Iraq national football team
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| March 27 2025 | Casas was relieved of his duties as head coach following Iraq's defeat to Palestine in the third round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. |
| January 3 2025 | Conclusion of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup for the Iraq national football team. |
| 2024 | Duhok won the 2024–25 edition of the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League. |
| December 22 2024 | Most recent recorded international match against Saudi Arabia. |
| December 21 2024 | Iraq national football team participated in the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, with a squad of 26 players called up for the tournament running until January 3, 2025. |
| 2023 | First recorded matches against Colombia and Russian Federation. |
| 2023 | Iraq won the Arabian Gulf Cup, demonstrating their continued football prowess with 5 matches played, 4 wins, 1 draw, scoring 12 goals and conceding 3. |
| 2023 | Al-Zawraa won the Iraqi Reserves (U-23) League, competing against Al-Shorta |
| 2023 | Al-Minaa won the Iraqi Junior (U-17) League for the 2023-24 season, defeating Al-Shorta in the final |
| 2023 | Peshmerga Sulaymaniya won the Iraqi Youth (U-20) League for the 2023-24 season, defeating Al-Zawraa in the final |
| 2023 | Peshmerga Sulaymaniya won the Iraqi School (U-14) League for the 2023-24 season, defeating Naft Maysan in the final |
| January 6 2023 | Casas managed his first competitive match against Oman at the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup tournament. |
| 2022 | Shenaishil was also put in charge of managing friendly matches against Mexico and Ecuador for the national team |
| 2022 | First recorded match against Ecuador, competed against Zambia. |
| 2022 | Iraq participated in the FIFA World Cup qualification for the tournament in Qatar. |
| December 30 2022 | Casas managed his first official match, a warm-up game against Kuwait at the Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium in preparation for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in Basra. |
| November 17 2022 | Casas oversaw an intra-squad friendly after previously scheduled international games were cancelled. |
| November 12 2022 | Iraq national football team won the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup under manager Radhi Shenaishil. |
| November 5 2022 | The Iraqi Football Association confirmed Jesús Casas as the national team manager for a four-year term, with an annual salary of $1 million to be paid monthly. |
| September 2022 | Radhi Shenaishil was appointed to manage the Iraq national football team for the 2022 Jordan International Tournament |
| February 2 2022 | Petrović was sacked as manager of the Iraq national football team after achieving one win, one draw, and one loss during his tenure. Rahim Hameed, his assistant, was previously sacked. |
| 2021 | Adnan Dirjal becomes the 21st president of the Iraq Football Association, serving from 2021 to the present. |
| November 21 2021 | Željko Petrović was announced as caretaker manager of the Iraq national football team, succeeding Dick Advocaat. He was one of Advocaat's three assistants and was to manage the team until the end of the Arab Cup. |
| November 21 2021 | Dick Advocaat and his assistant manager Cor Pot resigned after a disappointing World Cup 2022 qualification campaign, which included 4 draws and 2 losses in 6 matches. |
| August 1 2021 | Dick Advocaat was unveiled as the Iraq national football team manager ahead of the third round of World Cup 2022 qualifiers. |
| June 22 2021 | Srečko Katanec resigned from his position as head coach of the Iraq national football team. |
| June 16 2021 | Rumors emerged of a potential conflict between Katanec and the Iraqi Football Association due to unpaid salary. |
| 2020 | Abdul Khaliq Masood concludes his presidency of the IFA after a six-year term. |
| 2019 | Won the IFC Tournament championship |
| 2019 | Iraq reached the round of 16 of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, losing to eventual champions Qatar by one goal. |
| 2019 | Katanec led Iraq to the semifinals of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup. |
| 2019 | Abdul-Ghani Shahad served as caretaker coach and successfully led Iraq to qualification for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup by defeating Vietnam 3-2 in a decisive match. |
| 2019 | Won the Thailand's 2023 King's Cup, demonstrating continued international competitive success. |
| 2019 | Iraq won the International Football Cup (IFC), clinching the championship. |
| August 2019 | Under Katanec's management, Iraq finished as runners-up of the 2019 WAFF Championship. |
| 2018 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya completed their third consecutive AFC Cup victory. |
| 2018 | First recorded matches against Argentina and Bolivia. |
| 2018 | Iraq went through the FIFA World Cup qualification process for the tournament in Russia. |
| September 3 2018 | Srečko Katanec was appointed as head coach of the Iraq national football team on a three-year contract. |
| August 2018 | The Iraqi Football Association decided not to renew Basim Qasim's contract as national team manager. |
| 2017 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya continued their consecutive wins in the AFC Cup. |
| 2017 | Basim Qasim led Iraq to the semifinals of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup. |
| May 2017 | Basim Qasim was appointed as manager of the Iraq national football team to lead the team through the remaining qualification matches. |
| 2016 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the AFC Cup, beginning a three-year consecutive winning streak. |
| 2016 | Iraq became a member of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation, enhancing its participation in regional football competitions. |
| 2015 | Iraq national football team finished fourth place in the AFC Asian Cup under manager Radhi Shenaishil. |
| 2014 | Erbil lost the final of the AFC Cup for the second time. |
| 2014 | Iraq attempted to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. |
| 2012 | Erbil lost the final of the AFC Cup for the first time. |
| 2010 | Iraq participated in the FIFA World Cup qualification for the tournament in South Africa. |
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