2008–09 Iraqi Premier League
| Season | 2008-09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arbil |
| Promoted |
Al-Amana Al-Hedood Diyala Nassriya Salahaddin |
| Relegated |
Al-Bareed Al-Hedood Diyala Karbalaa Maysan Sulaymaniyah |
| AFC Cup |
Arbil Najaf |
| Goals scored | 701 |
| Average goals/game | 2.2 |
| Top goalscorer |
Ahmad Salah (Arbil), 15 goals |
| Biggest home win | Najaf 6-1 Maysan |
| Biggest away win | Al-Kahraba 0-6 Arbil |
| Highest scoring | Najaf 6-1 Maysan |
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← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008-09 season is the 35th edition of the Iraqi Premier League, It starts on 1 November 2008 and is scheduled to end on 16 July 2009. 28 teams from all over the country are competing for the title. Arbil FC are the defending champion.
Changes from 2007–08
The IFA decided to cancel the old group system, which was used from 2004 until 2008. This time, the 28 teams will be divided into two groups with each 14 teams. There will be a northern and southern group, with the clubs from the capital Baghdad being drawn into either one of these groups. After playing home and away games, the two group winners are going to play for the League title in a final. The two runners-up are playing for the third place. The league champions and runner-up will qualify for the 2010 AFC Cup. Furthermore, it was announced that this will be the last season featuring groups.
The draw for the groups was held on October 8, 2008 in Baghdad.
Members clubs
- Bold - teams have won the league's title before.
Withdrawal
| Club | District, City | Governorate | 2007-2008 season | Notes |
| Mosul | Mosul | Ninawa Governorate | Withdrawn for Security reasons | Withdraw due to Financial problems |
Group A
- Last Update: 3 July 2009
Group A Standing
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erbil | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 64 | Championship play-off and AFC Cup 2010 Group stage |
| 2 | Duhok | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 61 | Third place play-off |
| 3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 42 | |
| 4 | Al-Naft | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 39 | |
| 5 | Peris | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 37 | |
| 6 | Ramadi | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 37 | |
| 7 | Samarra | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 34 | |
| 8 | Al-Shorta | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 34 | |
| 9 | Salahaddin | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 33 | |
| 10 | Al-Kahraba | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 30 | |
| 11 | Kirkuk | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sulaymaniyah | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 27 | Relegation to Iraq Division 1 |
| 13 | Al-Hedood | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 19 | |
| 14 | Diyala | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 9 |
Updated to games played on 3 July 2009.
Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Group A Results
| Home ╲ Away | HED | KAH | NFT | JAW | SHO | ERB | DYL | DUH | KRK | PER | RAM | SAL | SMR | SUL |
| Al-Hedood | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Kahraba | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Naft | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Shorta | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Erbil | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Diyala | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Duhok | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Kirkuk | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Peris | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ramadi | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Salahaddin | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Samarra | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Sulaymaniyah | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
Source: Goalzz.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Group B
- Last Update: 19 June 2009
Group B Standing
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Najaf | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 52 | Championship play-off and AFC Cup 2010 Group stage |
| 2 | Al-Amana | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 50 | Third place play-off |
| 3 | Al-Talaba | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 47 | |
| 4 | Al-Zawraa | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Naft Al-Janoob | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 36 | |
| 6 | Al-Minaa | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Kufa | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | Al-Sinaa | 24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 27 | |
| 9 | Nassriya | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 25 | |
| 10 | Samawa | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 23 | |
| 11 | Karbalaa | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 20 | Relegation to Iraq Division 1 |
| 12 | Al-Bareed | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 15 | |
| 13 | Maysan | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 14 |
Updated to games played on 19 June 2009.
Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Group B Results
| Home ╲ Away | AMN | BRD | MIN | SIN | TAL | ZAW | KRB | KUF | MAY | JAN | NJF | NAS | SAM |
| Al-Amana | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Bareed | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Minaa | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Sinaa | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Talaba | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Zawraa | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Karbalaa | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Kufa | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Maysan | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Naft Al-Janoob | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Najaf | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Nassriya | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Samawa | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Source: Goalzz.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Championship play-off
The group winners will play-off for the championship, while the group runners-up will play for third- and fourth-place.
Table
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd Place Match | ||
| Al-Amana | 0 - 1 | Dohuk |
| Final | ||
| Najaf | 0 - 0 (2 - 3 pk) |
Arbil |
3rd Place Match
The Final
Champions
| Champions |
|---|
Arbil FC Third Title |
Top scorers
- Last Update: 16 July 2009
| # | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ahmad Salah | Arbil | 15 |
| 2 | | Luay Salah | Arbil | 11 |
| 3 | | Nasser Talla'a | Naft Al-Janoob | 9 |
| 3 | | Sahib Abbas | Karbala | 9 |
| 3 | | Hussein Karim | Najaf | 9 |
| 6 | | Salar Abdul-Jabar | Al-Zawraa | 8 |
| 6 | | Ahmad Ijdayia | Al-Amana | 8 |
| 6 | | Amar Ahmad | Ramadi | 8 |
| 6 | | Amer Mushrif | Ramadi | 8 |
| 6 | | Jassim Mohammed | Nassriya | 8 |
| 11 | | Ali Mansour | Arbil | 7 |
| 11 | | Nadim Karim | Al-Talaba | 7 |
| 11 | | Alaa Assi | Najaf | 7 |
| 11 | | Amjad Radhi | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 7 |
| 11 | | Ahmad Hanon | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 7 |
| 11 | | Sultan Jassib | Al-Minaa | 7 |
| 11 | | Karrar Tariq | Salahaddin | 7 |
| 11 | | Hamadi Ahmad | Samarra | 7 |
| 11 | | Abbas Hasan | Al-Kahraba | 7 |
See also
References
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