Despite the nation being torn apart by civil war, Iraqi football in 2007 went as scheduled for the most part. Iraqi clubs participated in international competition, the Olympic team went through qualifications, and the national team played in different tournaments. No games by the national team or the Iraqi clubs were played in Iraq due to violence.

National team

2007 Friendlies

Jordan 1 – 1 Iraq
Awath Ragheb 10' Ahmad Mnajed 25'
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Jordan 0 – 0 Iraq
Amman International Stadium, Amman
South Korea 3 – 0 Iraq
Yeom Ki-Hun 51'
Lee Chun-Soo 79'
Lee Kun-Ho 86'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Iraq
Ibragimov 3'
Bakayev 73'
Paju, South Korea
Qatar 3 – 2 Iraq
Sayd Ali Bechir 34'
Sebastián Quintana 70'
Saad Al-Shammari 83'		 Ahmad Salah 20'
Emad Mohammed 80'
Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

2007 Gulf Cup

Main article: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup

The Arabian Gulf Cup 2007, the 18th edition, took place in the United Arab Emirates, from 17 January 2007 to 30 January 2007. Iraq did not get beyond the group stage, and the tournament ended in accusations and allegations against the head coach of the national team.

Group stage

Main article: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup § Group B

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Bahrain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Iraq 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Qatar 0 – 1 Iraq
Hawar Mohammed 39'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Bahrain 1 – 1 Iraq
Al-Marzouqi 8' Hawar Mohammed 11'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia 1 – 0 Iraq
Al-Qahtani 12' (pen)
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

West Asian Football Federation Championship

Main article: 2007 WAFF Championship

The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in the Jordanian capital Amman. The six entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 16th and 24 June 2007.

Group stage

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
 Iraq 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
 Palestine 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: RSSSF
Iran 0 – 0 Iraq
   
Amman International Stadium
Iraq 1 – 0 Palestine
Hawar Mohammed 86'  
Amman International Stadium

Semi finals

Syria 0 – 3 Iraq
  Younis Mahmoud 10' (pen.)
Ahmad Mnajed 42'
Salih Sadir 85'
Amman International Stadium

Final

Iraq 1 – 2 Iran
Salih Sadir 86' (pen.) Hossein Badamaki 9'
Hashem Beikzadeh 21'
Amman International Stadium

Asian Cup 2007

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals was held in July 2007 (Starting on July 7, 2007, ending on July 29, 2007). The competition was co-hosted by four nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Iraq won the tournament.

Group stage

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Thailand (H) 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  Oman 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Thailand 1 – 1 Iraq
Suksomkit 6' (pen) Report Younis Mahmoud 32'
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kwon (KOR)
Iraq 3 – 1 Australia
Nashat Akram 23'
Hawar Mohammed 60'
Karrar Jassim 86'		 Report Viduka 47'
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Karim (BHR)
Oman 0 – 0 Iraq
(Report)
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maillet (SEY)

Quarter-finals

Iraq 2 – 0 Vietnam
Younis Mahmoud 2' 66' Report
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 9,720
Referee: Nishimura (JPN)

Semi-finals

Iraq 0 – 0
(aet)		 South Korea
(Report)
Penalties
Hawar Mohammed soccer ball with check mark
Qusay Munir soccer ball with check mark
H. Abdul-Amir soccer ball with check mark
Ahmad Mnajed soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Chunsoo
soccer ball with check mark Donggook
soccer ball with check mark Jaejin
soccer ball with red X Kihoon
soccer ball with red X Jungwoo
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Al Fadhli (KUW)

Final

Iraq 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Younis Mahmoud 76' (Report)
Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Shield (AUS)


 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners 

Iraq
First title

2010 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Pakistan 0 – 7 Iraq
FIFA Report
AFC Summary		 Nashat Akram 19'
M. Karim 24', 49', 88', 90'
Jassim Ghulam 71'
Emad Mohammed 83'
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Iraq 0 – 0 Pakistan
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (Syria)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

Kings's Cup

Main article: 2007 King's Cup

Arbil FC participated in the 2007 King's Cup as Iraq B team.

Round robin stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Thailand 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
2  Iraq B 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  North Korea 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Source: RSSSF
Iraq 1 – 0 North Korea
Zaki 64'
Rajamangala Stadium
Thailand 2 – 1 Iraq
Phanrit 43'
Abd Ali 83' (og)		 Mubarak 49'
Rajamangala Stadium
Iraq 3 – 1 Uzbekistan
Alwan 58'
Ibrahim 65'
Zaki 78'		 Solomin 68' (pen)
Rajamangala Stadium

