Kurdistan Region national football team

Kurdistan
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
  2–2 Sápmi 
(Gällivare, Sweden; 7 July 2008)
Biggest win
 Tamil Eelam 0–9  
(Östersund, Sweden; 1 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Chameria 6–0  
(The Hague, Netherlands; 17 June 2017)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions, 2012

The Kurdistan national football team (Kurdish: هەڵبژاردەی نیشتمانی تۆپی پێی کوردستان romanized : jêgrtîya welatî ya tepapê ya Kurdistan ê) is the national team of the Kurdistan Region. They are not affiliated with FIFA or Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

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.[2] 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.[3] Kurdistan eventually became champions on home turf in the 2012 Viva World Cup, defeating Northern Cyprus 2–1 in front of 22,000 fans.

On 9 September 2024, it was announced that Kurdistan had been suspended by CONIFA.[4]

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
2006 did not enter
2008 4th 5 1 2 2 7 7
2009 2nd 4 2 0 2 11 4
2010 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 5
2012 1st 4 4 0 0 11 2
Palestine International Cup
2012 3rd 3 1 1 1 5 4
International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes
2013 1st 4 3 1 0 9 1
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014 6th 5 1 3 1 14 6
2016 8th 5 2 3 0 9 3
2018 did not enter
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2024 Qualified as hosts
Total Best: 1st 33 18 8 7 73 28
World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
VIVA World Cup
2008 Round 1   2–2  Sápmi Draw
Round 1   3–0  Provence Win
Round 1   1–2  Padania Lose
Round 1   0–0  Arameans Suryoye Draw
3rd Place   1–3  Sápmi Lose
2009 Round 1   4–0  Occitania Win
Round 1   1–2  Padania Lose
Semi-Final   6–0  Provence Win
Final   0–2  Padania Lose
2010 Round 1   4–1  Two Sicilies Win
Round 1   3–2  Provence Win
Semi-Final   2–1  Occitania Win
Final   0–1  Padania Lose
2012
Round 1   6–0  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Win
Round 1   1–0  Occitania Win
Semi-Final   2–1  Provence Win
Final   2–1  Northern Cyprus Win
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014 Round 1   1–2  Arameans Suryoye Lose
Round 1   9–0  Tamil Eelam Win
Quarter-finals   1 (2) – (4) 1  Ellan Vannin Draw
Placement Round 1   2 (5) – (4) 2  Occitania Draw
Placement Round 2   1 (3) – (4) 1  Padania Draw
2016 Round 1   3–0  Székely Land Win
Round 2   3–0  United Koreans in Japan Win
Quarter-finals   2 (6) – (7) 2  Padania Draw
Placement Round 1   0 (5) – (6) 0  Western Armenia Draw
Placement Round 2   1 (2) – (4) 1  United Koreans in Japan Draw
Others tournaments
Year Round Score Result
Palestine International Cup
2012 Round 1   3–1  Mauritania Win
Round 2   1–1  Indonesia Draw
Round 3   1–2  Tunisia Lose
International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes
2013 Round 1   1–1 UGA Ardeiv Draw
Round 2   6–0  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Win
Semi final   1–0  Quebec Win
Final   1–0  Provence Win

Current squad

As 2016:

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
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

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
Totals 40 21 11 8 52.50

Honours

Non-FIFA competitions

References

  1. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Suspension of Kurdistan FA". CONIFA. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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