2008–09 in Libyan football

The 2008-09 season is the 96th season of competitive football in Libya.

Overview

Events

On October 15, 2008, the Libyan Super Cup was won Ittihad as they defeated Khaleej Sirte 4-0 at 11 June Stadium

On October 17, 2008, the 2008-09 Libyan Premier League season started at the Green Document Stadium, at 14:00 GMT where Akhdar defeated Tersanah by 3 goals to 1.

On November 4, 2008, the 2008-09 Libyan Second Division season started.

On February 26, 2009, the 2008-09 Libyan Cup competition started

On May 28, 2009, Al Wahda Tripoli's relegation from the Libyan Premier League was confirmed after a 4-1 away defeat to Ahly Benghazi.

National team

The home team is on the left hand column; the away team is on the right hand column.

Friendly Matches

Libya  2 – 2  Senegal
Libya  3 – 0  Chad
Dawood  19'
Esnani  77'
al Tarhouni  80'
Libya  6 – 2  Niger
al Maghrabi  25', 76'
al Masly  44'
al Tarhouni  51'
Zubya  87'
Kader  90+1' (o.g.)		 Sacko  38', 77'
Referee: Algeria Algerian Officials
Libya  2 – 3  Uruguay
Esnani  31'
al Fazzani  57'		 (Report) Eguren  14'
Martínez  70'
Pereira  74'
Libya  1 – 0  Senegal
Zubya  74' (Report)

World Cup Qualifiers

Libya was in Group 4 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process[1]

Libya  1 – 0  Ghana
al Rewani Yellow card 5'
Saad Yellow card 44'  86'		 (Report) (in Arabic) Kingston Yellow card 26'
Agogo Yellow card 30'
Attendance: 45,000
Gabon  1 – 0  Libya
Moubamba Yellow card 41'
Mbanangoye  83'
Meye Yellow card 89'		 (Report) al Sbaay Yellow card 9'
Hussein Yellow card 29'
al Fazzani Yellow card 73'
Shaban Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 26,000

African Nations Championship

Libya was in the North Zone for qualification to the inaugural African Nations Championship[4]

Qualifying - Final Round

First leg
Morocco  3 – 1  Libya
Allaoui  11', 61'
Madihi  85'		 Fazzani  25'
Second leg
Libya  3 – 0  Morocco
Zubya  18'
Zuway  47'
Saad  62'

Libya advance to CHAN 2009 finals.

Finals

Libya were drawn in Group B, along with DR Congo, Ghana and Zimbabwe.[5]

DR Congo  2 – 0  Libya
Kaluyituka  58'
Lofo  67' (pen.)
Kimuaki Yellow card 85'		 (Report) Shaban Yellow card 66'
Saad Yellow card 73'
Fazzani Yellow card 77'
Referee: Ivory Coast Desiré Doué Nomandiez[6]
Libya  1 – 1  Ghana
Saad  26'
Daoud Yellow card 36'		 (Report) Coffie Yellow card 30'
Badu Yellow card 62'
Yeboah Yellow card 73'
Owusu-Ansah  76'
Referee: Senegal Cheick Ahmed Tidiane Seck[7]
Zimbabwe  0 – 0  Libya
Karuru Yellow card 18'
Meleka Yellow card 37'
Gomba Yellow card 86'		 (Report) Esnani Yellow card 17'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 312063+35
 DR Congo 311134-14
 Zimbabwe 30303303
 Libya 302113-22

Performance in CAF competitions

Qualified Teams

Fixtures & Results

First round

NB: Ittihad received bye to Round of 32

Al Ahly Tripoli 6 – 0 Niger AS Police
Pierre Koko'o  14', 41', 90+5'
Waleed Sba'ai  69'
Nader Kara  89', 90+6'		 [9]
Referee: Morocco Khalid Ramsis[10]
Niger AS Police 2 – 1 Al Ahly Tripoli
 55', 58' [11] Ahmed Saad  72'
Referee: Burkina Faso Jean-Baptiste Bassono[10]

