2007 in Iraqi football

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Despite the nation being torn apart by civil war, Iraqi football in 2007 went as scheduled for the most part. Iraqi clubs participated in international competition, the Olympic team went through qualifications, and the national team played in different tournaments. No games by the national team or the Iraqi clubs were played in Iraq due to violence.

National team[]

2007 Friendlies[]

Jordan 1 – 1 Iraq
Goal 10' Ahmad Mnajed Goal 25'
Jordan 0 – 0 Iraq
South Korea 3 – 0 Iraq
Yeom Ki-Hun Goal 51'
Lee Chun-Soo Goal 79'
Goal 86'
Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Iraq
Ibragimov Goal 3'
Bakayev Goal 73'
Paju, South Korea
Qatar 3 – 2 Iraq
Goal 34'
Sebastián Quintana Goal 70'
Saad Al-Shammari Goal 83'		 Ahmad Salah Goal 20'
Emad Mohammed Goal 80'
Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

2007 Gulf Cup[]

Main article: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup

The Arabian Gulf Cup 2007, the 18th edition, took place in the United Arab Emirates, from 17 January 2007 to 30 January 2007. Iraq did not get beyond the group stage, and the tournament ended in accusations and allegations against the head coach of the national team.

Group stage[]

Main article: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup § Group B
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Bahrain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Iraq 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
Qatar 0 – 1 Iraq
Hawar Mohammed Goal 39'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Bahrain 1 – 1 Iraq
Al-Marzouqi Goal 8' Hawar Mohammed Goal 11'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia 1 – 0 Iraq
Al-Qahtani Goal 12' (pen)
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

West Asian Football Federation Championship[]

Main article: 2007 WAFF Championship

The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in the Jordanian capital Amman. The six entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 16th and 24 June 2007.

Group stage[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
 Iraq 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
 Palestine 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: RSSSF.com
Iran 0 – 0 Iraq
   
Iraq 1 – 0 Palestine
Hawar Mohammed Goal 86'  

Semi finals[]

Syria 0 – 3 Iraq
  Younis Mahmoud Goal 10' (pen.)
Ahmad Mnajed Goal 42'
Salih Sadir Goal 85'

Final[]

Iraq 1 – 2 Iran
Salih Sadir Goal 86' (pen.) Hossein Badamaki Goal 9'
Hashem Beikzadeh Goal 21'

Asian Cup 2007[]

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals was held in July 2007 (Starting on July 7, 2007, ending on July 29, 2007). The competition was co-hosted by four nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Iraq won the tournament.

Group stage[]

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Thailand (H) 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  Oman 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Thailand 1 – 1 Iraq
Suksomkit Goal 6' (pen) Report Younis Mahmoud Goal 32'
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (KOR)
Iraq 3 – 1 Australia
Nashat Akram Goal 23'
Hawar Mohammed Goal 60'
Karrar Jassim Goal 86'		 Report Viduka Goal 47'
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Karim (BHR)
Oman 0 – 0 Iraq
(Report)
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maillet (SEY)

Quarter-finals[]

Iraq 2 – 0 Vietnam
Younis Mahmoud Goal 2' Goal 66' Report
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 9,720
Referee: Nishimura (JPN)

Semi-finals[]

Iraq 0 – 0
(aet)		 South Korea
(Report)
Penalties
Hawar Mohammed Penalty scored
Qusay Munir Penalty scored
H. Abdul-Amir Penalty scored
Ahmad Mnajed Penalty scored		 4 – 3 Penalty scored Chunsoo
Penalty scored Donggook
Penalty scored Jaejin
Penalty missed Kihoon
Penalty missed Jungwoo
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Al Fadhli (KUW)

Final[]

Iraq 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Younis Mahmoud Goal 76' (Report)
Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Shield (AUS)


 2007 AFC Asian Cup Winners 

Iraq
First title

2010 World Cup Qualifiers[]

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Pakistan 0 – 7 Iraq
FIFA Report
AFC Summary		 Nashat Akram Goal 19'
M. Karim Goal 24', Goal 49', Goal 88', Goal 90'
Jassim Ghulam Goal 71'
Emad Mohammed Goal 83'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (Kyrgyzstan)
Iraq 0 – 0 Pakistan
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (Syria)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

Kings's Cup[]

Main article: 2007 King's Cup

Arbil FC participated in the 2007 King's Cup as Iraq B team.

