|
2008–09 Iraqi Premier League
The 2008–09 Iraqi Premier League was the 35th edition of the competition. It started on 1 November 2008 and ended on 16 July 2009. 27 teams from all over the country competed for the title. Erbil SC, Erbil won the title by defeating Al-Najaf FC, 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. The 2008–09 season is the only season in history where none of the four Baghdad Derbies, Baghdad Derby clubs (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta SC, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa) finished in the top four. Name changes * Al-Bareed renamed to Al Etisalat FC, Al-Etisalat wal-Bareed at the end of 2008. Group stage Group 1 Results Group 2 Note: Mosul FC, Al-Mosul withdrew from the league. Results Championship play-off , - !colspan="3", Third place match , - !colspan="3", Final Third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi Premier League
The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Association. The league was formed by the Iraq Football Association in 1974 as the Iraqi National Clubs League, the first nationwide league of clubs in Iraq, and later became known as the Iraqi Premier League. In 2023, the competition was rebranded as the Iraq Stars League and transitioned into a fully professional competition. The current format sees 20 teams playing 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Of the 80 teams to have competed since the inception of the league in 1974, eleven have won the title. Al-Zawraa are the most successful club with 14 titles, followed by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shorta with 7 each, and Al-Talaba with 5. These Baghdad-based clubs together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Etisalat FC
Al-Etisalat Sports Club (''The Communications'', ), is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad was called Al-Bareed before season 2009/10. They play in the Iraqi Premier League. The Al-Bareed team was founded in 1963, and was merged with Al-Minaa for the 1974–75 season to form Al-Muwasalat. After the season ended, Al-Muwasalat was dissolved and Al-Minaa were reinstated in their place, meanwhile Al-Bareed was consigned to competing in non-IFA competitions as it was an institute-representative team and not a club. In 1992, Al-Bareed was registered as a sports club and entered the lower divisions of Iraqi club football organised by the IFA. Managerial history * Hamza Dawood * Ahmed Hassan Abdul-Sahib * Rasheed Sultan Honours *Iraqi First Division League The Iraqi First Division League is a Association football, football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system, which was founded in 1974. The league consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of contests taking place after a regular season or round-robin tournament, culminating in a final by the first definition. Art and entertainment * ''Finals'' (comics), a four-issue comic book mini-series * '' The Finals'', a first-person shooter game Film * ''Final'' (film), a science fiction film * ''The Final'' (film), a thriller film * ''Finals'' (film), a 2019 Malayalam sports drama film Music *Final, a tone of the Gregorian mode * Final (band), an English electronic musical group *'' Final (Vol. 1)'', 2021 album by Enrique Iglesias **'' Final (Vol. 2)'', 2024 album by Enrique Iglesias * ''The Final'' (album), by Wham! *"The Final", a song by Dir en gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diyala FC
Diyala Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional football club based in Diyala, that plays in the Iraq Stars League. History Diyala club played in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in the 1975–76 season, and was relegated to the Iraqi First Division League. The team played in the Premier League for 14 seasons until the 2010–11 season, during which it was relegated 4 times, and withdrew twice. In the 2023–24 season, Diyala managed to won the Iraqi Premier Division League and was promoted to the Iraq Stars League again for the 2024–25 season. First-team squad FGN FGN FGN FGN FGN Honours *Iraqi Premier Division League The Iraqi Premier Division League () is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Iraq Stars League. The league is contested by 20 clubs and is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two ... **Winners (2): 1996–97, 2023–24 References External links Diyala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Hudood
Al-Hedod Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Falastin Street, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. It has teams in various sports including football, basketball, Jujutsu, kickboxing and wrestling. The best known section of the club are the Jujutsu, kickboxing and wrestling teams who play in the Arab and Asian tournaments as representatives of Iraq. History Al-Hedod SC was founded in 1976 by the Border Guards Command of the MOI, In 2008–09 season, the football team was playing in the Iraqi Premier League for first time. It was less successful during the first two seasons, and relegated to Iraqi First Division League at the end of the 2009–10 season. But regained promotion one year later, it played in league in 2011–12 season, and was relegated to First Division League again. But two years later, the team was promoted to the Iraqi Premier League, has resumed playing in the league since the 2014–15 season until it was relegated to the Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulaymaniyah SC
Sulaymaniya Sport club also written (, ) is a sports club based in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Club honours *Iraqi Premier Division League **Champions (1): 2011–12 Individual honours 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup :The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Sulaymaniya : :* 2009 – Dara Mohammed Dara Mohammed Habib (; born June 25, 1987) is an Iraqi Association football, football player of Kurdish people, Kurdish ethnicity, who played at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Info Dara Mohammed, who turns 22 on 19 June, raised quite a few ... :* 2009 – Halgurd Mulla Mohammed References External links * (in Kurdish) Football clubs in Iraq 1956 establishments in Iraq Football clubs in Sulaymaniyah {{Iraq-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkuk FC
