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Gulf Cup of Nations

Founded	1968, officially in 1970
Region	Arabia/Middle East (AFC)
Number of teams	8 (Qualifiers) 4 (Finals)
Current champions	Kuwait  (10th title)
Most successful team	Kuwait  (10 titles out of 20 in total)
Website	www.gulf-cup.net www.gulfcup.com
2010 Gulf Cup of Nations

The Gulf Cup of Nations (Arabic: كأس الخليج‎), also known as Khaleeji followed by the edition of the games (e.g. Khaleeji 17, Khaleeji 18, Khaleeji 19, etc), is a football (soccer) tournament currently held every two years rotating the host city every edition. Previously the competition was usually held on a biannual basis, but the history of the competition has also seen it held every 3, or even 4 years, due to political, or organizational problems.

The Gulf Cup of Nations was founded at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico by Persian Gulf nations, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The First Gulf Cup tournament took place in Bahrain in 1970, and was won by the Kuwaiti team.

For the first time, the 17th edition of the tournament, held in Doha, Qatar in 2004, featured sports such as handball, basketball, and volleyball. The 2007 and 2009 tournaments included these sports as well.

The 2009 Gulf Cup, the 19th edition, took place in Muscat, Oman, from 4 January to 17 January 2009 and was won by Oman, for the first time in their history by beating regional leaders, Saudi Arabia in a penalty shootout.

An increasing popularity[link]

View of the jam-packed stadium during the 2007 Gulf Cup in Abu Dhabi

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The Gulf Cup has dramatically featured increased attendance in the stadia, as well as increased public, and worldwide attention. This has been in particular due to Qatar's role in expanding and improving the competition. Due to Qatar spending big on sports, and hosting competitions such as the 2006 Asian Games, as well as various international tennis events, the Qatari Ministry of Sports, and the State of Qatar was more than happy to improve the local competition.

During the 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations, which was held in Qatar, the stadiums were generally full, due to Qatar's advertising and impressive planning and handling of the competition. Also during the 2004 competition, a new trophy was constructed in Italy to further push the Gulf Cup of Nations to become a competition on the worldwide level. Another impressive difference between this competition, and previous ones was the fact that more than football was competed for, but this time volleyball, handball, and basketball were also included in the competition.

Another major point that helped Qatar improve the competition was the fact that Al Jazeera Sports, the leading sports channel in West Asia, and North Africa is based in Doha. Al Jazeera Sports won broadcasting rights to the 2004, and exclusively in the 2009 Gulf Cup^[1] after a deal ending in $23.5 million,^[2] and dramatically reformed the Gulf Cup of Arabian Nations by hosting numerous talk shows and documentaries, on top of filming in HD and perfecting camerawork of matches.^[3]

The Gulf Cup of Nations tournament is a tournament not officially recognized by FIFA, but recent steps have been taken to make the competition official, such as the attending of matching from powerful people in football, such as FIFA president, Sepp Blatter,^[4] and UEFA president, Michel Platini.^[5][6]

Future hosts and past winners of the Gulf Cup of Nations[link]

Year	Host	Champion	Runner Up
2015	Iraq
2013	Bahrain
2010	Yemen	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia
2009	Oman	Oman	Saudi Arabia
2007	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	Oman
2004	Qatar	Qatar	Oman
2003	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	Bahrain
2002	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Qatar
2000	Cancelled	none awarded	none awarded
1998	Bahrain	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia
1996	Oman	Kuwait	Qatar
1994	United Arab Emirates	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates
1992	Qatar	Qatar	Bahrain
1990	Kuwait	Kuwait	Qatar
1988	Saudi Arabia	Iraq	United Arab Emirates
1986	Bahrain	Kuwait	United Arab Emirates
1984	Oman	Iraq	Qatar
1982	United Arab Emirates	Kuwait	Bahrain
1979	Iraq	Iraq	Kuwait
1976	Qatar	Kuwait	Iraq
1974	Kuwait	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia
1972	Saudi Arabia	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia
1970	Bahrain	Kuwait	Bahrain

Most Gulf Cup of Nations champions[link]

