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FM22 22.1.0

Nation · Asia

Iraq

Lions of Mesopotamia · Capital Baghdad · Iraqi Premier League

National team manager

Dick Advocaat

Football Manager 2022 · database 22.1.0

Reputation
4,050
FIFA rank calc
68
FIFA points
1353
Youth rating
103
League standard calc
7
Population
—

Leading players of this nationality

NameClubPositionsCAPA
Ali Adnan—D/WB/M (L)128133
Dhurgham IsmailAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaD/WB/M (L)122123
Osama RashidKhorfakkan ClubDM, M/AM (C)120130
Bashar RasanQatar Sports ClubAM (RLC)120133
Saad NatiqAl-Shorta Sports ClubD (C), DM119123
Ala'a Abdul ZahraAl-Shorta Sports ClubAM (RC), ST (C)118135
Justin MeramReal Salt LakeWB (L), AM (RL)117120
Hammadi AhmedAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaAM (R), ST (C)116119
Humam TariqAl-Ahly Benghazi Sports Cultural & Social ClubAM (LC)115139
Amjad AttwanAl-Shamal Sports ClubDM, M (C)114120
Ala'a MhawiAl-Zawra'a Sports ClubD/WB (R)111116
Brwa NouriBali United FCDM, M (C)110118
Ahmed IbrahimAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaD (C)110110
Mustafa MohammadAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaD/WB (L)110121
Hussein AliClub Sportif SfaxienM (C), AM (RC)109121
Mazen FayadAl-Zawra'a Sports ClubM/AM (R)109119
Ali HusniAl-Shorta Sports ClubM (LC), AM (L)109111
Amir Al-AmmariHalmstads BKDM, M (C)108126
Mohannad Abdul RaheemNaft Al-Wasat Sports ClubST (C)108110
Ali FaezAl-Qadsia Sporting ClubD (C)108113
Mahdi KamelAl-Zawra'a Sports ClubM/AM (C)107113
Ali BahjatAl-Naft Sports ClubD (C)107114
Ahmed FadhelAl-Zawra'a Sports ClubM (C)106110
Ibrahim BayeshAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaM/AM (L)105125
Mohanad AliAl-Duhail Sports ClubST (C)105125

Up to 25 players by current ability, with the nation’s gender and recorded main nationality. This is a player comparison, not a national squad.

National team staff

11
Manager First TeamDick Advocaatuntil 30 Jun 2022
Assistant Manager First TeamCor Pot
Coach First TeamŽeljko Petrović
Coach First TeamRahim Hamid
Gk Coach First TeamAhmad Jassim
Fitness Coach First TeamVladimir Krunić
Fitness Coach First TeamJiří Ryba
Manager (U23 Team)Miroslav Soukupuntil 30 Jun 2022
Assistant Manager (U23 Team)Kamil Tobiáš
Gk Coach (U23 Team)Andrej Kostolansky
Manager (U19 Team)Emad Mohammed

The database names no national squad: the game picks it when a new game starts.

Football

FIFA points
1,353.00
FIFA member
Yes
League standard (calc)
7
Youth rating
103
Game importance
Important
Coefficient, 5 years (calc)
35.699
Coefficient, 10 years (calc)
35.699
Morale
10
FA financial power
6
FA patience
—
Foreign manager likelihood
—
Continental federation affiliation
1971
Association founded
1948
FIFA affiliation
1950
Max youth age
—
Hashtag
—
Nickname
Lions of Mesopotamia

Country

Capital
Baghdad
Continent
Asia (regional strength 0.8500)
Region
Middle East
Nationality
Iraqi
Citizenship for foreigners
Accumulatively
Currency
Iraqi Dinar
Population
—
Development
Developing State
Economic factor
4
Minimum full-time wage
—
Playable leagues
No

Player pool (calc)

Players
1,000
Average CA
73.4
CA 150+
0
Abilities recorded in range
938 of 1000
Off-scale abilities excluded
0
Unattached
142
Playing abroad
92 of 858 (11%)

The site’s own figures over players whose main nationality is this country and whose gender matches this nation (recorded nationality, not eligibility). Ability figures exclude missing values and values outside 0–200. Abroad: contracted to a club of another country, out of those whose club country is stored.

League pyramid

Level 1Iraqi Premier League
Level 2Iraqi First Division
Level 3Iraqi Second Division · Iraqi Second Division Northern Group · Iraqi Second Division Western Group · Iraqi Second Division Middle Euphrates Group · Iraqi Second Division Baghdad Group · Iraqi Second Division Southern Group

The country’s senior league divisions with a stored level, grouped by it. No promotion links are inferred.

Most capped

NameCapsGoals
Younis Mahmoud14958
Ala'a Abdul Zahra11917
Mahdi Karim11012
Falah Hassan11030
Ahmed Ibrahim1064
Emad Mohammed10327
Hassan Farhan1017
Laith Hussein10046
Noor Sabri990
Ali Hussein Rehema982
Basim Abbas901
Salam Shakir893
Qusai Munir876
Saad Abdul Amir834
Radhi Shenaishil806
Ali Adnan805
Habib Jafar7612
Emad Hashim750
Humam Tariq723
Mohammed Gassid680
Ahmed Khadim676
Samer Saeed662
Haidar Abdul Amir653
Samir Khadim650
Abdul Wahab Abu Al-Hail658
Ahmed Yasin646
Jalal Hassan630
Karrar Jassim636
Razzaq Farhan6024
Dhurgham Ismail593

