Nickname(s) The Tricolour Most caps Heydar Gharaman Appearances 3 (first in 2008) Location Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq Headquarters Erbil | Head coach Khasraw Groon Home stadium Franso Hariri Stadium, Arena/Stadium Franso Hariri Stadium Date founded 2006 Jurisdiction Iraqi Kurdistan | |
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Best result champions, 2012 VIVA World Cup Confederation Confederation of Independent Football Associations Regional affiliation Asian Football Confederation | ||
The Iraqi Kurdistan national football team (Arabic: منتخب كردستان العراق الوطني لكرة القدم, Kurdish: Helbijardey Topî pêy Kurdistan ;ھەڵبژاردەی تۆپی پێی كوردستان), is the national team of Iraqi Kurdistan. They are not affiliated with FIFA or Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup. The Iraqi FA attended a meeting held by the NF-Board in June 2006.
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The team played in the 2008 VIVA World Cup for the first time, finishing in the 4th place after a 3–1 loss to Sápmi. Their first and only win in the 2008 tournament came against Provence.
In December 2008, during the 5th General Meeting, Kurdistan was granted full membership to the NF Board and was a failed candidate to host the 2010 VIVA World Cup. After losing in the final in both the 2009 and 2010 tournaments Kurdistan eventually became champions on home turf in 2012, defeating Northern Cyprus 2-1 in front of 22,000 fans. they will compete at the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup
Official Kurdistan FA Emblem
The Iraqi Kurdistan FA emblem was designed by Kurdish artist Rawand Sirwan Nawroly (Kurdish: رهوهند سیروان نهورڕۆڵی). The emblem represents the Iraqi 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.
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