2009 in Iraqi football

National team

Friendly Matches

Saudi Arabia 0 – 0 Iraq
South Korea 2 – 1 Iraq
Kim Chi-Woo 54'
Lee Keun-Ho 70' (pen.)		 Hwang Jae-Won 49' (o.g.)
Qatar 1 – 0* Iraq
Ibrahim Majid 33'
Poland 1 – 1 Iraq
Roger Guerreiro 71' Mahdi Karim 53'
Iraq 3 – 0 Palestine
Hawar Mulla Mohammed 20'
Younis Mahmoud 54'
Luay Salah 90+3'
Iraq 4 – 0 Palestine
Hawar Mulla Mohammed 28'
Karrar Jassim 58'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 73'
Emad Mohammed 90+3' (pen.)
  • Qatar vs. Iraq not considered as a FIFA International match since Iraq made 13 Substitutions.

Four Nations Tournament

Four nations tournament, hosted in the UAE. Two semi-finals, winners advance to the final.

Iraq 1 – 0 Azerbaijan
Abbas 88'
Iraq 1 – 0 United Arab Emirates
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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 14 to 20 June 2009 in Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium, Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium, and Rustenburg's Royal Bafokeng Stadium. The group consisted of Iraq, New Zealand, host nation South Africa, and Spain.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa (H) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Iraq 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Matches

South Africa vs Iraq

South Africa 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 48,837
South Africa
Iraq
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 14 Matthew Booth
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
RM 6 MacBeth Sibaya  81'
CM 5 Benson Mhlongo
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi
LM 12 Teko Modise
CF 18 Thembinkosi Fanteni  2'  78'
CF 17 Bernard Parker  85'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Katlego Mashego  78'
MF 10 Steven Pienaar  85'
Manager:
Joel Santana
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 14 Salam Shaker
CB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim
CB 4 Fareed Majeed
CB 15 Ali Rehema
LB 3 Bassim Abbas
RM 18 Mahdi Karim  88'
CM 5 Nashat Akram  74'
LM 13 Karrar Jassim  74'
CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c)
CF 7 Emad Mohammed  76'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed  74'
FW 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra  76'
MF 6 Salih Sadir  88'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

Man of the Match:
Teko Modise (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandiño (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

New Zealand vs Spain

New Zealand 0–5 Spain
Report
Attendance: 21,649
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
New Zealand
Spain
GK 12 Glen Moss
RB 17 Dave Mulligan
CB 18 Andrew Boyens
CB 6 Ivan Vicelich
LB 3 Tony Lochhead
DM 7 Simon Elliott
RM 11 Leo Bertos
LM 15 Jeremy Brockie  27'
AM 8 Tim Brown (c)
SS 10 Chris Killen  85'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz  76'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jeremy Christie  27'
MF 16 Chris James  76'
FW 21 Kris Bright  85'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos  54'
CB 2 Raúl Albiol
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 14 Xabi Alonso
RM 8 Xavi  54'
LM 18 Albert Riera
AM 10 Cesc Fàbregas
SS 7 David Villa
CF 9 Fernando Torres  70'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Álvaro Arbeloa  54'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla  54'
MF 21 David Silva  70'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Komi Konyoh (Togo)
Alexis Fassinou (Benin)
Fourth official:
Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Fifth official:
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)

Spain vs Iraq

Spain 1–0 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 30,512
Spain
Iraq
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 4 Carlos Marchena  53'
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 14 Xabi Alonso  38'
RM 20 Santi Cazorla  67'
CM 8 Xavi  82'
LM 22 Juan Mata
SS 7 David Villa  74'
CF 9 Fernando Torres
Substitutions:
MF 21 David Silva  67'
FW 17 Dani Güiza  74'
MF 12 Sergio Busquets  82'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 14 Salam Shaker
CB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim
CB 4 Fareed Majeed
CB 15 Ali Rehema
LB 3 Bassim Abbas  29'
DM 22 Muayad Khalid  74'
RM 20 Samer Saeed  76'
CM 5 Nashat Akram (c)  88'
LM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed
CF 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra
Substitutions:
MF 18 Mahdi Karim  74'
MF 13 Karrar Jassim  76'
FW 10 Younis Mahmoud  88'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

Man of the Match:
Xabi Alonso (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream (Australia)
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Fifth official:
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)

