2007–08 Iraqi Premier League Explained

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]

New rule

The Iraq Football Association introduced a new rule that allowed clubs to make four substitutions instead of three.

Group stage

North Group

Note: Al-Mosul withdrew from the league.

Results

Central Group

Results

South Group

Results

Elite stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Golden stage

Semi-finals


Final

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 officials

Match rules

Season statistics

Top four positions

TeamQualification
1Erbil245170.8%2009 AFC Cup
2Al-Zawraa305358.9%2009 AFC Cup
3Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya346563.7%2008–09 Arab Champions League
4Duhok244866.7%

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Asaad Abdul-NabiAl-Kahrabaa14
2 Taiseer Abdul-HusseinAl-Shorta12
Hussam SaeedAl-Bareed / Al-Zawraa
4 Yassir Abdul-MohsenAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya11
Abdul-Salam AbboudAl-Zawraa

Hat-tricks

See main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks.

Player[2] For !Against Result Date
7–0
7–0
46–3
3–6
Notes4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iraqi League 2007–2008. Goalzz.com.
  2. Web site: Iraqi Premier League 2007/2008 Group Stage All Fixtures. Goalzz. Kooora.com. 20 July 2022.