The Iraq Football Association (IFA) attended a meeting held by the N.F.-Board in June 2006.

[2] In December 2008, during the 5th General Meeting, Kurdistan was granted full membership to the N.F.-Board and their tournaments.

[citation needed] The team played in the 2008 VIVA World Cup for the first time, finishing in the fourth place after a 3–1 loss to Sápmi.

[citation needed] In 2011 the Kurdish team took part the Palestine International Cup and defeated Mauritania and Tunisia U22.

[3] Kurdistan eventually became champions on home turf in the 2012 Viva World Cup, defeating Northern Cyprus 2–1 in front of 22,000 fans.