| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Erbil (3rd title) |
| Top goalscorer | Ahmed Salah (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Najaf 6–1Maysan (22 May 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Kahrabaa 0–6Erbil (5 June 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Najaf 6–1Maysan (22 May 2009) |
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The2008–09 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 won the title by defeatingAl-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 the2010 AFC Cup, but were disqualified due toFIFA's suspension of theIraq Football Association.
The 2008–09 season is the only season in history where none of the fourBaghdad Derby clubs (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya,Al-Shorta,Al-Talaba andAl-Zawraa) finished in the top four.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erbil | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 64 | Qualified to theFinal |
| 2 | Duhok | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 61 | Qualified toThird place match |
| 3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 42 | |
| 4 | Al-Naft | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 39 | |
| 5 | Peris | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 37 | |
| 6 | Al-Ramadi | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 37 | |
| 7 | Samarra | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 34 | |
| 8 | Al-Shorta | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 34 | |
| 9 | Salahaddin | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 33 | |
| 10 | Al-Kahrabaa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 30 | |
| 11 | Kirkuk | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sulaymaniya | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 27 | |
| 13 | Al-Hudood | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 19 | |
| 14 | Diyala | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 9 |
| Home \ Away | HUD | KAH | NFT | QWJ | RAM | SHR | ERB | DYL | DUH | KRK | PER | SAL | SMR | SUL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hudood | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Kahrabaa | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Naft | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Ramadi | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Shorta | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Erbil | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Diyala | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3[a] | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Duhok | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0[b] | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Kirkuk | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Peris | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3[c] | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Salahaddin | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Samarra | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Sulaymaniya | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Najaf | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 52 | Qualified to theFinal |
| 2 | Al-Amana | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 50 | Qualified toThird place match |
| 3 | Al-Talaba | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 47 | |
| 4 | Al-Zawraa | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Naft Al-Junoob | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 36 | |
| 6 | Al-Minaa | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Al-Kufa | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | Al-Sinaa | 24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 27 | |
| 9 | Al-Nasiriya | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 25 | |
| 10 | Al-Samawa | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 24 | |
| 11 | Karbala | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 20 | |
| 12 | Al-Etisalat wal-Bareed | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 15 | |
| 13 | Maysan | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 14 |
Note:Al-Mosul withdrew from the league.
| Home \ Away | AMN | BRD | KUF | MIN | NJF | NAS | SMA | SIN | TLB | ZWR | KRB | MAY | NFJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Amana | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Etisalat wal-Bareed | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Kufa | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Minaa | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Najaf | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Nasiriya | 0–1 | 3–0[a] | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Samawa | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Sinaa | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Talaba | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Al-Zawraa | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Karbala | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Maysan | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Naft Al-Junoob | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Third place match | ||
| Al-Amana | 0–1 | Duhok |
| Final | ||
| Al-Najaf | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3p.) | Erbil |
| Al-Amana | 0–1 | Duhok |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Nabi | Mushir |
| Al-Najaf | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Erbil |
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| Penalties | ||
| Mohsen Sahib Naeem Faleh Sadir Sultan | 2–3 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | Eff | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erbil | 27 | 65 | 80.2% | 2010 AFC Cup(disqualified) |
| 2 | Al-Najaf | 25 | 53 | 70.7% | 2010 AFC Cup(disqualified) |
| 3 | Duhok | 27 | 64 | 79.0% | |
| 4 | Al-Amana | 25 | 50 | 66.7% |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erbil | 15 | |
| 2 | Erbil | 11 | |
| 3 | Naft Al-Junoob | 9 | |
| Karbala | |||
| Al-Najaf |
| Player[2] | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Amana | Karbala | 3–0 | 14 November 2008 | |
| Karbala | Al-Samawa | 4–0 | 12 December 2008 | |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Naft | 3–1 | 20 March 2009 | |
| Al-Kufa | Al-Nasiriya | 3–1 | 9 May 2009 | |
| Erbil | Al-Kahrabaa | 6–0 | 5 June 2009 |