From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Group A of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 14 to 20 June 2009 in Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium, Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium, and Rustenburg's Royal Bafokeng Stadium. [1] The group consisted of Iraq, New Zealand, host nation South Africa, and Spain. [2]

Standings

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) Hosts

Matches

South Africa vs Iraq

South Africa 0–0  Iraq
Report
South Africa
Iraq
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 14 Matthew Booth
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena ( c)
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
RM 6 MacBeth Sibaya Yellow card 81'
CM 5 Benson Mhlongo
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi
LM 12 Teko Modise
CF 18 Thembinkosi Fanteni Yellow card 2' downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 17 Bernard Parker downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Katlego Mashego upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 10 Steven Pienaar upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Brazil Joel Santana
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 14 Salam Shaker
CB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim
CB 4 Fareed Majeed
CB 15 Ali Rehema
LB 3 Bassim Abbas
RM 18 Mahdi Karim downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 5 Nashat Akram Yellow card 74'
LM 13 Karrar Jassim downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 10 Younis Mahmoud ( c)
CF 7 Emad Mohammed downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 6 Salih Sadir upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Serbia Bora Milutinović

Man of the Match:
Teko Modise (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandiño ( Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa ( Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson ( Sweden)
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén ( Sweden)

New Zealand vs Spain

New Zealand 0–5  Spain
Report
Attendance: 21,649
Referee: Coffi Codjia ( Benin)
New Zealand
Spain
GK 12 Glen Moss
RB 17 Dave Mulligan
CB 18 Andrew Boyens
CB 6 Ivan Vicelich
LB 3 Tony Lochhead
DM 7 Simon Elliott
RM 11 Leo Bertos
LM 15 Jeremy Brockie downward-facing red arrow 27'
AM 8 Tim Brown ( c)
SS 10 Chris Killen downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jeremy Christie upward-facing green arrow 27'
MF 16 Chris James upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 21 Kris Bright upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
GK 1 Iker Casillas ( c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos downward-facing red arrow 54'
CB 2 Raúl Albiol
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 14 Xabi Alonso
RM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 54'
LM 18 Albert Riera
AM 10 Cesc Fàbregas
SS 7 David Villa
CF 9 Fernando Torres downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Álvaro Arbeloa upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 21 David Silva upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Komi Konyoh ( Togo)
Alexis Fassinou ( Benin)
Fourth official:
Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland)
Fifth official:
Matthias Arnet ( Switzerland)

Spain vs Iraq

Spain 1–0  Iraq
Report
Spain
Iraq
GK 1 Iker Casillas ( c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 4 Carlos Marchena Yellow card 53'
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 14 Xabi Alonso Yellow card 38'
RM 20 Santi Cazorla downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 82'
LM 22 Juan Mata
SS 7 David Villa downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 9 Fernando Torres
Substitutions:
MF 21 David Silva upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 17 Dani Güiza upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 12 Sergio Busquets upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 14 Salam Shaker
CB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim
CB 4 Fareed Majeed
CB 15 Ali Rehema
LB 3 Bassim Abbas Yellow card 29'
DM 22 Muayad Khalid downward-facing red arrow 74'
RM 20 Samer Saeed downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 5 Nashat Akram ( c) downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed
CF 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra
Substitutions:
MF 18 Mahdi Karim upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 13 Karrar Jassim upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 10 Younis Mahmoud upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Serbia Bora Milutinović

Man of the Match:
Xabi Alonso (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream ( Australia)
Ben Wilson ( Australia)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet ( Seychelles)
Fifth official:
Bechir Hassani ( Tunisia)

South Africa vs New Zealand

South Africa 2–0  New Zealand
Report
South Africa
New Zealand
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 14 Matthew Booth
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena ( c)
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya
RW 10 Steven Pienaar Yellow card 80'
AM 17 Bernard Parker downward-facing red arrow 81'
LW 12 Teko Modise
CF 18 Thembinkosi Fanteni downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Katlego Mashego upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Brazil Joel Santana
GK 12 Glen Moss
RB 17 Dave Mulligan
CB 18 Andrew Boyens Yellow card 72'
CB 6 Ivan Vicelich Yellow card 90+3'
LB 3 Tony Lochhead
DM 7 Simon Elliott
RM 11 Leo Bertos downward-facing red arrow 66'
LM 14 Jeremy Christie Yellow card 53'
AM 8 Tim Brown ( c) downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz Yellow card 85'
CF 10 Chris Killen downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Duncan Oughton upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 16 Chris James upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 20 Chris Wood upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Bernard Parker (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera ( Mexico)
Héctor Vergara ( Canada)
Fourth official:
Pablo Pozo ( Chile)
Fifth official:
Patricio Basualto ( Chile)

