2008–09 Iraqi Premier Division

The 2008–09 Iraqi Premier Division was the 35th edition of the competition. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Premier League to Iraqi Premier Division. It started on 1 November 2008 and ended on 16 July 2009. 27 teams from all over the country competed for the title. Erbil won the title by defeating Al-Najaf in the final via penalty shootout after a goalless draw. It was Erbil's third league title in a row. The two teams would have qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup, but were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension of the Iraq Football Association.

Iraqi Premier League
Season2008–09
ChampionsErbil
(3rd title)
Top goalscorerAhmad Salah
(15 goals)

The 2008–09 season is the only season in history where not a single one of the four Baghdad Derby clubs (Al-Shorta, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa) finished in the top four.[1]

Name changes

Group stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Erbil 26 20 4 2 55 17 +38 64 Qualified to Final
2 Duhok 26 18 7 1 47 11 +36 61 Qualified to Third place match
3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 26 12 6 8 36 25 +11 42
4 Al-Naft 26 11 6 9 23 26 −3 39
5 Peris 26 9 10 7 27 26 +1 37
6 Al-Ramadi 26 10 7 9 29 30 −1 37
7 Samaraa 26 9 7 10 27 23 +4 34
8 Al-Shorta 26 8 10 8 29 29 0 34
9 Salahaddin 26 8 9 9 24 27 −3 33
10 Al-Kahrabaa 26 7 9 10 22 34 −12 30
11 Kirkuk 26 6 9 11 18 25 −7 27
12 Al-Sulaymaniya 26 6 9 11 26 34 −8 27
13 Al-Hudood 26 4 7 15 15 33 −18 19
14 Diyala 26 1 6 19 9 47 −38 9
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away HUD KAH NFT QWJ RAM SHR SUL ERB DYL DUH KRK PER SAL SMR
Al-Hudood 0–1 0–3 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–4 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Al-Kahrabaa 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Al-Naft 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–1
Al-Ramadi 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1
Al-Shorta 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–0
Al-Sulaymaniya 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–4
Erbil 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 4–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–0
Diyala 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–0
Duhok 2–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0
Kirkuk 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 0–1
Peris 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 4–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–0
Salahaddin 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–0
Samaraa 2–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Diyala–Al-Shorta match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shorta after Diyala's players left the field during the match.
  2. The Duhok–Erbil match was ended early with the score at 3–0 to Duhok.
  3. The Peris–Erbil match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Erbil after the game was abandoned with the score at 1–1.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Najaf 24 15 7 2 39 12 +27 52 Qualified to Final
2 Al-Amana 24 13 11 0 37 15 +22 50 Qualified to Third place match
3 Al-Talaba 24 14 5 5 32 15 +17 47
4 Al-Zawraa 24 9 9 6 30 24 +6 36
5 Naft Al-Junoob 24 9 9 6 27 23 +4 36
6 Al-Minaa 24 10 6 8 20 24 −4 36
7 Al-Kufa 24 7 11 6 24 24 0 32
8 Al-Sinaa 24 4 15 5 17 18 −1 27
9 Al-Nasiriya 24 6 7 11 23 28 −5 25
10 Al-Samawa 24 5 9 10 15 25 −10 24
11 Karbalaa 24 5 5 14 18 30 −12 20
12 Al-Etisalat Wal-Bareed 24 3 6 15 11 30 −19 15
13 Maysan 24 2 8 14 20 45 −25 14
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Note: Al-Mosul withdrew from the league.

Results
Home \ Away AMN BRD KUF MIN NJF NAS SMA SIN TLB ZWR KRB MAY NFJ
Al-Amana 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 2–2
Al-Etisalat Wal-Bareed 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–0
Al-Kufa 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1
Al-Minaa 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0
Al-Najaf 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 6–1 2–1
Al-Nasiriya 0–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1
Al-Samawa 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0
Al-Sinaa 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Al-Talaba 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 3–2
Al-Zawraa 0–2 3–1 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–3
Karbalaa 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0
Maysan 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0
Naft Al-Junoob 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Al-Nasiriya–Al-Etisalat Wal-Bareed match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Nasiriya after Al-Etisalat Wal-Bareed's players left the field while losing 2–0.

Championship play-off
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Third place match
Al-Amana 0–1 Duhok
Final
Al-Najaf 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p.) 		Erbil

Third place match
Al-Amana0–1Duhok
Abdul-Nabi 15' Mushir  48'
Referee: Kadhim Awda

Final
Al-Najaf0–0 (a.e.t.)Erbil
Penalties
Mohsen
Sahib
Naem
Faleh
Sadir
Sultan 		2–3 Mubarak
Abdul-Wahid
Mohammed
Mansoor
Al-Deen
Raad
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir
Al-Najaf
Erbil

Final positions
Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1Erbil 276580.2%2010 AFC Cup (disqualified)
2Al-Najaf 255370.7%2010 AFC Cup (disqualified)
3Duhok 276479.0%
4Al-Amana 255066.7%
Eliminated in the Group Stage
5Al-Talaba 244765.3%
6Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 264253.8%
7Al-Zawraa 243650.0%
8Al-Naft 263950.0%
9Naft Al-Junoob 243650.0%
10Peris 263747.4%
11Al-Minaa 243650.0%
12Al-Ramadi 263747.4%
13Al-Kufa 243244.4%
14Samaraa 263443.6%
15Al-Shorta 263443.6%
16Al-Sinaa 242737.5%
17Salahaddin 263342.3%
18Al-Nasiriya 242534.7%
19Al-Kahrabaa 263038.5%
20Al-Samawa 242433.3%
21Kirkuk 262734.6%
22Karbalaa 242027.8%
23Al-Sulaymaniya 262734.6%
24Al-Etisalat Wal-Bareed 241520.8%
25Al-Hudood 261924.4%
26Maysan 241419.4%
27Diyala 26911.5%

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ahmad Salah Erbil 15
2 Luay Salah Erbil 11
3 Nasser Tallaa Naft Al-Junoob 9
Sahib Abbas Karbalaa
Hussein Karim Al-Najaf

References
  1. "Iraqi League 2008–2009". Goalzz.com.
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