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The 2008 season was the 60th season of competitive football in Iraq, since the creation of the Iraq Football Association in 1948.

National Team

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Ambassadors of Peace match

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

2010 World Cup Qualifiers

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Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Group 1

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia Qatar Iraq China
1  Australia 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 Advance to fourth round — 3–0 1–0 0–1
2  Qatar 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10 1–3 — 2–0 0–0
3  Iraq 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 1–0 0–1 — 1–1
4  China 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: [1]
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

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Norway - Middle East U21 National Team Tournament

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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: [citation needed]
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

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Youth team friendlies

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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

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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: [citation needed]
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

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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: [citation needed]
Iraq 1 – 2 United Arab Emirates
Ali Oudah 84' (Report) Ismaeel 65'
Fawzi 75'
Attendance: 300
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

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U-16 Team Friendlies

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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

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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: [citation needed]
Iraq 0 – 5 Japan
Iraq 4 – 0 Costa Rica
Iraq 2 – 3Japan Albirex Niigata

Domestic clubs in international tournaments

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2008 AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League

Group B

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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: [citation needed]
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
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

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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: [citation needed]
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
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

Arab Champions League

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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