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2008–09 in Libyan football

The 2008–09 season is the 96th season of competitive football in Libya.

Overview edit

Events edit

On October 15, 2008, the Libyan Super Cup was won Ittihad as they defeated Khaleej Sirte 4–0 at 11 June Stadium.

On October 17, 2008, the 2008–09 Libyan Premier League season started at the Green Document Stadium, at 14:00 GMT where Akhdar defeated Tersanah by 3 goals to 1.

On November 4, 2008, the 2008–09 Libyan Second Division season started.

On February 26, 2009, the 2008–09 Libyan Cup competition started.

On May 28, 2009, Al Wahda Tripoli's relegation from the Libyan Premier League was confirmed after a 4–1 away defeat to Ahly Benghazi.

National team edit

The home team is on the left hand column; the away team is on the right hand column.

Friendly Matches edit

Libya  2 – 2  Senegal
Libya  3 – 0  Chad
Dawood   19'
Esnani   77'
al Tarhouni   80'
Libya  6 – 2  Niger
al Maghrabi   25', 76'
al Masly   44'
al Tarhouni   51'
Zubya   87'
Kader   90+1' (o.g.)		 Sacko   38', 77'
Referee:   Algerian Officials
Libya  2 – 3  Uruguay
Esnani   31'
al Fazzani   57'		 (Report) Eguren   14'
Martínez   70'
Pereira   74'
Libya  1 – 0  Senegal
Zubya   74' (Report)

World Cup Qualifiers edit

Libya was in Group 4 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process[1]

Libya  1 – 0  Ghana
al Rewani   5'
Saad   44'   86'		 (Report) (in Arabic)[permanent dead link] Kingston   26'
Agogo   30'
Attendance: 45,000
Gabon  1 – 0  Libya
Moubamba   41'
Mbanangoye   83'
Meye   89'		 (Report) al Sbaay   9'
Hussein   29'
al Fazzani   73'
Shaban   84'
Attendance: 26,000

African Nations Championship edit

Libya was in the North Zone for qualification to the inaugural African Nations Championship[4]

Qualifying - Final Round edit

First leg edit
Morocco  3 – 1  Libya
Allaoui   11', 61'
Madihi   85'		 Fazzani   25'
Second leg edit
Libya  3 – 0  Morocco
Zubya   18'
Zuway   47'
Saad   62'

Libya advance to CHAN 2009 finals.

Finals edit

Libya were drawn in Group B, along with DR Congo, Ghana and Zimbabwe.[5]

DR Congo  2 – 0  Libya
Kaluyituka   58'
Lofo   67' (pen.)
Kimuaki   85'		 (Report) Shaban   66'
Saad   73'
Fazzani   77'
Libya  1 – 1  Ghana
Saad   26'
Daoud   36'		 (Report) Coffie   30'
Badu   62'
Yeboah   73'
Owusu-Ansah   76'
Zimbabwe  0 – 0  Libya
Karuru   18'
Meleka   37'
Gomba   86'		 (Report) Esnani   17'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ghana 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
  DR Congo 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
  Zimbabwe 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
  Libya 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2

Performance in CAF competitions edit

Qualified Teams edit

Fixtures & Results edit

First round edit

NB: Ittihad received bye to Round of 32

Al Ahly Tripoli6 – 0  AS Police
Pierre Koko'o   14', 41', 90+5'
Waleed Sba'ai   69'
Nader Kara   89', 90+6'		 [9]
  AS Police2 – 1Al Ahly Tripoli
  55', 58' [11] Ahmed Saad   72'

Al Ahly Tripoli go through with an aggregate score of 7-2

  Prisons FC0 – 2Khaleej Sirte
[12] Abdallah al Sheikhy   3'
Sheikh Sedao   59'
Khaleej Sirte4 – 0  Prisons FC
Sa'ad Abdelhafeedh   24', 69'
Sheikh Sedao   30'
Achour Majeed   80'		 [14]

Khaleej Sirte go through with an aggregate score of 6-0

  Hay al Arab0 – 1Al Ahly Benghazi
[12] Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo   36'
Hussein Fathi Sultaan   77'
Al Ahly Benghazi0 – 1(a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 pen.)		  Hay al Arab
[14] Ahmed Martin   45+1'

Al Ahly Benghazi go through 3-2 on penalty kicks, after an aggregate score of 1-1.

