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.

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won the title by defeating 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

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, but were disqualified due to

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's suspension of the

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. The 2008–09 season is the only season in history where none of the four Baghdad Derby clubs (

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and

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) finished in the top four.

Name changes

* Al-Bareed renamed to Al-Etisalat wal-Bareed at the end of 2008.

Group stage

Group 1

Results

Group 2

Note: Al-Mosul withdrew from the league.

Results

Championship play-off

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Third place match

Final

Match officials *Assistant referees: **Ali Zaidan **Luay Subhi 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

References

External links

Iraq Football Association
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