Soccer Iraq

Soccer Iraq is an English-based Iraqi website and social media agency providing a variety of news, statistics and services within Iraqi football, ranging from coverage on the Iraq national football team and its players to news on the Iraqi Premier League.

Soccer Iraq
Type of site
Sports journalism
Social media agency
Available inEnglish
URLwww.socceriraq.net
Launched2015

History

Soccer Iraq launched on 11 March 2015 with the aim of creating an English-based website covering Iraq's national football team, the Lions of Mesopotamia,[1] as well as the domestic club competitions and the nation's foreign-based players.[2] In 2017, Soccer Iraq assisted the Iraq Football Association (IFA) in the process of verifying the IFA's official social media profiles.[3] In 2020, Soccer Iraq helped facilitate Safaa Hadi's move to the Russian Premier League by streamlining the communication of the Russian Football Union and PFC Krylia Sovetov with Al-Shorta SC regarding the completion of administrative procedures.[4] Soccer Iraq has also been involved in research into the earliest league and cup tournaments played in Iraq.[5] Several current and former international players are in regular interaction with the website's posts on social media.[6][7][8][9][10]

Al-Shorta SC partnership

On 9 December 2021, Iraqi club Al-Shorta SC announced on its official website that it had partnered with Soccer Iraq to manage its English-language social media profiles and streamline its digital content across all accounts. The move came after Al-Shorta's participation in Asia's top club competition, the AFC Champions League, with the club appointing Soccer Iraq due to its "six years of experience in social media and digital marketing".[11]

Providing Information

Throughout the years, Soccer Iraq has provided information regarding the Iraqi game to many major news networks and has been relied on by news organisations all over the world, such as International Business Times,[12] La Gazzetta dello Sport,[13] Marca,[14] L'Equipe,[15] Goal,[16][17] Al Jazeera,[18] ESPN FC,[19] Asian Football Confederation,[20][21] Diario AS,[22] Daily Express,[23] Major League Soccer,[24] Panorama,[25] Mundo Deportivo,[26] The Washington Post,[27] Fox Sports,[28][29] 90min.com,[30] SPORTbible,[31] Vancouver Whitecaps FC,[32] Sportskeeda[33] and Football Manager.[34]

Notable Interviewees

The website has published several interviews since its launch – most recently with Gonzalo Rodríguez García, Osama Rashid, Mohannad Abdul-Raheem, Rebin Sulaka, Marin Ion, Justin Meram and Ali Adnan.[35]

Goal of the Season

Soccer Iraq launched the first ever Goal of the Season competition for the Iraqi Premier League starting from the 2016–17 season. The winner is chosen by a Twitter poll between the four best goals. Al-Zawraa midfielder Ali Raheem won the award in both of its first two seasons.

Source[36]

Season Scorer Nationality For Against Stadium Date
2016–17 Ali Raheem  Iraq Al-Zawraa Al-Shorta Al-Shaab Stadium 10 May 2017
2017–18 Ali Raheem  Iraq Al-Zawraa Al-Hussein Al-Shaab Stadium 30 May 2018
2018–19 Mohanad Ali  Iraq Al-Shorta Al-Naft Al-Shaab Stadium 4 March 2019
2019–20 Saad Abdul-Amir  Iraq Al-Shorta Al-Minaa Al-Shaab Stadium 7 March 2020
2020–21 Joseph Nathaniel  Nigeria Al-Hudood Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shaab Stadium 13 February 2021

Team of the Decade

In late 2019, Soccer Iraq commemorated the end of the 2010s with the Soccer Iraq Team of the Decade which was voted for by fans over a two-month period via a series of Twitter polls. After several thousands of votes, 28 players were narrowed down to the final eleven and the team was revealed on 31 December 2019.[37] The selection of Mohanad Ali in the Team of the Decade was commented on by the official Asian Football Confederation broadcast during Iraq's match with Iran in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[38]

2010–2019[39]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

References
  1. "Soccer Iraq – About Us".
  2. "Al-Zawraa v Al-Shorta: My experience of a Baghdad Derby". 24 September 2018.
  3. "Iraq FA receives verification". 16 February 2017.
  4. "More Than A Game: Football In Iraq". Sideline Scouted. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. "لاول مرة .. تفاصيل أول بطولات الدوري وبطولة الكأس موسم 1948/1949". 31 July 2020.
  6. "Al-Zawraa 2–1 Al-Samawa". 3 July 2018.
  7. "Iraq will play Bahrain in the Gulf Cup semi-final on Thursday". 2 December 2019.
  8. "Osama Rashid is off the mark in this season's Liga Portugal". 1 November 2019.
  9. "Noor Sabri never lost a penalty shootout in his career". 18 July 2020.
  10. "MUFC youngster Zidane Iqbal has obtained an Iraqi passport". 20 May 2020.
  11. "Al-Shorta SC partners with Soccer Iraq for English language service". Al-Shorta SC. 9 December 2021.
  12. "Isis: Iraqi anti-Islamic State hero footballer Ali Adnan 'makes it to European football'". International Business Times.
  13. "Ali Adnan, dal passaggio alla Roma alla guerra in Iraq". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  14. "Real Madrid supporters club in Iraq attacked by terrorists – 16 dead". Marca.
  15. "Irak : le gardien Alaa Ahmed a joué le lendemain de la mort de son fils". L'Equipe.
  16. "Long-range stunner beats 'keeper from 40-yards". Goal.
  17. "สะเทือนเอเชียนเกมส์! อิรัก U16 ถูกจับได้โกงอายุ". Goal.
  18. "جوزيف ناثاليان يسجل هدفا مميزا في الدوري العراقي". Al Jazeera.
  19. "WHAT A STRIKE @SoccerIraq". ESPN FC.
  20. "MD5 – Group C: Iraq 2-1 IR Iran". Asian Football Confederation.
  21. "Katanec: We deserve this victory". Asian Football Confederation.
  22. "Iraq to host 1st international football tournament since 1979". Diario AS.
  23. "ISIS suicide bomb kills dozens football match Iraq". Daily Express.
  24. "Justin Meram wins friendly tournament MVP with Iraq". Major League Soccer.
  25. "Il viandante Walter Zenga e la panchina dell'Iraq". Panorama.
  26. "La selección de Irak sacrifica una oveja para ahuyentar la mala suerte". Mundo Deportivo.
  27. "Car bomb explosion in Iraq kills youth national soccer team player". The Washington Post.
  28. "Iraq 'ready and able' to host international matches again". Fox Sports Asia.
  29. "The AFC Asian Cup 2019 contenders: Iraq". Fox Sports Asia.
  30. "World's Biggest Football Stadium Set to Be Built 'For Free' in Iraq With Reported 135,000 Capacity". 90min.com.
  31. "Iraq's Bashar Resan Played Against Argentina On The Same Day His Mother Passed Away". SPORTbible.
  32. "Adnan scores winner for Iraq in 2-1 win over Uzbekistan". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  33. "Hong Kong vs Iraq prediction, preview, team news and more | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". Sportskeeda.
  34. "Iraqi Premier League - Football Manager 2021". Sortitoutsi.
  35. "Soccer Iraq – Interviews".
  36. "Soccer Iraq – Domestic Seasons".
  37. "Soccer Iraq Team of the Decade Revealed". Soccer Iraq. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  38. "#AsianQualifiers - Full Match - Group A - Iraq vs Islamic Republic of Iran". AFC Asian Cup. 7 September 2021.
  39. "Soccer Iraq Team of the Decade 2010–2019". Soccer Iraq. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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