2007 in Iraqi football

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Friendly match between Al Zawraa and Al Shorta on December 1, 2007, in Baghdad.
Friendly match between Al Zawraa and Al Shorta on December 1, 2007, in Baghdad.

Despite the nation being torn apart by civil war, 2007 in Iraqi football 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 international precipitation were played in Iraq due to violence.

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[edit] National Team

[edit] 2007 Friendlies

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

[edit] 2007 Gulf Cup

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.

[edit] Group Stage

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

[edit] West Asian Football Federation Championship

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 24th June 2007.

[edit] Group Stage

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

[edit] Semi Finals

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

[edit] Final

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

[edit] Asian Cup 2007

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.

[edit] Group Stage

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

[edit] Quarter-finals

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

[edit] Semi-finals

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

[edit] Final

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

[edit] 2010 World Cup Qualifiers

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

[edit] Kings's Cup

Main article: 2007 King's Cup

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

[edit] The Group

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

[edit] Final

December 29, 2007
18:00 UTC+7		 Thailand Flag of Thailand 1 – 0 Flag of Iraq Iraq Rajamangala Stadium
Vachiraban Scored after 67 minutes 67'

[edit] Olympic Team

[edit] 2007 Olympic Friendlies

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

[edit] Olympic Games Qualification

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.

[edit] Second Round

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

[edit] Third (Final) Round

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

[edit] Youth Team

[edit] 2007 Youth Team Friendlies

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

[edit] AFC Youth Championship Qualificaion

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

[edit] U-17 Team

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

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

[edit] AFC U-17 Championship Qualification

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

[edit] Domestic Clubs International Participitations

[edit] AFC Champions League 2007

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 Iraq Super League, in the 2005-2006 year. Both clubs failed to qualify for the Quarter Finals.

[edit] Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of the United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 13 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7
Flag of Iraq Al-Zawraa 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3
Flag of Kuwait Al-Arabi 7 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2
Flag of 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) Abdulraheem Jumaa 13'
Basheer Saeed 74'
April 25, 2007 Al-Wahda 1–1 Al-Zawraa Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Abdulraheem 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'
Ahmed Abrahim 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'

[edit] Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Syria Al-Karamah 11 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4
Flag of Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona 10 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1
Flag of Iraq Najaf FC 8 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1
Flag of 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) Hasan Falah 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)

[edit] Arab Champions League 2007-2008

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 Iraq Super League.

[edit] Round 32

September 17, 2007 Chirazienne Flag of the Comoros 0–8 Flag of Iraq Najaf FC Aleppo, Syria
Saheel Na'eem 3', 43'
Ali Mohammed 13'
Hatem Saheb 30'
Hussein Kareem 53', 56'
Aqeel Mohammed 81'
Ayad Sadeer 86'
September 20, 2007 Najaf FC Flag of Iraq 1–0 Flag of the Comoros Chirazienne Damascus, Syria
Saheel Na'eem 41'
September 20, 2007 Al-Talaba Flag of Iraq 0–2 Flag of Algeria USM Alger Jordan
Billel Dziri 64'
Amar Ammour 81'
October 1, 2007 USM Alger Flag of Algeria 2–0 Flag of Iraq Al-Talaba Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria
Hamdoun Mohamed 39'
Ben Taieb 86'

[edit] Round 16

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

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