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

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

2010 World Cup Qualifiers
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 — 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 PR 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source:
Iraq 1 – 1 China PR
Hawar Mulla  51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi  75'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)1
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Qatar 2 – 0 Iraq
Montezine  1'  62' Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
Australia 1 – 0 Iraq
Kewell  47' Report
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 48,678
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iraq 1 – 0 Australia
Emad Mohammed  28' Report
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)1
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Matsumura (Japan)
China PR 1 – 2 Iraq
Zhou Haibin  33' Report Emad Mohammed  41'
Nashat Akram  65'
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Bashir (Singapore)
Iraq 0 – 1 Qatar
Report Bechir  77'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)1
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Al-Badwawi (UAE)

U-21 National Team

Norway - Middle East U21 National Team Tournament
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:
Iraq 0 – 0 Jordan
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Iraq 2 – 1 Norway
Ali Salah Hashim  48'
Mustafa Karim  72'		 Report Cato Hansen  2'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Eid (Jordan)
Iraq 1 – 0 Syria
Halgurd Mulla Mohammed  62'

Youth team

Youth team friendlies
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'
Bhamdoun Stadium, Bhamdoun, Lebanon
Iraq 3 – 0 Lebanon
Ayoub Ayad  8'
Qais Tariq  23'
Jaber Shakir  42'
Bhamdoun Stadium, Bhamdoun, Lebanon
Iraq 1 – 1 Jordan
Ayoub Ayad  86' Amer Abu Hwaiti  45'

Inter Cup 2008
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:
Iraq 0 – 1 Malaysia
Mohd Safee Mohd Sali  30'
Iraq 0 – 0 Republic of Ireland
KLFA Stadium, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Iraq 0 – 1 Nigeria
John Owoeri  90+2' (pen)

AFC Youth Championship
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:
Iraq 1 – 2 United Arab Emirates
Ali Oudah  84' (Report) Ismaeel  65'
Fawzi  75'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain
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

U-16 Team Friendlies
Iraq 2 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Ali Jassim  88'
Marwan Hussein  87'		 Hadaf Abdullah  75'
Jeque Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Iraq 3 – 2 United Arab Emirates
Jeque Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Niigata U-16 Tournament
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:
Iraq 0 – 5 Japan
Iraq 4 – 0 Costa Rica
Iraq 2 – 3 Albirex Niigata

Domestic clubs in international tournaments

2008 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League

Group B
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:
Al Wasl FC0 – 1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Ali Alwan  32'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi
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
Referee: Salem Mahmoud Mujghef
Saipa F.C.1 – 1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Kianoush Rahmati  63' (pen) Report Ahmad Ayad  71'
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj, Iran
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
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Group D
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:
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)
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi
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
Referee: Mohamed Al Marzouqi
Al-Gharafa0 – 1Arbil FC
Report Ahmad Salah Alwan  29'
Al-Gharafa Stadium
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
Referee: Hedayat Mombini

Arab Champions League

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

Round 32
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
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'


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