Al Ahly Tripoli go through with an aggregate score of 7-2

Tanzania Prisons FC 0 – 2 Khaleej Sirte
[12] Abdallah al Sheikhy  3'
Sheikh Sedao  59'
Referee: Kenya Alfred Ndinya[13]
Khaleej Sirte 4 – 0 Tanzania Prisons FC
Sa'ad Abdelhafeedh  24', 69'
Sheikh Sedao  30'
Achour Majeed  80'		 [14]
Referee: Egypt Abderraouf Younis[13]

Khaleej Sirte go through with an aggregate score of 6-0

Sudan Hay al Arab 0 – 1 Al Ahly Benghazi
[12] Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo  36'
Hussein Fathi Sultaan Red card 77'
Referee: Burundi Jean-Claude Niyongabo[13]
Al Ahly Benghazi 0 – 1(a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 pen.)		 Sudan Hay al Arab
[14] Ahmed Martin  45+1'
Referee: Algeria Lamine Benaissa[13]

Al Ahly Benghazi go through 3-2 on penalty kicks, after an aggregate score of 1-1.

Second round

First Legs to be played over March 13-March 15, 2009
Second Legs to be played over April 3-April 5, 2009

Algeria JS Kabylie 1 – 2 Ahly Tripoli
Idrissa Coulibaly  79' (pen.) [15] Ahmed Saad  55'
Osama Al Fazzani  74'
Referee: Egypt Osman Samir[16]
Ahly Tripoli 1 – 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
Omar Dawood  39' [17][18]
Referee: Tunisia Aouaz Trabelsi[16]

Ahly Tripoli advance to the next stage of the competition with an aggregate score of 3–1.

Ittihad 1 – 1 Sudan Al-Merreikh
Mohamed Zubya  47' [19] Haytham Tambal  74'
Referee: Algeria Mohamed Bichari[16]
Sudan Al-Merreikh 3 – 0 Ittihad
Endurance Idahor  9', 26'
Raji Abdel-Aati  38'		 [17]
Referee: Malawi Kalyoto Ngosi[16]

Ittihad are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 4–1

Tunisia CS Sfaxien 4 – 1 Ahly Benghazi
Hamza Younes  28', 70'
Hamdi Rouid  50'
Issam Merdassi  81' (pen.)		 [20] Ahmed al Masli  90+4'
Referee: Nigeria Bunmi Ogunkolade[21]
Ahly Benghazi 2 – 1 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Ibrahim al Khalil  14'
Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo  82'		 [22] Issam Merdassi  25'
Hachem Abbes Yellow card 45'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Uganda Ali Kalyango[21]

Ahly Benghazi are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 5–3

Khaleej Sirte 0 – 1 Algeria ES Sétif
[23] Abdelmalek Ziaya  13'
Referee: Sudan El Fadil Mohamed[21]
Algeria ES Sétif 5 – 0 Khaleej Sirte
Amine Aksas  30'
Abdelmalek Ziaya  46'
Lamouri Djediat  47', 55'
Mohamed Seguer  83'		 [22]
Referee: Tunisia Yosr Saadallah[21]

Khaleej Sirte are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 6–0

Third round

First legs to be played over April 17-April 19, 2009
Second legs to be played over May 1-May 3, 2009

Ahly Tripoli 0 – 0 Tunisia ES Sahel
Ahmed Saad [24]
Referee: Guinea Yakhouba Keita[25]

Ahly Tripoli are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 2–0

Fourth round

First legs to be played over May 17-May 19, 2009
Second legs to be played over May 29-May 31, 2009[27][28][29]

Ahly Tripoli 0 – 0 Egypt Haras El Hodood
[30][31]
Referee: Morocco Abdellah El Achiri
Egypt Haras El Hodood 2 – 1 Ahly Tripoli
Ahmed Salama  58', 88' [32][33] Nader Kara  37'
El Max Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Tunisia Kacem Benacceur[34]

Ahly Tripoli are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 2–1

Performance in UAFA Competitions

Qualified Teams

Fixtures & Results

First legs to be played over October 27-October 29, 2008
Second legs to be played over November 24-November 26, 2008[35]