Champion(s)[7]	Nation	Year(s)	Runner-Up	Third Place	Fourth Place
10 times	Kuwait	1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010	1979,	2002	2004
3 times	Saudi Arabia	1994, 2002, 2003	1972, 1974, 1992, 1998, 2009, 2010	1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1996	1982
3 times	Iraq	1979, 1984, 1988	1976
2 times	Qatar	1992, 2004	1984, 1990, 1996, 2002	1974, 2003	1970, 1972, 1986, 1994
1 time	United Arab Emirates	2007	1986, 1988, 1994	1972, 1976, 1982, 1998	1974, 1984, 1992, 1996
1 time	Oman	2009	2004, 2007		1990, 1998, 2003
0 times	Bahrain		1970, 1982, 1992, 2003	1990, 1994, 2004	1976, 1979, 1988, 2002
0 times	Yemen

•  Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2003.
•  Yemen and  Bahrain have not yet won the championship.
•  Bahrain and  Saudi Arabia had a joint second place in 1992.
• There was no third place for the Gulf Cup in 2007 and 2009.

[edit] All-time goal records^[8]

Nation	Goals Scored	Tournaments	Games Played	Goals per Game
Kuwait	181	20	99	1.83
Saudi Arabia	144	19	94	1.61
Qatar	110	20	97	1.16
Bahrain	103	19	91	1.14
United Arab Emirates	94	19	93	1.02
Iraq	88	9	45	2.13
Oman	69	18	91	0.73
Yemen	9	5	18	0.50

• Kuwait reached 100 goals on 03-03-1988 vs Qatar

• Saudi Arabia reached 100 goals on 19-10-1996 vs Qatar

• Qatar reached 100 goals on 16-12-2004 vs Oman

Does not include goals from annulled or abandoned games (1972 - Bahrain games, 1982 & 1990 Iraq games)

Includes 1974 Preliminary Round games

Does not include penalty shoot-out goals

Other records[link]

• Biggest Win - 8 Goals

 Kuwait 8 – 0  Oman (29-03-1976)

• Most Goals in a game - 8 Goals

 Kuwait 8 – 0  Oman (29-03-1976)

• Most Individual Goals in a Single Game - 5 Goals

Majed Abdullah  Saudi Arabia (03-04-1979 vs. Qatar)

Jassem Al Houwaidi  Kuwait 1998 vs. Qatar

• Most Individual Goals in a Single Tournament - 10 Goals

Hussein Saeed  Iraq (1979)

FIFA[link]

The Gulf Cup of Nations tournament is a tournament not officially recognized by FIFA, but recent steps have been taken to make the competition official, such as the attending of matching from powerful people in football, such as FIFA president, Sepp Blatter,^[9] and UEFA president, Michel Platini.^[10][11]

See also[link]

• Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations
• Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations
• AFC
• AFC Asian Cup
• Arab Nations Cup
• East Asian Cup
• South Asian Football Federation Cup
• ASEAN Football Championship
• West Asian Football Federation Championship

References[link]

External links[link]

• RSSSF
• Kooora (Goalzz)
• Official Gulf Cup website
• Qatari-run Gulf Cup website
• Official site of the 19th Gulf Cup

Cup of Nations may refer to:

• Africa Cup of Nations, an international association football competition in Africa
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, an international association football competition played between the winners of the Asian Cup and African Cup of Nations
• Gulf Cup of Nations, an association football tournament currently held every two years
• Nations Cup (roller hockey), a roller hockey tournament hosted in Montreux since 1921
• Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations, an annual international association football competition for under-17 players organised by the Union Arab de Football Association
• The Gulf Cup of Nations for Under 23s, an annual international association football competition for under-23 players organised by the Union Arab de Football Association

