2008–09 in Libyan football

The 2008-09 season is the 96th season of competitive football in Libya.

Overview

Events

On October 15, 2008, the Libyan Super Cup was won Ittihad as they defeated Khaleej Sirte 4-0 at 11 June Stadium

On October 17, 2008, the 2008-09 Libyan Premier League season started at the Green Document Stadium, at 14:00 GMT where Akhdar defeated Tersanah by 3 goals to 1.

On November 4, 2008, the 2008-09 Libyan Second Division season started.

On February 26, 2009, the 2008-09 Libyan Cup competition started

On May 28, 2009, Al Wahda Tripoli's relegation from the Libyan Premier League was confirmed after a 4-1 away defeat to Ahly Benghazi.

National team

The home team is on the left hand column; the away team is on the right hand column.

Friendly Matches

20 August 2008
20:00 EET
Libya  2 2  Senegal

24 August 2008
19:40 EET
Libya  3 0  Chad
Dawood  19'
Esnani  77'
al Tarhouni  80'

28 August 2008
20:00 EET
Libya  6 2  Niger
al Maghrabi  25', 76'
al Masly  44'
al Tarhouni  51'
Zubya  87'
Kader  90+1' (o.g.)
Sacko  38', 77'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Referee: Algeria Algerian Officials

20 August 2008
20:00 EET
Libya  2 3  Uruguay
Esnani  31'
al Fazzani  57'
(Report) Eguren  14'
Martínez  70'
Pereira  74'

18 February 2009
14:00 EET
Libya  1 0  Senegal
Zubya  74' (Report)

World Cup Qualifiers

Libya was in Group 4 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process[1]

5 September 2008
21:00 EET
Libya  1 0  Ghana
al Rewani  5'
Saad  44'  86'
(Report) (Arabic) Kingston  26'
Agogo  30'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mali Koman Coulibaly[2]

11 October 2008
16:30 EET
Gabon  1 0  Libya
Moubamba  41'
Mbanangoye  83'
Meye  89'
(Report) al Sbaay  9'
Hussein  29'
al Fazzani  73'
Shaban  84'

African Nations Championship

Libya was in the North Zone for qualification to the inaugural African Nations Championship[4]

Qualifying - Final Round

First leg

29 November 2008
21:00 EET
Morocco  3 1  Libya
Allaoui  11', 61'
Madihi  85'
Fazzani  25'

Second leg

13 December 2008
19:00 EET
Libya  3 0  Morocco
Zubya  18'
Zuway  47'
Saad  62'

Libya advance to CHAN 2009 finals.

Finals

Libya were drawn in Group B, along with DR Congo, Ghana and Zimbabwe.[5]

2009-02-23
18:00
DR Congo  2 0  Libya
Kaluyituka  58'
Lofo  67' (pen.)
Kimuaki  85'
(Report) Shaban  66'
Saad  73'
Fazzani  77'
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Referee: Ivory Coast Desiré Doué Nomandiez[6]

2009-02-26
18:00
Libya  1 1  Ghana
Saad  26'
Daoud  36'
(Report) Coffie  30'
Badu  62'
Yeboah  73'
Owusu-Ansah  76'
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Referee: Senegal Cheick Ahmed Tidiane Seck[7]

2009-03-01
16:00
Zimbabwe  0 0  Libya
Karuru  18'
Meleka  37'
Gomba  86'
(Report) Esnani  17'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 312063+35
 DR Congo 311134-14
 Zimbabwe 30303303
 Libya 302113-22

Performance in CAF competitions

Qualified Teams

Fixtures & Results

First round

NB: Ittihad received bye to Round of 32

January 31, 2009
18:00 EET
Champions League
Preliminary Round, 1st Leg
Al Ahly Tripoli 6 0 Niger AS Police
Pierre Koko'o  14', 41', 90+5'
Waleed Sba'ai  69'
Nader Kara  89', 90+6'
[9]
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Referee: Morocco Khalid Ramsis[10]

February 15, 2009
15:30 GMT
Preliminary Round, 2nd Leg
Niger AS Police 2 1 Al Ahly Tripoli
 55', 58' [11] Ahmed Saad  72'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Burkina Faso Jean-Baptiste Bassono[10]

