2006–07 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League
Season 2006–07
Champions Erbil
(1st title)
Relegated Diyala
AFC Champions League Erbil
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Arab Champions League Al-Najaf
Al-Talaba
Top goalscorer Ahmad Salah
(11 goals)

The 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on December 22, 2006 and finished on July 6, 2007. Erbil were crowned champions for the first time in their history, defeating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 in the final, hosted at the Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil's home ground.[1][2]

Group stage

South Group

Rank Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Najaf 12 10 1 1 24 9 +15 31
2 Al-Minaa 12 8 3 1 19 6 +13 27
3 Karbalaa 12 5 6 1 18 8 +10 21
4 Naft Al-Junoob 12 3 4 5 12 12 0 13
5 Maysan 12 2 3 7 10 20 −10 9
6 Al-Shatra 12 2 2 8 10 19 −9 8
7 Al-Forat 12 2 1 9 7 26 −19 7
  Qualified to Elite Stage

North Group

Rank Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Erbil 12 8 3 1 21 8 +13 27
2 Duhok 12 6 4 2 12 11 +1 22
3 Sirwan 12 5 5 2 12 9 +3 20
4 Al-Sulaymaniya 12 5 4 3 14 12 +2 19
5 Al-Mosul 12 1 5 6 7 12 −5 8
6 Samaraa 12 1 5 6 10 17 −7 8
7 Kirkuk 12 2 2 8 7 14 −7 8
  Qualified to Elite Stage

Central Group A

Rank Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Shorta 6 6 0 0 12 1 +11 18
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 3 1 2 12 6 +6 10
3 Al-Sinaa 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5
4 Al-Jaish 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1

Note: Diyala withdrew from the league and were relegated. Lower division side Al-Ramadi were chosen to replace them but they also withdrew.

  Qualified to Elite Stage

Central Group B

Rank Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Zawraa 8 3 5 0 9 3 +6 14
2 Al-Talaba 8 3 4 1 7 5 +2 13
3 Al-Naft 8 2 3 3 9 8 +1 9
4 Al-Kahrabaa 8 2 3 3 6 9 −3 9
5 Al-Adala 8 1 3 4 1 7 −6 6
  Qualified to Elite Stage

Elite stage

Group 1

Rank Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Erbil 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12
2 Al-Talaba 5 2 2 1 3 2 +1 8
3 Karbalaa 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
4 Al-Minaa 5 2 1 2 4 5 –1 7
5 Al-Naft 5 1 1 3 2 4 −2 4
6 Al-Shorta 5 1 1 3 2 7 −5 4
  Qualified to semi-finals

Group 2

Rank Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5 4 1 0 8 4 +4 13
2 Al-Najaf 5 2 3 0 11 5 +6 9
3 Al-Sinaa 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
4 Al-Zawraa 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 5
5 Duhok 5 0 2 3 6 10 −4 2
6 Sirwan 5 0 2 3 2 9 −7 2
  Qualified to semi-finals

Golden stage

Semi-finals

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 Al-Talaba
Mansoor  38'
Raheem  54'
Erbil 2–0 Al-Najaf
Munir  15'
Salah  22'

Third place match

Al-Talaba 1–2 Al-Najaf
Abdul-Mohsen  52'  7' Abdul-Razzaq
 18' Mohammed

Final

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–1 Erbil
Ayad Red card 90+3'
Mansoor Red card 90+4'
Saddam Red card 90+5'		  1' Salah
Red card 90+3' Najib


Champions
Erbil
1st Title

Final positions

Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1Erbil 194578.9%2008 AFC Champions League
2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 132666.7%2008 AFC Champions League
3Al-Najaf 194375.4%2007–08 Arab Champions League
4Al-Talaba 152146.7%2007–08 Arab Champions League
Eliminated in the Elite Stage
5Al-Sinaa 111339.4%
6Karbalaa 172854.9%
7Al-Minaa 173466.7%
8Al-Zawraa 131948.7%
9Al-Naft 131333.3%
10Duhok 172447.1%
11Al-Shorta 112266.7%
12Sirwan 172243.1%
Eliminated in the Group Stage
13Al-Sulaymaniya 121952.8%
14Al-Kahrabaa 8937.5%
15Naft Al-Junoob 121336.1%
16Al-Adala 8625.0%
17Maysan 12925.0%
18Al-Mosul 12822.2%
19Samaraa 12822.2%
20Al-Shatra 12822.2%
21Kirkuk 12822.2%
22Al-Forat 12719.4%
23Al-Jaish 615.6%

Top goalscorers

Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
 Ahmad Salah
11
 Erbil
2
 Sahib Abbas
9
 Karbalaa
3
 Halkurd Mulla Mohammed
8
 Al-Sulaymaniya
4
 Mostafa Karim
7
 Erbil
5
 Saeed Mohsen
6
 Duhok
5
 Hussam Ibrahim
6
 Al-Minaa
5
 Khalid Musheer
5
 Duhok

References

  1. ↑ List of Iraqi Premier League Champions
  2. ↑ Goalzz.com
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