2008 in Iraqi football
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The 2008 season was the 60th season of competitive football in Iraq, since the creation of the Iraq Football Association in 1948.
Ambassadors of Peace match
Iraq  | 1 – 2 | Ambassadors of Peace |
|---|---|---|
Hawar Mulla Mohammed  40' |
Stefano Eranio 13', 27' |
2010 World Cup Qualifiers
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
 |
|
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Fourth round | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Qatar |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Iraq |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | China |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: [1]
| Iraq | 1 – 0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Emad Mohammed 28' |
Report |
| China | 1 – 2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Zhou Haibin 33' |
Report | Emad Mohammed 41' Nashat Akram 65' |
U-21 National Team
Norway - Middle East U21 National Team Tournament
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
 Jordan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
 Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
 Syria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Iraq | 2 – 1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Salah Hashim 48' Mustafa Karim 72' |
Report | Cato Hansen 2' |
| Iraq | 1 – 0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Halgurd Mulla Mohammed 62' |
Youth team
Youth team friendlies
| Iraq | 2 – 1 |  Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Faris Hassan 72' Mohammed Abdul-Zahra 83' |
Ali Bazzi 81' |
| Iraq | 2 – 2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Qais Tariq 31' Ayoub Ayad 90' |
Alaa Termoss 8' Ali Bazzi 25' |
| Iraq | 3 – 0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Ayoub Ayad 8' Qais Tariq 23' Jaber Shakir 42' |
| Iraq | 1 – 1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Ayoub Ayad 86' |
Amer Abu Hwaiti 45' |
Inter Cup 2008
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria U-23 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
 Republic of Ireland U-21 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Malaysia U-23 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Iraq U-19 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Iraq | 0 – 1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| John Owoeri 90+2' (pen.) |
AFC Youth Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
 South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Iraq |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
 Syria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Iraq | 1 – 2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Oudah 84' |
(Report) | Ismaeel 65' Fawzi 75' |
| South Korea | 2 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Bo-Kyung 23' Moon Ki-Han 87' |
(Report) |
U-16 Team
U-16 Team Friendlies
| Iraq | 2 – 1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Jassim 88' Marwan Hussein 87' |
Hadaf Abdullah 75' |
Niigata U-16 Tournament
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 |
| Albirex Niigata |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
| Iraq |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
 Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
| Iraq | 4 – 0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2 – 3 | Albirex Niigata |
|---|---|---|
Domestic clubs in international tournaments
2008 AFC Champions League
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saipa |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | Al Wasl |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Al Kuwait |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
| Al Wasl FC | 0 – 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ali Alwan 32' |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0 – 1 | Saipa F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Amir Vaziri 45+1' |
| Saipa F.C. | 1 – 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Kianoush Rahmati 63' (pen) |
Report | Ahmad Ayad 71' |
Referee: 
Ravshan Irmatov
Ravshan Irmatov| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 – 2 | Al Wasl FC |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Kamel 69' |
Report | Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi 49' Alexander Oliveira 64' |
| Al Kuwait Kaifan | 1 – 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Khaled Ajab 22' |
Report | Haitham Kadhim 17' Yassir Abdul-Mohsen 48' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Qadisiya |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Pakhtakor |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | |
| 3 | Erbil |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Al-Gharafa |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
| Arbil FC | 1 – 1 | Al-Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim Mubarak 61' |
Report | Araújo 13' |
| Al Qadisiya Kuwait | 1 – 1 | Arbil FC |
|---|---|---|
| Khalaf Al Salama 81' |
Ahmad Salah Alwan 28' (pen) |
| FC Pakhatakor | 2 – 0 | Arbil FC |
|---|---|---|
| Akmal Kholmatov 47' Alexander Geynrikh 52' (pen) |
Report |
| Arbil FC | 1 – 5 | FC Pakhatakor |
|---|---|---|
| Haidar Sabah 19' |
Report | Salah Al-Deen Siamand 38' (og) Nodirbek Kuziboyev 69' Darko Marković 73' Alexander Geynrikh 81' Akmal Kholmatov 90+3' |
| Al-Gharafa | 0 – 1 | Arbil FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmad Salah Alwan 29' |
| Arbil FC | 4 – 2 | Al Qadisiya Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Luay Salah 52' 70' 79' Ahmad Salah Alwan 89' |
Report | Saadoun Al Shammari 23' Ali Al-Kandri 34' |
