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' (pk)
  • 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
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) Host
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:
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:
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-Oruba 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8
Al-Mabarrah 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6
Source:
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

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 Iraq Division One.

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.[1]

The winners of the tournament were Al-Mina'a, who defeated Naft Al-Junoob in the final.[2]

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:
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'
Referee: Rasheed Hussein
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:
Naft Al-Junoob3–0Al-Nassriya
Jabbar  40' (pen.)
Kadhim  75'
Yousuf  77'		 report Matroud  38'
Referee: Adnan Shaea
Al-Bahri0–0Al-Nassriya
Referee: Rasheed Hussein
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.
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