South Africa vs New Zealand

South Africa 2–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 36,598
South Africa
New Zealand
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 14 Matthew Booth
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya
RW 10 Steven Pienaar  80'
AM 17 Bernard Parker  81'
LW 12 Teko Modise
CF 18 Thembinkosi Fanteni  62'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Katlego Mashego  62'
FW 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala  81'
Manager:
Joel Santana
GK 12 Glen Moss
RB 17 Dave Mulligan
CB 18 Andrew Boyens  72'
CB 6 Ivan Vicelich  90+3'
LB 3 Tony Lochhead
DM 7 Simon Elliott
RM 11 Leo Bertos  66'
LM 14 Jeremy Christie  53'
AM 8 Tim Brown (c)  55'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz  85'
CF 10 Chris Killen  75'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Duncan Oughton  55'
MF 16 Chris James  66'
FW 20 Chris Wood  75'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Bernard Parker (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Fifth official:
Patricio Basualto (Chile)

Iraq vs New Zealand

Iraq 0–0 New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 23,295
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Iraq
New Zealand
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim
CB 15 Ali Rehema
CB 14 Salam Shaker
LB 3 Bassim Abbas
RM 18 Mahdi Karim  67'
CM 5 Nashat Akram
CM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed  46'
LM 13 Karrar Jassim
CF 7 Emad Mohammed  56'
CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c)
Substitutions:
MF 4 Fareed Majeed  46'
FW 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra  56'
MF 6 Salih Sadir  67'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
GK 12 Glen Moss
RB 2 Aaron Scott  85'
CB 5 Ben Sigmund  71'
CB 6 Ivan Vicelich
LB 3 Tony Lochhead
DM 7 Simon Elliott
RM 15 Jeremy Brockie  61'  68'
CM 8 Tim Brown (c)  35'
LM 11 Leo Bertos
SS 9 Shane Smeltz
CF 10 Chris Killen
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jeremy Christie  68'
MF 18 Andrew Boyens  71'
FW 17 Dave Mulligan  85'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Shane Smeltz (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Peter Kirkup (England)
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Fourth official:
Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)

Spain vs South Africa

Spain 2–0 South Africa
 Report
Attendance: 38,212
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Spain
South Africa
GK 23 Pepe Reina
RB 5 Carles Puyol (c)
CB 3 Gerard Piqué  56'
CB 2 Raúl Albiol  24'
LB 19 Álvaro Arbeloa
DM 12 Sergio Busquets
RM 10 Cesc Fàbregas
LM 18 Albert Riera  81'
AM 8 Xavi
SS 7 David Villa  60'
CF 9 Fernando Torres  60'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Pablo Hernández  60'
FW 16 Fernando Llorente  60'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla  81'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB 14 Matthew Booth
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
CM 5 Benson Mhlongo
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya  5'  83'
RW 10 Steven Pienaar
AM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi  54'
LW 12 Teko Modise  53'
CF 17 Bernard Parker  90+3'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Katlego Mashego  83'
FW 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala  90+3'
Manager:
Joel Santana

Man of the Match:
Xavi (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Patricio Basualto (Chile)
Francisco Mondria (Chile)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Fifth official:
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)

References

  1. ^ "Match Schedule – FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-26.
  2. ^ "Let the games begin". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.
South Africa 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 52,522
Spain 1 – 0 Iraq
Villa 55' Report
Attendance: 30,512
New Zealand 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 23,295
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations

Main article: 19th Arabian Gulf Cup

Group A

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
 Kuwait 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
 Iraq 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Bahrain 3 – 1 Iraq
Abdullah Omar 28'
Sayed Adnan 69' (PK)
Al-Dakheel 90+2'		 Younis Mahmoud 81' (PK)
Iraq 0 – 4 Oman
Hassan Rabi'y 23', 65', 79'
Emad Al Hosseni 50'
Iraq 1 – 1 Kuwait
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 66' Khaled Khalaf 37'

Domestic clubs in international tournaments

2009 AFC Cup

Main article: 2009 AFC Cup

Iraq was excluded from the AFC Champions League due to not fulfilling the AFC demand of having a fully professional league. Hence, the Iraqi clubs relegated to the AFC Cup with having 2 seats to participate in. The 2007–08 Iraqi Premier League's Champion (Arbil FC) and runners-up (Al-Zawraa) will participate this season.