Iraq vs New Zealand

Iraq 0–0  New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 23,295
Referee: Howard Webb ( England)
Iraq
New Zealand
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim
CB 15 Ali Rehema
CB 14 Salam Shaker
LB 3 Bassim Abbas
RM 18 Mahdi Karim downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 5 Nashat Akram
CM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 13 Karrar Jassim
CF 7 Emad Mohammed downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 10 Younis Mahmoud ( c)
Substitutions:
MF 4 Fareed Majeed upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 6 Salih Sadir upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Serbia Bora Milutinović
GK 12 Glen Moss
RB 2 Aaron Scott downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 5 Ben Sigmund downward-facing red arrow 71'
CB 6 Ivan Vicelich
LB 3 Tony Lochhead
DM 7 Simon Elliott
RM 15 Jeremy Brockie Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 8 Tim Brown ( c) Yellow card 35'
LM 11 Leo Bertos
SS 9 Shane Smeltz
CF 10 Chris Killen
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jeremy Christie upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 18 Andrew Boyens upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 17 Dave Mulligan upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Shane Smeltz (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Peter Kirkup ( England)
Michael Mullarkey ( England)
Fourth official:
Jorge Larrionda ( Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Mauricio Espinosa ( Uruguay)

Spain vs South Africa

Spain 2–0  South Africa
Report
Attendance: 38,212
Referee: Pablo Pozo ( Chile)
Spain
South Africa
GK 23 Pepe Reina
RB 5 Carles Puyol ( c)
CB 3 Gerard Piqué Yellow card 56'
CB 2 Raúl Albiol Yellow card 24'
LB 19 Álvaro Arbeloa
DM 12 Sergio Busquets
RM 10 Cesc Fàbregas
LM 18 Albert Riera downward-facing red arrow 81'
AM 8 Xavi
SS 7 David Villa downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 9 Fernando Torres downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Pablo Hernández upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 16 Fernando Llorente upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena ( c)
CB 14 Matthew Booth
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
CM 5 Benson Mhlongo
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya Yellow card 5' downward-facing red arrow 83'
RW 10 Steven Pienaar
AM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi Yellow card 54'
LW 12 Teko Modise Yellow card 53'
CF 17 Bernard Parker downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Katlego Mashego upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Brazil Joel Santana

Man of the Match:
Xavi (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Patricio Basualto ( Chile)
Francisco Mondria ( Chile)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet ( Seychelles)
Fifth official:
Bechir Hassani ( Tunisia)

References

  1. ^ "Match Schedule – FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-26.
  2. ^ "Let the games begin". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.

External links

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: [ citation needed]
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'

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
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 – 0 Yemen Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
Salar Abdul-Jabar 6'
Omar Kadhim 88'
Summary
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Zarouni

Safa Lebanon1 – 0 Iraq Al-Zawraa
Guy Charles Jimgou 35' Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Uzbekistan Vladislav Tseytlin

Al-Zawraa Iraq2 – 0 Oman Al-Suwaiq
Haidar Sabah 29'
Sajjad Hussein 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Iran Saeid Mozaffarizadehyazdi

Al-Suwaiq Oman0 – 1 Iraq Al-Zawraa
Report Ahmad Ibrahim 56'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jordan Mohammad Mousa Khalaf

Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Yemen1 – 1 Iraq Al-Zawraa
Yaser Ba Suhai 76' Report Adnan Attiya 85'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Syria Racho Abdulrrhman

Al-Zawraa Iraq2 – 1 Lebanon Safa
Ous Ibrahim 45+2'
Mustafa Ahmad 90+5'
Report Khodor Salame 31'
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-Orouba 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 – 0 Iraq Arbil
Ali El Atat 20' (Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi

