2007 in Iraqi football

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.

National Team

2007 Friendlies

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date = June 8, 2007

team1 = fb-rt|JOR
score = 1 – 1
team2 = fb|Iraq|2004
goals1 = Awath Ragheb goal|10
goals2 = Ahmad Mnajed goal|25
stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

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date = June 12, 2007

team1 = fb-rt|JOR
score = 0 – 0
team2 = fb|Iraq|2004
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

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date = June 29, 2007

team1 = fb-rt|KOR
score = 3 – 0
team2 = fb|Iraq|2004
goals1 = Yeom Ki-Hun goal|51
Lee Chun-Soo goal|79
Lee Kun-Ho goal|86
goals2 =
stadium = Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

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date = July 2, 2007

team1 = fb-rt|UZB
score = 2 – 0
team2 = fb|Iraq|2004
goals1 = Ibragimov goal|3
Bakayev goal|73
goals2 =
stadium = Paju, South Korea

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date = October 16, 2007

team1 = fb-rt|Qatar
score = 3 – 2
team2 = fb|Iraq|2004
goals1 = Sayd Ali Bechir goal|34
Sebastián Quintana goal|70
Saad Al-Shammari goal|83
goals2 = Ahmad Salah Alwan goal|20
Emad Mohammed goal|80
stadium = Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

2007 Gulf Cup

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

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19:35 UTC+7|team1=fb-rt|THA |score=1 – 1
report= [http://www.afcasiancup.com/shared/data/30/THAvIRQ070707.pdf Report] |team2=fb|Iraq|2004 |goals1=Suksomkit goal|6|pen|goals2=Younis Mahmoud goal|32|stadium=Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok |attendance= 30,000|referee= Kwon (KOR)

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date=2007-07-16
19:35 UTC+7
team1=fb-rt|OMA
score=0 – 0
report= [http://www.afcasiancup.com/shared/data/30/OMAvIRQ160707.pdf (Report)]
team2=fb|Iraq|2004
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
attendance=500
referee=Maillet (SEY)

Quarter-finals

emi-finals

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date=2007-07-25
18:20
team1=fb-rt|Iraq|2004
score=0 – 0
(aet)
report= [http://www.afcasiancup.com/shared/data/30/IRQvKOR250707.pdf (Report)]
team2=fb|KOR
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
attendance=12,500
referee=Al Fadhli (KUW)

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penalties1 = Hawar Mohammed pengoal
Qusay Munir pengoal
H. Abdul-Amir pengoal
Ahmad Mnajed pengoal
penaltyscore = 4 – 3
penalties2 = pengoal Chunsoo
pengoal Donggook
pengoal Jaejin
penmiss|saved Kihoon
penmiss|hit post Jungwoo

Final

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date = 2007-07-29
19:35
team1 = fb-rt|Iraq|2004
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://afcasiancup.com/shared/data/30/IRQvKSA290707.pdf (Report)]
team2 = fb|KSA
goals1 = Younis Mahmoud goal|76
goals2 =
stadium = Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
attendance = 60,000
referee = Shield (AUS)

2010 World Cup Qualifiers

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date = 22 October 2007
19:30 UTC+5
team1 = fb-rt|Pakistan
score = 0 – 7
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/matches/asia/round=250425/match=300033464/index.html FIFA Report] [http://www.afc-link.com/cgi-perl/topdf.pl?filename=http://www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php?GameID=2401 AFC Summary]
team2 = fb|Iraq|2004
goals1 =
goals2 = Nashat Akram goal|19
M. Karim goal|24, goal|49, goal|88, goal|90
Jassim Ghulam goal|71
Emad Mohammed goal|83
stadium = Punjab Stadium, Lahore
attendance = 2,500
referee = Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

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date = 28 October 2007
14:00 UTC+2
team1 = fb-rt|Iraq|2004
score = 0 – 0
report =
team2 = fb|Pakistan
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (Syria)
attendance = 8,000
referee = Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

Kings's Cup

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

The Group

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Youth Team

2007 Youth Team Friendlies

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date = September 25, 2007

team1 = fb-rt|Qatar
score = 1 – 2
team2 = fb|Iraq|2004
goals1 = Adel Ahmad goal
goals2 = Ali Saad goal Ali Saad goal
stadium = Saheem Bin Fahad Stadium, Doha, Qatar

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date = September 30, 2007

team1 = fb-rt|Qatar
score = 0 – 3
team2 = fb|Iraq|2004
goals1 =
goals2 = Ali Saad goal|29 Amjad Radhi goal|49 Bashar Saad goal|88|pen
stadium = Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar

