Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

This is a record of Iraq's results at the AFC Asian Cup. Iraq have appeared in the finals of the AFC Asian Cup on 8 occasions in 1972 to 1976, 1996 to 2015. Their best ever performance is a champions in the 2007 tournament held in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam respectively.

Records

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup Finals record										Qualifications record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956	Did not enter									Did not enter
1960
1964
1968
1972	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	1	4		6	5	1	0	13	2
1976	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	6		6	5	1	0	14	3
1980	Withdrew									Withdrew
1984
1988
1992	Did not enter									Did not enter
1996	Quarterfinals	6th	4	2	0	2	6	4		2	2	0	0	4	0
2000	Quarterfinals	7th	4	1	1	2	5	7		3	3	0	0	9	2
2004	Quarterfinals	8th	4	2	0	2	5	7		6	4	1	1	16	4
2007	Champions	1st	6	3	3	0	7	2		6	3	2	1	12	8
2011	Quarterfinals	8th	4	2	0	2	3	3		Qualified as Holders
2015	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	8	9		6	3	0	3	7	6
2019	Qualified		0	0	0	0	0	0		6	3	3	0	13	6
Total	Best: Champions	9/17	35	13	7	15	38	42		41	28	8	5	88	32

Record by opponent

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals Scored	Goals Conceded	Last Played
Iran	6	1	1	4	6	12	2015
Thailand	4	2	2	0	8	3	2007
South Yemen	1	1	0	0	1	0	1976
Kuwait	1	0	0	1	2	3	1976
China PR	2	0	0	2	0	4	2004
Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	3	2	2007
United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	3	4	2015
Lebanon	1	0	1	0	2	2	2000
Japan	2	0	0	2	1	5	2015
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	1	2004
Turkmenistan	1	1	0	0	3	2	2004
Australia	2	1	0	1	3	2	2011
Oman	1	0	1	0	0	0	2007
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	2	0	2007
South Korea	2	0	1	1	0	2	2015
North Korea	1	1	0	0	1	0	2011
Jordan	1	1	0	0	1	0	2015
Palestine	1	1	0	0	2	0	2015

Thailand 1972

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	4
Thailand	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
Iraq	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Iran v Iraq

9 May 1972

Iran	3 – 0	Iraq
Kalani  34', 70', 78'

National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

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Thailand v Iraq

11 May 1972

Thailand	1 – 1	Iraq
		Yousif

National Stadium, Bangkok

Iran 1976

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	4
Iraq	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	2
South Yemen	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	0

Iran v Iraq

4 June 1976

Iran	2 – 0	Iraq
Nouraei  45' Roshan  58'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

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Iraq v South Yemen

6 June 1976

Iraq	1 – 0	South Yemen
Waal  84'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Semi-finals

Kuwait v Iraq

11 June 1976

Kuwait	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Ibrahim  11' Kamel  77', 100'		Abdul-Jalil  46' Hassan  85'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 60,000

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Third place match

Iraq v China PR

13 June 1976

Iraq	0 – 1	China PR
		He Jia  61'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

United Arab Emirates 1996

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iran	6	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4
Saudi Arabia	6	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4
Iraq	6	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3
Thailand	0	3	0	0	3	2	13	−11

Iran v Iraq

1996-12-05 19:00

Iran	1 – 2	Iraq
Daei  90' (pen.)	Report	Hussam Fawzi  37' Khalid Sabbar  69'

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

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Saudi Arabia v Iraq

1996-12-08 16:45

Saudi Arabia	1 – 0	Iraq
Al-Mehallel  26'	Report

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

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Iraq v Thailand

1996-12-11 19:00

Iraq	4 – 1	Thailand
Haidar Mahmoud  17', 50' Laith Hussein  23', 63'	Report	Chalermsan  26'

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kim Young-Joo (Korea Republic)

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Quarterfinal

United Arab Emirates v Iraq

1996-12-15 16:45

United Arab Emirates	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Ab. Ibrahim  103'	Report

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Lebanon 2000

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iran	7	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5
Iraq	4	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
Thailand	2	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2
Lebanon	2	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4

Iraq v Thailand

12 October 2000 15:05

Iraq	2 – 0	Thailand
Qahtan Chathir  27' Haidar Mahmoud  60'	Report

Saida International Stadium, Sidon Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

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Lebanon v Iraq

15 October 2000 19:45

Lebanon	2 – 2	Iraq
Chahrour  28' Hojeij  76'	Report	Sabah Jaeer  5', 22'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kim Young-Joo (Korea Republic)

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Iran v Iraq

18 October 2000 19:35

Iran	1 – 0	Iraq
Daei  77'	Report

Saida International Stadium, Sidon Attendance: 8,582 Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

