2007–08 Iraqi Premier League
Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | Erbil (2nd title) |
Relegated | Al-Forat Sirwan Al-Jaish Al-Shuala Al-Adala Al-Shatra Zakho |
AFC Cup | Erbil Al-Zawraa |
Arab Champions League | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Top goalscorer | Asaad Abdul-Nabi (14 goals) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
The 2007–08 Iraqi Premier League season started on 26 November 2007 and ended on 24 August 2008. The season saw Erbil crowned as champions for the second time in a row, beating Al-Zawraa 1–0 after extra time in the final.
For security reasons, the league was divided into three groups: South, North and Central. The top six clubs from the Central Group and the top four clubs from the North and South Groups qualified for the Elite Stage. The Elite Stage consisted of three groups, of which the winners and one runner-up qualified for the Golden Stage, a knockout contest. The Golden Stage matches were held at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.
The champions and runners-up qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup, while third-placed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the 2008–09 Arab Champions League.[1]
New rule[]
The Iraq Football Association introduced a new rule that allowed clubs to make four substitutions instead of three.
Group stage[]
South Group[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Karbalaa | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 38 | Qualified to Elite Stage |
2 | Al-Najaf | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 32 | |
3 | Al-Minaa | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 30 | |
4 | Naft Al-Junoob | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 21 | |
5 | Maysan | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 19 | |
6 | Al-Kufa | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 17 | |
7 | Al-Samawa | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 16 | |
8 | Al-Forat | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 14 | Relegated to the Iraq Division One |
9 | Al-Shatra | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 8 |
Results[]
North Group[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Erbil | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 31 | Qualified to Elite Stage |
2 | Duhok | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 30 | |
3 | Peris | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 22 | |
4 | Kirkuk | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 21 | |
5 | Sulaymaniya | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 19 | |
6 | Samarra | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 14 | |
7 | Sirwan | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 10 | Relegated to the Iraq Division One |
8 | Zakho | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 4 |
Note: Al-Mosul withdrew from the league.
Results[]
Central Group[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Shorta | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 47 | Qualified to Elite Stage |
2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 46 | |
3 | Al-Kahrabaa | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 38 | |
4 | Al-Zawraa | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 37 | |
5 | Al-Talaba | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 36 | |
6 | Al-Sinaa | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 35 | |
7 | Al-Bareed | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 30 | |
8 | Al-Naft | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 27 | |
9 | Al-Ramadi | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 21 | |
10 | Al-Jaish | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 15 | Relegated to Iraq Division One |
11 | Al-Shuala | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 13 | |
12 | Al-Adala | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 12 |
Results[]
Elite stage[]
Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ERB | JAW | KRK | MIN | SIN | |
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1 | Erbil | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 | Qualified to Semi-finals | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 13 | Qualified to Semi-final playoff | 2–1 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Kirkuk | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |||
4 | Al-Minaa | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||
5 | Al-Sinaa | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 9 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DUH | KRB | TAL | NFJ | KAH | |
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1 | Duhok | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 18 | Qualified to Semi-finals | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
2 | Karbalaa | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 16 | Qualified to Semi-final playoff | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Al-Talaba | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||
4 | Naft Al-Junoob | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |||
5 | Al-Kahrabaa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 5 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
Group 3[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZAW | NJF | SHO | PER | |
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1 | Al-Zawraa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Qualified to Semi-finals | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
2 | Al-Najaf | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Semi-final playoff | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | ||
3 | Al-Shorta | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |||
4 | Peris | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Semi-final playoff[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAW | NJF | KRB | |
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1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Qualified to Semi-finals | 0–1 | |||
2 | Al-Najaf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2–3 (a.e.t.)[a] | ||||
3 | Karbalaa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0–1 |
Notes:
- ^ After 90 minutes, the result was 2–1 to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya meaning they were equal with Al-Najaf on points, goal difference and goals scored. Each team scored once more in extra time making the final score 3–2 to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and therefore requiring a penalty shootout to determine group position. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 8–7 on penalties to top the group.
Golden stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
20 August 2008 | ||||||
Al-Zawraa | 1 | |||||
24 August 2008 | ||||||
Duhok | 0 | |||||
Al-Zawraa | 0 | |||||
21 August 2008 | ||||||
Erbil (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
Erbil | 2 | |||||
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
23 August 2008 | ||||||
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3 | |||||
Duhok | 0 |
Semi-finals[]
Al-Zawraa | 1–0 | Duhok |
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75' (pen.) |
Erbil | 2–0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
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L. Salah 28' A. Salah 53' |
Third place match[]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3–0 | Duhok |
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Radhi 5' Khalid 42' 82' |
Final[]
Al-Zawraa | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Erbil |
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A. Salah 99' |
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Final positions[]
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | Eff | Qualification |
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1 | Erbil | 24 | 51 | 70.8% | 2009 AFC Cup |
2 | Al-Zawraa | 30 | 53 | 58.9% | 2009 AFC Cup |
3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 34 | 65 | 63.7% | 2008–09 Arab Champions League |
4 | Duhok | 24 | 48 | 66.7% | |
Eliminated in the Semi-Final Play-Off | |||||
5 | Al-Najaf | 24 | 46 | 63.9% | |
6 | Karbalaa | 26 | 57 | 73.1% | |
Eliminated in the Elite Stage | |||||
— | Kirkuk | 22 | 31 | 47.0% | |
— | Al-Talaba | 30 | 43 | 47.8% | |
— | Al-Shorta | 28 | 52 | 61.9% | |
— | Al-Minaa | 24 | 39 | 54.2% | |
— | Naft Al-Junoob | 24 | 28 | 38.9% | |
— | Al-Sinaa | 30 | 44 | 48.9% | |
— | Al-Kahrabaa | 30 | 43 | 47.8% | |
— | Peris | 20 | 25 | 41.7% | |
Eliminated in the Group Stage | |||||
— | Al-Bareed | 22 | 30 | 45.5% | |
— | Sulaymaniya | 14 | 19 | 45.2% | |
— | Maysan | 16 | 19 | 39.6% | |
— | Al-Naft | 22 | 27 | 40.9% | |
— | Al-Kufa | 16 | 17 | 35.4% | |
— | Samarra | 14 | 14 | 33.3% | |
— | Al-Samawa | 16 | 16 | 33.3% | |
— | Al-Ramadi | 22 | 21 | 31.8% | |
Relegated | |||||
— | Al-Forat | 16 | 14 | 29.2% | |
— | Sirwan | 14 | 10 | 23.8% | |
— | Al-Jaish | 22 | 15 | 22.7% | |
— | Al-Shuala | 22 | 13 | 19.7% | |
— | Al-Adala | 22 | 12 | 18.2% | |
— | Al-Shatra | 16 | 8 | 16.7% | |
— | Zakho | 14 | 4 | 9.5% |
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Asaad Abdul-Nabi | Al-Kahrabaa | 14 |
2 | Taiseer Abdul-Hussein | Al-Shorta | 12 |
Hussam Saeed | Al-Bareed / Al-Zawraa | ||
4 | Yassir Abdul-Mohsen | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 11 |
Abdul-Salam Abboud | Al-Zawraa |
Awards[]
- Top scorer: Asaad Abdul-Nabi (Al-Kahrabaa)
- Best Player/MVP: Ahmad Ayad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)
- Best Coach: Radhi Shenaishil (Al-Zawraa)
References[]
- ^ "Iraqi League 2007–2008". Goalzz.com.
External links[]
- Iraqi Premier League seasons
- 2007–08 in Iraqi football
- 2007–08 in Asian association football leagues