Iraqi clubs in the AFC Club Competitions. From its introduction in 2002 until the forming of the AFC Professional League in 2009, Iraqi clubs were allowed to enter the AFC Champions League (ACL). Despite reaching respectable results, none of the Iraqi teams managed to get further than the group stage.
Since Iraq did not meet the new AFC standards for the ACL, its clubs participated in the AFC Cup from 2009 until 2018 (however, the AFC gave Iraq one qualifying spot for the ACL for the 2014 edition only). Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the AFC Cup three times, in 2016 , 2017 and 2018 . Iraqi clubs returned to the ACL group stage in 2019.
List of finals
Year
Competition
Iraqi team
Opposing team
Score
Venue
1971
Asian Champion Club Tournament
Aliyat Al-Shorta
Maccabi Tel Aviv
w/o 1
National Stadium , Bangkok
1989
Asian Club Championship
Al-Rasheed
Al-Sadd
3–2
Al-Shaab Stadium , Baghdad
0–1(3–3 agg.)2
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium , Doha
1995
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Al-Talaba
Bellmare Hiratsuka
1–2
Mitsuzawa Stadium , Yokohama
2000
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Al-Zawraa
Shimizu S-Pulse
0–1
Chiang Mai , Thailand
2012
AFC Cup
Erbil
Al-Kuwait
0–4
Franso Hariri Stadium , Erbil
2014
AFC Cup
Erbil
Al-Qadsia
0–0 (a.e.t. )(2–4 p )
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium , Dubai
2016
AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Bengaluru FC
1–0
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium , Doha
2017
AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Istiklol
1–0
Hisor Central Stadium , Hisor
2018
AFC Cup
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Altyn Asyr
2–0
Basra International Stadium , Basra
1 Aliyat Al-Shorta refused to play for political reasons.2 Al-Sadd won on the away goals rule .
List of participations
AFC Champions League Elite
1971–2002
2002–present
AFC Champions League Two
2009–present
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Iraqi clubs statistics
2002–present
Al-Kahrabaa Statistics
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Al-Kahrabaa
8
5
1
2
11
6
+5
Al-Minaa Statistics
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Al-Minaa [ 1]
6
0
2
4
6
11
−5
Al-Najaf Statistics
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Al-Najaf [ 2]
6
2
2
2
9
8
+1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2004 AFC Champions League
Group stage
0–1 [ a]
Al-Qadsia
Damascus , Syria
0–1
Al-Sadd
Doha , Qatar
0–3
Al-Wahda
Abu Dhabi , UAE
0–0
Al-Wahda
Damascus , Syria
0–1 [ a]
Al-Qadsia
Kuwait City , Kuwait
1–0
Al-Sadd
Damascus , Syria
2006 AFC Champions League
Group stage
1–0
Al Arabi
Kuwait City , Kuwait
0–2
Al-Shabab
Tripoli , Lebanon
0–2
Al-Sadd
Tripoli , Lebanon
0–3
Al-Sadd
Doha , Qatar
3–0
Al Arabi
Tripoli , Lebanon
1–2
Al-Shabab
Riyadh , KSA
2008 AFC Champions League
Group stage
1–0
Al-Wasl
Dubai , UAE
0–0
Al-Kuwait
Kuwait City , Kuwait
0–1
Saipa
Kuwait City , Kuwait
1–1
Saipa
Tehran , Iran
1–2
Al-Wasl
Kuwait City , Kuwait
2–1
Al-Kuwait
Kuwait City , Kuwait
2016 AFC Cup
Group stage
2–0
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
Hebron , Palestine
2–1
Al-Oruba
Wakra , Qatar
2–5
Al-Wahda
Saida, Lebanon
1–0
Al-Wahda