Final

Thailand 1 – 0 Iraq
Vachiraban 67'
Rajamangala Stadium

Olympic Team

2007 Olympic Friendlies

Jordan 2 – 1 Iraq
Moussa Hamad 16'
Mohammed Kheyr 23'		 Mostafa Karim 15'
Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
Jordan 0 – 0 Iraq
Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
United Arab Emirates 0 – 4 Iraq
Ali Salah 50'
Halkurd Mulla Mohammed 53', 68'
M.A. Karim 90' (pen)
Sharja Stadium, Sharja
Syria 2 – 2 Iraq
Majed Al-Haj 21', 59' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 7'
Samer Saeed 42'
Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo
Syria 1 – 1 Iraq
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 30'
Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo
Bahrain 1 – 0 Iraq
Ahmed Bushet 33'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Qatar 1 – 2 Iraq
Mohamed Sayyed 79' Mostafa Karim 85'
Khaldoun Ibrahim 90'
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha

Olympic Games Qualification

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification

The Iraqi Olympic team participated in the qualifications for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Iraq was seeded for the second round. The second round qualifications were held from February 28 to June 6, 2007. Iraq advanced to the final round qualifications, however the team failed to qualify for the Olympics after finishing second behind Australia.

Second round

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2 § Group E

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12
 North Korea 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
 Thailand 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
 India 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4
Source: [citation needed]
Iraq 3 – 0 India
Mostafa Karim 50'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 67'
Haidar Aboodi 69'		 (Report)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Al-Enzi (Kuwait)
North Korea 2 – 2 Iraq
An Chol-Hyok 44'
Kim Kwang-Hyok 65'		 (Report) Alaa Abdul-Zahra 32'
Ali Rehema 90+3' (pen)
Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Iraq 1 – 1 Thailand
Samer Saeed 22' (Report) Teerathep Winothai 47'
Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Al-Yarimi (Yemen)
Thailand 0 – 1 Iraq
(Report) Karrar Jassim 90+1'
Royal Thai Army Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Takayama (Japan)
India 1 – 1 Iraq
Tarif Ahmed 71' (Report) Karrar Jassim 54'
Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Iraq 1 – 0 North Korea
Karrar Jassim 64' (Report)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Third (Final) Round

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 § Group A

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 6 3 3 0 7 1 +6 12
 Iraq 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11
 North Korea 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
 Lebanon 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 4
Source: [citation needed]
Iraq 0 – 0 Australia
(Report)
Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sun (China)
Lebanon 0 – 5 Iraq
(Report) Samer Saeed 22'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 59', 89'
Ali Abbas 72'
Karrar Jassim 76' (pen)
Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 0
Referee: Al-Saeedi (UAE)
Iraq 2 – 0 North Korea
Khaldoun Ibrahim 21'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 69'		 (Report)
Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Abdou (Qatar)
North Korea 0 – 0 Iraq
(Report)
Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Australia 2 – 0 Iraq
Adrian Leijer 18'
Mark Milligan 58'		 (Report)
Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 13,088
Referee: Abdul (Singapore)
Iraq 5 – 2 Lebanon
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 8', 23', 81'
Mustafa Karim 30'
Samer Saeed 37'		 (Report) Hassan Maatouk 59' (pen)
Ali Al Saadi 72' (pen)
Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 100
Referee: Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Youth Team

2007 Youth Team Friendlies

Qatar 1 – 2 Iraq
Adel Ahmad Ali Saad
Ali Saad
Saheem Bin Fahad Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Qatar 0 – 3 Iraq
Ali Saad 29'
Amjad Radhi 49'
Bashar Saad 88' (pen)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar

AFC Youth Championship Qualification

Main article: 2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9
 Iraq 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6
 Kuwait 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]
Iraq 1 – 0 Kuwait
Mohammed Abdul-Zahra 16' (Report)
Al-Fayhaa Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Karim (Bahrain)
United Arab Emirates 2 – 1 Iraq
Hamdan Al-Kamli 75' (pen)
Ahmed Al-Abri 86'		 (Report) Qais Ali 85'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Al-Yarimi (Yemen)
Kuwait 2 – 0 Iraq
Mohammad Dahash 2', 9' (Report)
Thamir Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 400
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Iraq 1 – 0 United Arab Emirates
Nadeem Karim 17' (Report)
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Moradi (Iran)

U-17 Team

West Asian Football Federation U-17 Championship 2007

Main article: 2007 West Asian Football Federation U-17 Championship
Iran 2 – 2 Iraq
Syria
Jordan 1 – 0 Iraq
Syria
Lebanon 0 – 5 Iraq
Syria
Syria 3 – 0 Iraq
Syria

