Kurdistan Region national football team

The Kurdistan Region national football team (Arabic: منتخب كردستان العراق الوطني لكرة القدم‎, Kurdish: Helbijardey Topî pêy Kurdistan ;ھەڵبژاردەی تۆپی پێی كوردستان‎), is the national team of Kurdistan Region. They are not affiliated with FIFA or Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup. The Iraqi FA attended a meeting held by the NF-Board in June 2006.[1]

Kurdistan Region
Nickname(s)The Tricolour
AssociationKurdistan Football Association
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachKhasraw Groon
Most capsHeydar Gharaman
Home stadiumFranso Hariri Stadium, Erbil
Zakho International Stadium, Zakho
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Kurdistan Region 2–2 Sápmi 
(Sweden; 7 July 2008)
Biggest win
 Tamil Eelam 0–9 Kurdistan Region 
(Sweden; 1 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Sápmi 3–1 Kurdistan Region 
(Sweden; 13 July 2008)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultchampions, 2012 VIVA World Cup

History

The team played in the 2008 VIVA World Cup for the first time, finishing in the 4th place after a 3–1 loss to Sápmi. Their first and only win in the 2008 tournament came against Provence.

In December 2008, during the 5th General Meeting, Kurdistan was granted full membership to the NF Board and was a failed candidate to host the 2010 VIVA World Cup. After losing in the final in both the 2009 and 2010 tournaments Kurdistan eventually became champions on home turf in 2012, 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.

Prize list
Year Position GP W D L GS GA
VIVA World Cup
2006Did not enter
20084th512277
20092nd4202114
20102nd430195
20121st4400112
Palestine International Cup
20123rd311154
International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes
20131st431091
ConIFA World Football Cup
20146th5131146
20168th523093
2018Did not enter
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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
2020
Round 1 Kurdistan Region –
Round 2 Kurdistan Region –
Round 3 Kurdistan Region –
Round 4 Kurdistan Region –
Round 5 Kurdistan Region –
Round 6 Kurdistan Region –
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 ArdeivDraw
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 Al-Shorta
12 1GK Znar Faizi 0 0 Duhok
22 1GK Rebaz Abdulla 21 0 0 Erbil
2 2DF Bayar Abubakir 5 0 Duhok
3 2DF Herdi Siamand 33 11 1 Erbil
20 2DF Jassim Mohammed Haji 32 10 1 Zakho
13 2DF Aras Mustafa 28 1 0 Zeravani
4 2DF Hawkar Latif 26 0 0 Nawroz
8 2DF Khalid Mushir 35 12 2 Zakho
5 2DF Kamaran Ali 27 3 0 Zakho
21 2DF Niaz Muhamad 26 5 0 Erbil
14 3MF Hawre Jalal 26 3 5 Peshmargay Hawler
15 3MF Muhamad Sabir 1 0 Erbil
19 3MF Diyar Rahman 30 5 1 Erbil
10 3MF Ali Aziz 27 10 4 Ararat Yerevan
16 3MF Ahmet Isik 19 12 19 Arminia Tegel
6 3MF Abdulla Kaifi 24 0 0 Kirkuk
11 3MF Kosrat Baiz 25 5 2 Erbil
9 3MF Rekar Hashim 23 1 0 Erbil
17 4FW Hunar Ahmad 4 2 Zeravani
18 4FW Ayub Ayad 31 1 0 Zeravani
7 4FW Farhang Wriya 2 1 Peshmargay Hawler
23 4FW Farhan Shakor 21 9 5 Erbil

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
Totals402111852.50

References
  1. "The first football World Cup for nations that do not exist". Play the Game, Steve Menary. September 23, 2006.
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