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Younis Mahmoud

Personal information
Full name	Younis Mahmoud Khalef
Date of birth	(1983-03-02) March 2, 1983 (age 29)
Place of birth	Al-Dibs, Kirkuk, Iraq
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Al-Wakrah
Number	9
Youth career
1997–1999	Al-Dibs
1999–2001	Kirkuk FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	Al-Talaba	33	(21)
2003–2004	→ Al-Wahda (loan)	26	(19)
2004–2006	Al-Khor	49	(39)
2006–2011	Al-Gharafa	88	(71)
2008	→ Al-Arabi (loan)	6	(2)
2011–	Al-Wakrah	7	(6)
National team‡
2001–2002	Iraq U-19	8	(4)
2002–2004	Iraq U-23	33	(21)
2002–	Iraq	101	(40)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Younis Mahmoud Khalef (Arabic: يونس محمود خلف‎; born 2 March 1983 in Al-Dibs, Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi football striker who currently playes for Al-Wakrah.^[1] He was recently removed from his previous club, Al-Gharafa in Qatar despite being the top goal scorer in the league for the third time in five years. He is also the captain of the Iraq national football team. In 2007, he captained the Iraq football team to Asian Cup glory.

Club career[link]

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International career[link]

Mahmoud after scorring a goal for Iraq

The Youth Team[link]

Younis Mahmoud called up to the Iraqi U-19 squad; scored 4 goals from 8 matches but he was also sent-off twice.

Iraq National Team Debut[link]

In March 2002, while many were questioning his temperament and lack of experience, coach Adnan Hamad named Younis in his squad for Iraq's training camp in Italy and gave him his first start against Serie B club Cagliari Calcio and later went on to score. A month after landing both the Iraqi league and cup, Younis made his first full international debut against Syria but failed to score; his first goal came in dramatic style as he netted in the 90th minute in the WAFF Championship final against Jordan to put the game into extra-time; where Haidar Mahmoud headed in the winner. His 6 goals at the Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup including a hat-trick in the 5-1 win over Al-Nasr turned several heads; he earned even more praise with 7 goals in the 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers with four goals in a 5-1 drubbing of Bahrain. Younis was nominated for the 2003 Asian Young Footballer of the Year.

The Olympic Team[link]

In 2004 Younis was part of the Olympic team in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games who became 4th. Younis scored 1 goal against Portugal. In 2006 Younis Mahmoud was part of the Iraq Olympic team in the 2006 Games, he scored 3 goals as the team claimed the fourth place. after his successful efforts in 2006 and in the Asian Games, Younis nominated for the 2006 Asian Footballer of the Year.

The Asian Cup[link]

Younis scored the winning and only goal in the 2007 AFC finals versus Saudi Arabia giving the Iraqis a one goal lead that eventually secured the Championship title for Iraq, their very first. Younis won the MVP award and shared the Top scorer's sheets with Naohiro Takahara and Yasser Al-Qahtani with 4 goals. In 2007 Younis Mahmoud was Asian Footballer of the Year runner-up.

International goals[link]

By Years[link]

Details[link]

