Season | 2008–09 |
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Champions |
Erbil (3rd title) |
Top goalscorer |
Ahmed Salah (15 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Al-Najaf 6–1
Maysan (22 May 2009) |
Biggest away win |
Al-Kahrabaa 0–6
Erbil (5 June 2009) |
Highest scoring |
Al-Najaf 6–1
Maysan (22 May 2009) |
←
2007–08
2009–10 → |
The 2008–09 Iraqi Premier League was the 35th edition of the competition. It started on 1 November 2008 and ended on 16 July 2009. 27 teams from all over the country competed for the title. Erbil won the title by defeating Al-Najaf in the final via penalty shootout after a goalless draw. It was Erbil's third league title in a row. The two teams would have qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup, but were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension of the Iraq Football Association.
The 2008–09 season is the only season in history where none of the four Baghdad Derby clubs ( Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa) finished in the top four. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Erbil | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 64 | Qualified to the Final |
2 | Duhok | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 61 | Qualified to Third place match |
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 | Al-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-Kahrabaa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 30 | |
11 | Kirkuk | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 27 | |
12 | Sulaymaniya | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 27 | |
13 | Al-Hudood | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 19 | |
14 | Diyala | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 9 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Najaf | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 52 | Qualified to the Final |
2 | Al-Amana | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 50 | Qualified to Third place match |
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-Junoob | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 36 | |
6 | Al-Minaa | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 36 | |
7 | Al-Kufa | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 32 | |
8 | Al-Sinaa | 24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 27 | |
9 | Al-Nasiriya | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 25 | |
10 | Al-Samawa | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 24 | |
11 | Karbala | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 20 | |
12 | Al-Etisalat wal-Bareed | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 15 | |
13 | Maysan | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 14 |
Note: Al-Mosul withdrew from the league.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Third place match | ||
Al-Amana | 0–1 | Duhok |
Final | ||
Al-Najaf | 0–0 (
a.e.t.) (2–3 p.) |
Erbil |
Al-Amana | 0–1 | Duhok |
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Abdul-Nabi ![]() |
Mushir ![]() |
Al-Najaf | 0–0 ( a.e.t.) | Erbil |
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Penalties | ||
Mohsen ![]() Sahib ![]() Naeem ![]() Faleh ![]() Sadir ![]() Sultan ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Match officials
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Match rules
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Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | Eff | Qualification |
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1 | Erbil | 27 | 65 | 80.2% | 2010 AFC Cup (disqualified) |
2 | Al-Najaf | 25 | 53 | 70.7% | 2010 AFC Cup (disqualified) |
3 | Duhok | 27 | 64 | 79.0% | |
4 | Al-Amana | 25 | 50 | 66.7% |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Erbil | 15 |
2 |
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Erbil | 11 |
3 |
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Naft Al-Junoob | 9 |
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Karbala | ||
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Al-Najaf |
Player [2] | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Al-Amana | Karbala | 3–0 | 14 November 2008 |
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Karbala | Al-Samawa | 4–0 | 12 December 2008 |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Naft | 3–1 | 20 March 2009 |
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Al-Kufa | Al-Nasiriya | 3–1 | 9 May 2009 |
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Erbil | Al-Kahrabaa | 6–0 | 5 June 2009 |
Season | 2008–09 |
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Champions |
Erbil (3rd title) |
Top goalscorer |
Ahmed Salah (15 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Al-Najaf 6–1
Maysan (22 May 2009) |
Biggest away win |
Al-Kahrabaa 0–6
Erbil (5 June 2009) |
Highest scoring |
Al-Najaf 6–1
Maysan (22 May 2009) |
←
2007–08
2009–10 → |
The 2008–09 Iraqi Premier League was the 35th edition of the competition. It started on 1 November 2008 and ended on 16 July 2009. 27 teams from all over the country competed for the title. Erbil won the title by defeating Al-Najaf in the final via penalty shootout after a goalless draw. It was Erbil's third league title in a row. The two teams would have qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup, but were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension of the Iraq Football Association.
The 2008–09 season is the only season in history where none of the four Baghdad Derby clubs ( Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa) finished in the top four. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erbil | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 64 | Qualified to the Final |
2 | Duhok | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 61 | Qualified to Third place match |
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 | Al-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-Kahrabaa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 30 | |
11 | Kirkuk | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 27 | |
12 | Sulaymaniya | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 27 | |
13 | Al-Hudood | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 19 | |
14 | Diyala | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 9 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Najaf | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 52 | Qualified to the Final |
2 | Al-Amana | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 50 | Qualified to Third place match |
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-Junoob | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 36 | |
6 | Al-Minaa | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 36 | |
7 | Al-Kufa | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 32 | |
8 | Al-Sinaa | 24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 27 | |
9 | Al-Nasiriya | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 25 | |
10 | Al-Samawa | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 24 | |
11 | Karbala | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 20 | |
12 | Al-Etisalat wal-Bareed | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 15 | |
13 | Maysan | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 14 |
Note: Al-Mosul withdrew from the league.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Third place match | ||
Al-Amana | 0–1 | Duhok |
Final | ||
Al-Najaf | 0–0 (
a.e.t.) (2–3 p.) |
Erbil |
Al-Amana | 0–1 | Duhok |
---|---|---|
Abdul-Nabi ![]() |
Mushir ![]() |
Al-Najaf | 0–0 ( a.e.t.) | Erbil |
---|---|---|
Penalties | ||
Mohsen ![]() Sahib ![]() Naeem ![]() Faleh ![]() Sadir ![]() Sultan ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Al-Najaf
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Erbil
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Match officials
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Match rules
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Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | Eff | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erbil | 27 | 65 | 80.2% | 2010 AFC Cup (disqualified) |
2 | Al-Najaf | 25 | 53 | 70.7% | 2010 AFC Cup (disqualified) |
3 | Duhok | 27 | 64 | 79.0% | |
4 | Al-Amana | 25 | 50 | 66.7% |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Erbil | 15 |
2 |
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Erbil | 11 |
3 |
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Naft Al-Junoob | 9 |
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Karbala | ||
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Al-Najaf |
Player [2] | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Al-Amana | Karbala | 3–0 | 14 November 2008 |
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Karbala | Al-Samawa | 4–0 | 12 December 2008 |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Naft | 3–1 | 20 March 2009 |
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Al-Kufa | Al-Nasiriya | 3–1 | 9 May 2009 |
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Erbil | Al-Kahrabaa | 6–0 | 5 June 2009 |