2007 in Iraqi football

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Despite the nation being torn apart by civil war, Iraqi football in 2007 went as scheduled for the most part. Iraqi clubs participated in international competition, the Olympic team went through qualifications, and the national team played in different tournaments. No games by the national team or the Iraqi clubs were played in Iraq due to violence.

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National team [edit]

2007 Friendlies [edit]

June 8, 2007
 Jordan  1 – 1  Iraq Amman International Stadium, Amman
Awath Ragheb Goal 10' Ahmad Mnajed Goal 25'
June 12, 2007
 Jordan  0 – 0  Iraq Amman International Stadium, Amman
June 29, 2007
 South Korea  3 – 0  Iraq Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Yeom Ki-Hun Goal 51'
Lee Chun-Soo Goal 79'
Lee Kun-Ho Goal 86'
July 2, 2007
 Uzbekistan  2 – 0  Iraq Paju, South Korea
Ibragimov Goal 3'
Bakayev Goal 73'
October 16, 2007
 Qatar  3 – 2  Iraq Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Sayd Ali Bechir Goal 34'
Sebastián Quintana Goal 70'
Saad Al-Shammari Goal 83'		 Ahmad Salah Goal 20'
Emad Mohammed Goal 80'

2007 Gulf Cup [edit]

Main article: 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations

The Gulf Cup of Nations 2007, the 18th edition, took place in the United Arab Emirates, from 17 January 2007 to 30 January 2007. Iraq did not get beyond the group stage, and the tournament ended in accusations and allegations against the head coach of the national team.

Group stage [edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2
 Bahrain 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Iraq 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 Qatar 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2
January 18, 2007
 Qatar  0 – 1  Iraq Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Hawar Mohammed Goal 39'
January 21, 2007
 Bahrain  1 – 1  Iraq Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Al-Marzouqi Goal 8' Hawar Mohammed Goal 11'
January 24, 2007
 Saudi Arabia  1 – 0  Iraq Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Al-Qahtani Goal 12' (pen)

West Asian Football Federation Championship [edit]

Main article: 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship

The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in the Jordanian capital Amman. The six entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 16th and 24 June 2007.

Group stage [edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
 Iraq 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
 Palestine 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
June 16, 2007
 Iran  0 – 0  Iraq Amman International Stadium
   
June 18, 2007
 Iraq  1 – 0  Palestine Amman International Stadium
Hawar Mohammed Goal 86'  

Semi finals [edit]

June 22, 2007
 Syria  0 – 3  Iraq Amman International Stadium
  Younis Mahmoud Goal 10' (pen.)
Ahmad Mnajed Goal 42'
Saleh Sader Goal 85'

Final [edit]

June 24, 2007
 Iraq  1 – 2  Iran Amman International Stadium
Saleh Sader Goal 86' (pen.) Hossein Badamaki Goal 9'
Hashem Beikzadeh Goal 21'

Asian Cup 2007 [edit]

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup


The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals was held in July 2007 (Starting on July 7, 2007, ending on July 29, 2007). The competition was co-hosted by four nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Iraq won the tournament.

Group stage [edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 5 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2
 Australia 4 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2
 Thailand 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2
 Oman 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2
July 7, 2007
19:35 UTC+7
 Thailand  1 – 1  Iraq Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kwon (KOR)
Suksomkit Goal 6' (pen) Report Younis Mahmoud Goal 32'
July 13, 2007
17:20 UTC+7
 Iraq  3 – 1  Australia Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Karim (BHR)
Nashat Akram Goal 23'
Hawar Mohammed Goal 60'
Karrar Jassim Goal 86'		 Report Viduka Goal 47'
2007-07-16
19:35 UTC+7
 Oman  0 – 0  Iraq Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maillet (SEY)
(Report)

Quarter-finals [edit]

July 21, 2007
20:20
 Iraq  2 – 0  Vietnam Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 9,720
Referee: Nishimura (JPN)
Younis Mahmoud Goal 2' Goal 66' Report

Semi-finals [edit]

2007-07-25
18:20
 Iraq  0 – 0
(aet)		  South Korea Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Al Fadhli (KUW)
(Report)
  Penalties  
Hawar Mohammed Penalty scored
Qusay Munir Penalty scored
H. Abdul-Amir Penalty scored
Ahmad Mnajed Penalty scored		 4 – 3 Penalty scored Chunsoo
Penalty scored Donggook
Penalty scored Jaejin
Penalty missed Kihoon
Penalty missed Jungwoo

Final [edit]

