Iraq women's national futsal team

The Iraq women's national futsal team () represents Iraq in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA).

History First achievement – 2022 WAFF Championship triumph In 2022, the Iraq Football Association has committed to provide all means to develop the level of the women's national futsal team. On 8 May 2022, Iranian Shahnaz Yari was appointed as new head coach. The team started a 10-day training camp in Tehran and played several friendly matches. Following the training camp, Shahnaz Yari selected 14 players to compete in the 2022 WAFF Championship in Jeddah. Despite a narrow 1–0 loss to Bahrain in the opening match, Iraq was undeterred and won 7–0 against Palestine. The team maintained its good performance by winning 12–0 against favourites Kuwait. This victory propelled the Iraqi women's futsal team to play the first final in its history. In the final, Iraq beat hosts Saudi Arabia 4–2 to win the first ever women's futsal title. Iraqi striker Shokhan Salihi finished as the tournament's top goalscorer with 7 goals.

Results and fixtures Legend

Previous matches

Coaching staff Current coaching staff

Role Name Head coach Shahnaz Yari

Manager history

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Ref. Shahnaz Yari2022–

Players Current squad The following players were called up to the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.

Previous squads

WAFF Women's Futsal Championship

Competitive record *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth place

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup recordYearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA 2025Did not qualifyTotal – 0/1000000

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup RecordYearRoundPldWDLGSGADifPts 2015Did not enter 2018 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2025Did not qualifyTotal0/2————————

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games RecordYearRoundPldWDLGSGADifPts 2005Did not enter 2007 2009 2013 2017 2023To be determined 2025Total0/5————————

West Asian Championship West Asian Championship RecordYearRoundPldWDLGSGADifPts 2008Group stage3003331−280 2012Group stage2002221−190 2022Champions4301233+209Total3/393062855−270

Head-to-head record The following table shows Iraq's women's national futsal team all-time international record, correct as of 24 June 2022 (vs. ).

TeamConfederationFirst AFC 2012 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 AFC 2008 2 0 0 2 0 29 −29 AFC 2022 1 1 0 0 12 0 +12 AFC 2008 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 AFC 2022 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 AFC 2022 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 AFC 2008 1 0 0 1 3 8 −5Total 9 3 0 6 28 55 −27

Honours Titles Regional competitions WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Champions: 2022

Iraq women's national futsal team

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