2015–16 Iraqi Premier League

The 2015–16 Iraqi Premier League (known officially as the Fuchs Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 15 September 2015 and concluded on 22 May 2016.

Iraqi Premier League
Season2015–16
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(13th title)
RelegatedDuhok
Al-Sinaa
AFC CupAl-Zawraa
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Arab Club ChampionshipNaft Al-Wasat
Top goalscorerHammadi Ahmad
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
(12 goals each)
Highest scoringAl-Karkh 4–4
Al-Talaba
Longest winning run5 games
Al-Minaa
Longest unbeaten run24 games
Al-Zawraa
Longest winless run13 games
Al-Sinaa
Longest losing run5 games
Al-Kahrabaa

Al-Zawraa won a record 13th Iraqi Premier League title, finishing one point ahead of defending champions Naft Al-Wasat. Al-Zawraa went through all 24 matches without a single defeat: the seventh time that a team has won the league undefeated since the league's inception in 1974.[1]

Group stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Zawraa 17 11 6 0 24 10 +14 39 Qualified to Elite Group
2 Naft Al-Wasat 17 10 5 2 24 14 +10 35
3 Al-Naft 17 9 5 3 21 10 +11 32
4 Al-Talaba 17 7 6 4 20 14 +6 27
5 Naft Maysan 17 6 6 5 16 16 0 24
6 Al-Kahrabaa 17 3 7 7 9 17 −8 16
7 Naft Al-Junoob 17 3 6 8 15 20 −5 15
8 Al-Karkh 17 2 6 9 11 20 −9 12
9 Al-Samawa 17 2 4 11 14 26 −12 10
10 Duhok[lower-alpha 1] 9 2 1 6 8 15 −7 7 Relegated to Iraq Division One
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Duhok withdrew from the league after 11 matches, with their results from the second round-robin being annulled.

Results
Home \ Away KAH KAR NFT SMA TLB ZWR DUH NFJ NFW NFM
Al-Kahrabaa 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1
Al-Karkh 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–4 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1
Al-Naft 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0
Al-Samawa 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 –[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 3–1 2–2
Al-Talaba 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
Al-Zawraa 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0
Duhok[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–3
Naft Al-Junoob 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 –[lower-alpha 1] 2–3 1–1
Naft Al-Wasat 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Naft Maysan 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–2
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Duhok's results away to Naft Al-Junoob (3–1 loss) and Al-Samawa (1–0 loss) were annulled after their withdrawal from the league.
  2. Duhok withdrew from the league after 11 matches, with their results from the second round-robin being annulled.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 17 10 3 4 22 11 +11 33 Qualified to Elite Group
2 Al-Minaa 18 9 5 4 27 17 +10 32
3 Amanat Baghdad 18 9 3 6 22 17 +5 30
4 Al-Shorta 18 9 2 7 20 19 +1 29
5 Zakho 18 7 7 4 17 10 +7 28
6 Erbil 17 5 8 4 19 17 +2 23
7 Al-Najaf 18 7 2 9 13 22 −9 23
8 Karbalaa 18 5 7 6 17 16 +1 22
9 Al-Hudood 18 2 6 10 11 23 −12 12
10 Al-Sinaa 18 1 7 10 8 24 −16 10 Relegated to Iraq Division One
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away HUD MIN NJF QWJ SHR SIN AMN ERB KRB ZAK
Al-Hudood 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0
Al-Minaa 1–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 2–0 4–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1
Al-Najaf 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Al-Shorta 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–0
Al-Sinaa 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Amanat Baghdad 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–1
Erbil 1–1 3–1 2–0 –[lower-alpha 2] 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0
Karbalaa 3–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Zakho 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Al-Minaa–Al-Najaf match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Minaa, as Al-Najaf did not turn up for the game.
  2. The Erbil–Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya match was postponed due to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's involvement in the AFC Cup, and was later cancelled due to the result having no effect on qualification or relegation.

Elite Group

The Elite Group started on 2 April and finished on 22 May. Each team played each other just once.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Zawraa (C) 7 4 3 0 13 5 +8 15 2017 AFC Cup
2 Naft Al-Wasat 7 4 2 1 10 6 +4 14 2017 Arab Club Championship
3 Al-Talaba 7 3 3 1 8 6 +2 12
4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 7 3 0 4 11 7 +4 9 2017 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 1]
5 Al-Naft 7 2 3 2 9 9 0 9
6 Al-Minaa 7 2 2 3 9 13 −4 8
7 Al-Shorta 7 1 2 4 6 12 −6 5
8 Amanat Baghdad 7 1 1 5 6 14 −8 4
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the AFC Cup as Iraq FA Cup winners.

Results
Home \ Away MIN NFT QWJ SHR TLB ZWR AMN NFW
Al-Minaa 1–0 2–2 1–0
Al-Naft 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 1–3
Al-Shorta 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–1
Al-Talaba 1–0 1–1 2–1
Al-Zawraa 5–1 1–1 1–0
Amanat Baghdad 0–4 0–2 1–2
Naft Al-Wasat 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya–Al-Shorta match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, as Al-Shorta did not turn up for the game.

Final positions
Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1Al-Zawraa 245475.0%2017 AFC Cup
2Naft Al-Wasat 244968.1%2017 Arab Club Championship
3Al-Talaba 243954.2%
4Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 244258.3%2017 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 1]
5Al-Naft 244156.9%
6Al-Minaa 254053.3%
7Al-Shorta 253445.3%
8Amanat Baghdad 253445.3%
Eliminated in the Group Stage
9Zakho 182851.9%
10Naft Maysan 172447.1%
11Erbil 172345.1%
12Al-Kahrabaa 171631.4%
13Al-Najaf 182342.6%
14Naft Al-Junoob 171529.4%
15Karbalaa 182240.7%
16Al-Karkh 171223.5%
17Al-Hudood 181222.2%
18Al-Samawa 171019.6%
Relegated
19Al-Sinaa 181018.5%
20Duhok 9725.9%
  1. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the AFC Cup as Iraq FA Cup winners.

Top scorers
Rank[2] Player Club Goals
1 Hammadi Ahmad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 12
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Al-Zawraa
3 Omar Khribin Al-Minaa 10
Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Talaba
5 Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Zawraa 9

See also

References
  1. "Iraqi League 2015–2016". Goalzz.com.
  2. Kooora.com
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