2009 in Iraqi football

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National team[]

Friendly Matches[]

Saudi Arabia 0 – 0 Iraq
South Korea 2 – 1 Iraq
Kim Chi-Woo Goal 54'
Lee Keun-Ho Goal 70' (pen)		 Hwang Jae-Won Goal 49' (o.g.)
Qatar 1 – 0* Iraq
Ibrahim Majid Goal 33'
Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Poland 1 – 1 Iraq
Roger Guerreiro Goal 71' Mahdi Karim Goal 53'
Iraq 3 – 0 Palestine
Hawar Mulla Mohammed Goal 20'
Younis Mahmoud Goal 54'
Luay Salah Goal 90+3'
Iraq 4 – 0 Palestine
Hawar Mulla Mohammed Goal 28'
Karrar Jassim Goal 58'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 73'
Emad Mohammed Goal 90+3' (pk)
  • Qatar vs. Iraq not considered as a FIFA International match since Iraq made 13 Substitutions.

Four Nations Tournament[]

Four nations tournament, hosted in the UAE. Two semi-finals, winners advance to the final.

Iraq 1 – 0 Azerbaijan
Abbas Goal 88'
Iraq 1 – 0 United Arab Emirates
? Goal ?'

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup[]

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A[]

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa (H) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Iraq 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Host
South Africa 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 52,522
Spain 1 – 0 Iraq
Villa Goal 55' Report
Attendance: 30,512
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
New Zealand 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 23,295
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations[]

Main article: 19th Arabian Gulf Cup

Group A[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
 Kuwait 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
 Iraq 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source:[citation needed]
Bahrain 3 – 1 Iraq
Abdullah Omar Goal 28'
Sayed Adnan Goal 69' (PK)
Goal 90+2'		 Younis Mahmoud Goal 81' (PK)
Iraq 0 – 4 Oman
Goal 23', Goal 65', Goal 79'
Emad Al Hosseni Goal 50'
Iraq 1 – 1 Kuwait
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 66' Khaled Khalaf Goal 37'

Domestic clubs in international tournaments[]

2009 AFC Cup[]

Main article: 2009 AFC Cup

Iraq was excluded from the AFC Champions League due to not fulfilling the AFC demand of having a fully professional league. Hence, the Iraqi clubs relegated to the AFC Cup with having 2 seats to participate in. The 2007–08 Iraqi Premier League's Champion (Arbil FC) and runners-up (Al-Zawraa) will participate this season.

Group B[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Al-Zawraa 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13
Lebanon Safa 6 4 0 2 5 3 +2 12
Yemen Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
Oman Al-Suwaiq 6 1 0 5 3 8 −5 3
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Zawraa Iraq2 – 0Yemen Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
Salar Abdul-Jabar Goal 6'
Omar Kadhim Goal 88'		 Summary
Report
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Attendance: 150
Referee: United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Zarouni
Safa Lebanon1 – 0Iraq Al-Zawraa
Goal 35' Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Uzbekistan Vladislav Tseytlin
Al-Zawraa Iraq2 – 0Oman Al-Suwaiq
Haidar Sabah Goal 29'
Sajjad Hussein Goal 90+3'		 Report
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Attendance: 200
Referee: Iran Saeid Mozaffarizadehyazdi
Al-Suwaiq Oman0 – 1Iraq Al-Zawraa
Report Ahmad Ibrahim Goal 56'
Seeb Stadium, Seeb
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jordan Mohammad Mousa Khalaf
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Yemen1 – 1Iraq Al-Zawraa
Goal 76' Report Adnan Attiya Goal 85'
Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, San‘a’
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Syria Racho Abdulrrhman
Al-Zawraa Iraq2 – 1Lebanon Safa
Ous Ibrahim Goal 45+2'
Mustafa Ahmad Goal 90+5'		 Report Khodor Salame Goal 31'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Attendance: 300
Referee: Turkmenistan Kakabay Seydov

