2008–09 Iraqi First Division League Explained

Season:2008–09
Pixels:200px
Competition:Iraqi First Division League
Promoted:Masafi Al-Wasat
Al-Hasanain
Al-Shirqat
Al-Diwaniya
Naft Maysan
Al-Karkh
Zakho
Masafi Al-Junoob
Al-Hindiya
Update:11-10-2015
Prevseason:2007–08
Nextseason:2009–10

The 2008–09 Iraqi First Division League.

Format and teams

Final qualification round

On December 4, 2009, the Iraq Football Federation met and decided that the final qualifying round will be played on one stage. Six clubs will play in Baghdad for the period from December 8 to 15, with five rounds, with three matches each day, with a break for the next day. Two of these teams will qualify for the 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League next season, joined by the six teams that already secured promotion in the previous round.[1]

The matches are to be played on five stadiums: Al-Shorta Stadium, Al-Zawraa Stadium, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium, Al Karkh Stadium and Al Naft Stadium.

GovernorateTeamsName of Teams
Center
Baghdad2Al-Siyaha and Al-Karkh
Al-Anbar1Al-Jolan
North
Dohuk1Zakho
Middle Euphrates
Karbala1Al-Hindiya
South
Basra1Masafi Al-Janoob

Final qualification round

The final qualification round will be one group, each team plays five game with other teams. The top two teams from group were to qualify for the 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League next season, but eventually the top four all qualified due to the withdrawal of Sulaymaniya and Sirwan from the Iraqi Premier League.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Final qualification round

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mohannad Abdul-RahmanAl-Karkh4
Hassan FarhoodAl-Hindiya
Broosh JaderZakho
Mustafa Basil
2 Anmar HusseinAl-Jolan3
Hussam-Eddin Mohammed
Qusay Jbayer
3 Salam IbrahimMasafi Al-Janoob2
Ammar RadhiAl-Siyaha
Abbas Mohammed

Others

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iraqi Football Association meets with the six teams competing to qualify for the Premier League. shakwmakw.com. Arabic. December 3, 2009.