2016–17 Iraqi Premier League

The 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي الممتاز 2016–17‎) was the 43rd season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 15 September 2016,[1] and ended on 10 August 2017.[2]

Iraqi Premier League
Season2016–17
ChampionsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(6th title)
RelegatedAl-Karkh
Erbil
AFC CupAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Zawraa
Arab Club Champions CupAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Naft
Top goalscorerAlaa Abdul-Zahra
(23 goals)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won their sixth Premier League title, finishing four points ahead of second-placed Al-Naft and losing just one game throughout the campaign. This was Jawiya's first league title since the 2004–05 season, and their manager Basim Qasim became the joint-most successful manager in the league's history with three titles.[3][4]

Teams

Baghdad
Basra
Naft Maysan
Al-Samawa
Baghdad teams
Al-Zawraa
Al-Talaba
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Naft
Al-Shorta
Amanat Baghdad
Al-Kahrabaa
Al-Karkh
Al-Hudood
Al-Hussein
Basra teams
Al-Minaa
Naft Al-Junoob
Al-Bahri
Locations of the 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League teams

Twenty teams were to compete in the league – the top eighteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the Iraq Division One. However, Erbil withdrew from the league after 12 rounds, so nineteen teams completed the season.

Al-Hussein were promoted as the leaders of the final stage after drawing 1–1 against Brayati on 19 July 2016, at Al-Shaab Stadium, to appear for the first time in their history in the Iraqi Premier League. Al-Bahri were promoted, to appear for the seventh time in the Iraqi Premier League (the first since 1990–91), as the runners-up after drawing with Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 2–2 on the same day at Al-Karkh Stadium.[5] They replace Duhok, who withdrew from the last season,[6] and Al-Sinaa.

Stadia and locations

Note 1: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Note 2: Italics indicates that a stadium is temporary.

Club Location Stadium Capacity[7]
Al-Bahri Basra Al-Zubair Stadium 5,000
Al-Hudood Baghdad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium 10,000
Al-Hussein Baghdad Five Thousand Stadium 5,000
Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad Al-Kahrabaa Stadium 2,000
Al-Karkh Baghdad Al-Karkh Stadium 5,000
Al-Minaa Basra Basra International Stadium 65,000
Al-Naft Baghdad Al-Naft Stadium 3,000
Al-Najaf Najaf Al-Najaf Stadium 12,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium 10,000
Al-Samawa Samawa Al-Samawa Stadium 10,000
Al-Shorta Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 40,000
Al-Talaba Baghdad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium 10,000
Al-Zawraa Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 40,000
Amanat Baghdad Baghdad Amanat Baghdad Stadium 5,000
Erbil Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium 25,000
Karbalaa Karbalaa Karbalaa International Stadium 30,000
Naft Al-Junoob Basra Naft Al-Junoob Stadium 4,000
Naft Al-Wasat Najaf Naft Al-Wasat Stadium 5,000
Naft Maysan Amara Al-Maimuna Stadium 3,000
Zakho Zakho Zakho International Stadium 20,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (C) 36 23 12 1 59 23 +36 81
2018 AFC Cup
2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
2 Al-Naft 36 22 11 3 61 17 +44 77 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
3 Al-Shorta 36 21 12 3 55 26 +29 75
4 Al-Zawraa 36 21 9 6 67 28 +39 72 2018 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 1]
5 Naft Al-Wasat 36 19 11 6 45 26 +19 68
6 Al-Minaa 36 18 12 6 40 24 +16 66
7 Al-Talaba 36 14 12 10 51 38 +13 54
8 Amanat Baghdad 36 12 15 9 26 21 +5 51
9 Al-Najaf 36 12 13 11 41 38 +3 49
10 Naft Al-Junoob 36 8 15 13 36 42 −6 39
11 Naft Maysan 36 8 15 13 28 36 −8 39
12 Al-Hudood 36 8 14 14 35 46 −11 38
13 Al-Kahrabaa 36 8 14 14 24 46 −22 38
14 Al-Bahri 36 9 8 19 42 63 −21 35
15 Karbalaa 36 6 15 15 24 46 −22 33
16 Zakho 36 2 18 16 18 51 −33 24
17 Al-Hussein 36 3 14 19 23 52 −29 23
18 Al-Samawa 36 3 13 20 26 47 −21 22
19 Al-Karkh 36 3 11 22 24 65 −41 20 Relegated to Iraq Division One
20 Erbil[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Iraqi Premier League 2016/2017
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Al-Zawraa qualified for the AFC Cup as Iraq FA Cup winners.
  2. Erbil withdrew from the league after 12 games, and their results were annulled.

