Iraq Football Association

Also known as IFA

governing body of football in Iraq

Key facts

Short name: IFA
Founded: 8 October 1948 ; 77 years ago ( 1948-10-08 )
Headquarters: Zayouna , Baghdad , Iraq
Waff affiliation: 2001 (founding member)
President: Younis Mahmoud
Vice president: Sarmad Abdelilah (1st) , Mohammed Nasser Shakroun (2nd)
Website: ifa .iq

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Official name: Iraq Football Association
Official website: www.ifa.iq

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The Iraq Football Association (IFA) (Arabic: الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم, romanized: Al-Ittiḥād al-ʻIrāqī li-Kurat al-Qadam) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraqi football league system. The Iraqi Football Association was founded in 1948 and has been a member of FIFA since 1950, the Asian Football Confederation since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body West Asian Football Federation since 2001. Iraq is also part of the Union of Arab Football Associations (founded in 1974) and the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (founded in 2016). The Iraqi team is commonly known as Usood Al-Rafidain (Arabic: أسود الرافدين), which literally means Lions of Mesopotamia.

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