Arbil Iraq1 – 1 Kuwait Al-Arabi
Muslim Mubarak 37' (Report) Firas Al Khatib 74'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bahrain Nawaf Abdulla Ghayyath

Al-Oruba Oman1 – 1 Iraq Arbil
Younis Mubarak 43' Report Luay Salah 49'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kyrgyzstan Dmitry Mashentsev

Arbil Iraq3 – 0 Oman Al-Oruba
Luay Salah 43'
Ahmad Salah 49'
Muslim Mubarak 77'
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Thailand Chaiya Mahapab

Arbil Iraq3 – 2 Lebanon Al-Mabarrah
Muslim Mubarak 4'
Ahmad Salah 30' (Pen)
Ali Mansour 72'
Report Joao Alfredo 3'
Tarek Al Ali 76'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jordan Naser Al-Ghafary

Al-Arabi Kuwait2 – 0 Iraq Arbil
Firas Al Khatib 39', 86' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Saudi Arabia Khalid Alzahrani

Round of 16

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

Quarter finals

First leg

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

Second leg

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

Final

Al-Kuwait Kuwait2 – 1 Syria 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: [ citation needed]
Al-Mina'a3–0 Naft Maysan
Falah 51'
Jassem 55'
Kadhim 75'
report

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

Ghaz Al-Junoob0–0 Naft 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: [ citation needed]
Naft Al-Junoob3–0 Al-Nassriya
Jabbar 40' ( pen.)
Kadhim 75'
Yousuf 77'
report Matroud Red card 38'

Al-Bahri0–0 Al-Nassriya

Naft Al-Junoob2–1 Al-Bahri
Jabbar soccer ball with red X17'
Aoda 73'
Kadhim 90+2'
Aziz 43'

Final

Al-Mina'a2–1 Naft Al-Junoob
Falah 45+1'
Hadi Red card 65'
Ahmed 79'
report Yousuf 10'
Hameed Red card 74'
Nayrouz Red card 81'


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

References

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Group A of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 14 to 20 June 2009 in Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium, Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium, and Rustenburg's Royal Bafokeng Stadium. [1] The group consisted of Iraq, New Zealand, host nation South Africa, and Spain. [2]

Standings

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) Hosts

Matches

South Africa vs Iraq

South Africa 0–0  Iraq
Report
South Africa
Iraq
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 14 Matthew Booth
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena ( c)
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
RM 6 MacBeth Sibaya Yellow card 81'
CM 5 Benson Mhlongo
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi
LM 12 Teko Modise
CF 18 Thembinkosi Fanteni Yellow card 2' downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 17 Bernard Parker downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Katlego Mashego upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 10 Steven Pienaar upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Brazil Joel Santana
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 14 Salam Shaker
CB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim
CB 4 Fareed Majeed
CB 15 Ali Rehema
LB 3 Bassim Abbas
RM 18 Mahdi Karim downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 5 Nashat Akram Yellow card 74'
LM 13 Karrar Jassim downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 10 Younis Mahmoud ( c)
CF 7 Emad Mohammed downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 6 Salih Sadir upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Serbia Bora Milutinović

Man of the Match:
Teko Modise (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandiño ( Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa ( Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson ( Sweden)
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén ( Sweden)

New Zealand vs Spain

New Zealand 0–5  Spain
Report
Attendance: 21,649
Referee: Coffi Codjia ( Benin)
New Zealand
Spain
GK 12 Glen Moss
RB 17 Dave Mulligan
CB 18 Andrew Boyens
CB 6 Ivan Vicelich
LB 3 Tony Lochhead
DM 7 Simon Elliott
RM 11 Leo Bertos
LM 15 Jeremy Brockie downward-facing red arrow 27'
AM 8 Tim Brown ( c)
SS 10 Chris Killen downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jeremy Christie upward-facing green arrow 27'
MF 16 Chris James upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 21 Kris Bright upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
GK 1 Iker Casillas ( c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos downward-facing red arrow 54'
CB 2 Raúl Albiol
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 14 Xabi Alonso
RM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 54'
LM 18 Albert Riera
AM 10 Cesc Fàbregas
SS 7 David Villa
CF 9 Fernando Torres downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Álvaro Arbeloa upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 21 David Silva upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Komi Konyoh ( Togo)
Alexis Fassinou ( Benin)
Fourth official:
Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland)
Fifth official:
Matthias Arnet ( Switzerland)

