Season: | 2007–08 |
Competition: | Iraqi Premier League |
Winners: | Erbil (2nd title) |
Relegated: | Al-Furat Sirwan Al-Jaish Al-Shuala Al-Adala Al-Shatra Zakho |
Continentalcup1: | AFC Cup |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Erbil Al-Zawraa |
Continentalcup2: | Arab Champions League |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
League Topscorer: | Asaad Abdul-Nabi (14 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | (7 December 2007) |
Biggest Away Win: | (15 December 2007) (18 December 2007) |
Highest Scoring: | (8 December 2007) (15 December 2007) (18 December 2007) (17 July 2008) |
Prevseason: | 2006–07 |
Nextseason: | 2008–09 |
The 2007–08 Iraqi Premier League season started on 26 November 2007 and ended on 24 August 2008. The season saw Erbil crowned as champions for the second time in a row, beating Al-Zawraa 1–0 after extra time in the final.
For security reasons, the league was divided into three groups: South, North and Central. The top six clubs from the Central Group and the top four clubs from the North and South Groups qualified for the Elite Stage. The Elite Stage consisted of three groups, of which the winners and one runner-up qualified for the Golden Stage, a knockout contest. The Golden Stage matches were held at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.
The champions and runners-up qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup, while third-placed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the 2008–09 Arab Champions League.[1]
The Iraq Football Association introduced a new rule that allowed clubs to make four substitutions instead of three.
Note: Al-Mosul withdrew from the league.
GK | 31 | Ahmad Ali | ||
DF | 3 | Ahmed Attiya | ||
DF | 15 | Gaith Abdul-Ghani (c) | ||
DF | 6 | Ous Ibrahim | ||
DF | 29 | Waleed Khalid | ||
MF | 16 | Mohannad Nassir | ||
MF | 19 | Salar Abdul-Jabbar | ||
MF | 26 | Thamir Fuad | ||
MF | 7 | Ali Yousef | ||
MF | 28 | Sajjad Hussein | ||
FW | 10 | Abdul-Salam Abboud | ||
Substitutions: | ||||
FW | 23 | |||
MF | 12 | Hussein Saddam | ||
FW | 11 | Alaa Sattar | ||
MF | 27 | Naseem Jassim | ||
Manager: | ||||
Radhi Shenaishil |
GK | 21 | Sarhang Muhsin | ||
DF | 2 | |||
DF | 3 | Yassir Raad | ||
DF | 31 | Salam Shakir | ||
MF | 55 | |||
MF | 24 | |||
MF | 14 | Khaldoun Ibrahim | ||
MF | 23 | Shirzad Mohammed | ||
FW | 10 | |||
FW | 17 | Ahmed Salah (c) | ||
FW | 11 | |||
Substitutions: | ||||
MF | 77 | |||
DF | 4 | |||
MF | 18 | Haidar Qaraman | ||
MF | 8 | |||
Manager: | ||||
Thair Ahmed |
Match rules
Team | Qualification | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erbil | 24 | 51 | 70.8% | 2009 AFC Cup |
2 | Al-Zawraa | 30 | 53 | 58.9% | 2009 AFC Cup |
3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 34 | 65 | 63.7% | 2008–09 Arab Champions League |
4 | Duhok | 24 | 48 | 66.7% |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Asaad Abdul-Nabi | Al-Kahrabaa | 14 |
2 | Taiseer Abdul-Hussein | Al-Shorta | 12 |
Hussam Saeed | Al-Bareed / Al-Zawraa | ||
4 | Yassir Abdul-Mohsen | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 11 |
Abdul-Salam Abboud | Al-Zawraa |
See main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks.
Player[2] | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
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7–0 | |||||
7–0 | |||||
4 | 6–3 | ||||
3–6 |