Ittihad 1 – 1 Tunisia US Monastirienne
Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway  83' [36][37] Hicham Essifi  75'
Tunisia US Monastirienne 2 – 1 Ittihad
Fraj Saasi  1'
Hicham Essifi  8'		 [38][39] Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway  86'

Ittihad are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 3–2

Tunisia ES Tunis 0 – 0 Ahly Tripoli
[36][40]
Ahly Tripoli 0 – 0
(8 – 9 pen.)		 Tunisia ES Tunis
[38][39]

Al Ahly Tripoli are eliminated from the competition after losing a penalty shootout 9–8, after an aggregate score of 0–0

Performance in UNAF Competitions

Qualified Teams

Fixtures & Results

Morocco Maghreb Fez 3 – 0 Khaleej Sirte
Kader Fall  9', 56'
Mustapha Mraini  69'		 [41]
Attendance: 15,000
Khaleej Sirte 0 – 1 Morocco Maghreb Fez
[41] Bouabid Bouden  90+2'
Attendance: 1,500

Khaleej Sirte are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 4–0

Tunisia Club Africain 2 – 1 Al Ittihad
Oussama Sellami  26'
Wissem Ben Yahia  61' (pen.)		 Reyad Ellafi  68'
Attendance: 25,000
Ittihad 1 – 1 Tunisia Club Africain
Mohammad Esnani  14' [42] Lassaad Ouertani  57'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Egypt Essam Abdelfattah

Ittihad are eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 3–2

Al Ittihad 1 – 1 Algeria JS Kabylie
Ali Rahuma  20'
Mohammad Za'abia 90+1'		 Adlène Bensaid  79'
Referee: Tunisia Qasim Belnasir

There was an ongoing feud as to who would take 3rd place. Ittihad were originally given 3rd place as JS Kabylie did not play a penalty shootout, as they claim they won the tie on away goals. The Algerian club also said that Ittihad had an unfair advantage playing at home in a one-off match. As a result, UNAF met on January 19 to discuss the case. The UNAF later decided that the two clubs would share 3rd place, and therefore share the $75,000 prize fund.[43]

References

  1. ↑ Groups and Standings FIFA Retrieved 2009-05-07
  2. ↑ FIFA Match Report
  3. ↑ FIFA Match Report
  4. ↑ CHAN 2009 roll call complete CAF Retrieved on 11 May 2009. Archived 2009-06-11.
  5. ↑ "CHAN draw concluded today 26 of December 2008". CAF. 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  6. ↑ "Officials for Match 3 and 4". CAF. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  7. ↑ "Officials for Match 7 and 8". CAF. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  8. ↑ "Officials for Match 11 and 12". CAF. 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  9. ↑ Tripoli Post (2009-02-01). "Al-Ahli Hit CAF Champions League Opponents for Six". Tripoli Post. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
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  12. 1 2 Tripoli Post (2009-02-02). "Away Success for Al-Ahli of Benghazi, Khaleej Sirte in Confederation Cup". Tripoli Post. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Fixtures and officials: Confederation Cup". CAFonline.com. 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  14. 1 2 Tripoli Post (2009-02-16). "Penalty Shoot-out Quaifies Benghazi's Al-Ahli; Easy for Khaleej Sirte". Tripoli Post. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  15. ↑ Tripoli Post (2009-03-16). "Pleasant Surprise as Al-Ahli Tripoli Beat JS Kabylie in Algeria". Tripoli Post. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
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  36. 1 2 Tripoli Post (2009-11-01). "Libya's Arab Champions League Representatives Draw Ties Against Tunisian Opposition". Tripoli Post. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
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  38. 1 2 Tripoli Post (2009-11-27). "Tunisian Clubs Halt Libyans' March in Arab Champions League". Tripoli Post. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
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  41. 1 2 al Kadawi, Ayoob (2008-12-03). "Maghreb Fez defeat Khaleej Sirte and qualify for semi-finals" (in Arabic). kooora.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
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  43. ↑ Sheikhy, Mohammad (2009-01-10). "FNAF to meet on January 19 to discuss case for 3rd place prize fund" (in Arabic). kooora.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
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