Results
Home \ Away BAH HUD HUS KAH KAR MIN NFT NJF QWJ SHR SMA TLB ZWR AMN ERB[lower-alpha 1] KRB NFJ NFW NFM ZAK
Al-Bahri 2–3 4–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–2 3–7 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2
Al-Hudood 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0
Al-Hussein 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–0
Al-Kahrabaa 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–3 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0
Al-Karkh 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Al-Minaa 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
Al-Naft 2–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 6–0
Al-Najaf 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 0–1 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 5–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Al-Shorta 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
Al-Samawa 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–0
Al-Talaba 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 4–1
Al-Zawraa 3–0 1–0 6–4 4–0 4–1 4–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 6–0 4–1 0–2 3–0 4–1
Amanat Baghdad 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0
Erbil[lower-alpha 2]
Karbalaa 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1
Naft Al-Junoob 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–1
Naft Al-Wasat 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0
Naft Maysan 4–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Zakho 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 1–2 0–0 3–4 0–0 0–0[lower-alpha 4] 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2017. Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Erbil withdrew from the league after 12 games, and their results were annulled.
  2. Erbil withdrew from the league after 12 games, and their results were annulled.
  3. The Zakho–Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya match was awarded as a 3–0 victory for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya after Zakho players left the field with ten minutes of the game remaining in protest at a refereeing decision (the score at the time was 1–0 to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya).
  4. The Zakho–Amanat Baghdad match was ended at 82 minutes due to supporters invading the pitch and confrontations between opposing players.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played on 10 August 2017
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Zawraa 23
2 Bassim Ali Naft Al-Junoob 18
3 Hammadi Ahmad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 17
4 Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta 15
5 Aymen Hussein Al-Naft 14
Abou Kone Al-Talaba
Ali Saad Al-Karkh / Al-Naft

Hat-tricks
Player name[8]Scored forScored againstGoalsResultDate of match
Marwan HusseinAl-ShortaAl-Hudood33–226 November 2016
Abou KoneAl-TalabaAl-Karkh33–020 December 2016
Mohanad AliAl-KahrabaaAl-Karkh45–34 January 2017
Abbas AbidZakhoAl-Talaba33–411 January 2017
Yassir Abdul-MohsenAl-TalabaZakho34–311 January 2017
Bassim AliNaft Al-JunoobAl-Samawa33–121 January 2017
Alaa Abdul-ZahraAl-ZawraaAl-Hussein36–416 May 2017
Ali SaadAl-NaftZakho36–017 May 2017

Awards
Award Winner[9] Club
Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season Ali Raheem Al-Zawraa

See also

References
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  2. http://socceriraq.net/2017/08/10/al-quwa-al-jawiya-win-the-201617-iraqi-premier-league-title/
  3. Goalzz.com
  4. Soccerway
  5. الحسين والبحري يتاهلان للدوري الممتاز العراقي (in Arabic). Kooora. 19 July 2016.
  6. اتحاد الكرة يقرر انزال فريق دهوك الى دوري الدرجة الاولى (in Arabic). Mawazin News Agency. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. "Stadiums in Iraq". World Stadiums.
  8. "Iraqi Premier League 2016/2017 All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  9. "Soccer Iraq – Domestic Seasons". Soccer Iraq. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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