Round robin stage[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Thailand 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
2  Iraq B 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  North Korea 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Iraq 1 – 0 North Korea
Zaki Goal 64'
Thailand 2 – 1 Iraq
Phanrit Goal 43'
Abd Ali Goal 83' (og)		 Mubarak Goal 49'
Iraq 3 – 1 Uzbekistan
Alwan Goal 58'
Ibrahim Goal 65'
Zaki Goal 78'		 Solomin Goal 68' (pen)

Final[]

Thailand 1 – 0 Iraq
Vachiraban Goal 67'

Olympic Team[]

2007 Olympic Friendlies[]

Jordan 2 – 1 Iraq
16'
23'		 Mostafa Karim 15'
Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
Jordan 0 – 0 Iraq
Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
United Arab Emirates 0 – 4 Iraq
Ali Salah 50'
Halkurd Mulla Mohammed 53', 68'
M.A. Karim 90' (pen)
Syria 2 – 2 Iraq
21', 59' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 7'
Samer Saeed 42'
Syria 1 – 1 Iraq
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 30'
Bahrain 1 – 0 Iraq
33'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Qatar 1 – 2 Iraq
79' Mostafa Karim 85'
Khaldoun Ibrahim 90'
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha

Olympic Games Qualification[]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification

The Iraqi Olympic team participated in the qualifications for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Iraq was seeded for the second round. The second round qualifications were held from February 28 to June 6, 2007. Iraq advanced to the final round qualifications, however the team failed to qualify for the Olympics after finishing second behind Australia.

Second round[]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2 § Group E
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12
 North Korea 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
 Thailand 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
 India 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4
Source:[citation needed]
Iraq 3 – 0 India
Mostafa Karim Goal 50'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 67'
Haidar Aboodi Goal 69'		 (Report)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: (Kuwait)
North Korea 2 – 2 Iraq
An Chol-Hyok Goal 44'
Kim Kwang-Hyok Goal 65'		 (Report) Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 32'
Ali Rehema Goal 90+3' (pen)
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: (Bangladesh)
Iraq 1 – 1 Thailand
Samer Saeed Goal 22' (Report) Teerathep Winothai Goal 47'
Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Yemen)
Thailand 0 – 1 Iraq
(Report) Karrar Jassim Goal 90+1'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Takayama (Japan)
India 1 – 1 Iraq
Tarif Ahmed Goal 71' (Report) Karrar Jassim Goal 54'
Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Iraq 1 – 0 North Korea
Karrar Jassim Goal 64' (Report)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Third (Final) Round[]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 § Group A
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 6 3 3 0 7 1 +6 12
 Iraq 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11
 North Korea 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
 Lebanon 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 4
Source:[citation needed]
Iraq 0 – 0 Australia
(Report)
Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: (China)
Lebanon 0 – 5 Iraq
(Report) Samer Saeed Goal 22'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 59', Goal 89'
Ali Abbas Goal 72'
Karrar Jassim Goal 76' (pen)
Attendance: 0
Referee: (UAE)
Iraq 2 – 0 North Korea
Khaldoun Ibrahim Goal 21'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 69'		 (Report)
Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Abdou (Qatar)
North Korea 0 – 0 Iraq
(Report)
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: (Bangladesh)
Australia 2 – 0 Iraq
Adrian Leijer Goal 18'
Mark Milligan Goal 58'		 (Report)
Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 13,088
Referee: (Singapore)
Iraq 5 – 2 Lebanon
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 8', Goal 23', Goal 81'
Mustafa Karim Goal 30'
Samer Saeed Goal 37'		 (Report) Hassan Maatouk Goal 59' (pen)
Goal 72' (pen)
Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 100
Referee: Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Youth Team[]

2007 Youth Team Friendlies[]

Qatar 1 – 2 Iraq
Goal Goal
Goal
Saheem Bin Fahad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Qatar 0 – 3 Iraq
Goal 29'
Amjad Radhi Goal 49'
Bashar Saad Goal 88' (pen)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar

AFC Youth Championship Qualification[]

Main article: 2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9
 Iraq 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6
 Kuwait 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3
Source:[citation needed]
Iraq 1 – 0 Kuwait
Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Goal 16' (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Karim (Bahrain)
United Arab Emirates 2 – 1 Iraq
Goal 75' (pen)
Goal 86'		 (Report) Goal 85'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Yemen)
Kuwait 2 – 0 Iraq
Goal 2', Goal 9' (Report)
Thamir Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 400
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Iraq 1 – 0 United Arab Emirates
Nadeem Karim Goal 17' (Report)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Moradi (Iran)

U-17 Team[]

West Asian Football Federation U-17 Championship 2007[]

Main article:
Iran 2 – 2 Iraq
Syria
Jordan 1 – 0 Iraq
Syria
Lebanon 0 – 5 Iraq
Syria
Syria 3 – 0 Iraq
Syria

AFC U-17 Championship Qualification[]

