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Ammar Abdul-Hussein
Ammar Abdul-Hussein Ahmad Al-Asadi (; born 13 February 1993) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a second striker and sometimes as a winger for Iraqi Premier League club Newroz. International debut On December 3, 2012, Ammar made his full international debut against Bahrain in a friendly match, which the match was ended 0–0. Style of play Ammar Abdul-Hussein is a skilled dribbler and static playmaker who can possess the ball and drive the team forward. International statistics Iraq national under-20 team goals ''Goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized tournaments such as Arab U-20 Championship.'' Iraq national under-23 team goals ''Goals are correct excluding friendly matches.'' Honours Erbil * 2011–12 Iraqi Premier League: Champion * 2012 AFC Cup runner-up Al Shorta * 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League champion Iraq U20 * 2012 AFC U-19 Championship: runner-up * 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: fourth place Iraq * 2012 WAFF Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basra
Basra () is a port city in Iraq, southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the List of largest cities of Iraq, third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq border at the north-easternmost extent of the Arabian Peninsula, the city is situated along the banks of the Shatt al-Arab that empties into the Persian Gulf. It is consistently one of the hottest cities in Iraq, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding . Built in 636 as a military camp, Basra played an important role as a regional hub of knowledge, trade and commerce during the Islamic Golden Age and is home to the first mosque built outside the Arabian Peninsula. It was a center of the History of slavery, slave trade in Mesopotamia, until the Zanj Rebellion, Zanj rebellion in Battle of Basra (871), 871. Historically, Basra is one of the ports from which the fictional Sinbad the Sailor embarked on his journeys. It has experienced numerou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq National Under-23 Football Team
The Iraq national under-23 football team (also known as Iraq Olympic football team) represents Iraq in international under-23 football, Football at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics and at the Football at the Asian Games, Asian Games, The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Iraq reached fourth place in the Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2004 Olympic Games and were champions in the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship and 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship. Other achievements include silver medalist in the Football at the 2006 Asian Games, 2006 Asian Games and bronze medalist in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and the Football at the 2014 Asian Games, 2014 Asian Games. History Summer Olympics 2004 Athens Olympics After 16 years without participation, Iraq qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics after winning the 2004 Olympic Asian Qualifiers under head coach Adnan Hamad and were scheduled to play against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 AFC U-19 Championship
The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship is the 37th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved UAE as hosts of the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011.AFC to put best foot forward The AFC. 2011-11-23. Retrieved on 2011-11-23. The top four teams will qualify directly to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted by . Hosts The Organising Committee announced that Bangladesh, Iran, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan had expressed an interest to host the finals. The decision of the Committee, the member asso ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 Iraqi Premier League
The 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League () was the 45th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 14 September 2018 and ended on 24 July 2019. A two-horse title race ensued for most of the season and Al-Shorta ended up as champions by finishing five points ahead of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at the top of the table. During this season, Al-Shorta managed to equal the record of 39 consecutive Iraqi Premier League matches undefeated set by Al-Zawraa in 1994. The club's manager Nebojša Jovović became the first manager from Europe to win the Iraqi Premier League title. Teams League table Results Season statistics Top scorers Hat-tricks ;Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals Awards See also * 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 Iraqi Premier League Iraq Stars League seasons 1 Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 AFC Cup
The 2012 AFC Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. Al-Kuwait from Kuwait won their second AFC Cup title in four years, defeating Erbil from Iraq 4–0 in the final. Allocation of entries per association The following allocation of berths for the 2012 AFC Cup was approved by the AFC in November 2011. The four associations (Yemen, Malaysia, Maldives and Myanmar) with the lowest points according to the AFC evaluation system had one team entering the group stage and another entering the play-off. ;Notes * Different from previous seasons where losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off semi-final round also entered the AFC Cup, from 2012 only losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off final round entered the AFC Cup. * Kuwait have three teams entering as Al-Kuwait, the 2011 AFC Cup runners-up failed to fulfil the criteria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualification
The 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification was the qualification tournament for the inaugural edition of the AFC U-22 Asian Cup. The qualifiers took place from 23 June to 3 July 2012, but were later changed to 2–10 June for Group D, due to Nepal's request. The matches were later rescheduled to start on 16 June and 3 July for Indonesia. Player eligibility Players born before 1 January 1991 are not eligible to compete in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification tournament. Format Forty-one member associations entered the qualification to grab 15 spots in the final tournament The qualifiers were to be held in seven centralized venues. The teams were divided into six groups of six teams each and one group of five. They played in a single round-robin format and the top two teams qualifying for the tournament proper along with the best third-placed team from all the groups. The hosts of the Finals got a direct berth. With the AFC Competitions Committee awarding the hosting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the nineteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. It ran from 21 June to 13 July 2013. At the FIFA Executive Meeting in Zürich on 3 March 2011, Turkey beat other bids to host the series games, from host competition by the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. In its bid, Turkey suggested the use of thirteen stadiums in ten of its cities, before deciding in February 2012, that seven cities would play host to games. This tournament marked the first time in its history that neither Argentina national under-20 football team, Argentina nor Brazil national under-20 football team, Brazil (the most successful teams in the competition) qualified. It was also only the second time that Brazil had not taken part (the first time was the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1979 edition). France won the tournament and their first U-20 World Cup, and thus became the first nation to win all five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab U-20 Championship
The Arab Cup U-20 () is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the U-20 national teams in the Arab world. The teams come from CAF and AFC. Some non-Arab nations, such as Senegal or Uzbekistan, have also been invited on occasion. History The competition was created in 1983 as the Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth () replacing the Palestine Cup of Nations of senior teams; the first edition was held in Morocco, which Iraq won after beating Saudi Arabia in the final. After a 22-year long hiatus, in 2011 the competition returned as the Arab Cup U-20 under the auspices of the UAFA. Results Successful national teams Participating nations ;Notes See also * FIFA Arab Cup * 2002 Palestine Solidarity Tournament * Palestine Cup of Nations * Arab Cup U-17 The Arab Cup Under 17 () is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the national teams unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain National Football Team
The Bahrain national football team () represents Bahrain in international football and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the FIFA World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so. Bahrain won the FIFA's most improved team award in 2004, and finished fourth at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, beating Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals but losing to Japan in the semi-finals 4–3. Bahrain then lost to Iran in the third-place match, thus finishing in fourth place overall. Bahrain had a golden year in 2019, winning both the WAFF Championship and the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time, under the stewardship of Hélio Sousa. On 4th January 2025, Bahrain won the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, defeating Oman 2–1 in a thrilling final match. History Early years Even though the first national team was founded in 1959, Bahraini team was only first officially assembled in 1966 when they played a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi Premier League
The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Association. The league was formed by the Iraq Football Association in 1974 as the Iraqi National Clubs League, the first nationwide league of clubs in Iraq, and later became known as the Iraqi Premier League. In 2023, the competition was rebranded as the Iraq Stars League and transitioned into a fully professional competition. The current format sees 20 teams playing 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Of the 80 teams to have competed since the inception of the league in 1974, eleven have won the title. Al-Zawraa are the most successful club with 14 titles, followed by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shorta with 7 each, and Al-Talaba with 5. These Baghdad-based clubs together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Striker
In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than midfielders and defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players. Attacking positions generally favour direct players who take on the defense of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Modern team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or sometimes none. Centre-forward The traditional shirt for centre-forwards is number 9. The traditional role is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team. If they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
