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General Information for Iraq

Iraqi Football Association
Founded
1948
FIFA entry
1950
Average height in 1997
1.8m
Average age in 1997
26.8
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1997
Jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Alwan, Yahya (Coach)

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Alwan, Yahya (Coach)

Day of Birth
1956-07-01
Place of Birth
Baghdad (Iraq)
Matches
6 (3 / 3)
Goto coach Yahya Alwan

Barjam, Ayoub Odisho (Coach)

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Barjam, Ayoub Odisho (Coach)

Day of Birth
1960-12-15
Place of Birth
Habbaniyah (Iraq)
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
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Baba, Ammo (Coach)

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Baba, Ammo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1934-11-27
Day of Death
2009-05-27
Place of Birth
Baghdad (Iraq)
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Ammo Baba

Players of Iraq in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Zaidan Agool, Jalil 1967-11-02 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hashim Hassan, Emad 1970-08-30 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 2 0 0 0 0 0
Saadoun Abdul-Ridha, Sadiq 1972-06-12 Defender 5 0 3 0 0 0
Shnaishil, Radhi 1966-08-11 Centre Back Qatar Al-Ittihad Doha 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammed Sabbar, Khalid 1973-02-23 Defender Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mahmoud Majid, Haidar 1973-09-19 Defender Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 3 1 0 0 0 0
Hashim Hanoon, Abdul-Jabar 1974-12-25 Defender Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kadhim Hassan, Samir 1969-12-11 Defender Qatar Al-Wakrah SC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kadhim, Habib Defender 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kadhim Assad, Ahmed 1976-07-01 Defender Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Tawlid, Laith Hussein 1968-10-13 Centre Midfielder Lebanon Al-Ansar Beirut 5 0 5 0 0 0
Obaid Jassim, Abbas 1973-12-10 Midfielder South Korea Pohang Steelers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jassim Mahdi, Mohammed Midfielder Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammed Hassib, Adnan 1972-08-07 Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Saddam, Naim 1966-01-15 Midfielder Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 0 0 0 0 0
Najim Abdullah, Haidar 1967-05-01 Midfielder Iraq Al-Najaf FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Abdul-Latif Hamed, Yasser Midfielder 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hussein Adan, Ahmed Midfielder Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 0 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Rubaei, Habib Jafar 1966-07-01 Right Winger Qatar Al-Wakrah SC 6 0 1 0 0 0
Fawzi Naji, Hussam 1974-09-03 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 5 0 4 0 0 0
Chathir Drain, Qahtan 1973-07-20 Striker Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 4 1 3 0 0 0
Abbas Hassan, Sahib 1973 Striker Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 2 2 2 0 0 0
Al-Salihi, Ahmed Radhi 1964-04-21 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 2 1 0 0 0
Jeayer Khalaf, Sabah 1970-05-26 Striker Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kadhim Jabur, Alaa 1970-07-01 Striker Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iraq in 1997

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-16
Iraq
Iraq
Jordan
Jordan
1:0 m
Iraq vs. Jordan
Friendly Baghdad
1997-04-06
India
India
Iraq
Iraq
0:1 m
India vs. Iraq
Friendly
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi
1997-04-10
India
India
Iraq
Iraq
1:1 (2:4) m
India vs. Iraq
Friendly
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi
1997-05-23
Pakistan
Pakistan
Iraq
Iraq
2:6 c
Pakistan vs. Iraq
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Railway Stadium
1997-06-06
Iraq
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
1:2 c
Iraq vs. Kazakhstan
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Al-Shaab Stadium
1997-06-20
Iraq
Iraq
Pakistan
Pakistan
6:1 c
Iraq vs. Pakistan
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Al-Shaab Stadium
1997-06-29
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Iraq
Iraq
3:1 c
Kazakhstan vs. Iraq
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Ortaliq Stadion
1997-08-21
Lebanon
Lebanon
Iraq
Iraq
0:2 c
Lebanon vs. Iraq
Friendly
Beirut Municipal Stadium
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Match Progress for Iraq in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Iraq

Opponent M W D L G
Jordan
Jordan
41 22 8 11 69
Qatar
Qatar
32 11 7 14 43
Bahrain
Bahrain
29 10 13 6 41
Syria
Syria
29 15 8 6 47
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
28 8 11 9 34
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
28 12 6 10 45
Oman
Oman
25 9 9 7 35
Iran
Iran
24 7 5 12 30
Kuwait
Kuwait
21 7 7 7 23
Palestine
Palestine
16 13 3 0 37
Lebanon
Lebanon
16 9 6 1 31
China
China
16 8 3 5 22
Thailand
Thailand
15 9 4 2 40
South Korea
South Korea
15 1 8 6 11
Yemen
Yemen
14 11 3 0 35
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 3 3 5 8
Japan
Japan
10 1 2 7 7
Australia
Australia
9 2 1 6 7
Pakistan
Pakistan
8 7 1 0 39
Algeria
Algeria
7 0 7 0 0
North Korea
North Korea
6 3 1 2 8
India
India
5 4 1 0 16
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Egypt
Egypt
5 1 3 1 2
Singapore
Singapore
4 3 0 1 13
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 4 0 0 12
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4 0 2 2 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 1 1 2 4
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 17
Nepal
Nepal
3 3 0 0 19
Malaysia
Malaysia
3 2 1 0 7
Libya
Libya
3 2 0 1 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 8
Mexico
Mexico
2 0 0 2 0
Zambia
Zambia
2 1 1 0 5
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
2 2 0 0 6
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 1 1 0 2
Uganda
Uganda
2 2 0 0 6
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2 2 0 0 9
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
2 2 0 0 3
DR Congo
DR Congo
2 2 0 0 3
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 13
Denmark
Denmark
2 1 0 1 2
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 0 1 2
Myanmar
Myanmar
2 2 0 0 6
Romania
Romania
2 0 2 0 1
Kenya
Kenya
2 2 0 0 4
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Egypt
Egypt (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 0 1 0 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 0
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 1
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
1 1 0 0 13
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Italy
Italy (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 0
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 0
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
Estonia
Estonia
1 0 1 0 1
Guinea
Guinea
1 0 0 1 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 2
Liberia
Liberia
1 0 0 1 0
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 0 0 1 1
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Bahrain
Bahrain (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
1 1 0 0 6
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 1
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
1 1 0 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 6
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 0
Sudan
Sudan
1 0 1 0 1
Congo
Congo
1 1 0 0 3
Poland
Poland
1 0 1 0 1
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