Spain vs Iraq

Spain 1–0  Iraq
Report
Spain
Iraq
GK 1 Iker Casillas ( c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 4 Carlos Marchena Yellow card 53'
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 14 Xabi Alonso Yellow card 38'
RM 20 Santi Cazorla downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 82'
LM 22 Juan Mata
SS 7 David Villa downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 9 Fernando Torres
Substitutions:
MF 21 David Silva upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 17 Dani Güiza upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 12 Sergio Busquets upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 14 Salam Shaker
CB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim
CB 4 Fareed Majeed
CB 15 Ali Rehema
LB 3 Bassim Abbas Yellow card 29'
DM 22 Muayad Khalid downward-facing red arrow 74'
RM 20 Samer Saeed downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 5 Nashat Akram ( c) downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed
CF 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra
Substitutions:
MF 18 Mahdi Karim upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 13 Karrar Jassim upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 10 Younis Mahmoud upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Serbia Bora Milutinović

Man of the Match:
Xabi Alonso (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream ( Australia)
Ben Wilson ( Australia)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet ( Seychelles)
Fifth official:
Bechir Hassani ( Tunisia)

South Africa vs New Zealand

South Africa 2–0  New Zealand
Report
South Africa
New Zealand
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 14 Matthew Booth
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena ( c)
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya
RW 10 Steven Pienaar Yellow card 80'
AM 17 Bernard Parker downward-facing red arrow 81'
LW 12 Teko Modise
CF 18 Thembinkosi Fanteni downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Katlego Mashego upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Brazil Joel Santana
GK 12 Glen Moss
RB 17 Dave Mulligan
CB 18 Andrew Boyens Yellow card 72'
CB 6 Ivan Vicelich Yellow card 90+3'
LB 3 Tony Lochhead
DM 7 Simon Elliott
RM 11 Leo Bertos downward-facing red arrow 66'
LM 14 Jeremy Christie Yellow card 53'
AM 8 Tim Brown ( c) downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz Yellow card 85'
CF 10 Chris Killen downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Duncan Oughton upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 16 Chris James upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 20 Chris Wood upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Bernard Parker (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera ( Mexico)
Héctor Vergara ( Canada)
Fourth official:
Pablo Pozo ( Chile)
Fifth official:
Patricio Basualto ( Chile)

Iraq vs New Zealand

Iraq 0–0  New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 23,295
Referee: Howard Webb ( England)
Iraq
New Zealand
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim
CB 15 Ali Rehema
CB 14 Salam Shaker
LB 3 Bassim Abbas
RM 18 Mahdi Karim downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 5 Nashat Akram
CM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 13 Karrar Jassim
CF 7 Emad Mohammed downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 10 Younis Mahmoud ( c)
Substitutions:
MF 4 Fareed Majeed upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 6 Salih Sadir upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Serbia Bora Milutinović
GK 12 Glen Moss
RB 2 Aaron Scott downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 5 Ben Sigmund downward-facing red arrow 71'
CB 6 Ivan Vicelich
LB 3 Tony Lochhead
DM 7 Simon Elliott
RM 15 Jeremy Brockie Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 8 Tim Brown ( c) Yellow card 35'
LM 11 Leo Bertos
SS 9 Shane Smeltz
CF 10 Chris Killen
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jeremy Christie upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 18 Andrew Boyens upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 17 Dave Mulligan upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Shane Smeltz (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Peter Kirkup ( England)
Michael Mullarkey ( England)
Fourth official:
Jorge Larrionda ( Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Mauricio Espinosa ( Uruguay)

