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

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)

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 Nigeria
John Owoeri 90+2' (pen)

AFC Youth 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

U-16 Team

U-16 Team Friendlies

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

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

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 – 1Saipa F.C.
Report Amir Vaziri 45+1'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jordan Salem Mahmoud Mujghef

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
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

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'

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'


References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.