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2002-09-07	Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Jordan	2-1	3-1	2002 WAFF Championship
2	2003-10-08	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bahrain	1-0	5-1	2004 Asian Cup qualification
3	2003-10-08	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bahrain	3-0	5-1	2004 Asian Cup qualification
4	2003-10-08	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bahrain	4-0	5-1	2004 Asian Cup qualification
5	2003-10-08	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bahrain	5-1	5-1	2004 Asian Cup qualification
6	2003-10-20	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain	Malaysia	2-0	5-1	2004 Asian Cup qualification
7	2003-10-20	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain	Malaysia	3-0	5-1	2004 Asian Cup qualification
8	2003-10-20	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain	Malaysia	4-1	5-1	2004 Asian Cup qualification
9	2004-07-26	Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu, China	Saudi Arabia	2-1	2-1	2004 Asian Cup
10	2004-09-08	Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	4-1	4-1	2006 World Cup Qualification
11	2005-08-07	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain	Chinese Taipei	1-1	2-2	Friendly match
12	2005-12-05	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Saudi Arabia	4-0	5-1	2005 West Asian Games
13	2005-12-05	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Saudi Arabia	5-1	5-1	2005 West Asian Games
14	2005-12-10	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Syria	2-1	2-2 (6-5 PK)	2005 West Asian Games
15	2006-07-15	Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Syria	2-0	3-1	Friendly match
16	2006-07-15	Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Syria	3-1	3-1	Friendly match
17	2006-07-21	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1-2	1-2	Friendly match
18	2006-08-06	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1-0	1-0	Friendly match
19	2006-08-17	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Palestine	1-0	3-0	2007 Asian Cup qualification
20	2006-08-17	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Palestine	2-0	3-0	2007 Asian Cup qualification
21	2006-10-11	Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, UAE	Singapore	1-1	4-2	2007 Asian Cup qualification
22	2006-10-11	Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, UAE	Singapore	3-2	4-2	2007 Asian Cup qualification
23	2007-06-22	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Syria	1-0	3-0	2007 WAFF Championship
24	2007-07-07	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1-1	1-1	2007 Asian Cup
25	2007-07-21	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	1-0	2-0	2007 Asian Cup
26	2007-07-21	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	2-0	2-0	2007 Asian Cup
27	2007-07-29	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Saudi Arabia	1-0	1-0	2007 Asian Cup
28	2009-01-04	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman, Oman	Bahrain	1-2	1-3	2009 Gulf Cup of Nations
29	2009-07-10	Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil, Iraq	Palestine	2-0	3-0	Friendly match
30	2010-11-17	Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	Kuwait	1-0	1-1	Friendly match
31	2010-12-28	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, KSA	Saudi Arabia	1-0	1-0	Friendly match
32	2011-01-02	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	China PR	1-1	2-3	Friendly match
33	2011-01-02	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	China PR	2-1	2-3	Friendly match
34	2011-01-11	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Iran	1-0	1-2	2011 AFC Asian Cup
35	2011-09-06	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	2-0	2-0	2014 World Cup qualification
36	2011-10-11	Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China	China PR	1-0	1-0	2014 World Cup qualification
37	2011-11-11	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	China PR	1-0	1-0	2014 World Cup qualification
38	2012-02-29	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Singapore	2-0	7-1	2014 World Cup qualification
39	2012-02-29	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Singapore	6-1	7-1	2014 World Cup qualification
40	2012-02-29	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Singapore	7-1	7-1	2014 World Cup qualification

Honours[link]

1997-1998

• Best Player of the Year (In Iraqi Districts, "Muhafathat").

1998-1999

• League Top scorer with 19 goals.

2000-2001

• Youngest player to play for the Iraqi National team.

2002

• 2002 WAFF Champions
• Topscorer of 11th Umm Al-Ma’arak Cup.

2003-2004

• Top scorer in the Abha cup in Saudi Arabia with 5 goals.
• AFC Young player of the Year Nominee.
• Voted as one of the top 5 Arab players in 2003-2004.
• Top scorer of the Asian cup first qualification round with 7 goals.
• First Iraqi player to own a personal official website.
• 4th place in the Olympics 2004 finals in Athens, Greece.
  • He participated in 5 matches, scoring once against Portugal in the first round.^[2]
• Reached the Quarter Final of the Asian Cup 2004 in China.
• Debut with Al-Khor club, Qatar.
• Top Al-Khor goal scorer.
• Scored fastest goal in the Qatari League.
• Scored fastest goal in the Qatari Cup.
• Top Goal scorer in the Qatari Cup.
• Won the Qatari Cup with Al-Khor Club.

2005-2006

• 2005 West Asian Games Gold medallist.
• Top goal scorer of the 2005 West Asian cup held in Qatar.
• Top Al-Khor Club goal scorer.
• Second top goal scorer in the Qatari league with 20 goals, one goal behind the top goal scorer.
• Scored 6 goal in a Match and break record in the Qatar league.

2006

• Asian Games silver Medallist.
• Top scorer for Iraq during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification (4 goals). He scored 2 goals against Palestine and also 2 against Singapore.

2006-2007

• Nominated AFC Player of the Year 2006.
• Nominated Arab Player of the Year 2006.
• After two years of losing out the Qatari league top goal scorer award by a margin of one goal, Younis Mahmoud saw a happier ending to the Qatari league in his third year. Finally, and in a competition that lasted till the last minute of the Qatari league,

Younis Mahmoud snatched the Qatari league top goal scorer award. Younis was able to win the top goal scorer race against many foreign professional players and was able to add the top goal scorer award to his name this season.

