2013–14 Iraqi Premier League

The 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League was the 40th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Elite League to Iraqi Premier League, and the season began on 29 October 2013. The situation in Iraq caused by the war with ISIS began to worsen towards the end of spring 2014, with increased unrest in the country causing travel difficulties and concerns over the feasibility of scheduling the remaining fixtures, particularly with the month of Ramadan approaching.

Iraqi Premier League
Season2013–14
ChampionsAl-Shorta
(4th title)
AFC CupAl-Shorta
Erbil
Matches played177
Goals scored398 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorerAli Salah
(14 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Shorta 5–0 Duhok
(29 November 2013)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–0 Naft Maysan
(4 June 2014)
Biggest away winAl-Talaba 1–5 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(9 June 2014)
Highest scoringNaft Al-Junoob 2–5 Naft Maysan
(7 February 2014)
Longest winning run5 games
Al-Shorta
(26 March 2014 - 9 May 2014)
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Al-Shorta
(8 February 2014 - 11 June 2014)
Longest losing run6 games
Al-Najaf
(4 May 2014 - 10 June 2014)

On 18 June 2014, the Iraq Football Association (IFA) announced the decision to end the league at its current stage and not cancel it, with the league table on that date being considered as the final standings for the season. It confirmed in its official statement that it had "decided to end the league and approve the results that took place before the ninth round of the second half of the competition [round 24]", with the final positions of teams remaining "as according to the ranking after the last round that was held".[1] Al-Shorta therefore earned their second consecutive Iraqi Premier League title and their fourth in total.[2]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Shorta (C) 21 12 7 2 29 13 +16 43 2015 AFC Cup
2 Erbil 21 12 6 3 29 15 +14 42
3 Baghdad 23 11 7 5 33 22 +11 40
4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 22 10 7 5 32 21 +11 37
5 Naft Al-Junoob 23 9 9 5 26 22 +4 36
6 Al-Zawraa 22 9 6 7 31 25 +6 33
7 Duhok 23 7 10 6 30 32 −2 31
8 Al-Talaba 22 9 4 9 28 30 −2 31
9 Al-Naft 23 8 6 9 26 27 −1 30
10 Zakho 21 8 5 8 21 26 −5 29
11 Al-Minaa 23 6 10 7 26 27 −1 28
12 Al-Karkh 22 7 4 11 20 25 −5 25
13 Naft Maysan 21 6 6 9 25 29 −4 24
14 Karbalaa 22 2 10 10 12 27 −15 16
15 Al-Najaf 23 3 7 13 14 31 −17 16
16 Masafi Al-Wasat 22 2 8 12 18 28 −10 14
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away KAR MIN NFT NJF QWJ SHR TLB ZWR BGD DUH ERB KRB MAS NFJ NFM ZAK
Al-Karkh 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0
Al-Minaa 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–4 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
Al-Naft 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
Al-Najaf 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 5–0
Al-Shorta 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0
Al-Talaba 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–5 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1
Al-Zawraa 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–4 4–0 1–2 2–1 3–2
Baghdad 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–1
Duhok 1–0 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0
Erbil 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0
Karbalaa 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–4 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–0
Masafi Al-Wasat 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–3 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0
Naft Al-Junoob 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–5 4–0
Naft Maysan 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0
Zakho 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ali Salah Al-Talaba 14
2 Amjad Radhi Erbil 11
3 Marwan Hussein Al-Zawraa 10
4 Hammadi Ahmad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 9
5 Khodor Salame Naft Maysan 8
Omar Khribin Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Duhok

References
  1. "The Football Association officially ends the Premier Football League competition". Buratha News Agency. 18 June 2014.
  2. Iraqi Premier League Official Handbook 2020–2021. Iraq Football Association. 23 October 2020.
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