2009 in Iraqi football

National team

Friendly Matches

South Korea 2 1 Iraq
Kim Chi-Woo 54'
Lee Keun-Ho 70' (pen)
Hwang Jae-Won 49' (o.g.)
Qatar 1 0* Iraq
Ibrahim Majid 33'
  • 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 88'

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
Attendance: 52,522

Spain 1 – 0 Iraq
Villa 55' Report

New Zealand 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 23,295
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations

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:
Bahrain 3 – 1 Iraq
Abdullah Omar 28'
Sayed Adnan 69' (PK)
Al-Dakheel 90+2'
Younis Mahmoud 81' (PK)

Iraq 0 – 4 Oman
Hassan Rabi'y 23', 65', 79'
Emad Al Hosseni 50'

Iraq 1 – 1 Kuwait
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 66' Khaled Khalaf 37'

Domestic clubs in international tournaments

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
Al-Zawraa 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13
Safa 6 4 0 2 5 3 +2 12
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 6 2 1 3 5 7 2 7
Al-Suwaiq 6 1 0 5 3 8 5 3
Source:
Al-Zawraa 2 – 0 Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
Salar Abdul-Jabar 6'
Omar Kadhim 88'
Summary
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni

Safa 1 – 0 Al-Zawraa
Guy Charles Jimgou 35' Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin

Al-Zawraa 2 – 0 Al-Suwaiq
Haidar Sabah 29'
Sajjad Hussein 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadehyazdi

Al-Suwaiq 0 – 1 Al-Zawraa
Report Ahmad Ibrahim 56'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammad Mousa Khalaf

Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 1 – 1 Al-Zawraa
Yaser Ba Suhai 76' Report Adnan Attiya 85'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Racho Abdulrrhman

Al-Zawraa 2 – 1 Safa
Ous Ibrahim 45+2'
Mustafa Ahmad 90+5'
Report Khodor Salame 31'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kakabay Seydov

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Arabi 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
Arbil 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
Al-Oruba 6 2 2 2 6 7 1 8
Al-Mabarrah 6 2 0 4 7 12 5 6
Source:
Al-Mabarrah 1 – 0 Arbil
Ali El Atat 20' (Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi

Arbil 1 – 1 Al-Arabi
Muslim Mubarak 37' (Report) Firas Al Khatib 74'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nawaf Abdulla Ghayyath

Al-Oruba 1 – 1 Arbil
Younis Mubarak 43' Report Luay Salah 49'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev

Arbil 3 – 0 Al-Oruba
Luay Salah 43'
Ahmad Salah 49'
Muslim Mubarak 77'
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab

Arbil 3 – 2 Al-Mabarrah
Muslim Mubarak 4'
Ahmad Salah 30' (Pen)
Ali Mansour 72'
Report Joao Alfredo 3'
Tarek Al Ali 76'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary

Al-Arabi 2 – 0 Arbil
Firas Al Khatib 39', 86' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Khalid Alzahrani

Round of 16

Al-Zawraa 1 – 3 Arbil
Adnan Attiya 76' Report Ahmad Salah 44'
Luay Salah 67'
Ahmad Abd Ali 70'

First leg

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

Second leg

Arbil 0 1 Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerio 74'
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Final

Al-Kuwait 2 1 Al-Karamah
Hakem 16'
Sulaiman 90+4'
Report Al Shbli 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:
Al-Mina'a3–0Naft Maysan
Falah 51'
Jassem 55'
Kadhim 75'
report

Al-Mina'a4–1Ghaz Al-Junoob
Abdul Hussein 12', 52'
Abdul Razzak 70'
Hadi 85'
report Abdul Razzak 65'
Referee: Rasheed Hussein

Ghaz Al-Junoob0–0Naft Maysan

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:
Naft Al-Junoob3–0Al-Nassriya
Jabbar 40' (pen.)
Kadhim 75'
Yousuf 77'
report Matroud  38'
Referee: Adnan Shaea

Al-Bahri0–0Al-Nassriya
Referee: Rasheed Hussein

Naft Al-Junoob2–1Al-Bahri
Jabbar 17'
Aoda 73'
Kadhim 90+2'
Aziz 43'

Final

Al-Mina'a2–1Naft Al-Junoob
Falah 45+1'
Hadi  65'
Ahmed 79'
report Yousuf 10'
Hameed  74'
Nayrouz  81'
 2009 Thaghr al-Iraq Championship Winners 
Al-Mina'a SC

References

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