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 Qatar Iraq China
 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 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source:
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

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
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

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'
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
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
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: Qatar Abdulrahman Hussain
Syria 1 – 2 Iraq
Al-Suma 88' (Report) Ali Oudah 49' 65'
Attendance: 300
Referee: China 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'
Iraq 3 – 2 United Arab Emirates

Niigata U-16 Tournament
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 9
Japan 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 – 3Japan 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
Iran Saipa 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
United Arab Emirates Al Wasl 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
Kuwait 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
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0 – 0Al Kuwait Kaifan
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Syria Muhsen Basma
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0 – 1Saipa F.C.
Report Amir Vaziri 45+1'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jordan Salem Mahmoud Mujghef
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: China Hai Tan
Al Kuwait Kaifan1 – 2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Khaled Ajab 22' Report Haitham Kadhim 17'
Yassir Abdul-Mohsen 48'
Attendance: 250

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al Qadisiya 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11
Iraq Erbil 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8
Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2
Source:
Arbil FC1 – 1Al-Gharafa
Muslim Mubarak 61' Report Araújo 13'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Lebanon 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: Iran 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: United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Marzouqi
Al-Gharafa0 – 1Arbil FC
Report Ahmad Salah Alwan 29'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Syria 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: Iran Hedayat Mombini

Arab Champions League
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
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq2 – 1Morocco Hassania Agadir
Akram Hashim 63'
Ahmad Ayad 67'		 Yassine Rami 90'
Hassania Agadir Morocco0 – 0Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Round 16
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq1 – 1Tunisia Union Sportive Monastir
Hussein Jawad 66' Aymen Ayari 6'
Union Sportive Monastir Tunisia2 – 0Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Hecham Al-Saifi 80', 82'


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