2018–19 Iraqi Premier League
The 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي الممتاز 2018–19) was the 45th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 14 September 2018 and ended on 24 July 2019.
Season | 2018–19 |
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Champions | Al-Shorta (6th title) |
AFC Champions League | Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa |
Arab Club Champions Cup | Al-Shorta Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Zawraa |
Biggest home win | Al-Zawraa 5–0 Al-Talaba (2 June 2019) |
Biggest away win | Al-Diwaniya 1–7 Al-Shorta (7 December 2018) |
Highest scoring | Al-Diwaniya 1–7 Al-Shorta (7 December 2018) Al-Hudood 3–5 Al-Karkh (15 February 2019) Al-Shorta 5–3 Al-Kahrabaa (10 May 2019) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
A two-horse title race ensued for most of the season and Al-Shorta ended up as champions by finishing five points ahead of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at the top of the table. During this season, Al-Shorta managed to equal the record of 39 consecutive Iraqi Premier League matches undefeated set by Al-Zawraa in 1994. The club's manager Nebojša Jovović became the first manager from Europe to win the Iraqi Premier League title.
Teams
Al-Hudood
Al-Hussein
Al-Kahrabaa
Al-Karkh
Al-Naft
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Shorta
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
Al-Talaba
Al-Zawraa
Amanat Baghdad
Team[1][2][3][4] | Location[2] | Stadium[5] | Capacity[6] |
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Al-Bahri | Basra | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Diwaniya | Diwaniya | Al-Diwaniya Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Hudood | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Hussein | Baghdad | Five Thousand Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Karkh | Baghdad | Al-Karkh Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Minaa | Basra | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Naft | Baghdad | Al-Sinaa Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Najaf | Najaf | Al-Najaf International Stadium | 30,000 |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 40,000 |
Al-Samawa | Samawa | Al-Samawa Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Shorta | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 40,000 |
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Talaba | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 40,000 |
Al-Zawraa | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 40,000 |
Amanat Baghdad | Baghdad | Amanat Baghdad Stadium | 5,000 |
Erbil | Erbil | Franso Hariri Stadium | 25,000 |
Naft Al-Junoob | Basra | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 10,000 |
Naft Al-Wasat | Najaf | Al-Najaf International Stadium | 30,000 |
Naft Maysan | Amara | Maysan Olympic Stadium | 25,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ||
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1 | Al-Shorta (C) | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 22 | +51 | 89 |
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2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 84 | 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup first round | ||
3 | Al-Zawraa | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 65 |
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4 | Al-Naft | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 63 | |||
5 | Naft Maysan | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 59 | |||
6 | Al-Karkh | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 57 | |||
7 | Naft Al-Wasat | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 50 | |||
8 | Amanat Baghdad | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 50 | |||
9 | Al-Hudood | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 50 | |||
10 | Al-Kahrabaa | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 48 | |||
11 | Erbil | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 48 | |||
12 | Al-Najaf | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 44 | |||
13 | Al-Talaba | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 44 | |||
14 | Al-Diwaniya | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 44 | |||
15 | Naft Al-Junoob | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 42 | |||
16 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 41 | |||
17 | Al-Minaa | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 40 | |||
18 | Al-Samawa | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 59 | −33 | 33 | |||
19 | Al-Bahri | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 29 | Relegated to Iraq Division 1 | ||
20 | Al-Hussein | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- Al-Zawraa qualified for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 as Iraq FA Cup winners.
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 23 July 2019
Rank[7] | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Al-Shorta | 28 | |
2 | Al-Talaba | 23 | |
3 | Al-Zawraa | 20 | |
4 | Al-Shorta | 19 | |
Al-Naft |
Hat-tricks
Player name[8] | Scored for | Scored against | Goals | Result | Date of match |
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Al-Naft | Al-Minaa | 3 | 4–2 | 4 November 2018 | |
Al-Shorta | Al-Diwaniya | 3 | 7–1 | 7 December 2018 | |
Al-Shorta | Al-Diwaniya | 3 | 7–1 | 7 December 2018 | |
Al-Naft | Naft Al-Junoob | 4 | 5–1 | 17 December 2018 | |
Al-Talaba | Naft Al-Junoob | 3 | 4–1 | 1 February 2019 | |
Al-Hudood | Al-Karkh | 3 | 3–5 | 15 February 2019 | |
Al-Minaa | Al-Samawa | 3 | 3–0 | 29 March 2019 | |
Al-Shorta | Al-Kahrabaa | 3 | 5–3 | 10 May 2019 | |
Al-Zawraa | Naft Al-Wasat | 3 | 3–3 | 16 May 2019 | |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Shorta | 3 | 3–2 | 23 May 2019 | |
Al-Zawraa | Al-Talaba | 3 | 5–0 | 2 June 2019 | |
Al-Naft | Al-Talaba | 3 | 4–1 | 16 June 2019 |
Awards
Al-Shorta forward Mohanad Ali won the Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season award for his solo goal against Al-Naft.
See also
References
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- Karel Stokkermans. "Iraq 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- "Iraqi Premier League 2018/19". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- "League Table". Soccer Iraq. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- "A number of league clubs set their stadiums to play in the new season". Kooora.com.
- "Stadiums in Iraq". World Stadiums.
- "Iraqi Premier League 2018/2019 Scorers List". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Iraqi Premier League 2018/2019 All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.