1996–97 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League
Season 1996–97
Champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(4th title)
Relegated Al-Karkh
Al-Kadhimiya
Al-Ramadi
1998–99 Asian Club Championship Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Al-Talaba
Top goalscorer Ali Hashim
(19 goals)

The 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League was the 23rd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Advanced League to Iraqi Premier League. The league title was won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya for the first time in five years. They also won the Iraq FA Cup, the Iraqi Elite Cup and the Iraqi Super Cup in this season, completing the first ever domestic quadruple in Iraqi football history.[1]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (C)3022356324+39691998–99 Asian Club Championship
2Al-Zawraa3020737826+5267
3Al-Talaba3017945816+42601998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1
4Al-Najaf3018575226+2659
5Al-Shorta30121084833+1546
6Al-Mosul30127114048–843
7Samaraa30109113545–1039
8Al-Minaa30910112232–1037
9Al-Naft3099123335–236
10Al-Sinaa3088142242–2032
11Al-Kut3087153443–931
12Salahaddin30710132640–1431
13Al-Sulaikh3077162746–1928
14Al-Karkh3069152451–2727Relegated to Iraq Division 1
15Al-Kadhimiya3068162035–1526
16Al-Ramadi30510151959–4025

1 For reasons unclear, the Iraq Football Association decided to admit third-placed Al-Talaba into the Cup Winners' Cup, rather than league runners-up Al-Zawraa or cup runners-up Al-Shorta.

Top goalscorers

Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
Ali Hashim
19
Al-Najaf
2
Sahib Abbas
14
Al-Zawraa
3
Sabah Jeayer
12
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

References

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