Main article: 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 5 4 1 0 28 2 +26 13 Disqualified
2  India 5 4 1 0 18 2 +16 13 Final tournament
3  Saudi Arabia (H) 5 3 0 2 13 7 +6 9
4  Lebanon 5 2 0 3 9 15 −6 6
5  Sri Lanka 5 1 0 4 3 22 −19 3
6  Bhutan 5 0 0 5 1 24 −23 0 Disqualified
Source: AFC
(H) Host
Iraq 5 – 0 Lebanon
Goal 37', Goal 67'
Goal 74'
Goal 84'
Goal 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Syria)
Iraq 2 – 2 India
Waleed Al-Lami Goal 29'
Goal 50'		 (Report) Bikramjit Singh Goal 80'
Goal 87'
Attendance: 300
Referee: (Bahrain)
Iraq 11 – 0 Bhutan
Goal 7'
Goal 22', Goal 38'
Goal 46', Goal 56', Goal 87'
Goal 51'
Goal 60', Goal 72'
Goal 77'
Goal 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 50
Referee: (UAE)
Iraq 7 – 0 Sri Lanka
Goal 1'
Goal 10'
Goal 20', Goal 32'
Goal 45+3'
Goal 79' (pen)
Goal 81'		 (Report)
Attendance: 70
Referee: (Bahrain)
Saudi Arabia 0 – 3 Iraq
(Report) Goal 6', Goal 59'
Goal 38'
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Syria)

Domestic clubs in international tournaments[]

2007 AFC Champions League[]

Main article: 2007 AFC Champions League

The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th AFC Champions League, played between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation. The top 15 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition; Iraq has 2 spots. The two spots were given to the Champion and the runner-up of the Iraqi Premier League, in the 2005-2006 year. Both clubs failed to qualify for the Quarter Finals.

Group A[]

Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13
Iraq Al-Zawraa 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
Kuwait Al-Arabi 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7
Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Arabi0–1Al Zawraa
(Report) Muslim Mubarak 66'
Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Al Zawraa0–0Al-Rayyan
(Report)
Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lee Gi-young (Korea)
Al-Zawraa1–2Al-Wahda
Ahmad Abd Ali 46' (Report) Abdulrahim Jumaa 13'
Bashir Saeed 74'
Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 500
Referee: Taalat Najm (Lebanon)
Al-Wahda1–1Al-Zawraa
Abdulrahim Jumaa 57' (Report) Haidar Sabah 75'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Al-Zawraa3–2Al-Arabi
Wissam Kadhim 21'
Ahmad Ibrahim 70'
Nawaf Falah 78'		 (Report) Firas Al Khatib 50', 84'
Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Al-Rayyan1–3Al-Zawraa
75' (Report) Selman Mesbeh og 13'
Abdul-Salam Abood 26'
Haidar Sabah 34'
Al-Gharrafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 200

Group C[]

Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Karamah 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
Uzbekistan Neftchi 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10
Iraq Najaf FC 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8
Qatar Al Sadd 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
Source:[citation needed]
Najaf FC0–1Neftchi
(Report) 71'
Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)
Al Sadd1–4Najaf FC
Talal Al-Bloushi 45' (Report) Aqeel Mohammed 47'
Saeed Mohsen 55', 86'(pen)
Karrar Jassim 70'
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Al Karamah1–1Najaf FC
Fahd Aodi 90'(pen) (Report) Falah Hasan Kadhim 71'
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jassim Karim (Bahrain)
Najaf FC2–4Al-Karamah
Saeed Mohsen 7'(pen)
86' (pen)		 (Report) Jehad Al Hussein 46', 52'
Fahd Aodi 50'
Senghor Koupouleni 65'
Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Neftchi1–1Najaf FC
43' (Report) 60'
Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan
Attendance: 16,000
Najaf FC1–0Al Sadd
Saeed Mohsen 78' (Report)
Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait

2007–08 Arab Champions League[]

Main article: 2007–08 Arab Champions League

Iraq has 2 spots. The two spots were given to the 3rd Place and 4th Place of the Iraqi Premier League.

Round 32[]

Comoros0–8Iraq Najaf FC
Suhail Naeim 3', 43'
13'
30'
53', 56'
Aqeel Mohammed 81'
Ayad Sadir 86'
Aleppo, Syria
Najaf FC Iraq1–0Comoros
Suhail Naeim 41'
Damascus, Syria
Al-Talaba Iraq0–2Algeria USM Alger
Billel Dziri 64'
Amar Ammour 81'
Jordan
USM Alger Algeria2–0Iraq Al-Talaba
Mohamed Hamdoud 39'
86'		 Report
Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria

Round 16[]

Najaf FC Iraq0 – 3Syria Al-Taliya
Goal 4', Goal 44'
Goal 29'
Amman, Jordan
Al-Taliya Syria0 – 0Iraq Najaf FC
Damascus, Syria

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