AFC U-17 Championship Qualification

Main article: 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 5 4 1 0 28 2 +26 13 Disqualified
2  India 5 4 1 0 18 2 +16 13 Final tournament
3  Saudi Arabia 5 3 0 2 13 7 +6 9
4  Lebanon 5 2 0 3 9 15 −6 6
5  Sri Lanka 5 1 0 4 3 22 −19 3
6  Bhutan 5 0 0 5 1 24 −23 0 Disqualified
Source: AFC
Iraq 5 – 0 Lebanon
Mustafa Al-Shammari 37', 67'
Amjed Hussein 74'
Mohammed Jabbar 84'
Ali Aziz 85'		 (Report)
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 100
Referee: Recho (Syria)
Iraq 2 – 2 India
Waleed Al-Lami 29'
Ahmad Marid Kueam 50'		 (Report) Bikramjit Singh 80'
Tonmoy Ghosh 87'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Iraq 11 – 0 Bhutan
Mustafa Al-Shammari 7'
Ali Al-Karrawi 22', 38'
Ali Al-Rubayawi 46', 56', 87'
Ali Aziz 51'
Mohammed Jabbar 60', 72'
Mohammed Al-Wuhaili 77'
Amoori Al-Bujasim 85'		 (Report)
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 50
Referee: Al-Badawi (UAE)
Iraq 7 – 0 Sri Lanka
Ali Al-Rubayawi 1'
Ahmad Marid Kueam 10'
Mustafa Al-Shammari 20', 32'
Mohammed Jabbar 45+3'
Omar Nasih 79' (pen)
Murtadha Jawad 81'		 (Report)
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 70
Referee: Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Saudi Arabia 0 – 3 Iraq
(Report) Mustafa Al-Shammari 6', 59'
Ali Al-Karrawi 38'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 500
Referee: Recho (Syria)

Domestic clubs in international tournaments

2007 AFC Champions League

Main article: 2007 AFC Champions League

The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th AFC Champions League, played between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation. The top 15 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition; Iraq has 2 spots. The two spots were given to the Champion and the runner-up of the Iraqi Premier League, in the 2005-2006 year. Both clubs failed to qualify for the Quarter Finals.

Group A

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13
Iraq Al-Zawraa 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
Kuwait Al-Arabi 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7
Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Arabi0–1Al Zawraa
(Report) Muslim Mubarak 66'
Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Al Zawraa0–0Al-Rayyan
(Report)
Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lee Gi-young (Korea)
Al-Zawraa1–2Al-Wahda
Ahmad Abd Ali 46' (Report) Abdulrahim Jumaa 13'
Bashir Saeed 74'
Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 500
Referee: Taalat Najm (Lebanon)
Al-Wahda1–1Al-Zawraa
Abdulrahim Jumaa 57' (Report) Haidar Sabah 75'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Al-Zawraa3–2Al-Arabi
Wissam Kadhim 21'
Ahmad Ibrahim 70'
Nawaf Falah 78'		 (Report) Firas Al Khatib 50', 84'
Al Rayyan Sports Club, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Al-Rayyan1–3Al-Zawraa
Saoud Khames 75' (Report) Selman Mesbeh og 13'
Abdul-Salam Abood 26'
Haidar Sabah 34'
Al-Gharrafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 200

Group C

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Karamah 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
Uzbekistan Neftchi 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10
Iraq Najaf FC 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8
Qatar Al Sadd 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
Source: [citation needed]
Najaf FC0–1Neftchi
(Report) Akmal Holmatov 71'
Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)
Al Sadd1–4Najaf FC
Talal Al-Bloushi 45' (Report) Aqeel Mohammed 47'
Saeed Mohsen 55', 86'(pen)
Karrar Jassim 70'
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Al Karamah1–1Najaf FC
Fahd Aodi 90'(pen) (Report) Falah Hasan Kadhim 71'
Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jassim Karim (Bahrain)
Najaf FC2–4Al-Karamah
Saeed Mohsen 7'(pen)
Qassim Faraj 86' (pen)		 (Report) Jehad Al Hussein 46', 52'
Fahd Aodi 50'
Senghor Koupouleni 65'
Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Neftchi1–1Najaf FC
Akmal Holmatov 43' (Report) Ali Mohammed 60'
Fargona Stadium, Fergana, Uzbekistan
Attendance: 16,000
Najaf FC1–0Al Sadd
Saeed Mohsen 78' (Report)
Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait

2007–08 Arab Champions League

Main article: 2007–08 Arab Champions League

Iraq has 2 spots. The two spots were given to the 3rd Place and 4th Place of the Iraqi Premier League.

Round 32

Chirazienne Comoros0–8Iraq Najaf FC
Suhail Naeim 3', 43'
Ali Mohammed 13'
Hatem Saheb 30'
Hussein Karim 53', 56'
Aqeel Mohammed 81'
Ayad Sadir 86'
Aleppo, Syria
Najaf FC Iraq1–0Comoros Chirazienne
Suhail Naeim 41'
Damascus, Syria
Al-Talaba Iraq0–2Algeria USM Alger
Billel Dziri 64'
Amar Ammour 81'
Jordan
USM Alger Algeria2–0Iraq Al-Talaba
Mohamed Hamdoud 39'
Samir Bentayeb 86'		 Report
Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria

Round 16

Najaf FC Iraq0 – 3Syria Al-Taliya
Yaamen Ahbod 4', 44'
Ahmad Al-Aomer 29'
Amman, Jordan
Al-Taliya Syria0 – 0Iraq Najaf FC
Damascus, Syria

References

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