Iraq men's national handball team

The Iraq national handball team is controlled by the Iraqi Handball Federation and competes in international handball competitions.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iraq women's national handball team.
Iraq
Information
NicknameLions of Mesopotamia
AssociationIraqi Handball Federation
CoachSherif Moemen
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Asian Championship
Appearances6 (First in 1977)
Best result5th (1977)
Last updated on Unknown.
Iraq men's national handball team
Medal record
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 BakuTeam

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Asian Championship
Asian Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1977 Match for 5th place 5th of 9 3 1 0 2 47 63 −16
2010 Match for 9th place 10th of 12 4 1 0 3 95 121 −26
2014 Match for 9th place 10th of 12 7 1 0 6 152 212 −60
2020 Placement round 9th of 13 7 5 0 2 237 178 +49
2022 Match for 5th place 6th of 16 7 2 1 4 200 210 –10
2024 Match for 7th place 8th of 16 7 1 3 3 199 178 +21
Total6/210 Titles3511420930962−32

Asian Games
Asian Games record
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Match for 7th place 7th of 13 7 3 1 3 196 186 +10
Total1/100 Titles7313196186+10

Islamic Solidarity Games
Islamic Solidarity Games record
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2005 Mecca Match for 10th place 10th of 13 2 0 0 2 58 68 −10
2017 Baku Match for Bronze medal game 3rd of 8 5 3 0 2 146 122 +24
Total2/20 Titles7304204190+14

Team

Current squad

A 20-player squad was announced on 16 December for the 2028 Asian Men's Handball Championship in Bahrain.

Matches and goals are correct as of 11 December 2027.

Head coach: Sherif Moemen

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Bilal Hasan Alwan Alsabbagh* (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 1.90 m 12 0
2 RB Raed Abd Zaid Alwan Al Baghdadi* (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 1.75 m 7 6 Al-Karkh SC
7 P Hussein Ali Hamzah Ibadi* (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 1.80 m 12 67 Al-Shorta SC
11 CB Jasim Ghassab Mohammed* (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 1.75 m 10 43 Al-Jaish SC
12 GK Muntadher Qasim Jebur Ali* (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 1.90 m 2 0
16 GK Ahmed Makki Saleh Al Azzawi* (1990-03-02) 2 March 1990 1.82 m 12 0 Al-Karkh SC
18 LW Mustafa Mahmmud (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 1.86 m 5 11
22 RW Mohanad Adil Talib Al Behadili* (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 1.77 m 9 16
23 CB Ali Tariq (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 1.80 m 2 2
24 LW Ali Abdulridha Al Akayshee* (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 1.88 m 12 29 Al-Shorta SC
44 CB Majid Abdulridha Al Akayshee* (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 1.72 m 9 32 Al-Jaish SC
55 P Mohammed Sahib Rashid* (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 1.80 m 12 12 Al-Shorta SC
69 LB Karrar Kadhim Albattat* (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 1.96 m 2 6
77 RB Maytham Oudah Al Behadilit* (1989-04-02) 2 April 1989 1.86 m 12 18
89 P Mustafa Mohammed Al Azzawi* (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 1.94 m 12 3 Al-Jaish SC
92 LB Ali Adnan Chyad Abdlkan* (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 1.98 m 12 57 Al-Shorta SC
94 RW Baderaldeen Nasern* (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 1.83 m 10 36 Al-Jaish SC
96 LW Mohammed Ali Mahdi Al Azzawi* (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 1.80 m 4 4 Al-Jaish SC

Coaching staff
RoleName
Head coach Sherif Moemen
Assistant coach
Team manager
Goalkeeping coach
Doctor
Bodytherapist
Physiotherapist

List of managers
  1. Champion
  2. 2nd place
  3. 3rd place
Name From To Honours
 Iraq Azad Mohammed Amin19751975Palestine Handball Cup 1975/Cairo
 Iraq Saad Mohsen197719771977 Asian Men's Handball Championship
 Iraq Saad Mohsen19771977Palestine Handball Cup 1977/Rabat 3rd place
 Iraq Azad Mohammed Amin  Soviet Union Stephan19791979Palestine Handball Cup 1979/Kuwait 2nd place
 Iraq Dafer Saheb198519851985 Pan Arab Games
 Iraq Dafer Saheb19851985Ankara Friendly Championship 1985/Turkey 2nd place
 Iraq Dafer Saheb19851985Hong Kong Friendly Championship 1985/Hong Kong 3rd place
 Iraq Dafer Saheb19871987Baghdad Friendly Championship 1987/Baghdad Champion
 Iraq19881988Baghdad Friendly Championship 1988/Baghdad 3rd place
 Iraq Dafer Saheb19891989Baghdad Friendly Championship 1989/Baghdad 3rd place
 Iraq Dafer Saheb19901990Baghdad Friendly Championship 1990/Baghdad 2nd place
 Iraq Dafer Saheb19901990Bosphorus Friendly Championship 1990/Hungary 2nd place
 Iraq Dafer Saheb19901990Al Ahram Friendly Championship 1990/Egypt
 Iraq Mohamed Hamza199919991999 Pan Arab Games
 Iraq200720072007 Pan Arab Games
 Iraq Dafer Saheb201020102010 Asian Men's Handball Championship
 Iraq Dafer Saheb201420142014 Asian Men's Handball Championship
 Iraq Kutaiba Ahmad20152015Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
 Iraq Dafer Saheb201720172017 Islamic Solidarity Games 3rd place
 Iraq Dafer Saheb20182018Handball at the 2018 Asian Games
 Iraq Dafer Saheb20192019Championship President Heydar Aliyev Champion

Kits

Iraq's traditional home kit is green , with either or white trimmings. The away kit is traditionally blue , with white trimmings.

References
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