2020–21 Iraqi Premier League

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Iraqi Premier League
Season2020–21
Top goalscorerAymen Hussein
(13 goals)
Biggest home winErbil 5–0 Al-Talaba
(7 January 2021)
Biggest away winAl-Najaf 0–3 (w/o) Naft Al-Wasat
(31 October 2020)
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 0–3 Al-Talaba
(31 October 2020)
Al-Samawa 0–3 Al-Shorta
(8 December 2020)
Highest scoringNaft Al-Wasat 5–1 Al-Samawa
(25 October 2020)
Al-Qasim 3–3 Naft Maysan
(27 October 2020)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–1 Al-Samawa
(22 December 2020)
Al-Shorta 4–2 Al-Minaa
(2 January 2021)
Longest winning run4 matches
Al-Zawraa
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Al-Shorta
Longest winless run10 matches
Al-Talaba
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
Longest losing run5 matches
Al-Talaba
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

The 2020–21 Iraqi Premier League is the 47th season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 25 October 2020.[1]

Al-Shorta are the defending champions, having won their fifth title in the 2018–19 season.[2] The 2019–20 campaign was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq. Al-Qasim and Zakho joined as the two promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Iraq Division One,[3] replacing Al-Bahri and Al-Hussein.[4]

Teams

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Locations of the 2020–21 Iraqi Premier League teams

Twenty teams are competing in the league – the top eighteen teams from the 2018–19 season and the two promoted teams from the 2018–19 Iraq Division One.

Clubs and locations

Team Manager Captain Location Kit manufacturer Stadium Capacity
Al-Diwaniya Iraq Samir Kadhim Iraq Mustafa Nadhim Diwaniya Kappa Al-Diwaniya Stadium 5,000
Al-Hudood Iraq Mudhafar Jabbar Iraq Mahmoud Aiyal Baghdad RECO Al-Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq Abbas Attiya Iraq Harith Falah Baghdad Jako Al-Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Karkh Iraq Ahmad Abdul-Jabar Iraq Uday Shehab Baghdad Diadora Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium 5,000
Al-Minaa Iraq Abdul-Ghani Shahad Iraq Hussam Malik Basra Adidas Mohamed Musbah Al‑Waeli Stadium 10,000
Al-Naft Iraq Yahya Alwan Iraq Ahmed Abdul Majeed Baghdad Joma Al-Sinaa Stadium 10,000
Al-Najaf Iraq Haidar Aboodi Iraq Taher Hameed Najaf RECO Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Al-Qasim Iraq Adel Nima Iraq Karrar Abed Yasser Al-Qasim city Diadora Al-Kifl Stadium 10,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Ayoub Odisho Iraq Hammadi Ahmed Baghdad Adidas Al-Shohada Stadium 32,000
Al-Samawa Iraq Shaker Mahmoud Iraq Haider Subhi Samawa Adidas Al-Samawa Stadium 5,000
Al-Shorta Serbia Aleksandar Ilić Iraq Mohammed Hameed Baghdad Qithara
(club's own brand) 		Al-Shaab Stadium 40,000
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Iraq Emad Aoda Iraq Hussein Mohammed Habib Baghdad Joma Al-Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Talaba Iraq Hassan Ahmed Iraq Samal Saeed Baghdad Joma Al-Shaab Stadium 40,000
Al-Zawraa Iraq Radhi Shenaishil Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Baghdad Adidas Al-Zawraa Stadium 15,000
Amanat Baghdad Iraq Essam Hamad Iraq Mustafa Karim Baghdad Adidas Amanat Baghdad Stadium 5,000
Erbil Croatia Rodion Gačanin Iraq Haider Qarman Erbil Umbro Franso Hariri Stadium 25,000
Naft Al-Basra[a] Iraq Ammar Hussein Iraq Oday Taleb Basra Joma Mohamed Musbah Al‑Waeli Stadium 10,000
Naft Al-Wasat Iraq Jamal Ali Iraq Khaldoun Ibrahim Najaf Joma Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Naft Maysan Iraq Razzaq Farhan Iraq Noor Sabri Amarah Umbro Maysan Olympic Stadium 25,000
Zakho Iraq Ahmad Salah Iraq Waleed Salem Zakho GABY FOX Zakho International Stadium 20,000
Notes
  1. ^ On 23 October 2020, Naft Al-Junoob officially changed its name to Naft Al-Basra.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Al-Diwaniya Iraq Hazim Saleh Sacked 21 October 2020[5] Pre-season Iraq Saad Hafedh 21 October 2020[6]
Iraq Saad Hafedh Sacked 8 November 2020[7] 11th Iraq Qusay Munir 8 November 2020[8]
Al-Shorta Iraq Abdul-Ghani Shahad Resigned 8 November 2020[9] 5th Jordan Haitham Al-Shaboul (caretaker) 10 November 2020[10]
Jordan Haitham Al-Shaboul (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 5 December 2020 7th Serbia Aleksandar Ilić 5 December 2020[11]
Al-Samawa Iraq Ghalib Abdul Hussein Resigned 11 December 2020[12] 17th Iraq Shaker Mahmoud 14 December 2020[13]
Al-Zawraa Iraq Basim Qasim Mutual consent 31 December 2020[14] 7th Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir (caretaker) 31 December 2020[15]
Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 3 January 2021 4th Iraq Radhi Shenaishel 3 January 2021[16]
Al-Najaf Iraq Hassan Ahmad Resigned 1 January 2021[17] 8th TBD TBD
Al-Qasim Iraq Jassim Jaber Resigned 1 January 2021[18] 20th Iraq Adel Nima 2 January 2021[19]
Al-Talaba Iraq Ahmed Khalef Resigned 3 January 2021[20] 11th TBD TBD

