The 2007–08 Iraqi Premier League season started on 26 November 2007 and ended on 24 August 2008. The season saw

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crowned as champions for the second time in a row, beating

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1–0 after

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in the final. For security reasons, the league was divided into three groups: South, North and Central. The top six clubs from the Central Group and the top four clubs from the North and South Groups qualified for the Elite Stage. The Elite Stage consisted of three groups, of which the winners and one runner-up qualified for the Golden Stage, a knockout contest. The Golden Stage matches were held at

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. The champions and runners-up qualified for the

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, while third-placed

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qualified for the 2008–09 Arab Champions League.

New rule

The

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introduced a new rule that allowed clubs to make four substitutions instead of three.

Group stage

North Group

Note: Al-Mosul withdrew from the league.

Results

Central Group

Results

South Group

Results

Elite stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Semi-final playoff

Golden stage

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Match officials *Assistant referees: **Hussein Turki **Mohammed Arab *Fourth official: **Kadhim Awda Match rules *90 minutes. *30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. *Penalty shootout if scores still level.

Season statistics

Top four positions

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

;Notes ⁴ Player scored 4 goals

References

External links

Iraq Football Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:2007-08 Iraqi Premier League Iraq Stars League seasons 1

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