Al Ahly Tripoli go through with an aggregate score of 7-2


February 1, 2009
15:00 EET
CAF Cup
Preliminary Round, 1st Leg
Tanzania Prisons FC 0 2 Khaleej Sirte
[12] Abdallah al Sheikhy  3'
Sheikh Sedao  59'

February 14, 2009
13:30 GMT
CAF Cup
Preliminary Round, 2nd Leg
Khaleej Sirte 4 0 Tanzania Prisons FC
Sa'ad Abdelhafeedh  24', 69'
Sheikh Sedao  30'
Achour Majeed  80'
[14]
2 March Stadium, Sirte
Referee: Egypt Abderraouf Younis[13]

Khaleej Sirte go through with an aggregate score of 6-0


February 1, 2009
17:00 GMT
CAF Cup
Preliminary Round, 1st Leg
Sudan Hay al Arab 0 1 Al Ahly Benghazi
[12] Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo  36'
Hussein Fathi Sultaan Red card 77'
Stade Port Sudan, Port Sudan
Referee: Burundi Jean-Claude Niyongabo[13]

February 15, 2009
13:30 GMT
CAF Cup
Preliminary Round, 2nd Leg
Al Ahly Benghazi 0 1(a.e.t.)
(3 2 pen.)
Sudan Hay al Arab
[14] Ahmed Martin  45+1'
28 March Stadium, Benghazi
Referee: Algeria Lamine Benaissa[13]

Al Ahly Benghazi go through 3-2 on penalty kicks, after an aggregate score of 1-1.

Second round

First Legs to be played over March 13-March 15, 2009
Second Legs to be played over April 3-April 5, 2009

March 15, 2009
15:00 GMT
Champions League
First Round, 1st Leg
Algeria JS Kabylie 1 2 Ahly Tripoli
Idrissa Coulibaly  79' (pen.) [15] Ahmed Saad  55'
Osama Al Fazzani  74'
Stade 1er Novembre, Tizi Ouzou
Referee: Egypt Osman Samir[16]

April 4, 2009
18:00 GMT
Champions League
First Round, 2nd Leg
Ahly Tripoli 1 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
Omar Dawood  39' [17][18]
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Referee: Tunisia Aouaz Trabelsi[16]

Ahly Tripoli advance to the next stage of the competition with an aggregate score of 31.


March 13, 2009
17:30 EET
Champions League
First Round, 1st Leg
Ittihad 1 1 Sudan Al-Merreikh
Mohamed Zubya  47' [19] Haytham Tambal  74'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Referee: Algeria Mohamed Bichari[16]

April 4, 2009
18:00 GMT
Champions League
First Round, 2nd Leg
Sudan Al-Merreikh 3 0 Ittihad
Endurance Idahor  9', 26'
Raji Abdel-Aati  38'
[17]
Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Malawi Kalyoto Ngosi[16]

Ittihad are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 41


March 14, 2009
16:00 GMT
CAF Cup
Second Round, 1st Leg
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 4 1 Ahly Benghazi
Hamza Younes  28', 70'
Hamdi Rouid  50'
Issam Merdassi  81' (pen.)
[20] Ahmed al Masli  90+4'
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Referee: Nigeria Bunmi Ogunkolade[21]

April 4, 2009
16:00 GMT
CAF Cup
Second Round, 2nd Leg
Ahly Benghazi 2 1 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Ibrahim al Khalil  14'
Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo  82'
[22] Issam Merdassi  25'
Hachem Abbes  45'
Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Uganda Ali Kalyango[21]

Ahly Benghazi are eliminated from the comptetition with an aggregate score of 53


March 13, 2009
14:30 GMT
CAF Cup
Second Round, 1st Leg
Khaleej Sirte 0 1 Algeria ES Sétif
[23] Abdelmalek Ziaya  13'
2 March Stadium, Sirte
Referee: Sudan El Fadil Mohamed[21]

April 3, 2009
20:00 EET
CAF Cup
Second Round, 2nd Leg
Algeria ES Sétif 5 0 Khaleej Sirte
Amine Aksas  30'
Abdelmalek Ziaya  46'
Lamouri Djediat  47', 55'
Mohamed Seguer  83'
[22]
Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Referee: Tunisia Yosr Saadallah[21]