Foreign players

Iraqi clubs are allowed to have four foreign players at their disposal at any time.

  • Players in bold have been registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players in italics have left the club during the mid-season transfer window.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Al-Diwaniya Spain Isaac Padilla Cañadas Belgium Nathan Kabasele Brazil Weslei Pereira Argentina Maxi Rolón
Al-Hudood Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Koffi Nigeria Joseph Nathaniel
Al-Kahrabaa Ghana Amissah Anfoh Assan Cameroon Gustave Moundi Djengue Nigeria Raheem Owolabi Isiaka Cameroon Jacob Youmbi
Al-Karkh Togo Papa Koami Awounyo
Al-Minaa Cameroon Rostand Junior M'baï Niger Abdoul Madjid Moumouni Senegal Idrissa Niang
Al-Naft
Al-Najaf Togo Wilson Akakpo Syria Shadi Al Hamwi Cameroon Didier Talla
Al-Qasim Brazil Fernando Cardoso
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Democratic Republic of the Congo Lema Mabidi
Al-Samawa
Al-Shorta Colombia Daniel Alejandro Hernández Nigeria Christian Osaguona
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
Al-Talaba Tunisia Hamza Ben Abda Burkina Faso Moussa Dao Nigeria Solomon Williams
Al-Zawraa Mauritania Hassan Houbeib Syria Zaher Midani
Amanat Baghdad Jordan Yousef Al-Alousi Nigeria Samuel Eko Lebanon Mohamad Kdouh
Erbil Trinidad and Tobago Daneil Cyrus Tunisia Nidhal Saïed Brazil Airton Ribeiro Santos South Africa William Twala
Naft Al-Basra Tunisia Adel Hamani Syria Thaer Krouma
Naft Al-Wasat Mali Moussa Camara Sierra Leone Sheka Fofanah Ivory Coast Didier Florent Koré Morocco Omar Mansouri
Naft Maysan Nigeria Chisom Chikatara Niger Ousmane Diabaté Ivory Coast Zoe Alain Gamaliel Yemen Nasser Mohammedoh
Zakho Brazil Hélio Monteiro Batista Colombia Juan David Castañeda Brazil Bruno Lima Mali Idrissa Traoré