2007-07-29
19:35
 Iraq  1 – 0  Saudi Arabia Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Shield (AUS)
Younis Mahmoud Goal 76' (Report)
 2007 AFC Asian Cup Winners 

Iraq
First title

2010 World Cup Qualifiers [edit]

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
22 October 2007
19:30 UTC+5
 Pakistan  0 – 7  Iraq Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
FIFA Report
AFC Summary		 Nashat Akram Goal 19'
M. Karim Goal 24', Goal 49', Goal 88', Goal 90'
Jassim Ghulam Goal 71'
Emad Mohammed Goal 83'
28 October 2007
14:00 UTC+2
 Iraq  0 – 0  Pakistan Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (Syria)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

Kings's Cup [edit]

Main article: 2007 King's Cup

Arbil FC participated in the 2007 King's Cup as Iraq B team.

The Group [edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Thailand 9 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3
Iraq Iraq B 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2
 North Korea 1 3 0 1 1 2 4 −2
 Uzbekistan 1 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3
December 22, 2007
19:15 UTC+7
 Iraq  1 – 0  North Korea Rajamangala Stadium
Zaki Goal 64'
December 24, 2007
18:45 UTC+7
 Thailand  2 – 1  Iraq Rajamangala Stadium
Phanrit Goal 43'
Abd Ali Goal 83' (og)		 Mubarak Goal 49'
December 26, 2007
16:30 UTC+7
 Iraq  3 – 1  Uzbekistan Rajamangala Stadium
Alwan Goal 58'
Ibrahim Goal 65'
Zaki Goal 78'		 Solomin Goal 68' (pen)

Final [edit]

December 29, 2007
18:00 UTC+7
 Thailand  1 – 0  Iraq Rajamangala Stadium
Vachiraban Goal 67'

Olympic Team [edit]

2007 Olympic Friendlies [edit]

February 18, 2007
 Jordan  2 – 1  Iraq Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
Moussa Hamad 16'
Mohammed Kheyr 23'		 Mostafa Karim 15'
February 23, 2007
 Jordan  0 – 0  Iraq Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
April 13, 2007
 United Arab Emirates  0 – 4  Iraq Sharja Stadium, Sharja
Ali Salah 50'
Halkurd Mulla Mohammed 53', 68'
M.A. Karim 90' (pen)
August 7, 2007
 Syria  2 – 2  Iraq Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo
Majed Al-Haj 21', 59' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 7'
Samer Saeed 42'
August 9, 2007
 Syria  1 – 1  Iraq Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 30'
August 12, 2007
 Bahrain  1 – 0  Iraq Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Ahmed Bushet 33'
August 17, 2007
 Qatar  1 – 2  Iraq Al Sadd Stadium, Doha
Mohamed Sayyed 79' Mostafa Karim 85'
Khaldoun Ibrahim 90'

Olympic Games Qualification [edit]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification

The Iraqi Olympic team participated in the qualifications for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Iraq was seeded for the second round. The second round qualifications were held from February 28 to June 6, 2007. Iraq advanced to the final round qualifications, however the team failed to qualify for the Olympics after finishing second behind Australia.

Second round [edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 12 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5
 North Korea 11 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3
 Thailand 5 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3
 India 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5
February 28, 2007
 Iraq  3 – 0  India King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Al-Enzi (Kuwait)
Mostafa Karim Goal 50'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 67'
Haidar Aboodi Goal 69'		 (Report)
March 14, 2007
 North Korea  2 – 2  Iraq Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
An Chol-Hyok Goal 44'
Kim Kwang-Hyok Goal 65'		 (Report) Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 32'
Ali Rehema Goal 90+3' (pen)
March 28, 2007
 Iraq  1 – 1  Thailand Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Al-Yarimi (Yemen)
Samer Saeed Goal 22' (Report) Teerathep Winothai Goal 47'
April 18, 2007
 Thailand  0 – 1  Iraq Royal Thai Army Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Takayama (Japan)
(Report) Karrar Jassim Goal 90+1'
May 16, 2007
 India  1 – 1  Iraq Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Tarif Ahmed Goal 71' (Report) Karrar Jassim Goal 54'
June 6, 2007
 Iraq  1 – 0  North Korea King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Karrar Jassim Goal 64' (Report)