Wakra , Qatar
4–1
Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
Wakra , Qatar
4–0
Al-Oruba
Seeb , Oman
Round of 16
2–1
Al-Wehdat
Wakra , Qatar
Quarterfinals
1–1
Al-Jaish
Wakra , Qatar
4–0
Al-Jaish
Wakra , Qatar
Semifinals
1–1
Al-Ahed
Wakra , Qatar
4–3
Al-Ahed
Beirut , Lebanon
Final
1–0
Bengaluru
Doha , Qatar
2017 AFC Cup
Group stage
0–0
Safa
Beirut , Lebanon
2–1
Al-Hidd
Doha , Qatar
0–0
Al-Wahda
Beirut , Lebanon
1–1
Al-Wahda
Doha , Qatar
2–0
Safa
Doha , Qatar
1–0
Al-Hidd
Manama , Bahrain
Zonal semi-finals
1–1
Al-Zawraa
Erbil , Iraq
1–0
Al-Zawraa
Doha , Qatar
Zonal finals
1–2
Al-Wahda
Sidon , Lebanon
1–0
Al-Wahda
Wakra , Qatar
Final
1–0
Istiklol
Dushanbe , Tajikistan
2018 AFC Cup
Group stage
2–2
Al-Jazeera
Wakra , Qatar
1–0
Al-Suwaiq
Seeb , Oman
4–3
Malkiya
Isa Town , Bahrain
1–1
Al-Jazeera
Amman , Jordan
1–1
Malkiya
Karbala , Iraq
2–0
Al-Suwaiq
Karbala , Iraq
Zonal semi-finals
3–1
Al-Ahed
Karbala , Iraq
2–2
Al-Ahed
Beirut , Lebanon
Zonal finals
1–0
Al-Jazeera
Amman , Jordan
3–1
Al-Jazeera
Karbala , Iraq
Final
2–0
Altyn Asyr
Basra , Iraq
2019 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
1–2
Pakhtakor
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
2021 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
1–1 (a.e.t. ) 3–2 (p )
Al-Wehda
Mecca , Saudi Arabia
Group stage
0–1
Sharjah
Sharjah , UAE
0–0
Pakhtakor
Sharjah , UAE
0–0
Tractor
Sharjah , UAE
0–1
Tractor
Sharjah , UAE
2–3
Sharjah
Sharjah , UAE
0–1
Pakhtakor
Sharjah , UAE
2022 AFC Champions League
Group stage
2–1
Al-Jazira
Riyadh , KSA
1–2
Mumbai City
Riyadh , KSA
1–1
Al-Shabab
Riyadh , KSA
0–3
Al-Shabab
Riyadh , KSA
3–2
Al-Jazira
Riyadh , KSA
0–1
Mumbai City
Riyadh , KSA
2023–24 AFC Champions League
Group stage
2–2
Sepahan
Erbil , Iraq
2–1
AGMK
Olmaliq , Tashkent
0–1
Al-Ittihad
Jeddah , KSA
2–0
Al-Ittihad
Erbil , Iraq
0–1
Sepahan
Isfahan , Iran
3–2
AGMK
Erbil , Iraq
Al-Shorta Statistics
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Al-Shorta [ 4]
35
5
11
19
29
48
−19
Al-Shorta results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2004 AFC Champions League
Group stage
0–2
Sharjah
Sharjah , UAE
1–2
Al-Hilal
Damascus , Syria
0–2
Al-Hilal
Riyadh , KSA
2–3
Sharjah
Damascus , Syria
2005 AFC Champions League
Group stage
1–3
Al-Salmiya
Salmiya , Kuwait
1–1
PAS
Zarqa , Jordan
0–2
Al-Rayyan
Doha , Qatar
0–0
Al-Rayyan
Amman , Jordan
0–1
Al-Salmiya
Amman , Jordan
0–1
PAS
Tehran , Iran
2014 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
0–1
Al-Kuwait
Kuwait City , Kuwait
2014 AFC Cup
Group stage
0–0
Al-Qadsia
Wakra , Qatar
3–1
Al-Wahda
Sidon , Lebanon
0–0
Al-Hidd
Riffa , Bahrain
0–0
Al-Hidd
Wakra , Qatar
0–3
Al-Qadsia
Kuwait City , Kuwait
0–0
Al-Wahda
Wakra , Qatar
2015 AFC Cup
Group stage
2–2
Al-Hidd
Doha , Qatar
1–1
Al-Jazeera
Amman , Jordan
6–2
Taraji Wadi Al-Nes
Doha , Qatar
0–1
Taraji Wadi Al-Nes
Al-Ram , Palestine
1–1
Al-Hidd
Riffa , Bahrain
4–0
Al-Jazeera
Doha , Qatar
Round of 16
0–2
Al-Kuwait
Doha , Qatar
2020 AFC Champions League
Group stage
1–1
Esteghlal
Erbil , Iraq
0–1 [ a]
Al-Wahda
Erbil , Iraq
0–1
Al-Ahli
Doha , Qatar
2–1
Al-Ahli
Doha , Qatar
1–1
Esteghlal
Doha , Qatar
2021 AFC Champions League
Group stage
0–2
Al-Duhail
Jeddah , KSA
0–3
Esteghlal
Jeddah , KSA
0–3
Al-Ahli
Jeddah , KSA
1–2
Al-Ahli
