1995–96 Iraqi Advanced League

Iraqi Premier League

Season	1995–96
Champions	Al-Zawraa (7th title)
Relegated	Al-Jaish
1997–98 Asian Club Championship	Al-Zawraa
1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Al-Shorta
Top goalscorer	Hussam Fawzi Ali Hassan (11 goals each)
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 Iraqi Advanced League was the 22nd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi National League to Iraqi Advanced League. The league title was won by Al-Zawraa for the third consecutive time. They also won the Iraq FA Cup for the fourth consecutive time, meaning they won three doubles in a row. In this season, the rule of wins by three or more goals being rewarded four points was abolished; all wins were worth three points.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Zawraa (C)	22	17	4	1	47	12	+35	55	1997–98 Asian Club Championship
2	Al-Najaf	22	10	8	4	21	12	+9	38
3	Al-Shorta	22	11	4	7	27	17	+10	37	1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1
4	Al-Ramadi	22	9	7	6	29	26	+3	34
5	Al-Naft	22	8	8	6	29	23	+6	32
6	Al-Talaba	22	8	7	7	34	30	+4	31
7	Al-Karkh	22	6	10	6	21	26	–5	28
8	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	22	7	6	9	36	33	+3	27
9	Al-Minaa	22	4	11	7	18	23	–5	23
10	Samaraa	22	6	5	11	21	35	–14	23
11	Al-Sinaa	22	3	5	14	21	39	–18	14
12	Al-Jaish	22	2	7	13	10	38	–28	13	Relegated to Iraq Division 1

¹ Al-Shorta qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the runners-up of the Iraq FA Cup, won by Al-Zawraa.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Hussam Fawzi	11	Al-Zawraa
	Ali Hassan		Al-Karkh
3	Ahmed Daham	9	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

External links

• Iraqi Football Website