2017–18 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League
Season 2017–18
Champions Al-Zawraa
(14th title)
Relegated Karbalaa
Zakho
AFC Champions League Al-Zawraa
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Arab Club Champions Cup Al-Zawraa
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Top goalscorer Wissam Saadoun
(24 goals)

The 2017–18 Iraqi Premier League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي الممتاز 2017–18‎) was the 44th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 20 November 2017, and ended on 18 July 2018.[1][2] Al-Zawraa won a record 14th title, finishing four points ahead of both the previous season's champions and runners-up (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Naft respectively) and five points ahead of Al-Shorta.

Teams

Team[3][4][5][6] Location[4] Stadium Capacity[7]
Al-Bahri Basra Al-Zubair Stadium 5,000
Al-Diwaniya Diwaniya Afak Stadium 5,000
Al-Hudood Baghdad Al-Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Hussein Baghdad Al-Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad Al-Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Minaa Basra Basra Sports City 65,000
Al-Naft Baghdad Al-Sinaa Stadium 10,000
Al-Najaf Najaf Al-Najaf Stadium 10,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,000
Al-Samawa Samawa Al-Samawa Stadium 5,000
Al-Shorta Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,000
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Baghdad Al-Sinaa Stadium 10,000
Al-Talaba Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,000
Al-Zawraa Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,000
Amanat Baghdad Baghdad Amanat Baghdad Stadium 5,000
Karbalaa Karbala Karbala Sports City 30,000
Naft Al-Junoob Basra Al-Zubair Stadium 5,000
Naft Al-Wasat Najaf Al-Najaf Stadium 10,000
Naft Maysan Amarah Maysan Olympic Stadium 15,000
Zakho Zakho Zakho International Stadium 20,000

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Zawraa (C) 38 26 10 2 66 26 +40 88 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 38 25 9 4 66 23 +43 84 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
3 Al-Naft 38 24 12 2 59 20 +39 84
4 Al-Shorta 38 24 11 3 69 24 +45 83
5 Al-Kahrabaa 38 15 13 10 39 30 +9 58
6 Al-Najaf 38 13 16 9 51 40 +11 55
7 Amanat Baghdad 38 14 11 13 31 34 −3 53
8 Naft Maysan 38 13 10 15 45 37 +8 49
9 Naft Al-Wasat 38 10 19 9 42 38 +4 49
10 Naft Al-Junoob 38 12 13 13 34 41 −7 49
11 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 38 12 11 15 46 46 0 47
12 Al-Samawa 38 11 11 16 42 50 −8 44
13 Al-Hudood 38 11 10 17 40 45 −5 43
14 Al-Talaba 38 11 10 17 43 59 −16 43
15 Al-Minaa 38 8 17 13 34 47 −13 41
16 Al-Bahri 38 8 14 16 41 55 −14 38
17 Al-Diwaniya 38 7 10 21 32 58 −26 31
18 Al-Hussein 38 5 12 21 26 58 −32 27
19 Karbalaa 38 7 6 25 26 76 −50 27 Relegation to Iraq Division 1
20 Zakho 38 5 13 20 27 52 −25 0251

Source: Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
1 Zakho were docked three points for failing to pay one of their players on time.

Results table

Home \ Away[1] BAH DIW HUDHUSKAHMINNFTNJFQWJSMASHRSNKTLBZWRAMNKRBNFJNFWNFMZAK
Al-Bahri 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–4 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0
Al-Diwaniya 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1
Al-Hudood 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Al-Hussein 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2 0–1 3–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 2–4 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Al-Kahrabaa 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0
Al-Minaa 1–0 4–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 5 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1
Al-Naft 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
Al-Najaf 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 3–3 1–0 1–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 5–1
Al-Samawa 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–1
Al-Shorta 4–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 3 0–0 4–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 0–0 0–0 5–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 4–2 1–4 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0
Al-Talaba 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–4 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–1
Al-Zawraa 0–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Amanat Baghdad 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1
Karbalaa 3–4 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–5 1–4 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–3 4 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0
Naft Al-Junoob 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–2 1–4 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0
Naft Al-Wasat 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Naft Maysan 3–1 1–0 3–2 5–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 6 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–1
Zakho 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0

Updated to games played on 18 July 2018.
Source: Goalzz
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Note The Al-Samawa–Al-Naft match originally ended 1–1 but was changed to a 3–0 win for Al-Naft due to Al-Samawa fielding an ineligible player.
Note 2 The Al-Hussein–Al-Minaa match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Hussein after Al-Minaa, who started the game with 7 players, had one of their players go off injured.
Note 3 The Al-Shorta–Al-Minaa match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shorta, as Al-Minaa did not turn up for the game.
Note 4 The Karbalaa–Al-Talaba match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Talaba, as Karbalaa were prevented from turning up for the game due to having not paid rent on the Karbalaa Olympic Stadium where they were to host the game.
Note 5 The Al-Minaa–Al-Naft match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Naft after Al-Minaa, who started the game with 7 players, had one of their players go off injured.
Note 6 The Naft Maysan–Al-Najaf match was ended at half-time with the score at 3–1 after Al-Najaf refused to take to the field for the second half in protest at refereeing decisions.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 18 July 2018[8][9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iraq Wissam Saadoun Naft Maysan 24
2 Iraq Amjad Radhi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 23
3 Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Shorta 22
4 Iraq Alaa Abbas Naft Al-Wasat 21
5 Iraq Mohammed Dawood Al-Naft 18
Iraq Manar Taha Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya

See also

References

  1. ↑ Goalzz.com
  2. ↑ FIFA.com
  3. ↑ "Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 Karel Stokkermans. "Iraq 2017/18". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iraqi Premier League 2017/18". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "League Table". Soccer Iraq. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Stadiums in Iraq". World Stadiums.
  8. ↑ "Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018: Goal Scorers". Goalzz. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Iraqi League: Players". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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