Spain vs South Africa

Spain 2–0  South Africa
Report
Attendance: 38,212
Referee: Pablo Pozo ( Chile)
Spain
South Africa
GK 23 Pepe Reina
RB 5 Carles Puyol ( c)
CB 3 Gerard Piqué Yellow card 56'
CB 2 Raúl Albiol Yellow card 24'
LB 19 Álvaro Arbeloa
DM 12 Sergio Busquets
RM 10 Cesc Fàbregas
LM 18 Albert Riera downward-facing red arrow 81'
AM 8 Xavi
SS 7 David Villa downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 9 Fernando Torres downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Pablo Hernández upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 16 Fernando Llorente upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena ( c)
CB 14 Matthew Booth
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
CM 5 Benson Mhlongo
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya Yellow card 5' downward-facing red arrow 83'
RW 10 Steven Pienaar
AM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi Yellow card 54'
LW 12 Teko Modise Yellow card 53'
CF 17 Bernard Parker downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Katlego Mashego upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Brazil Joel Santana

Man of the Match:
Xavi (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Patricio Basualto ( Chile)
Francisco Mondria ( Chile)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet ( Seychelles)
Fifth official:
Bechir Hassani ( Tunisia)

References

  1. ^ "Match Schedule – FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-26.
  2. ^ "Let the games begin". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.

External links

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: [ citation needed]
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'

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
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 – 0 Yemen Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
Salar Abdul-Jabar 6'
Omar Kadhim 88'
Summary
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Zarouni

Safa Lebanon1 – 0 Iraq Al-Zawraa
Guy Charles Jimgou 35' Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Uzbekistan Vladislav Tseytlin

Al-Zawraa Iraq2 – 0 Oman Al-Suwaiq
Haidar Sabah 29'
Sajjad Hussein 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Iran Saeid Mozaffarizadehyazdi

Al-Suwaiq Oman0 – 1 Iraq Al-Zawraa
Report Ahmad Ibrahim 56'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jordan Mohammad Mousa Khalaf

Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Yemen1 – 1 Iraq Al-Zawraa
Yaser Ba Suhai 76' Report Adnan Attiya 85'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Syria Racho Abdulrrhman

Al-Zawraa Iraq2 – 1 Lebanon Safa
Ous Ibrahim 45+2'
Mustafa Ahmad 90+5'
Report Khodor Salame 31'
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-Orouba 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 – 0 Iraq Arbil
Ali El Atat 20' (Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yemen Mukhtar Al Yarimi

Arbil Iraq1 – 1 Kuwait Al-Arabi
Muslim Mubarak 37' (Report) Firas Al Khatib 74'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bahrain Nawaf Abdulla Ghayyath

Al-Oruba Oman1 – 1 Iraq Arbil
Younis Mubarak 43' Report Luay Salah 49'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kyrgyzstan Dmitry Mashentsev

Arbil Iraq3 – 0 Oman Al-Oruba
Luay Salah 43'
Ahmad Salah 49'
Muslim Mubarak 77'
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Thailand Chaiya Mahapab

Arbil Iraq3 – 2 Lebanon Al-Mabarrah
Muslim Mubarak 4'
Ahmad Salah 30' (Pen)
Ali Mansour 72'
Report Joao Alfredo 3'
Tarek Al Ali 76'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jordan Naser Al-Ghafary

Al-Arabi Kuwait2 – 0 Iraq Arbil
Firas Al Khatib 39', 86' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Saudi Arabia Khalid Alzahrani

Round of 16

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

Quarter finals

First leg

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

Second leg

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

Final

Al-Kuwait Kuwait2 – 1 Syria 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: [ citation needed]
Al-Mina'a3–0 Naft Maysan
Falah 51'
Jassem 55'
Kadhim 75'
report

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

Ghaz Al-Junoob0–0 Naft 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: [ citation needed]
Naft Al-Junoob3–0 Al-Nassriya
Jabbar 40' ( pen.)
Kadhim 75'
Yousuf 77'
report Matroud Red card 38'

Al-Bahri0–0 Al-Nassriya

Naft Al-Junoob2–1 Al-Bahri
Jabbar soccer ball with red X17'
Aoda 73'
Kadhim 90+2'
Aziz 43'

Final

Al-Mina'a2–1 Naft Al-Junoob
Falah 45+1'
Hadi Red card 65'
Ahmed 79'
report Yousuf 10'
Hameed Red card 74'
Nayrouz Red card 81'


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

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