Second round edit

First Legs to be played over March 13-March 15, 2009
Second Legs to be played over April 3-April 5, 2009

  JS Kabylie1 – 2Ahly Tripoli
Idrissa Coulibaly   79' (pen.) [15] Ahmed Saad   55'
Osama Al Fazzani   74'
Ahly Tripoli1 – 0  JS Kabylie
Omar Dawood   39' [17][18]

Ahly Tripoli advance to the next stage of the competition with an aggregate score of 3–1.

Ittihad1 – 1  Al-Merreikh
Mohamed Zubya   47' [19] Haytham Tambal   74'
  Al-Merreikh3 – 0Ittihad
Endurance Idahor   9', 26'
Raji Abdel-Aati   38'		 [17]

Ittihad are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 4–1

  CS Sfaxien4 – 1Ahly Benghazi
Hamza Younes   28', 70'
Hamdi Rouid   50'
Issam Merdassi   81' (pen.)		 [20] Ahmed al Masli   90+4'
Ahly Benghazi2 – 1  CS Sfaxien
Ibrahim al Khalil   14'
Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo   82'		 [22] Issam Merdassi   25'
Hachem Abbes   45'
Attendance: 11,000

Ahly Benghazi are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 5–3

Khaleej Sirte0 – 1  ES Sétif
[23] Abdelmalek Ziaya   13'
  ES Sétif5 – 0Khaleej Sirte
Amine Aksas   30'
Abdelmalek Ziaya   46'
Lamouri Djediat   47', 55'
Mohamed Seguer   83'		 [22]

Khaleej Sirte are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 6–0

Third round edit

First legs to be played over April 17-April 19, 2009
Second legs to be played over May 1-May 3, 2009

Ahly Tripoli0 – 0  ES Sahel
Ahmed Saad   [24]
  ES Sahel2 – 0Ahly Tripoli
Sadat Bukari   17'
Ammar Jemal   43'		 [26]

Ahly Tripoli are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 2–0

Fourth round edit

First legs to be played over May 17-May 19, 2009
Second legs to be played over May 29-May 31, 2009[27][28][29]

Ahly Tripoli0 – 0  Haras El Hodood
[30][31]
  Haras El Hodood2 – 1Ahly Tripoli
Ahmed Salama   58', 88' [32][33] Nader Kara   37'

Ahly Tripoli are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 2–1

Performance in UAFA Competitions edit

Qualified Teams edit

Fixtures & Results edit

First legs to be played over October 27-October 29, 2008
Second legs to be played over November 24-November 26, 2008[35]

Ittihad1 – 1  US Monastirienne
Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway   83' [36][37] Hicham Essifi   75'
  US Monastirienne2 – 1Ittihad
Fraj Saasi   1'
Hicham Essifi   8'		 [38][39] Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway   86'

Ittihad are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 3–2

  ES Tunis0 – 0Ahly Tripoli
[36][40]
Ahly Tripoli0 – 0
(8 – 9 pen.)		  ES Tunis
[38][39]

Al Ahly Tripoli are eliminated from the competition after losing a penalty shootout 9–8, after an aggregate score of 0–0

Performance in UNAF Competitions edit

Qualified Teams edit

Fixtures & Results edit

  Maghreb Fez3 – 0Khaleej Sirte
Kader Fall   9', 56'
Mustapha Mraini   69'		 [41]
Attendance: 15,000
Khaleej Sirte0 – 1  Maghreb Fez
[41] Bouabid Bouden   90+2'
Attendance: 1,500

Khaleej Sirte are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 4–0

  Club Africain2 – 1Al Ittihad
Oussama Sellami   26'
Wissem Ben Yahia   61' (pen.)		 Reyad Ellafi   68'
Attendance: 25,000
Ittihad1 – 1  Club Africain
Mohammad Esnani   14' [42] Lassaad Ouertani   57'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:   Essam Abdelfattah

Ittihad are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 3–2

Al Ittihad1 – 1  JS Kabylie
Ali Rahuma   20'
Mohammad Za'abia   90+1'		 Adlène Bensaid   79'

There was an ongoing feud as to who would take 3rd place. Ittihad were originally given 3rd place as JS Kabylie did not play a penalty shootout, as they claim they won the tie on away goals. The Algerian club also said that Ittihad had an unfair advantage playing at home in a one-off match. As a result, UNAF met on January 19 to discuss the case. The UNAF later decided that the two clubs would share 3rd place, and therefore share the $75,000 prize fund.[43]

References edit

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  3. ^ FIFA Match Report
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