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2008 in Iraqi football

The 2008 season was the 60th season of competitive football in Iraq, since the creation of the Iraq Football Association in 1948.

National Team edit

Ambassadors of Peace match edit

Iraq  1 – 2Ambassadors of Peace
Hawar Mulla Mohammed   40' Stefano Eranio   13',   27'

2010 World Cup Qualifiers edit

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Group 1 edit

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
  Australia 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 Fourth round — 3–0 1–0 0–1
  Qatar 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10 1–3 — 2–0 0–0
  Iraq 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 1–0 0–1 — 1–1
  China 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: [1]
Iraq  1 – 1  China
Hawar Mulla   51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi   75'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Qatar  2 – 0  Iraq
Montezine   1'   62' Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
Australia  1 – 0  Iraq
Kewell   47' Report
Attendance: 48,678
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iraq  1 – 0  Australia
Emad Mohammed   28' Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Matsumura (Japan)
China  1 – 2  Iraq
Zhou Haibin   33' Report Emad Mohammed   41'
Nashat Akram   65'
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Bashir (Singapore)
Iraq  0 – 1  Qatar
Report Bechir   77'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Al-Badwawi (UAE)

U-21 National Team edit

Norway - Middle East U21 National Team Tournament edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
  Jordan 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
  Norway 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
  Syria 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Iraq  0 – 0  Jordan
Iraq  2 – 1  Norway
Ali Salah Hashim   48'
Mustafa Karim   72'		 Report Cato Hansen   2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Eid (Jordan)
Iraq  1 – 0  Syria
Halgurd Mulla Mohammed   62'

Youth team edit

Youth team friendlies edit

Iraq  0 – 0  Jordan
Iraq  0 – 0  Jordan
Iraq  2 – 1  Lebanon
Faris Hassan   72'
Mohammed Abdul-Zahra   83'		 Ali Bazzi   81'
Iraq  2 – 2  Lebanon
Qais Tariq   31'
Ayoub Ayad   90'		 Alaa Termoss   8'
Ali Bazzi   25'
Iraq  3 – 0  Lebanon
Ayoub Ayad   8'
Qais Tariq   23'
Jaber Shakir   42'
Iraq  1 – 1  Jordan
Ayoub Ayad   86' Amer Abu Hwaiti   45'

Inter Cup 2008 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Nigeria U-23 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
  Republic of Ireland U-21 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  Malaysia U-23 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
  Iraq U-19 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Iraq  0 – 1  Malaysia
Mohd Safee Mohd Sali   30'
Iraq  0 – 0  Republic of Ireland
Iraq  0 – 1  Nigeria
John Owoeri   90+2' (pen)

AFC Youth Championship edit

Main article: 2008 AFC U-19 Championship

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
  Iraq 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
  Syria 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Iraq  1 – 2  United Arab Emirates
Ali Oudah   84' (Report) Ismaeel   65'
Fawzi   75'
Attendance: 300
Syria  1 – 2  Iraq
Al-Suma   88' (Report) Ali Oudah   49'   65'
Attendance: 300
Referee:   Tan Hai
South Korea  2 – 0  Iraq
Kim Bo-Kyung   23'
Moon Ki-Han   87'		 (Report)
Attendance: 400

U-16 Team edit

U-16 Team Friendlies edit

Iraq  2 – 1  United Arab Emirates
Ali Jassim   88'
Marwan Hussein   87'		 Hadaf Abdullah   75'
Iraq  3 – 2  United Arab Emirates

Niigata U-16 Tournament edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 9
  Albirex Niigata 3 2 0 1 8 10 −2 6
  Iraq 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 3 16 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
Iraq  0 – 5  Japan
Iraq  4 – 0  Costa Rica
Iraq  2 – 3  Albirex Niigata

Domestic clubs in international tournaments edit

2008 AFC Champions League edit

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League

Group B edit

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saipa 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
  Al Wasl 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
  Al Kuwait 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5
Source: [citation needed]
Al Wasl FC0 – 1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Ali Alwan   32'
Attendance: 7,500
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0 – 0Al Kuwait Kaifan
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Muhsen Basma
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0 – 1Saipa F.C.
Report Amir Vaziri   45+1'
Attendance: 1,000
Saipa F.C.1 – 1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Kianoush Rahmati   63' (pen) Report Ahmad Ayad   71'
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1 – 2Al Wasl FC
Ibrahim Kamel   69' Report Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi   49'
Alexander Oliveira   64'
Attendance: 100
Referee:   Hai Tan
Al Kuwait Kaifan1 – 2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Khaled Ajab   22' Report Haitham Kadhim   17'
Yassir Abdul-Mohsen   48'
Attendance: 250

Group D edit

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al Qadisiya 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
  Pakhtakor 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11
  Erbil 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8
  Al-Gharafa 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]
Arbil FC1 – 1Al-Gharafa
Muslim Mubarak   61' Report Araújo   13'
Attendance: 250
Referee:   Talaat Najm
Al Qadisiya Kuwait1 – 1Arbil FC
Khalaf Al Salama   81' Ahmad Salah Alwan   28' (pen)
FC Pakhatakor2 – 0Arbil FC
Akmal Kholmatov   47'
Alexander Geynrikh   52' (pen)		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Masoud Moradi
Arbil FC1 – 5FC Pakhatakor
Haidar Sabah   19' Report Salah Al-Deen Siamand   38' (og)
Nodirbek Kuziboyev   69'
Darko Marković   73'
Alexander Geynrikh   81'
Akmal Kholmatov   90+3'
Attendance: 180
Al-Gharafa0 – 1Arbil FC
Report Ahmad Salah Alwan   29'
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Muhsen Basma
Arbil FC4 – 2Al Qadisiya Kuwait
Luay Salah   52'   70'   79'
Ahmad Salah Alwan   89'		 Report Saadoun Al Shammari   23'
Ali Al-Kandri   34'
Attendance: 120

Arab Champions League edit

Main article: Arab Champions League 2008-2009

Iraq has 1 spot. The spot was given to the 3rd Placed team of the Iraqi Premier League 2007-08.

Round 32 edit

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  2 – 1  Hassania Agadir
Akram Hashim   63'
Ahmad Ayad   67'		 Yassine Rami   90'
Hassania Agadir  0 – 0  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Round 16 edit

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  1 – 1  Union Sportive Monastir
Hussein Jawad   66' Aymen Ayari   6'
Union Sportive Monastir  2 – 0  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Hecham Al-Saifi   80',   82'


References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

External links edit

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