Jeddah , KSA
2–1
Al-Duhail
Jeddah , KSA
0–1
Esteghlal
Jeddah , KSA
Al-Talaba Statistics
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Al-Talaba [ 5]
9
2
2
5
7
10
−3
Al-Zawraa Statistics
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Al-Zawraa [ 6]
57
23
18
16
85
68
+17
Al-Zawraa results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2002–03 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play–off
1–1
Al-Sadd
Doha , Qatar
1–2
Al-Sadd
Baghdad , Iraq
2005 AFC Champions League
Group stage
1–2
Al-Ahli
Tripoli , Lebanon
2–1
Pakhtakor
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
1–5
Al-Jaish
Tripoli , Lebanon
0–0
Al-Jaish
Damascus , Syria
1–5
Al-Ahli
Jeddah , KSA
2–1
Pakhtakor
Tripoli , Lebanon
2007 AFC Champions League
Group stage
1–0
Al-Arabi
Kuwait City , Kuwait
0–0
Al-Rayyan
Doha , Qatar
1–2
Al-Wahda
Doha , Qatar
1–1
Al-Wahda
Abu Dhabi , UAE
3–2
Al-Arabi
Doha , Qatar
3–1
Al-Rayyan
Doha , Qatar
2009 AFC Cup
Group stage
2–0
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
Dubai , UAE
0–2
Safa
Beirut , Lebanon
2–0
Al-Suwaiq
Dubai , UAE
1–0
Al-Suwaiq
Seeb , Oman
1–1
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
Sanaa, Yemen
2–1
Safa
Dubai , UAE
Round of 16
1–3
Erbil
Dubai , UAE
2012 AFC Cup
Group stage
2–3
Al-Shorta
Amman , Jordan
5–0
Al-Tilal
Duhok , Iraq
1–0
Safa
Duhok , Iraq
0–1
Safa
Beirut , Lebanon
2–1
Al-Shorta
Duhok , Iraq
2–0
Al-Tilal
Duhok , Iraq
Round of 16
0–1
Chonburi
Chonburi , Thailand
2017 AFC Cup
Group stage
0–0
Al-Suwaiq
Doha , Qatar
1–1
Al-Ahli
Amman , Jordan
3–1
Al-Jaish
Doha , Qatar
3–0
Al-Jaish
Doha , Qatar
1–0
Al-Suwaiq
Doha , Qatar
1–1
Al-Ahli
Doha , Qatar
Zonal semi-finals
1–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Erbil , Iraq
0–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Doha , Qatar
2018 AFC Cup
Group stage
1–1
Al-Ahed
Beirut , Lebanon
0–0
Al-Jaish
Doha , Qatar
3–1
Manama
Manama , Bahrain
1–1
Al-Ahed
Karbala , Iraq
2–1
Manama
Karbala , Iraq
1–1
Al-Jaish
Riffa , Bahrain
2019 AFC Champions League
Group stage
0–0
Zob Ahan
Isfahan , Iran
5–0
Al-Wasl
Karbala , Iraq
1–4
Al-Nassr
Riyadh , KSA
1–2
Al-Nassr
Karbala , Iraq
2–2
Zob Ahan
Karbala , Iraq
5–1
Al-Wasl
Dubai , UAE
2020 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
1–4
Bunyodkor
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
2021 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
1–2
Al-Wahda
Dubai , UAE
2022 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
1–1 (a.e.t. ) 5–6 (p )
Sharjah
Sharjah , UAE
2023–24 AFC Cup
Group stage
1–2
Al-Arabi
Basra International Stadium , Iraq
1–1
Al-Riffa
Khalifa Sports City Stadium , Isa Town
4–1
Nejmeh
Basra International Stadium , Iraq
2–1
Nejmeh
King Fahd Sports City , Taif
1–1
Al-Arabi
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium , Kuwait City
2–1
Al-Riffa
Basra International Stadium , Iraq
Duhok Statistics
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Duhok [ 7]
16
8
3
5
23
18
+5
Duhok results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2011 AFC Cup
Group stage
1–0
Al-Nasr
Kuwait City , Kuwait
4–2
Al-Faisaly
Duhok , Iraq
0–0
Al-Jaish
Damascus , Syria
0–1
Al-Jaish
Duhok , Iraq
1–0
Al-Nasr
Duhok , Iraq
0–0
Al-Faisaly
Amman , Jordan
Round of 16
1–0
Dempo
Duhok , Iraq
Quarterfinals