Kirkuk Sports Club (, ) is a football club based in Kirkuk, Iraq. The team plays in Iraqi Second Division League. Kirkuk participated in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in 1983–84, but was relegated for several seasons to the lower divisions, before returning to the top-flight seasons later. They won the Iraqi First Division League in 2000–01. History Kirkuk Sports Club was founded as Wahid Huzairan in 1977. In 1991 the club changed its name to Kirkuk. Honours *Iraqi Premier Division League The Iraqi Premier Division League () is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Iraq Stars League. The league is contested by 20 clubs and is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two ... (second tier) **Champions (2): 1982–83, 2000–01 References External links Club's page on Goalzz.com Football clubs in Iraq Kirkuk 1977 establishments in Iraq Football clubs in Kirkuk {{Iraq-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Kahrabaa
Al-Kahraba'a Sports Club () is an Football in Iraq, Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad, and is known for its football team that competes in the Iraq Stars League. History Al-Kahraba'a Sports Club was founded on 21 July 2001 by Saad Abdul Hamed Al-Khatib (who was the first ever chairman) in the Ministry of Electricity (Iraq), Ministry of Electricity. They were promoted to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time for the 2004–05 Iraqi Premier League, 2004–05 season where they remained until they got relegated to the Iraqi Premier Division League, Iraqi First Division League in 2013. They were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt under coach Shaker Mahmoud, where they have remained since. During the 2017–18 Iraqi Premier League, 2017–18 season, Al-Kahraba'a finished fifth, their best league position in history, which they later equalled in the 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League, 2022–23 season. Al-Kahraba' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salahaddin FC
Salahaddin SC () is an Iraqi football team based in Tikrit. Honours Major *Iraq Stars League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Associa ... **Champions (1): 1982–83 Minor *Al-Wehdat Championship **Winners (1): 1983 * Rovers Cup **Winners (1): 1982 Notable head coaches * Wathik Naji * Douglas Aziz * Basim Qasim References External links Club pageon Goalzz Football clubs in Iraq 1975 establishments in Iraq Association football clubs established in 1975 Football clubs in Saladin {{Iraq-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Shorta SC
Al-Shorta Sports Club () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 19 different sports, and the best known section of the club is the football team, whose origins date back to 1932. Al-Shorta was formally established as a sports club in 1978 after a clubs-only policy was introduced to Iraqi football. Al-Shorta's football team is one of the most successful in Iraq, having won the Iraq Stars League seven times and the Iraq FA Cup once, completing the domestic double in the 2023–24 season. Al-Shorta were crowned the inaugural Arab Club Champions Cup winners in 1982 and are one of only two Iraqi clubs to have won the tournament. Al-Shorta have won two Iraqi Super Cup titles and are also the only team to win the Baghdad Championship three times in a row. Al-Shorta hold the Iraq Stars League records for the joint-longest unbeaten run (39 games) and the most consecutive wins in a season (11 wins). In the 2021–22 season, Al-Shorta set records for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samaraa FC
Samarra Sport Club () is an Iraqi professional football club based in Samarra. Founded in 1973, the club competes in Iraqi Premier Division League. History In the Iraqi Premier League Samarra played in the Iraqi Premier League for 22 consecutive seasons, starting from the 1989–90 season, where they played for the first time, until the 2010–11 season, when they relegated to the Iraqi First Division League. 2020–21 Season After qualifying for the preliminary round, Samarra in the 2020–21 Iraqi First Division League played 13 matches, winning 8, drawing 3, losing 2 and gaining 27 points to occupy second place behind the leaders Al-Sinaa in Group 2, and qualified for the third place match. In the match to determine the third place, Samarra played against Afak, the second team in Group 1, and defeated them 1–0 to occupy the third place, and qualified for the play-off match, which qualifies for the Iraqi Premier League. In the play-off match, Samarra managed to defeat Al- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramadi FC
Al-Ramadi Sport Club (), is an Iraqi football team based in Ramadi, Al Anbar Governorate, Al-Anbar, that plays in Iraqi Premier Division League. History Founding and name The Club was established in 1966 under the name Al-Nasr Club, and in 1992 it was changed to the name Al-Ramadi Club. In Premier League, overview Al-Ramadi team played in the Iraqi Premier League for 14 seasons, as it started playing for the first time in the 1988–89 Iraqi Pan-National League, 1988–89 season, and its last season in the league was the 2010–11 Iraqi Elite League, 2010–11 season, and the best position it got was the fourth place in the 1995–96 Iraqi Advanced League, 1995–96 season. Al-Nasr wal-Salam Cup In the 1995–96 season Al-Ramadi team won the Al-Nasr wal-Salam Cup, beating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 with a goal by Zuhair Abdul-Ridha, beating Al-Shorta 5–4 on penalties and then beating Al-Naft 3–0 in the final. Stadium After ISIS occupied Al-Anbar, in 2015 they blew up the Al-Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
