The 2008–09 Iraqi First Division League.
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Masafi Al-Wasat Al-Hasanain Al-Shirqat Al-Diwaniya Naft Maysan Al-Karkh Zakho Masafi Al-Junoob Al-Hindiya |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
Format and teams
editFinal qualification round
edit
On December 4, 2009, the Iraq Football Federation met and decided that the final qualifying round will be played on one stage. Six clubs will play in Baghdad for the period from December 8 to 15, with five rounds, with three matches each day, with a break for the next day. Two of these teams will qualify for the 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League next season, joined by the six teams that already secured promotion in the previous round.[1]
The matches are to be played on five stadiums: Al-Shorta Stadium, Al-Zawraa Stadium, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium, Al Karkh Stadium and Al Naft Stadium.
Number of teams by Iraqi Governorates
edit| Governorate | Teams | Name of Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center | |||
| Baghdad | 2 | Al-Siyaha and Al-Karkh | |
| Al-Anbar | 1 | Al-Jolan | |
| North | |||
| Dohuk | 1 | Zakho | |
| Middle Euphrates | |||
| Karbala | 1 | Al-Hindiya | |
| South | |||
| Basra | 1 | Masafi Al-Janoob | |
Final qualification round
editThe final qualification round will be one group, each team plays five game with other teams. The top two teams from group were to qualify for the 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League next season, but eventually the top four all qualified due to the withdrawal of Sulaymaniya and Sirwan from the Iraqi Premier League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Karkh (P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League |
| 2 | Zakho (P) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | Masafi Al-Janoob (P) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Al-Hindiya (P) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Al-Jolan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 | Al-Siyaha | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Season statistics
editTop scorers
editFinal qualification round
edit- As of matches played on 15 December 2009
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mohannad Abdul-Rahman
|
Al-Karkh | 4 |
| Hassan Farhood
|
Al-Hindiya | ||
| Broosh Jader
|
Zakho | ||
| Mustafa Basil
| |||
| 2 | Anmar Hussein
|
Al-Jolan | 3 |
| Hussam-Eddin Mohammed
| |||
| Qusay Jbayer
| |||
| 3 | Salam Ibrahim
|
Masafi Al-Janoob | 2 |
| Ammar Radhi
|
Al-Siyaha | ||
| Abbas Mohammed
|
Others
editReferences
edit- ^ "Iraqi Football Association meets with the six teams competing to qualify for the Premier League". shakwmakw.com (in Arabic). December 3, 2009.