Iraq national under-23 football team
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The Iraq national under-23 football team (also known as Iraq Olympic football team) represents Iraq in international under-23 football, Summer Olympics and at the Asian Games, The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, the Iraq Football Association (IFA).
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Nickname(s) | Asiad Asia Lions of Babylon | ||
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Association | IFA | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Radhi Shenaishil | ||
Captain | Muntadher Mohammed | ||
FIFA code | IRQ | ||
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First international | |||
Qatar 0–0 Iraq (Doha, Qatar; 22 September 1995) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Iraq 13–0 Macau (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 6 September 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Jordan 5–0 Iraq (Amman, Jordan; 10 July 1999) | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1980) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2004) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Silver medalists (2006) | ||
AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Champions (2013) | ||
Website | Website |
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Iraq reached fourth place in the 2004 Olympic Games and were champions in the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship and 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship. Other achievements include silver medalist in the 2006 Asian Games and bronze medalist in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and the 2014 Asian Games.