Iraq Super League 2007–08

Infobox Football league season
season = 2007-08
competition = Iraq Super League
winners = Arbil
promoted =Al-Bareed (Baghdad)
Al-Ramadi (Baghdad)
Al-Shuala (Baghdad)
Peris (North)
Zaxo (North)
Al-Samawa (South)
Kufa (South)
relegated = Al-Adala (Baghdad)
Al-Jaish (Baghdad)
Al-Shuala (Baghdad)
Sirwan (North)
Zaxo (North)
Al-Forat (South)
Al-Shatra (South)
continentalcup1 = AFC Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiers = Arbil
Al-Zawraa
continentalcup2 = Arab Champions League
continentalcup2 qualifiers = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
continentalcup3 =
continentalcup3 qualifiers =
league topscorer = Asaad Abdul-Nabi
(Al-Kahraba), 14
biggest home win = Karbalaa 5-0 Al-Forat
biggest away win = Al-Jaish 1-8 Al-Kahraba
Al-Jawiya 0-7 Al-Shuala
highest scoring = Al-Jaish 1-8 Al-Kahraba
nowrap|Al-Ramadi 2-7 Al-Jawiya
Al-Jawiya 6-3 Kirkuk
total goals = 678
average goals =
longest wins =
longest unbeaten =
longest losses =
highest attendance =
lowest attendance =
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prevseason = 2006–07
nextseason = 2008–09

The 2007-08 Iraq Super League season started on 26 November 2007 and ended on 24 August 2008. The season saw Arbil crowned as champions.

For security reasons the league was divided into three groups; Baghdad, North and South, The top six clubs from the Baghdad group and the top four clubs from the North and South groups qualified for the Elite Stage. The Elite Stage consisted of three groups, from which the winners and one runner-up qualified for the Golden Stage, a knockout tournament. The Golden Stage matches were held in Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.

The champions and runners-up (Al-Zawraa) qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup (Iraq is excluded from the AFC Champions League due to not fulfilling the AFC demand of having a fully-professional league), while third-placed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the 2008-09 Arab Champions League.

Primary stage

The Primary Stage Formation

* 30 Clubs in 3 divisions: Baghdad (12), North (9) and South (9).
* 14 Teams qualify to the Elite stage: Baghdad (6), North (4) and South (4).
* 7 Teams relegate to the lower Division: Baghdad (3), North (2) and South (2).
*Mosul withdrew from the North division.

The Primary Stage Clubs

Baghdad Division - Blue
*Al-Adala
*Al-Bareed
*Al-Jaish
*Al-Kahraba
*Al-Naft
*Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
*Al-Ramadi
*Al-Shorta
*Al-Shuala
*Al-Sinaa
*Al-Talaba
*Al-ZawraaNorth Division - Orange
*Arbil
*Duhok
*Kirkuk
*Mosul - "withdrew"
*Peris
*Samaraa
*Sirwan
*Sulaymaniyah
*ZaxoSouth Division - Purple
*Al-Forat
*Al-Minaa
*Al-Samawa
*Al-Shatra
*Karbalaa
*Kufa
*Maysan
*Naft Al-Janoob
*Najaf

¹ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya awarded 3-0 victory over Al-Shuala as a penalty for ot coming to the match.

North Division

Results

Results

Group C

Results

Golden stage

Golden Stage Formation

* 4 Clubs in a knockout stage.: The Elite stage groups' winners (3 teams) and the winner of the Play off.
* The semifinals, 3rd place match and the final match is from a One-leg match and it will be held in Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad.
* The League winner and runner-up qualify to the AFC Cup 2009, while the 3rd place qualify to the Arab Champions League 2008-09

Golden Stage Qualified teams

* Arbil (Group A Winner)
* Duhok (Group B Winner)
* Al-Zawraa (Group C Winner)
* Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Play-Off Winner)

Results

Round4-with third
20 August, 2008 - Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad| Al-Zawraa |1| Duhok |0
21 August, 2008 - Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad| Arbil |2| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya| 0
24 August, 2008 - Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad| Al-Zawraa |0| Arbil |1
24 August, 2008 - Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |3| Duhok |0

emi-finals

footballbox
date = August 20, 2008
team1 = Al-Zawraa
score = 1 – 0
team2 = Duhok
goals1 = Abdul-Salam Abood goal|75|Pen
goals2 =
stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
footballbox
date = August 21, 2008
team1 = Arbil
score = 2 – 0
team2 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
goals1 = Luay Salah goal|28
Ahmad Salah Alwan goal|53
goals2 =
stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Third-fourth place play-off

footballbox
date = August 23, 2008
team1 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
score = 3 – 0
team2 = Duhok
goals1 = Amjad Radhi goal|5
Muthana Khalid goal|42
Malik Zwaid goal|82
goals2 =
stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Final

footballbox
date = August 24, 2008
team1 = Al-Zawraa
score = 0 – 1
team2 = Arbil
goals1 =
goals2 = Ahmad Salah Alwan goal|99
stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Awards

* Top scorers: Asaad Abdul-Nabi (Al-Kahraba)
* Best Player/MVP: Ahmad Ayad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)
* Best Coach: Radhi Shenaishel (Al-Zawraa)
* Best Club: Al-Zawraa

Top scorers

"Last updated: 24 August, 2008."

4 Substitutions

The IFA made a new rule: the clubs can use 4 substitutions instead of 3 substitutions. IFA added this section in their last meeting with the clubs' officials and all teams agreed with the new rule.

ources & References

* [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=3413&stage=1 Goalzz.com]