Kurdistan Region national football team

The Kurdistan National Football Team (Arabic: منتخب كردستان العراق الوطني لكرة القدم, Kurdish: Helbijardey Topî pêy Kurdistan ;ھەڵبژاردەی تۆپی پێی كوردستان) is the national team of the Kurdistan Region. They are not affiliated with FIFA or Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Kurdistan Region
Nickname(s)The Tricolour
AssociationKurdistan Football Association
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachKhasraw Groon
Most capsHeydar Gharaman
Home stadiumFranso Hariri Stadium
Zakho International Stadium
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions, 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. 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. Their first and only win in the 2008 tournament came against Provence.

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.

Official Kurdistan FA Emblem

The Kurdistan Region FA emblem was designed by Kurdish artist Rawand Sirwan Nawroly (Kurdish: ره‌وه‌ند سیروان نه‌ورڕۆڵی). The emblem represents the 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.

Competitive record
Year Position GP W D L GS GA
VIVA World Cup
Occitania 2006did not enter
Sápmi 20084th512277
Padania 20092nd4202114
Gozo 20102nd430195
Kurdistan Region 20121st4400112
Palestine International Cup
State of Palestine 20123rd311154
International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes
20131st431091
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sápmi 20146th5131146
Abkhazia 20168th523093
Barawa 2018did not enter
North Macedonia 2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Kurdistan Region 2024Qualified as hosts
TotalBest: 1st3318877328
World Cup History
YearRoundScoreResult
VIVA World Cup
2008 Round 1 Kurdistan Region 2–2  SápmiDraw
Round 1 Kurdistan Region 3–0  ProvenceWin
Round 1 Kurdistan Region 1–2  PadaniaLose
Round 1 Kurdistan Region 0–0  Arameans SuryoyeDraw
3rd Place Kurdistan Region 1–3  SápmiLose
2009 Round 1 Kurdistan Region 4–0  OccitaniaWin
Round 1 Kurdistan Region 1–2  PadaniaLose
Semi-Final Kurdistan Region 6–0  ProvenceWin
Final Kurdistan Region 0–2  PadaniaLose
2010 Round 1 Kurdistan Region 4–1  Two SiciliesWin
Round 1 Kurdistan Region 3–2  ProvenceWin
Semi-Final Kurdistan Region 2–1  OccitaniaWin
Final Kurdistan Region 0–1  PadaniaLose
2012
Round 1 Kurdistan Region 6–0  Western SaharaWin
Round 1 Kurdistan Region 1–0  OccitaniaWin
Semi-Final Kurdistan Region 2–1  ProvenceWin
Final Kurdistan Region 2–1  Northern CyprusWin
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014 Round 1 Kurdistan Region 1–2  Arameans SuryoyeLose
Round 1 Kurdistan Region 9–0  Tamil EelamWin
Quarter-finals Kurdistan Region 1 (2) – (4) 1  Ellan VanninDraw
Placement Round 1 Kurdistan Region 2 (5) – (4) 2  OccitaniaDraw
Placement Round 2 Kurdistan Region 1 (3) – (4) 1  PadaniaDraw
2016 Round 1 Kurdistan Region 3–0  Székely LandWin
Round 2 Kurdistan Region 3–0  United Koreans in JapanWin
Quarter-finals Kurdistan Region 2 (6) – (7) 2  PadaniaDraw
Placement Round 1 Kurdistan Region 0 (5) – (6) 0  Western ArmeniaDraw
Placement Round 2 Kurdistan Region 1 (2) – (4) 1  United Koreans in JapanDraw
Others tournaments
YearRoundScoreResult
Palestine International Cup
2012 Round 1 Kurdistan Region 3–1  MauritaniaWin
Round 2 Kurdistan Region 1–1  IndonesiaDraw
Round 3 Kurdistan Region 1–2  TunisiaLose
International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes
2013 Round 1 Kurdistan Region 1–1 UGA Ardeiv Draw
Round 2 Kurdistan Region 6–0  Western SaharaWin
Semi final Kurdistan Region 1–0  QuebecWin
Final Kurdistan Region 1–0  ProvenceWin

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sarhang Muhsin 29 22 0 Iraq Al-Shorta
12 1GK Znar Faizi 0 0 Iraq Duhok
22 1GK Rebaz Abdulla 21 0 0 Iraq Erbil
2 2DF Bayar Abubakir 5 0 Iraq Duhok
3 2DF Herdi Siamand 33 11 1 Iraq Erbil
20 2DF Jassim Mohammed Haji 32 10 1 Iraq Zakho
13 2DF Aras Mustafa 28 1 0 Iraq Zeravani
4 2DF Hawkar Latif 26 0 0 Iraq Nawroz
8 2DF Khalid Mushir 35 12 2 Iraq Zakho
5 2DF Kamaran Ali 27 3 0 Iraq Zakho
21 2DF Niaz Muhamad 26 5 0 Iraq Erbil
14 3MF Hawre Jalal 26 3 5 Iraq Peshmargay Hawler
15 3MF Muhamad Sabir 1 0 Iraq Erbil
19 3MF Diyar Rahman 30 5 1 Iraq Erbil
10 3MF Ali Aziz 27 10 4 Iraq Ararat
16 3MF Ahmet Isik 19 12 19 Germany Arminia Tegel
6 3MF Abdulla Kaifi 24 0 0 Iraq Kirkuk
11 3MF Kosrat Baiz 25 5 2 Iraq Erbil
9 3MF Rekar Hashim 23 1 0 Iraq Erbil
17 4FW Hunar Ahmad 4 2 Iraq Zeravani
18 4FW Ayub Ayad 31 1 0 Iraq Zeravani
7 4FW Farhang Wriya 2 1 Iraq Peshmargay Hawler

Managers
Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
IraqKurdistan Region Abdullah Mahmoud 2008–2016 29 15 7 7 51.72
IraqKurdistan Region Khasraw Groon 2016–present 11 6 4 1 54.54
Totals402111852.50

References
  1. "The first football World Cup for nations that do not exist". Play the Game, Steve Menary. September 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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