The Kurdistan national football team Kurdish: هەڵبژاردەی نیشتمانی تۆپی پێی کوردستان romanized : jêgrtîya welatî ya tepapê ya Kurdistan ê is the national team of the Kurdistan Region. They are not affiliated with FIFA or Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
| Nickname(s) | The Tricolour | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Kurdistan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
| Head coach | Khasraw Groon | ||
| Most caps | Heydar Gharaman | ||
| Home stadium | Franso Hariri Stadium Zakho International Stadium | ||
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| First international | |||
 Kurdistan Region 2–2 Sápmi  (Gällivare, Sweden; 7 July 2008) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Tamil Eelam 0–9 Kurdistan Region (Östersund, Sweden; 1 June 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Chameria 6–0 Kurdistan Region (The Hague, Netherlands; 17 June 2017) | |||
| VIVA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 2012 | ||
History
Although Kurdistan is not a member of FIFA or the AFC, Kurdistan has participated various international football tournaments.
The Iraq Football Association (IFA) attended a meeting held by the N.F.-Board in June 2006.[1] In December 2008, during the 5th General Meeting, Kurdistan was granted full membership to the N.F.-Board and their tournaments.[citation needed] The team played in the 2008 VIVA World Cup for the first time, finishing in the fourth place after a 3–1 loss to Sápmi.[citation needed] Their first and only win in the 2008 tournament came against Provence.[citation needed]
In 2011 the Kurdish team took part the Palestine International Cup and defeated Mauritania and Tunisia U22.[2] Kurdistan eventually became champions on home turf in the 2012 Viva World Cup, defeating Northern Cyprus 2–1 in front of 22,000 fans.[citation needed]
Official Kurdistan FA Emblem
The Kurdistan Region FA emblem was designed by Kurdish artist Rawand Sirwan Nawroly (Kurdish: رهوهند سیروان نهورڕۆڵی).[citation needed] The emblem represents the Kurdish flag colours, where the red represents the Kurdish Newroz fire.[citation needed] The yellow ball represents the Kurdish Sun and the green banner represents the green Kurdistan scenery.[citation needed]
Competitive 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 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
 2010 | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Palestine International Cup | |||||||
 2012 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} 2013 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||||||
| 2014 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
 2016 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
 2018 | did not enter | ||||||
 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2024 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
| Total | Best: 1st | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 28 |
| Others tournaments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| Palestine International Cup | |||
| 2012 | Round 1 | Kurdistan Region 3–1  Mauritania | Win |
| Round 2 | Kurdistan Region 1–1  Indonesia | Draw | |
| Round 3 | Kurdistan Region 1–2  Tunisia | Lose | |
| International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes | |||
| 2013 | Round 1 | Kurdistan Region 1–1  UGA Ardeiv |
Draw |
| Round 2 | Kurdistan Region 6–0  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Win | |
| Semi final | Kurdistan Region 1–0  Quebec | Win | |
| Final | Kurdistan Region 1–0  Provence | Win | |
Current squad
As 2016:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sarhang Muhsin | 29 | 22 | 0 |  Al-Shorta |
| 12 | GK | Znar Faizi | 0 | 0 | Duhok | |
| 22 | GK | Rebaz Abdulla | 21 | 0 | 0 | Erbil |
| 2 | DF | Bayar Abubakir | 5 | 0 | Duhok | |
| 3 | DF | Herdi Siamand | 33 | 11 | 1 | Erbil |
| 20 | DF | Jassim Mohammed Haji | 32 | 10 | 1 | Zakho |
| 13 | DF | Aras Mustafa | 28 | 1 | 0 | Zeravani |
| 4 | DF | Hawkar Latif | 26 | 0 | 0 | Nawroz |
| 8 | DF | Khalid Mushir | 35 | 12 | 2 | Zakho |
| 5 | DF | Kamaran Ali | 27 | 3 | 0 | Zakho |
| 21 | DF | Niaz Muhamad | 26 | 5 | 0 | Erbil |
| 14 | MF | Hawre Jalal | 26 | 3 | 5 | Peshmargay Hawler |
| 15 | MF | Muhamad Sabir | 1 | 0 | Erbil | |
| 19 | MF | Diyar Rahman | 30 | 5 | 1 | Erbil |
| 10 | MF | Ali Aziz | 27 | 10 | 4 | Ararat |
| 16 | MF | Ahmet Isik | 19 | 12 | 19 |  Arminia Tegel |
| 6 | MF | Abdulla Kaifi | 24 | 0 | 0 | Kirkuk |
| 11 | MF | Kosrat Baiz | 25 | 5 | 2 | Erbil |
| 9 | MF | Rekar Hashim | 23 | 1 | 0 | Erbil |
| 17 | FW | Hunar Ahmad | 4 | 2 | Zeravani | |
| 18 | FW | Ayub Ayad | 31 | 1 | 0 | Zeravani |
| 7 | FW | Farhang Wriya | 2 | 1 | Peshmargay Hawler | |
Managers
| Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Mahmoud |
2008–2016 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 51.72 |
| Khasraw Groon |
2016–present | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 54.54 |
| Totals | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 52.50 | |
Honours
Non-FIFA competitions
- Viva World Cup
- Champions (1): 2012
- Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010
References
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