2008–09 in Libyan football

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

Overview

Events

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

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

Friendly Matches
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: Algeria 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

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

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

African Nations Championship

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

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

Libya advance to CHAN 2009 finals.

Finals

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 Yellow card 85'		 (Report) Shaban Yellow card 66'
Saad Yellow card 73'
Fazzani Yellow card 77'
Referee: Ivory Coast Desiré Doué Nomandiez[6]
Libya 1 – 1 Ghana
Saad 26'
Daoud Yellow card 36'		 (Report) Coffie Yellow card 30'
Badu Yellow card 62'
Yeboah Yellow card 73'
Owusu-Ansah 76'
Referee: Senegal Cheick Ahmed Tidiane Seck[7]
Zimbabwe 0 – 0 Libya
Karuru Yellow card 18'
Meleka Yellow card 37'
Gomba Yellow card 86'		 (Report) Esnani Yellow card 17'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 312063+35
 DR Congo 311134-14
 Zimbabwe 30303303
 Libya 302113-22

Performance in CAF competitions

Qualified Teams

First round

NB: Ittihad received bye to Round of 32

Al Ahly Tripoli6 – 0Niger AS Police
Pierre Koko'o 14', 41', 90+5'
Waleed Sba'ai 69'
Nader Kara 89', 90+6'		 [9]
Referee: Morocco Khalid Ramsis[10]
Niger AS Police2 – 1Al Ahly Tripoli
55', 58' [11] Ahmed Saad 72'
Referee: Burkina Faso Jean-Baptiste Bassono[10]

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

Tanzania Prisons FC0 – 2Khaleej Sirte
[12] Abdallah al Sheikhy 3'
Sheikh Sedao 59'
Referee: Kenya Alfred Ndinya[13]
Khaleej Sirte4 – 0Tanzania Prisons FC
Sa'ad Abdelhafeedh 24', 69'
Sheikh Sedao 30'
Achour Majeed 80'		 [14]
Referee: Egypt Abderraouf Younis[13]

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

Sudan Hay al Arab0 – 1Al Ahly Benghazi
[12] Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo 36'
Hussein Fathi Sultaan Red card 77'
Referee: Burundi Jean-Claude Niyongabo[13]
Al Ahly Benghazi0 – 1(a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 pen.)		Sudan Hay al Arab
[14] Ahmed Martin 45+1'
Referee: Algeria Lamine Benaissa[13]

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

Second round

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

Algeria JS Kabylie1 – 2Ahly Tripoli
Idrissa Coulibaly 79' (pen.) [15] Ahmed Saad 55'
Osama Al Fazzani 74'
Referee: Egypt Osman Samir[16]
Ahly Tripoli1 – 0Algeria JS Kabylie
Omar Dawood 39' [17][18]
Referee: Tunisia Aouaz Trabelsi[16]

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

Ittihad1 – 1Sudan Al-Merreikh
Mohamed Zubya 47' [19] Haytham Tambal 74'
Referee: Algeria Mohamed Bichari[16]
Sudan Al-Merreikh3 – 0Ittihad
Endurance Idahor 9', 26'
Raji Abdel-Aati 38'		 [17]
Referee: Malawi Kalyoto Ngosi[16]

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

Tunisia CS Sfaxien4 – 1Ahly Benghazi
Hamza Younes 28', 70'
Hamdi Rouid 50'
Issam Merdassi 81' (pen.)		 [20] Ahmed al Masli 90+4'
Referee: Nigeria Bunmi Ogunkolade[21]
Ahly Benghazi2 – 1Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Ibrahim al Khalil 14'
Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo 82'		 [22] Issam Merdassi 25'
Hachem Abbes Yellow card 45'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Uganda Ali Kalyango[21]

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

Khaleej Sirte0 – 1Algeria ES Sétif
[23] Abdelmalek Ziaya 13'
Referee: Sudan El Fadil Mohamed[21]
Algeria ES Sétif5 – 0Khaleej Sirte
Amine Aksas 30'
Abdelmalek Ziaya 46'
Lamouri Djediat 47', 55'
Mohamed Seguer 83'		 [22]
Referee: Tunisia Yosr Saadallah[21]

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

Third round

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

Ahly Tripoli0 – 0Tunisia ES Sahel
Ahmed Saad soccer ball with red X [24]
Referee: Guinea Yakhouba Keita[25]
Tunisia 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

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 – 0Egypt Haras El Hodood
[30][31]
Referee: Morocco Abdellah El Achiri
Egypt Haras El Hodood2 – 1Ahly Tripoli
Ahmed Salama 58', 88' [32][33] Nader Kara 37'
El Max Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Tunisia Kacem Benacceur[34]

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

Performance in UAFA Competitions

Qualified Teams

Fixtures & Results

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

Ittihad1 – 1Tunisia US Monastirienne
Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway 83' [36][37] Hicham Essifi 75'
Tunisia 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

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

Qualified Teams

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

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

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

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

Al Ittihad1 – 1Algeria JS Kabylie
Ali Rahuma 20'
Mohammad Za'abia soccer ball with red X 90+1'		 Adlène Bensaid 79'
Referee: Tunisia Qasim Belnasir

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]

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