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Kurdistan Region national football team

Kurdistan National Football Team

Kurdistan Region national football team
Summary

Kurdistan National Football Team

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NameKurdistan
Badge_size165px
Elo Rank
NicknameThe Tricolour
AssociationKurdistan Football Association
Home StadiumFranso Hariri Stadium
Zakho International Stadium
ConfederationConIFA
CoachKhasraw Groon
Most capsHeydar Gharaman
First game2–2
(Gällivare, Sweden; 7 July 2008)
Largest win0–9
(Östersund, Sweden; 1 June 2014)
Largest loss6–0
(The Hague, Netherlands; 17 June 2017)
Regional nameVIVA World Cup
Regional cup apps3
Regional cup first2008
Regional cup bestChampions, 2012
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Zakho International Stadium (Gällivare, Sweden; 7 July 2008) (Östersund, Sweden; 1 June 2014) (The Hague, Netherlands; 17 June 2017)

The Kurdistan national football team ( 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).

The Kurdistan National Football after winning the [[2012 Viva World Cup

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. 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. 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.

Official Kurdistan FA Emblem

The Kurdistan Region FA emblem was designed by Kurdish artist Rawand Sirwan Nawroly (). 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

YearPositionGPWDLGSGAVIVA World CupPalestine International CupInternational Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and TribesConIFA World Football Cup
Occitania 2006did not enter
Sápmi 20084th512277
Padania 20092nd4202114
Gozo 20102nd430195
Kurdistan Region 20121st4400112
Palestine 20123rd311154
[[File:Flag of Provence (alternate).svg23px]] 20131st431091
Sapmi 20146th5131146
Abkhazia 20168th523093
Barawa 2018did not enter
North Macedonia 2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Kurdistan 2024Qualified as hosts
TotalBest: 1st3318877328
World Cup HistoryYearRoundScoreResultVIVA World CupConIFA World Football Cup
2008Round 12–2Draw
Round 13–0Win
Round 11–2Lose
Round 10–0Draw
3rd Place1–3Lose
2009Round 14–0Win
Round 11–2Lose
Semi-Final6–0Win
Final0–2Lose
2010Round 14–1Win
Round 13–2Win
Semi-Final2–1Win
Final0–1Lose
2012
Round 16–0Win
Round 11–0Win
Semi-Final2–1Win
Final2–1Win
2014Round 11–2Lose
Round 19–0Win
Quarter-finals1 (2) – (4) 1Draw
Placement Round 12 (5) – (4) 2Draw
Placement Round 21 (3) – (4) 1Draw
2016Round 13–0Win
Round 23–0Win
Quarter-finals2 (6) – (7) 2Draw
Placement Round 10 (5) – (6) 0Draw
Placement Round 21 (2) – (4) 1Draw
Others tournamentsYearRoundScoreResultPalestine International CupInternational Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes
2012Round 13–1Win
Round 21–1Draw
Round 31–2Lose
2013Round 11–1 Flag of France and Armenia(1976-2020 version).svg UGA ArdeivDraw
Round 26–0Win
Semi final1–0Win
Final1–0Win

Current squad

As 2016: PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THE STATISTICS|goals=CAPS AND GOALS DURING THE MATCHES.

PLEASE BEFORE EDITING THE STATISTICS|goals=CAPS AND GOALS CHECK UP THE HISTORY PAGE.

Managers

ManagerPeriodPlayedWonDrawnLostWin %Totals402111852.50
IraqKurdistan Abdullah Mahmoud2008–201629157751.72
IraqKurdistan Khasraw Groon2016–present1164154.54

Honours

Non-FIFA competitions

  • Viva World Cup
    • Champions (1): 2012
    • Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010

References

References

  1. (September 23, 2006). "The first football World Cup for nations that do not exist". Play the Game, Steve Menary.
  2. "Archived copy".
  3. (9 September 2024). "Suspension of Kurdistan FA".
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