1–5
Al-Wehdat
Amman , Jordan
0–1
Al-Wehdat
Duhok , Iraq
2013 AFC Cup
Group stage
3–1
Al-Shaab Ibb
Duhok , Iraq
0–1
Al-Faisaly
Duhok , Iraq
3–1
Dhofar
Salalah , Oman
6–1
Dhofar
Duhok , Iraq
2–1
Al-Shaab Ibb
Duhok , Iraq
0–1
Al-Faisaly
Amman , Jordan
Round of 16
1–1 (a.e.t. ) 1–4 (p )
Al-Kuwait
Kuwait City , Kuwait
Erbil Statistics
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Erbil [ 8]
63
36
15
12
125
63
+62
Erbil results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2008 AFC Champions League
Group stage
1–1
Al-Gharafa
Amman , Jordan
1–1
Al-Qadisiya
Kuwait City , Kuwait
0–2
Pakhtakor
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
1–5
Pakhtakor
Amman , Jordan
1–0
Al-Gharafa
Doha , Qatar
4–2
Al-Qadisiya
Amman , Jordan
2009 AFC Cup
Group stage
0–1
Al-Mabarrah
Beirut , Lebanon
1–1
Al-Arabi
Amman , Jordan
1–1
Al-Oruba
Seeb , Oman
3–0
Al-Oruba
Zarqa , Jordan
3–2
Al-Mabarrah
Zarqa , Jordan
0–2
Al-Arabi
Kuwait City , Kuwait
Round of 16
3–1
Al-Zawraa
Dubai , UAE
Quarterfinals
1–1
Al-Kuwait
Kuwait City , Kuwait
0–1
Al-Kuwait
Erbil , Iraq
2011 AFC Cup
Group stage
2–1
Al-Ahed
Beirut , Lebanon
1–1
Al-Karamah
Erbil , Iraq
0–0
Al-Oruba
Erbil , Iraq
5–0
Al-Oruba
Seeb , Oman
6–2
Al-Ahed
Erbil , Iraq
3–0
Al-Karamah
Damascus , Syria
Round of 16
1–0 (a.e.t. )
Tampines Rovers
Erbil , Iraq
Quarterfinals
2–1
Persipura Jayapura
Jayapura , Indonesia
1–0
Persipura Jayapura
Erbil , Iraq
Semifinals
0–2
Al-Kuwait
Erbil , Iraq
3–3
Al-Kuwait
Kuwait City , Kuwait
2012 AFC Cup
Group stage
1–1
Kazma
Erbil , Iraq
2–2
Al-Oruba
Erbil , Iraq
2–0
East Bengal
Calcutta , India
2–0
East Bengal
Erbil , Iraq
2–1
Kazma
Kuwait City , Kuwait
2–1
Al-Oruba
Erbil , Iraq
Round of 16
4–0
Neftchi Farg'ona
Erbil , Iraq
Quarterfinals
5–1
Kelantan
Erbil , Iraq
1–1
Kelantan
Kota Bharu , Malaysia
Semifinals
4–1
Chonburi
Erbil , Iraq
4–1
Chonburi
Chonburi , Thailand
Final
0–4
Al-Kuwait
Erbil , Iraq
2013 AFC Cup
Group stage
4–0
Al-Ahli Taizzz
Erbil , Iraq
2–0
Al-Ansar
Beirut , Lebanon
1–0
Fanja
Erbil , Iraq
4–0
Fanja
Seeb , Oman
4–0
Al-Ahli Taizzz
Erbil , Iraq
2–0
Al-Ansar
Erbil , Iraq
Round of 16
3–4 (a.e.t. )
Al-Shorta
Erbil , Iraq
2014 AFC Cup
Group stage
3–1
Shabab Al Ordon
Amman , Jordan
6–0
Alay Osh
Doha , Qatar
1–2
Al Riffa
Doha , Qatar
3–0
Al Riffa
Riffa , Bahrain
3–2
Shabab Al Ordon
Doha , Qatar
3–0
Alay Osh
Osh , Kyrgyzstan
Round of 16
0–0 (a.e.t. ) 3–0 (p )
Nejmeh
Doha , Qatar
Quarterfinals
1–0
Hà Nội T&T
Hanoi , Vietnam
1–0
Hà Nội T&T
Beirut , Lebanon
Semifinals
1–1
Kitchee
Zarqa , Jordan
2–1
Kitchee
Mong Kok , Hong Kong
Final
0–0 (a.e.t. ) 2–4 (p )
Al Qadsia
Dubai , UAE
2015 AFC Cup
Group stage
3–1
Istiklol
Dushanbe , Tajikistan
0–1
Al Qadsia
Doha , Qatar
1–2
Ahal
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
2–3
Ahal
Doha , Qatar
0–0
Istiklol
Doha , Qatar
2–1
Al Qadsia
Kuwait City , Kuwait
Naft Al-Wasat Statistics
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Naft Al-Wasat [ 9]
7
5
0
2
9
4
+5
Notes
^ a b c Result not considered in determining the final group rankings.
See also
References
External links
Asian Champion Club Tournament era, 1967–1972
Seasons
Asian Club Championship era, 1985–2002
Seasons
AFC Champions League era, 2002–2024
Seasons Finals
AFC Champions League Elite era, since 2024
Seasons Finals