2008 in Iraqi football

none 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 December 22, 2008 19:30 GMT IRQ 1 – 2 Ambassadors of Peace Hawar Mulla Mohammed 40 Stefano Eranio 13, 27 San Siro, Milan (Italy) 2010 World Cup Qualifiers 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Group 1 Group 1 IRQ 2008-02-06 16:30 UTC+4 IRQ 1 – 1 Report CHN Hawar Mulla 51 pen. Zheng Zhi 75 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)1 11,000 Torky (Iran) 2008-03-26 18:30 UTC+3 QAT 2 – 0 Report IRQ Montezine 1 62 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 13,000 Nishimura (Japan) 2008-06-01 17:00 UTC+10 AUS 1 – 0 Report IRQ Kewell 47 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 48,678 Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 2008-06-07 20:00 UTC+4 IRQ 1 – 0 Report AUS Emad Mohammed 28 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)1 8,000 Matsumura (Japan) 2008-06-14 20:00 UTC+8 CHN 1 – 2 Report IRQ Zhou Haibin 33 Emad Mohammed 41 Nashat Akram 65 Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin 39,000 Bashir (Singapore) 2008-06-22 20:00 UTC+4 IRQ 0 – 1 Report QAT Bechir 77 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)1 10,000 Al-Badwawi (UAE) U-21 National Team Norway - Middle East U21 National Team Tournament main WDL Q n IRQ Iraq JOR Jordan NOR Norway SYR Syria 2 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 6 gold 1ST silver 2ND #c96 3RD complete 2008-11-22 IRQ 0 – 0 JOR King Abdullah Stadium, Amman 2008-11-25 IRQ 2 – 1 NOR Ali Salah Hashim 48 Mustafa Karim 72 Report Cato Hansen 2 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman 500 Ali Eid (Jordan) 2008-11-28 IRQ 1 – 0 SYR Halgurd Mulla Mohammed 62 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa Youth team Youth team friendlies August 18, 2008 Iraq 0 – 0 Jordan Amman, Jordan August 20, 2008 Iraq 0 – 0 Jordan Amman, Jordan August 27, 2008 IRQ 2 – 1 LIB Faris Hassan 72 Mohammed Abdul-Zahra 83 Ali Bazzi 81 Safa Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon August 29, 2008 IRQ 2 – 2 LIB Qais Tariq 31 Ayoub Ayad 90 Alaa Termoss 8 Ali Bazzi 25 Bhamdoun Stadium, Bhamdoun, Lebanon September 1, 2008 IRQ 3 – 0 LIB Ayoub Ayad 8 Qais Tariq 23 Jaber Shakir 42 Bhamdoun Stadium, Bhamdoun, Lebanon October 15, 2008 IRQ 1 – 1 JOR Ayoub Ayad 86 Amer Abu Hwaiti 45 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan Inter Cup 2008 main WDL Q n NGR 23 NGR U-23 IRL 21 IRL U-21 MAS 23 MAS U-23 IRQ 19 IRQ U-19 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 0 1 2 0 2 complete May 17, 2008 IRQ 0 – 1 MAS Mohd Safee Mohd Sali 30 MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur May 19, 2008 IRQ 0 – 0 IRL KLFA Stadium, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur May 21, 2008 IRQ 0 – 1 NGA John Owoeri 90+2 pen MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur AFC Youth Championship 2008 AFC U-19 Championship Group B IRQ 2008-10-31 IRQ 1 – 2 UAE 18:45 Ali Oudah 84 Ismaeel 65Fawzi 75 (Report) Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar 300 QAT Abdulrahman Hussain 2008-11-02 SYR 1 – 2 IRQ 16:15 Al-Suma 88 Ali Oudah 49 65 (Report) Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar 300 CHN Tan Hai 2008-11-04 KOR 2 – 0 IRQ 18:45 Kim Bo-Kyung 23 Moon Ki-Han 87 (Report) Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam 400 UZB Valentin Kovalenko U-16 Team U-16 Team Friendlies September 19, 2008 IRQ 2 – 1 UAE Ali Jassim 88 Marwan Hussein 87 Hadaf Abdullah 75 Jeque Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi September 21, 2008 IRQ 3 – 2 UAE Jeque Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Niigata U-16 Tournament main WDL n JPN JPN ALB Japan Albirex Niigata IRQ IRQ CRC CRC 3 0 0 19 2 2 0 1 8 10 1 0 2 6 8 0 0 3 3 16 complete July 19, 2008 IRQ 0 – 5 JPN July 20, 2008 IRQ 4 – 0 CRC July 21, 2008 IRQ 2 – 3 Japan Albirex Niigata Domestic clubs in international tournaments 2008 AFC Champions League 2008 AFC Champions League Group B QWJ Group B March 12, 2008 Al Wasl FC 0 – 1 Report Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Ali Alwan 32 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, UAE 7,500 KSA Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi March 19, 2008 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 – 0 Report Al Kuwait Kaifan Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 4,000 Syria Muhsen Basma April 9, 2008 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 – 1 Report Saipa F.C. Amir Vaziri 45+1 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 1,000 JOR Salem Mahmoud Mujghef April 23, 2008 Saipa F.C. 1 – 1 Report Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Kianoush Rahmati 63 pen Ahmad Ayad 71 Enghelab Stadium, Karaj, Iran Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov May 7, 2008 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 – 2 Report Al Wasl FC Ibrahim Kamel 69 Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi 49Alexander Oliveira 64 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 100 China Hai Tan May 21, 2008 Al Kuwait Kaifan 1 – 2 Report Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Khaled Ajab 22 Haitham Kadhim 17Yassir Abdul-Mohsen 48 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 250 Japan Masaaki Iemoto Group D ERB Group D March 12, 2008 Arbil FC 1 – 1 Report Al-Gharafa Muslim Mubarak 61 Araújo 13 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan 250 Lebanon Talaat Najm March 19, 2008 Al Qadisiya Kuwait 1 – 1 Arbil FC Khalaf Al Salama 81 Ahmad Salah Alwan 28 pen Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium KSA Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi April 9, 2008 FC Pakhatakor 2 – 0 Report Arbil FC Akmal Kholmatov 47 Alexander Geynrikh 52 pen MHSK Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 10,000 Iran Masoud Moradi April 23, 2008 Arbil FC 1 – 5 Report FC Pakhatakor Haidar Sabah 19 Salah Al-Deen Siamand 38 og Nodirbek Kuziboyev 69 Darko Marković 73 Alexander Geynrikh 81 Akmal Kholmatov 90+3 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan 180 UAE Mohamed Al Marzouqi May 7, 2008 Al-Gharafa 0 – 1 Report Arbil FC Ahmad Salah Alwan 29 Al-Gharafa Stadium 200 Syria Muhsen Basma May 21, 2008 Arbil FC 4 – 2 Report Al Qadisiya Kuwait Luay Salah 52 70 79Ahmad Salah Alwan 89 Saadoun Al Shammari 23Ali Al-Kandri 34 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan 120 Iran Hedayat Mombini Arab Champions League 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 October 28, 2008 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 2 – 1 MAR Hassania Agadir Akram Hashim 63 Ahmad Ayad 67 Yassine Rami 90 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa November 26, 2008 Hassania Agadir MAR 0 – 0 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stade Al Inbiaâte, Agadir Round 16 December 16, 2008 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 1 – 1 Tunisia Union Sportive Monastir Hussein Jawad 66 Aymen Ayari 6 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa November 28, 2008 Union Sportive Monastir Tunisia 2 – 0 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Hecham Al-Saifi 80, 82 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir References External links iraq-football.net Football in