Third (Final) Round [edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 12 6 3 3 0 7 1 +6
 Iraq 11 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8
 North Korea 5 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3
 Lebanon 4 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11
August 22, 2007
 Iraq  0 – 0  Australia Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sun (China)
(Report)
September 8, 2007
 Lebanon  0 – 5  Iraq Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 0
Referee: Al-Saeedi (UAE)
(Report) Samer Saeed Goal 22'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 59', Goal 89'
Ali Abbas Goal 72'
Karrar Jassim Goal 76' (pen)
September 12, 2007
 Iraq  2 – 0  North Korea Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Abdou (Qatar)
Khaldoun Ibrahim Goal 21'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 69'		 (Report)
October 17, 2007
 North Korea  0 – 0  Iraq Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
(Report)
November 17, 2007
 Australia  2 – 0  Iraq Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 13,088
Referee: Abdul (Singapore)
Adrian Leijer Goal 18'
Mark Milligan Goal 58'		 (Report)
November 21, 2007
 Iraq  5 – 2  Lebanon Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 100
Referee: Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Goal 8', Goal 23', Goal 81'
Mustafa Karim Goal 30'
Samer Saeed Goal 37'		 (Report) Hassan Maatouk Goal 59' (pen)
Ali Al-Saadi Goal 72' (pen)

Youth Team [edit]

2007 Youth Team Friendlies [edit]

September 25, 2007
 Qatar  1 – 2  Iraq Saheem Bin Fahad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Adel Ahmad Goal Ali Saad Goal
Ali Saad Goal
September 30, 2007
 Qatar  0 – 3  Iraq Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Ali Saad Goal 29'
Amjad Radhi Goal 49'
Bashar Saad Goal 88' (pen)

AFC Youth Championship Qualificaion [edit]

Main article: AFC Youth Championship 2008 qualification
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United Arab Emirates 9 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6
 Iraq 6 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1
 Kuwait 3 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5
October 10, 2007
 Iraq  1 – 0  Kuwait Al-Fayhaa Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Karim (Bahrain)
Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Goal 16' (Report)
October 31, 2007
 United Arab Emirates  2 – 1  Iraq Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Al-Yarimi (Yemen)
Hamdan Al-Kamli Goal 75' (pen)
Ahmed Al-Abri Goal 86'		 (Report) Qais Ali Goal 85'
November 14, 2007
 Kuwait  2 – 0  Iraq Thamir Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 400
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Mohammad Dahash Goal 2', Goal 9' (Report)
October 28, 2007
 Iraq  1 – 0  United Arab Emirates Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Moradi (Iran)
Nadeem Karim Goal 17' (Report)

U-17 Team [edit]

West Asian Football Federation U-17 Championship 2007 [edit]

Main article: 2007 West Asian Football Federation U-17 Championship
September 1, 2007
 Iran  2 – 2  Iraq Syria
September 2, 2007
 Jordan  1 – 0  Iraq Syria
September 3, 2007
 Lebanon  0 – 5  Iraq Syria
September 5, 2007
 Syria  3 – 0  Iraq Syria

AFC U-17 Championship Qualification [edit]

Main article: AFC U-17 Championship 2008 Qualification
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 13 5 4 1 0 28 2 +26
 India 13 5 4 1 0 18 2 +16
 Saudi Arabia 9 5 3 0 2 13 7 +6
 Lebanon 6 5 2 0 3 9 15 −6
 Sri Lanka 3 5 1 0 4 3 22 −19
 Bhutan 0 5 0 0 5 1 24 −23
October 27, 2007
17:40
 Iraq  5 – 0  Lebanon Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 100
Referee: Recho (Syria)
Mustafa Al-Shammari Goal 37', Goal 67'
Amjed Hussein Goal 74'
Mohammed Jabbar Goal 84'
Ali Aziz Goal 85'		 (Report)
October 30, 2007
 Iraq  2 – 2  India Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Waleed Al-Lami Goal 29'
Ahmad Marid Kueam Goal 50'		 (Report) Bikramjit Singh Goal 80'
Tonmoy Ghosh Goal 87'
November 1, 2007
 Iraq  11 – 0  Bhutan Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 50
Referee: Al-Badawi (UAE)
Mustafa Al-Shammari Goal 7'
Ali Al-Karrawi Goal 22', Goal 38'
Ali Al-Rubayawi Goal 46', Goal 56', Goal 87'
Ali Aziz Goal 51'
Mohammed Jabbar Goal 60', Goal 72'
Mohammed Al-Wuhaili Goal 77'
Amoori Al-Bujasim Goal 85'		 (Report)
November 4, 2007
 Iraq  7 – 0  Sri Lanka Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 70
Referee: Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Ali Al-Rubayawi Goal 1'
Ahmad Marid Kueam Goal 10'
Mustafa Al-Shammari Goal 20', Goal 32'
Mohammed Jabbar Goal 45+3'
Omar Nasih Goal 79' (pen)
Murtadha Jawad Goal 81'		 (Report)
November 7, 2007
 Saudi Arabia  0 – 3  Iraq Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 500
Referee: Recho (Syria)
(Report) Mustafa Al-Shammari Goal 6', Goal 59'
Ali Al-Karrawi Goal 38'

Domestic Clubs International Participitations [edit]

AFC Champions League 2007 [edit]

Main article: AFC Champions League 2007

The AFC Champions League 2007 was the 26th AFC Champions League, played between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation. The top 15 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition; Iraq has 2 spots. The two spots were given to the Champion and the runner-up of the Iraqi Premier League, in the 2005-2006 year. Both clubs failed to qualify for the Quarter Finals.