Top clubs

Al-Zawra'a Sports ClubIraqi Premier League4,250
Al-Shorta Sports ClubIraqi Premier League4,200
Naft Al-Wasat Sports ClubIraqi Premier League4,100
Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaIraqi Premier League4,050
Al-Talaba Sports ClubIraqi Premier League4,000
Baghdad FC—3,800
Amanat Baghdad Sports ClubIraqi Premier League3,700
Naft Al-Basra Sports ClubIraqi Premier League3,600
Naft Al-Junoub—3,600
Al-Amana—3,550
Al-Mina'a Sports ClubIraqi Premier League3,400
Al-Najaf Sports ClubIraqi Premier League3,250
Zakho Sport ClubIraqi Premier League3,200
Al-Naft Sports ClubIraqi Premier League3,000
Al-Hedood Sports ClubIraqi First Division2,850
Naft Maysan Football ClubIraqi Premier League2,850
Erbil Sport ClubIraqi Premier League2,800
Al-Qasim Sports ClubIraqi Premier League2,750
Al-Samawa Football ClubIraqi First Division2,700
Al-Diwaniya Football ClubIraqi Premier League2,650
Al-Kahrabaa Football ClubIraqi Premier League2,650
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Sport ClubIraqi First Division2,600
Duhok Sport ClubIraqi First Division2,600
Al-Karkh Educational Sports ClubIraqi Premier League2,600
Al-Sina'a Sports ClubIraqi Premier League2,500
Al-Hussein Sports ClubIraqi First Division2,500
Samara'a Sport ClubIraqi Premier League2,500
Karbalaa Football ClubIraqi First Division2,500
Al-Defa'a Al-Jawiya—2,500
Al-Bahri Sport ClubIraqi First Division2,500

Competitions

Iraqi Premier League Group ADomestic Top Division
Iraqi Premier League Central Division BDomestic Top Division
Iraqi Premier League Central Division ADomestic Top Division
Iraqi Premier League Group DDomestic Top Division
Iraqi Premier League Baghdad DivisionDomestic Top Division
Iraqi Premier League Southern GroupDomestic Top Division
Iraqi Premier League Northern GroupDomestic Top Division
Iraqi Premier League Group CDomestic Top Division
Iraqi Premier League Group BDomestic Top Division
Iraqi Premier LeagueDomestic Top Division
Kurdistani Premier LeagueDomestic Other Division
Iraqi First Division Group BDomestic Division
Iraqi First Division Group ADomestic Division
Iraqi First DivisionDomestic Division
Iraqi Lower DivisionInactive Competition
Kurdistani Lower DivisionInactive Other Division
Iraqi Second DivisionDomestic Division
Iraqi Second Division Northern GroupDomestic Division
Iraqi Second Division Western GroupDomestic Division
Iraqi Second Division Middle Euphrates GroupDomestic Division
Iraqi Second Division Baghdad GroupDomestic Division
Iraqi Second Division Southern GroupDomestic Division
Iraqi FA CupDomestic Main Cup
Iraqi Super CupSuper Cup
Kurdistan CupDomestic Cup

Rivals

Association coefficients

2019/208.300
2018/198.633
2017/188.933
2016/179.833

Cities

60

National records

Most overall appearances Younis Mahmoud 148 games
Most overall goals Hussein Saeed 78 goals

Famous players

Ammo BabaCultured Striker20
Younis MahmoudClinical Striker · Tall18
Ahmed RadhiClinical Striker18
Adnan DirjalSolid Centre-back · Tall17
Nashat AkramFlamboyant Attacking Midfielder · Tall16

The players the game compares this nation's newly generated players to.

Honours (calc)

CompetitionWonRunner-upLast won
Arab Nations Cup4—1988
Asian Under 19 Championship422000
Gulf Cup of Nations321988
Asian Nations Cup1—2007
Asian Games Football Tournament111982
Under 23 Asian Nations Cup1—2014
Pan Arab Games Football Tournament111985
West Asian Football Federation Championship132002
Asian Under 16 Championship1—2016
West Asian Games Football Tournament1—2005
Merdeka Tournament—2—

Counted by the site from the stored past winners.

Kits

  • Home
  • Away

Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.

Tax rules

TaxApplies toRateBand
VATAll10%
Corporation TaxAll15%
Income TaxAll3%— – £246
Income TaxAll5%£246 – £492
Income TaxAll10%£492 – £985
Income TaxAll15%£985 – —

Across versions

VersionReputationFIFA pointsFIFA rank
FM27 27.0.051001,404.1763
FM26 26.2.052501,417.0458
FM26 26.0.052501,417.0458
FM24 24.3.040501,345.0070
FM23 23.4.040501,338.0070
FM23 23.3.040501,338.0070
FM23 23.0.040501,338.0070
FM22 22.4.040501,353.0068
FM22 22.3.040501,353.0068
FM22 22.1.040501,353.0068
FM22 22.0.140501,353.0068
FM22 22.0.040501,353.0068
FM21 21.4.040501,344.0070
FM21 21.3.040501,344.0070
FM21 21.1.140501,344.0070
FM21 21.0.140501,344.0070
FM21 21.0.040501,344.0070
FM20 20.4.040501,274.0089
FM20 20.3.040501,274.0089
FM20 20.1.040501,274.0089
FM20 20.0.140501,274.0089
FM20 20.0.040501,274.0089
FM19 19.3.040501,274.0089
FM19 19.1.040501,274.0089
FM19 19.0.140501,274.0089
FM19 19.0.040501,274.0089
FM18 18.3.04050354.0099
FM18 18.1.04050354.0099
FM18 18.0.04050354.0099
FM17 17.3.04000——
FM17 17.0.04100——
FM16 16.3.04300——
FM16 16.0.14300——
FM16 16.0.04300——
FM15 15.3.04300——
FM15 15.0.04300——
FM14 14.3.04300——
FM14 14.0.04300——
FM13 13.3.0———
FM13 13.0.0———
FM12 12.2.04000——
FM12 12.0.04100——
FM11 11.0.04150——
FM10 10.0.04150——