2007

• Winner of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
• Won the AFC Asian Cup MVP.
• shared the top scorers with Yasser Al-Qahtani and Naohiro Takahara with 4 goals.
• Nominated AFC Player of the Year 2007 and finished as Runner-up.
• Nominated Arab Player of the Year 2007.
• Nominated for the Ballon d'Or 2007 ^[3][4] and was the 29th best player in the world.^[5]
• Nominated by IFFHS for The World's Most Popular Footballer Amongst Currently Active Players in 2007 ^[6]
• Younis Mahmoud won La Gazzetta dello Sport's Facchetti award.^[7]
• 2007 AFC Asian Cup All-Star Team.
• Al-Ahram's 2007 Arab player of the Year.
• Iraqi Player of the Year 2007.
• Al-Watan's 2007 Arab player of the Year.
• Zaman's 2007 World player of the Year.
• Al-Hadath magazine's 2007 Arab player of the Year.
• Al Gharafa Player of the Year.

2008

• Iraq's Honor Badge for winning the Asian Cup 2007.
• Won the Sheikh Jassem Cup with Al Gharrafa.
• Won the Qatari Premier League with Al Gharrafa.
• Stormed straight to No.2 in the Arabian Business 2008 Power List.^[8]
• Qatari Premier League player of the year 2007/2008

2009

• Won the Qatari League 2008–09 with Al Gharrafa.
• Won the 2009 Emir of Qatar Cup with Al Gharrafa.
• Won the 2009 Qatari Stars Cup with Al Gharrafa.

2010

• Won the Qatari League 2009–10 with Al Gharrafa.
• Qatari League 2009–10 Top scorers (21 goals) with Al Gharrafa.
• Won the 2010 Qatar Crown Prince Cup with Al Gharrafa.

2011

• Won the Qatari Stars Cup with Al Wakrah SC

Famous matches[link]

• 24 March 2002 Younis Mahmoud Scored on his debut for Iraq vs Cagliari Calcio - (not International match)
• 7 September 2002 Iraq was down 1-2 to Jordan, In the last minutes Younis substituted in and scored his first International goal against Jordan in the 89th minute and extended the match to extra time, and because of it Iraq won the first WAFF Championship
• 8 April 2005 Al-Khor 8-0 Al-Shamal (Scored 6 goals and broke record)
• 17 August 2005 Iraq 5-2 Apollon Limassol (Friendly match) Younis scored 4 goals.
• 28 December 2006 Al-Garrafa 1-1 Al-Sadd (Scored in the 27th second)
• 11 October 2006 Scored 2 goals against Singapore, the 1st one was a solo act (Dribbled 4 players), the second goal from almost half field.
• 6 December 2006 Malaysia 0-4 Iraq (Scored 2 goals in 1 minute)
• 21 July 2007 Vietnam 0-2 Iraq (Scored the fastest goal in the Asian Cup (65 sec) and also scored the 2nd goal from a free kick)
• 29 July 2007 Saudi Arabia 0-1 Iraq (Scored the winning goal in the final of Asian Cup)

First official website[link]

AFC 2003 Young Player of the Year nominee Younis Mahmoud was the first Iraqi footballer to have his own official website – which was formally launched on April 27, 2004.

The website played a big role in Younis's popularity and was a first of a kind that took the Iraqi player and fans interaction to another level.

"I am glad to say that the site will be the first ever official Iraqi player’s website" says webmaster Mohammed Ghazi Al-Khakani.

Al-Khakani, an Iraqi who studied at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, regularly visits his family in Abu Dhabi, where he was raised but the Christmas holiday 2003 proved to be a very different affair.

"I was driving my car and noticed from a distance someone wearing a jacket with the name IRAQ imprinted on it. This grabbed my attention so I stopped my car to take a closer look and recognised that the person was Younis Mahmoud."

Since then the pair have become good friends and can be seen on some videos on the website and during some goal celebrations with Younis. It was Mohammed who then came up with the idea of an official website for the player. Younis excited about the idea, agreed, giving his friend the green light to go ahead and work on his personal website.

