Football Association
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Iraqi Football Association
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| Short name | IFA |
| Founded | 8 October 1948 |
| Headquarters | Zayouna, Baghdad, Iraq[1] |
| FIFA affiliation | 1950 |
| AFC affiliation | 1970[2] |
| WAFF affiliation | 2001 (founding member) |
| President | Adnan Dirjal |
| Vice-President | Ali Jabbar (1st) Younis Mahmoud (2nd) |
| Website | www |
The Iraq Football Association (IFA) (
Arabic: أسود الرافدين), which literally means Lions of Mesopotamia
.
History
The Iraq Football Association (Ittihad Al-Iraqi Le-Korat Al-Kadem) was formed on October 8, 1948, and was the third sports union to be founded in Iraq after the Track and Field Athletics and the Basketball Federations. The two unions took part at the
Wadud Khalil and another member of Iraq's first ever-national squad in 1951, the outside right Salih Faraj.[8]
First administration
The first Iraqi FA administration was headed by President Obaid Abdullah Al-Mudhayfi and Saadi Jassim as general secretary, with its headquarters in the Sheikh Omar district in
Nadi Al-Minaa Al-Basri (Basra Port Club), Sharakat Al-Naft Al-Basra (Basra Petroleum Company) from Basra and branches in the provinces of Mosul and Kirkuk.[8]
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Controversies
The Iraqi youth national teams have been ejected from tournaments for fielding over-age players.Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990.[10]
Competitions
The IFA organises several national competitions, including:
- Iraq Stars League
- Iraqi Premier Division League
- Iraqi First Division League
- Iraqi Second Division League
- Iraq FA Cup
- Iraqi Super Cup
- Iraqi Women's Football League
Current title holders
| Competition | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Next edition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior football (men's) | |||||
| Iraq Stars League | 2022–23 | Al-Shorta | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2023–24 | |
| Iraqi Premier Division League | 2022–23 | Al-Minaa | Amanat Baghdad | 2023–24 | |
| Iraqi First Division League | 2022–23 | Al-Karma | Ghaz Al-Shamal | 2023–24 | |
| Iraq FA Cup | 2022–23 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Erbil | 2023–24 | |
| Iraqi Super Cup | 2022 | Al-Shorta | Al-Karkh | 2024 | |
| Iraqi Republic Championship | 2023 | Salahaddin XI | Baghdad Karkh XI | 2024 | |
| Senior other (men's) | |||||
| Iraqi Futsal Pro League | 2022–23 | Naft Al-Basra | Masafi Al-Wasat | 2023–24 | |
| Iraqi Youth Futsal Premier League | 2022–23 | Naft Al-Basra | Masafi Al-Wasat | 2023–24 | |
| Iraqi Beach Football Premier League | 2022–23 | Masafi Al-Junoob | Masafi Al-Wasat | 2023–24 | |
| Iraqi Beach Football FA Cup | 2022–23 | Masafi Al-Wasat | Al-Neel | 2023–24 | |
| Reserves & Youth football (men's) | |||||
| Iraqi Reserves Premier League | 2022–23 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Najaf | 2023–24 | |
| Iraq Reserves First Division League | 2022–23 | Al-Minaa | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | 2023–24 | |
| Iraqi Youth Premier League | 2022–23 | Erbil | Al-Minaa | 2023–24 | |
| Iraq Youth First Division League | 2021–22 | Al-Nasiriya | Duhok | 2022–23 | |
| Senior football (women's) | |||||
| Iraqi Women's Football League | 2020–21 | Naft Al-Shamal | Fatat Nineveh | 2023–24 | |
Association information
As of September 2021, the members of the Iraq Football Association leadership team are:[11][12]
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| President |  Adnan Dirjal
|
| First Vice-president | Ali Jabbar
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| Second Vice-president | Younis Mahmoud
|
| General secretary | Mohammed Farhan Obaid
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| Treasurer | Abdul-Khaliq Masoud
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| Technical director |  John Whittle
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| Team coach (men's) |  Jesús Casas
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| U-23 coach | Radhi Shenaishil
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| U-20 coach | Emad Mohammed
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| U-17 coach | Ahmed Kadhim
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| Team coach (women's) |   Oliver Harder
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| Futsal coach (men's) |  Ricardo "Cacau" Camara Sobral
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| Futsal coach (women's) |  Shahnaz Yari
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| Media/communications manager | Yousif Fi'al
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| Head of Futsal and Beach Football committee | Ali Abdul-Hussein
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| Deputy Head of Futsal and Beach Football committee | Zeyad Shamil
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| Head of Competitions committee | Hayder Aufi
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| Head of Refereeing committee | Najah Raham
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| Deputy Head of Refereeing committee | Mohammed Kadhim Arab
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| Head of Technical committee | Wissam Najib
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| Head of Disciplinary committee | Ali Wali
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| Members of the expatriates committee | Zaid Al-Zaidi Ali Shehim Ahmed Al-Falluji
|
Other members:[12]
Govand Abdul-Khaliq, Raheem Lafta, Ahmed O. Zamil Al-Mousawi, Firas Nori Bahr Al-Uloom, Mohammed Nasser Shakroun, Ghalib Abbas Al-Zamili, Yahya Zghair, Khalaf Jalal, Ghanim Oraibi, Rasha Talib
List of presidents of IFA
The following is a list of presidents of Iraq Football Association (IFA).
| Presidency | President | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdullah Al-Muthaifi | 1948 | 1952 |
| 2 | Akram Fahmi | 1953 | 1954 |
| 3 | Saadi Hussein Al-Douri | 1954 | 1955 |
| 4 | Ismail Mohammed | 1955 | 1956 |
| 5 | Hadi Abbas | 1956 | 1959 |
| 6 | Adeeb Najeeb | 1959 | 1961 |
| 7 | Adil Basheer | 1961 | 1964 |
| 8 | Fahad Juwad Al-Meera | 1964 | 1968 |
| – | 1968 | 1976 | |
| 9 | Moayad Al-Badri | 1976 | 1977 |
| 10 | Hisham Atta | 1977 | 1980 |
| 11 | Soryan Tawfeeq | 1980 | 1984 |
| 12 | Sabah Mirza Mahmoud
|
1984 | 1985 |
| 13 | Uday Hussein | 1985 | 1988 |
| 14 | Kareem Mahmoud Mulla | 1988 | 1990 |
| 15 | Uday Hussein | 1990 | 2003 |
| 17 | Ahmed Radhi | 2003 | 2004 |
| 18 | Hussein Saeed | 2004 | 2011 |
| 19 | Najeh Humoud | 2011 | 2014 |
| 20 | Abdul Khaliq Masood | 2014 | 2020 |
| 21 | Eyad Al Nadawi | 2020 | 2021 |
| 22 | Adnan Dirjal | 2021 | present |
See also
References
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Iraq". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- Berita Harian(Malay language). 1 January 1971.
- ^ "Football mad Iraq's new field of dreams – Iraq". nzherald.co.nz. NZ Herald News. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Iraq elect new football head - Football". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "When Saturday Comes – War games". Wsc.co.uk. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ Suzanne Goldenberg. "Uday: career of rape, torture and murder | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "SI.com – Sports Illustrated – The Magazine – From Sports Illustrated: Son of Saddam – Monday March 24, 2003 05:00 PM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 2003-03-24. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ a b Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraqi Football History".
- ^ "Massive age fraud in the Iraqi youth team". 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Iraq: Association Information". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ a b "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
External links
- Official website (in Arabic)
- Iraq at FIFA site
- Iraq at AFC site
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