Group B

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Zawraa 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13
Safa 6 4 0 2 5 3 +2 12
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
Al-Suwaiq 6 1 0 5 3 8 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Zawraa 2 – 0 Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
Salar Abdul-Jabar 6'
Omar Kadhim 88'		 Summary
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni
Safa 1 – 0 Al-Zawraa
Guy Charles Jimgou 35' Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin
Al-Zawraa 2 – 0 Al-Suwaiq
Haidar Sabah 29'
Sajjad Hussein 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadehyazdi
Al-Suwaiq 0 – 1 Al-Zawraa
Report Ahmad Ibrahim 56'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammad Mousa Khalaf
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 1 – 1 Al-Zawraa
Yaser Ba Suhai 76' Report Adnan Attiya 85'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Racho Abdulrrhman
Al-Zawraa 2 – 1 Safa
Ous Ibrahim 45+2'
Mustafa Ahmad 90+5'		 Report Khodor Salame 31'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kakabay Seydov

Group C

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Arabi 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
Arbil 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
Al-Orouba 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8
Al-Mabarrah 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Mabarrah 1 – 0 Arbil
Ali El Atat 20' (Report)
(Summary)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi
Arbil 1 – 1 Al-Arabi
Muslim Mubarak 37' (Report) Firas Al Khatib 74'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nawaf Abdulla Ghayyath
Al-Oruba 1 – 1 Arbil
Younis Mubarak 43' Report Luay Salah 49'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev
Arbil 3 – 0 Al-Oruba
Luay Salah 43'
Ahmad Salah 49'
Muslim Mubarak 77'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab
Arbil 3 – 2 Al-Mabarrah
Muslim Mubarak 4'
Ahmad Salah 30' (Pen)
Ali Mansour 72'		 Report Joao Alfredo 3'
Tarek Al Ali 76'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary
Al-Arabi 2 – 0 Arbil
Firas Al Khatib 39', 86' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Khalid Alzahrani

Round of 16

Al-Zawraa 1 – 3 Arbil
Adnan Attiya 76' Report Ahmad Salah 44'
Luay Salah 67'
Ahmad Abd Ali 70'
Attendance: 200

Quarter finals

First leg

Al-Kuwait 1 – 1 Arbil
Al Azemi 7' Report Mahdi 68'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Abdul Malik (Singapore)

Second leg

Arbil 0 – 1 Al-Kuwait
Report Rogerio 74'
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Final

Al-Kuwait 2 – 1 Al-Karamah
Hakem 16'
Sulaiman 90+4'		 Report Al Shbli 82'
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Thaghr al-Iraq Championship

The 2009 Thagher al-Iraq Tournament or 2009 Thaghr Al Iraq Championship was a pre-season men's football friendly tournament hosted by Branch of Basra in Iraq Football Association, between clubs of cities that located in south of Iraq; (Basra, Dhi Qar and Amarah), that play in Iraqi Premier League and that play in Iraqi First Division League.

The 2009 Thagher al-Iraq Tournament took place on 14–21 December 2009 and featured Al-Mina'a, Al-Bahri, Naft Al-Junoob, Ghaz Al-Junoob, Al-Nassriya, and Naft Maysan.

The winners of the tournament were Al-Mina'a, who defeated Naft Al-Junoob in the final.

Group stage

The first place (shaded in green) qualified to the final.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Mina'a 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
Ghaz Al-Junoob 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Naft Maysan 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Mina'a3–0Naft Maysan
Falah 51'
Jassem 55'
Kadhim 75'		 report
Referee: Ahmed Shaker
Al-Mina'a4–1Ghaz Al-Junoob
Abdul Hussein 12', 52'
Abdul Razzak 70'
Hadi 85'		 report Abdul Razzak 65'
Ghaz Al-Junoob0–0Naft Maysan
Referee: Ahmed Shaker

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Naft Al-Junoob 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
Al-Bahri 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Al-Nassriya 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Naft Al-Junoob3–0Al-Nassriya
Jabbar 40' (pen.)
Kadhim 75'
Yousuf 77'		 report Matroud  38'
Referee: Adnan Shaea
Al-Bahri0–0Al-Nassriya
Naft Al-Junoob2–1Al-Bahri
Jabbar 17'
Aoda 73'
Kadhim 90+2'		 Aziz 43'
Referee: Ahmed Shaker

Final

Al-Mina'a2–1Naft Al-Junoob
Falah 45+1'
Hadi  65'
Ahmed 79'		 report Yousuf 10'
Hameed  74'
Nayrouz  81'
Referee: Ahmed Shaker


 2009 Thaghr al-Iraq Championship winners 
Al-Mina'a SC

References

  1. ^ "Al Mina meets Naft Al Janoub in the final of Thaghr Al Iraq Football". TRCB.com. 21 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Al Mina Football team wins Thaghr Al Iraq Championship". TRCB.com. 28 December 2009.