The site is updated and include a biographical profile on the player, with latest news, photos, videos, and the player’s views on upcoming matches and events.

"Inshallah (God willing) this will get me and my fans a huge step closer to each other" said Younis Mahmoud after the launch of the his site.

Interview conducted by Iraq Media.

Charity[link]

• After winning the 2006-2007 Qatar League Top scorers, he earned 100,000 Dollar as award from Qatar Football Association, he donated them for building a mosque in his home town in Kirkuk.
• After winning the La Gazzetta dello Sport's Facchetti award he got cheque of 10,000 Euro, he donated the money to Iraqi charity.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Younis Mahmoud on Twitter
• Younis Mahmoud at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile on Iraqsport
• Younis`s goals on Youtube
• Iraq-Football.net
• Al-Gharafa Club
• Fanepage

Awards
Preceded by Khalfan Ibrahim	Arab player of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Nashat Akram	Iraqi player of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Nashat Akram
Preceded by Carlos Tenorio	Qatari Premier League player of the year 2007/2008	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Mohammad Al-Shalhoub	Runner-up AFC player of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Ismail Matar
Preceded by Julio Valentín González	La Gazzetta dello Sport's Facchetti Award 2007	Succeeded by Paolo Maldini
Preceded by Shunsuke Nakamura	Asian Cup Most Valuable Player 2007	Succeeded by Keisuke Honda
Preceded by A'ala Hubail Ali Karimi	Asian Cup Top scorer 2007 Shared with Yasser Al-Qahtani Naohiro Takahara	Succeeded by Koo Ja-Cheol
Preceded by Carlos Tenorio	Qatari League Top scorer 2006/07	Succeeded by Clemerson de Araújo
Sporting positions
Preceded by Razzaq Farhan	Iraq captain 2006 -	Succeeded by Incumbent

v t e Iraq squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup 1 Oday 2 Attiya 3 Bassim 4 H. Abdul-Jabar 5 {{{p5}}} 6 Sadir 7 Emad 8 Abu Al-Hail 9 R. Farhan 10 Younis 11 Hawar 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq 13 Sabah 14 H. Abdul-Amir 15 Hassan 16 Mnajed 17 A. Salah 18 Mahdi 19 Nashat 21 Ahmad Ali 22 Noor 23 Raad Coach: Adnan Hamad

v t e Iraq squad – 2004 Olympic Games 1 Noor 2 Attiya 3 Bassim 4 H. Abdul-Jabar 5 Nashat 6 Sadir 7 Emad 8 Abu Al-Hail 9 R. Farhan 10 Younis 11 Hawar 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq 13 Qusay 14 H. Abdul-Amir 15 Mahdi 16 Mnajed 17 A. Salah 18 Uday Coach: Adnan Hamad

v t e Iraq squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Ahmad Ali 2 Ghulam 3 Bassim 4 Khaldoun 5 Nashat 6 Sadir 7 Ali Abbas 8 Kobi 9 Nasser 10 Younis 11 Hawar 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq 13 Karrar 14 H. Abdul-Amir 15 Rehema 16 Mnajed 17 Luay 18 Mahdi 19 Haitham 20 Nabeel 22 Noor 23 M. Gassid Coach: Vieira

v t e Iraq squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Noor 2 Ali Karim 3 Bassim 4 Majeed 5 Nashat 6 Sadir 7 Emad 8 Salah 9 Abu Al-Hail 10 Younis 11 Hawar 12 Gassid 13 Karrar 14 Shakir 15 Rehema 16 Dara 17 Abdul-Zahra 18 Mahdi 19 Yassin 20 Samer 21 Uday 22 Khalid 23 Halgurd Coach: Milutinović

v t e Iraq squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup 1 Mutashar 2 Ali Karim 3 Bassim 4 Munir 5 Nashat 6 Abdul-Amir 7 Emad 8 Samer 9 Karim 10 Younis 11 Hawar 12 Gassid 13 Karrar 14 Shakir 15 Rehema 16 Samal 17 Abdul-Zahra 18 Mahdi 19 Ayad 20 Khalid 21 Ibrahim 22 Raad 23 Attiya Coach: Sidka