Khaleej Sirte are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 60

Third round

First legs to be played over April 17-April 19, 2009
Second legs to be played over May 1-May 3, 2009

April 18, 2009
19:00 EET
Champions League
Second Round, 1st Leg
Ahly Tripoli 0 0 Tunisia ES Sahel
Ahmed Saad [24]
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Referee: Guinea Yakhouba Keita[25]

Ahly Tripoli are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 20

Fourth round

First legs to be played over May 17-May 19, 2009
Second legs to be played over May 29-May 31, 2009
[27][28][29]

May 15, 2009
19:00 EET
Confederation Cup
Second Round of 16, 1st Leg
Ahly Tripoli 0 0 Egypt Haras El Hodood
[30][31]
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Referee: Morocco Abdellah El Achiri

May 31, 2009
19:00 EET
Confederation Cup
Second Round of 16, 2nd Leg
Egypt Haras El Hodood 2 1 Ahly Tripoli
Ahmed Salama  58', 88' [32][33] Nader Kara  37'
El Max Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Tunisia Kacem Benacceur[34]

Ahly Tripoli are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 21

Performance in UAFA Competitions

Qualified Teams

Fixtures & Results

First legs to be played over October 27-October 29, 2008
Second legs to be played over November 24-November 26, 2008[35]

October 29, 2008
18:00 GMT
Arab Champions League
Round of 32, 1st Leg
Ittihad 1 1 Tunisia US Monastirienne
Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway  83' [36][37] Hicham Essifi  75'

November 26, 2008
14:30 GMT
Arab Champions League
Round of 32, 2nd Leg
Tunisia US Monastirienne 2 1 Ittihad
Fraj Saasi  1'
Hicham Essifi  8'
[38][39] Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway  86'

Ittihad are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 32


October 29, 2008
18:30 GMT
Arab Champions League
Round of 32, 1st Leg
Tunisia ES Tunis 0 0 Ahly Tripoli
[36][40]

October 29, 2008
18:00 GMT
Arab Champions League
Round of 32, 2nd Leg
Ahly Tripoli 0 0
(8 9 pen.)
Tunisia ES Tunis
[38][39]

Al Ahly Tripoli are eliminated from the competition after losing a penalty shootout 98, after an aggregate score of 00

Performance in UNAF Competitions

Qualified Teams

Fixtures & Results

November 19, 2008
15:00 GMT
Cup Winners Cup
Qualifying Round, 1st Leg
Morocco Maghreb Fez 3 0 Khaleej Sirte
Kader Fall  9', 56'
Mustapha Mraini  69'
[41]
Complexe Hassan II, Fez
Attendance: 15,000

December 3, 2008
15:00 EET
Cup Winners Cup
Qualifying Round, 2nd Leg
Khaleej Sirte 0 1 Morocco Maghreb Fez
[41] Bouabid Bouden  90+2'
2 March Stadium, Sirte
Attendance: 1,500

Khaleej Sirte are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 40


December 17, 2008
14:00 GMT
Champions' Cup
Semi-Final, 1st Leg
Tunisia Club Africain 2 1 Al Ittihad
Oussama Sellami  26'
Wissem Ben Yahia  61' (pen.)
Reyad Ellafi  68'

December 24, 2008
15:30 GMT
Champions' Cup
Semi-Final, 2nd Leg
Ittihad 1 1 Tunisia Club Africain
Mohammad Esnani  14' [42] Lassaad Ouertani  57'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Egypt Essam Abdelfattah

Ittihad are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 32


January 8, 2009
15:00 GMT
Champions' Cup
3rd4th Place Play-off
Al Ittihad 1 1 Algeria JS Kabylie
Ali Rahuma  20'
Mohammad Za'abia 90+1'
Adlène Bensaid  79'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Referee: Tunisia Qasim Belnasir

There was an ongoing feud as to who would take 3rd place. Ittihad were originally given 3rd place as JS Kabylie did not play a penalty shootout, as they claim they won the tie on away goals. The Algerian club also said that Ittihad had an unfair advantage playing at home in a one-off match. As a result, UNAF met on January 19 to discuss the case. The UNAF later decided that the two clubs would share 3rd place, and therefore share the $75,000 prize fund.[43]

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