AFC Youth Championship Qualificaion

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date = March 7, 2007
team1 = Al-Arabi
score = 0–1
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1380&mtid=12050 (Report)]
team2 = Al Zawraa
goals1 =
goals2 = Muslim Mubarak 66'
stadium = Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 1,500
referee = Muhsen Basma (Syria)----footballbox
date = March 21, 2007
team1 = Al Zawraa
score = 0–0
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?aid=47021&cid=1380&mtid=12052&sqid=772 (Report)]
team2 = Al-Rayyan
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
attendance = 1,500
referee = Lee Gi-young (Korea)----footballbox
date = April 11, 2007
team1 = Al-Zawraa
score = 1–2
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1380&mtid=12066 (Report)]
team2 = Al-Wahda
goals1 = Ahmad Abd Ali 46'
goals2 = Abdulraheem Jumaa 13'
Basheer Saeed 74'
stadium = Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
attendance = 500
referee = Taalat Najm (Lebanon)----footballbox
date = April 25, 2007
team1 = Al-Wahda
score = 1–1
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1380&mtid=12069 (Report)]
team2 = Al-Zawraa
goals1 = Abdulraheem Jumaa 57'
goals2 = Haidar Sabah 75'
stadium = Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
attendance = 3,000
referee = Jasim Karim (Bahrain) ----footballbox
date = May 9, 2007
team1 = Al-Zawraa
score = 3–2
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1380&mtid=12070 (Report)]
team2 = Al-Arabi
goals1 = Wissam Kadhim 21'
Ahmed Abrahim 70'
Nawaf Falah 78'
goals2 = Firas Al Khatib 50', 84'
stadium = Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
attendance = 500
referee = Mohsen Torky (Iran)----

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date = May 23, 2007
team1 = Al-Rayyan
score = 1–3
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1380&mtid=12073 (Report)]
team2 = Al-Zawraa
goals1 = Saoud Khames 75'
goals2 = Selman Mesbeh og 13' Abdul-Salam Abood 26' Haidar Sabah 34'
stadium = Al-Gharrafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar
attendance = 200
referee =

Group C

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date = March 7, 2007
team1 = Najaf FC
score = 0–1
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1382&mtid=12075 (Report)]
team2 = Neftchi
goals1 =
goals2 = Akmal Holmatov 71'
stadium = Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 1,500
referee = Hedayat Mombini (Iran)----footballbox
date = March 21, 2007
team1 = Al Sadd
score = 1–4
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1382&mtid=12076 (Report)]
team2 = Najaf FC
goals1 = Talal Al Bloushi 45'
goals2 = Aqeel Mohammed 47'
Saeed Mohsen 55', 86'(pen)
Karrar Jassim 70'
stadium = Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar
attendance = 1,500
referee = Benjamin Williams (Australia)----footballbox
date = April 11, 2007
team1 = Al Karamah
score = 1–1
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1382&mtid=12079 (Report)]
team2 = Najaf FC
goals1 = Fahd Aodi 90'(pen)
goals2 = Hasan Falah 71'
stadium = Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria
attendance = 35,000
referee = Jassim Karim (Bahrain)----footballbox
date = April 25, 2007
team1 = Najaf FC
score = 2–4
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1382&mtid=12080 (Report)]
team2 = Al-Karamah
goals1 = Saeed Mohsen 7'(pen)
Qassim Faraj 86' (pen)
goals2 = Jehad Al Hussein 46', 52'
Fahd Aodi 50'
Senghor Koupouleni 65'
stadium = Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 40,000
referee = Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)----footballbox
date = May 9, 2007
team1 = Neftchi
score = 1–1
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1382&mtid=12083 (Report)]
team2 = Najaf FC
goals1 = Akmal Holmatov 43'
goals2 = Ali Mohammed 60'
stadium = Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan
attendance = 16,000
referee = ----footballbox
date = May 23, 2007
team1 = Najaf FC
score = 1–0
report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchdtl.asp?cid=1382&mtid=12085 (Report)]
team2 = Al Sadd
goals1 = Saeed Mohsen 78'
goals2 =
stadium = Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance =
referee =

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.

Round 32

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date = September 17, 2007
team1 = Chirazienne flagicon|Comoros
score = 0–8
report =
team2 = flagicon|Iraq|2004 Najaf FC
goals1 =
goals2 = Saheel Na'eem 3', 43'
Ali Mohammed 13'
Hatem Saheb 30'
Hussein Kareem 53', 56'
Aqeel Mohammed 81'
Ayad Sadeer 86'
stadium = Aleppo, Syria
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = September 20, 2007
team1 = Najaf FC flagicon|Iraq|2004
score = 1–0
report =
team2 = flagicon|Comoros Chirazienne
goals1 = Saheel Na'eem 41'
goals2 =
stadium = Damascus, Syria
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = September 20, 2007
team1 = Al-Talaba flagicon|Iraq|2004
score = 0–2
report =
team2 = flagicon|Algeria USM Alger
goals1 =
goals2 = Billel Dziri 64'
Amar Ammour 81'
stadium = Jordan
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = October 1, 2007
team1 = USM Alger flagicon|Algeria
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = flagicon|Iraq|2004 Al-Talaba
goals1 = Hamdoun Mohamed 39'
Ben Taieb 86'
goals2 =
stadium = Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria
attendance =
referee =

Round 16

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date = October 30, 2007
team1 = Najaf FC flagicon|Iraq|2004
score = 0 – 3
report =
team2 = flagicon|Syria Al-Taliya
goals1 =
goals2 = Yaamen Ahbod goal|4, goal|44 Ahmad Al-Aomer goal|29
stadium = Amman, Jordan
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date = November 12, 2007
team1 = Al-Taliya flagicon|Syria
score = 0 – 0
report =
team2 = flagicon|Iraq|2004 Najaf FC
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Damascus, Syria
attendance =
referee =

External links

* [http://www.iraq-football.net iraq-football.net/ ]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/iraqfc freewebs.com/iraqfc ]