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Quarterfinal

Japan v Iraq

24 October 2000 16:45

Japan	4 – 1	Iraq
Nanami  8', 29' Takahara  11' Myojin  62'	Report	Abbas Obeid  4'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

China 2004

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Uzbekistan	9	3	3	0	0	3	0	+3
Iraq	6	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1
Turkmenistan	1	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2
Saudi Arabia	1	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2

Iraq v Uzbekistan

18 July 2004 21:15

Iraq	0 – 1	Uzbekistan
	Report	Qosimov  21'

Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu Attendance: 12,400 Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

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Turkmenistan v Iraq

22 July 2004 18:30

Turkmenistan	2 – 3	Iraq
V. Bayramov  14' Kuliyyew  85'	Report	Hawar Mohammed  12' Razzaq Farhan  80' Qusay Munir  88'

Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

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Saudi Arabia v Iraq

26 July 2004 19:00

Saudi Arabia	1 – 2	Iraq
Al-Montashari  57'	Report	Nashat Akram  51' Younis Mahmoud  86'

Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

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Quarterfinal

China PR v Iraq

30 July 2004 21:00

China PR	3 – 0	Iraq
Hao Haidong  8' Zheng Zhi  81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)	Report

Workers Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007

Group A

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Australia	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Thailand	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
Oman	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

Thailand v Iraq

7 July 2007 19:35 UTC+7

Thailand	1 – 1	Iraq
Suksomkit  6' (pen.)	Report	Younis Mahmoud  32'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

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Iraq v Australia

13 July 2007 17:20 UTC+7

Iraq	3 – 1	Australia
Nashat Akram  22' Hawar Mohammed  60' Karrar Jassim  86'	Report	Viduka  47'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

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Oman v Iraq

16 July 2007 19:35 UTC+7

Oman	0 – 0	Iraq
	Report

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 500 Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Quarterfinal

Iraq v Vietnam

21 July 2007 20:20 UTC+7

Iraq	2 – 0	Vietnam
Younis Mahmoud  2', 65'	Report

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 9,720 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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Semifinal

Iraq v South Korea

25 July 2007 18:20 UTC+8

Iraq	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
	Report
	Penalties
Hawar Mohammed Qusay Munir Haidar Abdul-Amir Ahmad Mnajed	4 – 3	Lee Chun-Soo Lee Dong-Gook Cho Jae-Jin Yeom Ki-Hun Kim Jung-Woo

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

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Final

Iraq v Saudi Arabia

29 July 2007 19:35 UTC+7

Iraq	1 – 0	Saudi Arabia
Younis Mahmoud  72'	Report

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Qatar 2011

Group D

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Iraq	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
North Korea	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1
United Arab Emirates	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Iraq v Iran

11 January 2011 19:15

Iraq	1 – 2	Iran
Mahmoud  13'	Report	Rezaei  42' Mobali  84'

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 10,478 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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United Arab Emirates v Iraq

15 January 2011 19:15

United Arab Emirates	0 – 1	Iraq
	Report	W. Abbas  90+3' (o.g.)

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 7,233 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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Iraq v North Korea

19 January 2011 19:15

Iraq	1 – 0	North Korea
Jassim  22'	Report

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 4,111 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Quarterfinal

Australia v Iraq

22 January 2011 16:25

Australia	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Kewell  118'	Report

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Attendance: 7,889 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Australia 2015

Group D

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Iraq	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
3	Jordan	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	3
4	Palestine	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Jordan v Iraq

12 January 2015 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Jordan	0–1	Iraq
	Report	Kasim  77'

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 6,840 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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Iraq v Japan

16 January 2015 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Iraq	0–1	Japan
	Report	Honda  23' (pen.)

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 22,941 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

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Iraq v Palestine

20 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)

Iraq	2–0	Palestine
Mahmoud  48' Yasin  88'	Report

Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 10,235 Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Quarterfinal

Iran v Iraq

23 January 2015 17:30 AEDT (UTC+11)

Iran	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Azmoun  24' Pouraliganji  103' Ghoochannejhad  118'	Report	Yasin  56' Mahmoud  93' Ismail  116' (pen.)
	Penalties
Hajsafi Pouraliganji Nekounam Hosseini Ghafouri Jahanbakhsh Teymourian Amiri	6–7	Abdul-Amir Salem Ismail Adnan Mahmoud Kasim Hussein Shaker

Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 18,921 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Semifinal

South Korea v Iraq

26 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)

South Korea	2–0	Iraq
Lee Jung-hyup  20' Kim Young-gwon  50'	Report

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 36,053 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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Third place match

Iraq v United Arab Emirates

30 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)

Iraq	2–3	United Arab Emirates
Salem  28' Kalaf  42'	Report	Khalil  16', 51' Mabkhout  57' (pen.)

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 12,829 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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