Group A [edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 13 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7
Iraq Al-Zawraa 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3
Kuwait Al-Arabi 7 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2
Qatar Al-Rayyan 2 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8
March 7, 2007
 Al-Arabi 0–1 Al Zawraa Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
(Report) Muslim Mubarak 66'
March 21, 2007
 Al Zawraa 0–0 Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lee Gi-young (Korea)
(Report)
April 11, 2007
 Al-Zawraa 1–2 Al-Wahda Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 500
Referee: Taalat Najm (Lebanon)
Ahmad Abd Ali 46' (Report) Abdulrahim Jumaa 13'
Bashir Saeed 74'
April 25, 2007
 Al-Wahda 1–1 Al-Zawraa Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Abdulrahim Jumaa 57' (Report) Haidar Sabah 75'
May 9, 2007
 Al-Zawraa 3–2 Al-Arabi Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Wissam Kadhim 21'
Ahmad Ibrahim 70'
Nawaf Falah 78'		 (Report) Firas Al Khatib 50', 84'
May 23, 2007
 Al-Rayyan 1–3 Al-Zawraa Al-Gharrafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 200
Saoud Khames 75' (Report) Selman Mesbeh og 13'
Abdul-Salam Abood 26'
Haidar Sabah 34'

Group C [edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Syria Al-Karamah 11 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4
Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona 10 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1
Iraq Najaf FC 8 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1
Qatar Al Sadd 4 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4
March 7, 2007
 Najaf FC 0–1 Neftchi Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)
(Report) Akmal Holmatov 71'
March 21, 2007
 Al Sadd 1–4 Najaf FC Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Talal Al-Bloushi 45' (Report) Aqeel Mohammed 47'
Saeed Mohsen 55', 86'(pen)
Karrar Jassim 70'
April 11, 2007
 Al Karamah 1–1 Najaf FC Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jassim Karim (Bahrain)
Fahd Aodi 90'(pen) (Report) Falah Hasan Kadhim 71'
April 25, 2007
 Najaf FC 2–4 Al-Karamah Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Saeed Mohsen 7'(pen)
Qassim Faraj 86' (pen)		 (Report) Jehad Al Hussein 46', 52'
Fahd Aodi 50'
Senghor Koupouleni 65'
May 9, 2007
 Neftchi 1–1 Najaf FC Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan
Attendance: 16,000
Akmal Holmatov 43' (Report) Ali Mohammed 60'
May 23, 2007
 Najaf FC 1–0 Al Sadd Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Saeed Mohsen 78' (Report)

Arab Champions League 2007-2008 [edit]

Main article: Arab Champions League 2007-2008

Iraq has 2 spots. The two spots were given to the 3rd Place and 4th Place of the Iraqi Premier League.

Round 32 [edit]

September 17, 2007
 Chirazienne Comoros 0–8 Iraq Najaf FC Aleppo, Syria
Suhail Naeim 3', 43'
Ali Mohammed 13'
Hatem Saheb 30'
Hussein Karim 53', 56'
Aqeel Mohammed 81'
Ayad Sadir 86'
September 20, 2007
 Najaf FC Iraq 1–0 Comoros Chirazienne Damascus, Syria
Suhail Naeim 41'
September 20, 2007
 Al-Talaba Iraq 0–2 Algeria USM Alger Jordan
Billel Dziri 64'
Amar Ammour 81'
October 1, 2007
 USM Alger Algeria 2–0 Iraq Al-Talaba Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria
Mohamed Hamdoud 39'
Samir Bentayeb 86'		 Report

Round 16 [edit]

October 30, 2007
 Najaf FC Iraq 0 – 3 Syria Al-Taliya Amman, Jordan
Yaamen Ahbod Goal 4', Goal 44'
Ahmad Al-Aomer Goal 29'
November 12, 2007
 Al-Taliya Syria 0 – 0 Iraq Najaf FC Damascus, Syria

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Seasons in Iraq Football
Football in Asia
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