Group C[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Arabi 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
Iraq Arbil 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
Oman Al-Oruba 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8
Lebanon Al-Mabarrah 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Mabarrah Lebanon1 – 0Iraq Arbil
Ali El Atat Goal 20' (Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Arbil Iraq1 – 1Kuwait Al-Arabi
Muslim Mubarak Goal 37' (Report) Firas Al Khatib Goal 74'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bahrain Nawaf Abdulla Ghayyath
Al-Oruba Oman1 – 1Iraq Arbil
Younis Mubarak Goal 43' Report Luay Salah Goal 49'
Seeb Stadium, Seeb
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kyrgyzstan Dmitry Mashentsev
Arbil Iraq3 – 0Oman Al-Oruba
Luay Salah Goal 43'
Ahmad Salah Goal 49'
Muslim Mubarak Goal 77'		 Report
Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan
Attendance: 300
Referee: Thailand Chaiya Mahapab
Arbil Iraq3 – 2Lebanon Al-Mabarrah
Muslim Mubarak Goal 4'
Ahmad Salah Goal 30' (Pen)
Goal 72'		 Report Joao Alfredo Goal 3'
Tarek Al Ali Goal 76'
Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jordan Naser Al-Ghafary
Al-Arabi Kuwait2 – 0Iraq Arbil
Firas Al Khatib Goal 39', Goal 86' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Saudi Arabia Khalid Alzahrani

Round of 16[]

Al-Zawraa Iraq1 – 3Iraq Arbil
Adnan Attiya Goal 76' Report Ahmad Salah Goal 44'
Luay Salah Goal 67'
Ahmad Abd Ali Goal 70'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Attendance: 200

Quarter finals[]

First leg[]

Al-Kuwait Kuwait1 – 1Iraq Arbil
Goal 7' Report Mahdi Goal 68'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Abdul Malik (Singapore)

Second leg[]

Arbil Iraq0 – 1Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report Goal 74'
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Final[]

Al-Kuwait Kuwait2 – 1Syria Al-Karamah
Hakem Goal 16'
Sulaiman Goal 90+4'		 Report Al Shbli Goal 82'
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Thaghr al-Iraq Championship[]

The 2009 Thagher al-Iraq Tournament or 2009 Thaghr Al Iraq Championship was a pre-season men's football friendly tournament hosted by Branch of Basra in Iraq Football Association, between clubs of cities that located in south of Iraq; (Basra, Dhi Qar and Amarah), that play in Iraqi Premier League and that play in Iraq Division One.

The 2009 Thagher al-Iraq Tournament took place on 14–21 December 2009 and featured Al-Mina'a, Al-Bahri, Naft Al-Junoob, Ghaz Al-Junoob, Al-Nassriya, and Naft Maysan.[1]

The winners of the tournament were Al-Mina'a, who defeated Naft Al-Junoob in the final.[2]

Group stage[]

The first place (shaded in green) qualified to the final.

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Mina'a 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
Ghaz Al-Junoob 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Naft Maysan 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Mina'a3–0Naft Maysan
Falah Goal 51'
Goal 55'
Goal 75'		 report
Referee: Ahmed Shaker
Al-Mina'a4–1Ghaz Al-Junoob
Abdul Hussein Goal 12', 52'
Goal 70'
Goal 85'		 report Goal 65'
Referee:
Ghaz Al-Junoob0–0Naft Maysan
Referee: Ahmed Shaker

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Naft Al-Junoob 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
Al-Bahri 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Al-Nassriya 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Naft Al-Junoob3–0Al-Nassriya
Goal 40' (pen.)
Kadhim Goal 75'
Goal 77'		 report Red card 38'
Referee:
Al-Bahri0–0Al-Nassriya
Referee:
Naft Al-Junoob2–1Al-Bahri
Penalty missed17'
Aoda Goal 73'
Kadhim Goal 90+2'		 Aziz Goal 43'
Referee: Ahmed Shaker

Final[]

Al-Mina'a2–1Naft Al-Junoob
Falah Goal 45+1'
Red card 65'
Goal 79'		 report Goal 10'
Red card 74'
Nayrouz Red card 81'
Referee: Ahmed Shaker


 2009 Thaghr al-Iraq Championship Winners 
Al-Mina'a SC

References[]

  1. ^ "Al Mina meets Naft Al Janoub in the final of Thaghr Al Iraq Football". TRCB.com. 21 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Al Mina Football team wins Thaghr Al Iraq Championship". TRCB.com. 28 December 2009.

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