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 16 9 5 2 25 8 +17 32 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Zawraa 16 8 7 1 20 8 +12 31 Qualification for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
3 Al-Shorta 16 8 7 1 20 9 +11 31
4 Naft Al-Wasat 16 8 5 3 22 13 +9 29
5 Al-Najaf 16 7 5 4 14 9 +5 26
6 Zakho 16 5 9 2 13 11 +2 24
7 Al-Naft 16 6 5 5 20 18 +2 23
8 Naft Maysan 16 5 8 3 16 15 +1 23
9 Amanat Baghdad 16 5 6 5 11 12 −1 21
10 Erbil 16 4 7 5 17 15 +2 19
11 Al-Kahrabaa 16 4 7 5 17 16 +1 19
12 Al-Diwaniya 16 3 10 3 10 12 −2 19
13 Al-Karkh 16 5 3 8 13 16 −3 18
14 Al-Minaa 16 4 5 7 14 19 −5 17
15 Naft Al-Basra 16 4 5 7 12 19 −7 17
16 Al-Samawa 16 4 4 8 10 23 −13 16
17 Al-Talaba 16 3 6 7 11 19 −8 15
18 Al-Hudood 16 2 8 6 13 19 −6 14 Qualification to the relegation play-off
19 Al-Qasim 16 2 6 8 14 20 −6 12 Relegation to the Iraq Division One
20 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 16 1 8 7 6 17 −11 11
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: IPFL Official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Positions by round

The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward. If a club from the Iraqi Premier League wins the Iraq FA Cup, they will qualify for the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off alongside the league runners-up.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Al-Diwaniya4811141091012131311911121312
Al-Hudood10111212161216161617171516161618
Al-Kahrabaa16158101310141177121212101010
Al-Karkh1172581115151214141314131213
Al-Minaa12171919171412131515151718191714
Al-Naft2491146969129810867
Al-Najaf1718149111513141168107555
Al-Qasim6141718192020182020202019181919
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya5211256832332111
Al-Samawa2091615121617171718181617151516
Al-Shorta8553772343223342
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaya18202020201818191919191920202020
Al-Talaba133106534458101113141417
Al-Zawraa91247345225744423
Amanat Baghdad191915171417119810678999
Erbil36646237101113149111111
Naft Al-Basra14161816181919201816161815171815
Naft Al-Wasat1132111111111234
Naft Maysan710789138564455788
Zakho15131313158710149566676
Leader / AFC Champions League group stage
AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Relegation play-off
Relegation to Iraq Division One
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2021. Source: Soccer Iraq

Season progress

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Al-DiwaniyaWDLLWDDDDDWDLDDD
Al-HudoodDDDDLWLLDLDWLDDL
Al-KahrabaaLDWDDDLWWDLLDWLD
Al-KarkhDWWLLLLDWLLWLDWL
Al-MinaaDLLLWWDDDDLLLLWW
Al-NaftWDLDWDLWLLWDDWWL
Al-NajafLLWWDWDDWWDLDWW
Al-QasimDLDLLLDWLLDLWDLD
Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaWWWDLLDDWWDWWWDW
Al-SamawaLWLDWLLLDLDWLWLD
Al-ShortaDWDWLDWDDWWWDWDW
Al-Sinaat Al-KahrabayaLLLDDWDLDLDDDLLD
Al-TalabaDWLWDWDDDLDLLLLL
Al-ZawraaDDWDWDDWDDLWWWW
Amanat BaghdadLLWLWLWWDDWDLDDD
ErbilWDDWLWDLLDLDWLDD
Naft Al-BasraDLDDLLDLWWLLWLDW
Naft Al-WasatWWLWWDWDLWWWDLDD
Naft MaysanDDWDDLWWDWDLWLDD
ZakhoDDDDDWWLLWWDWDDD
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2021. Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Results

Home \ Away DIW HUD KAH KAR MIN NFT NJF QSM QWJ SMA SHR SNK TLB ZWR AMN ERB NFB NFW NFM ZAK
Al-Diwaniya 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0
Al-Hudood 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2
Al-Kahrabaa 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0
Al-Karkh 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–1
Al-Minaa 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0
Al-Naft 1–1 3–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–3
Al-Najaf 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–3[a] 0–0
Al-Qasim 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–2 3–3
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 3–1
Al-Samawa 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–0
Al-Shorta 1–0 4–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Al-Talaba 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1
Al-Zawraa 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Amanat Baghdad 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–0
Erbil 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 5–0 0–1 1–1
Naft Al-Basra 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0
Naft Al-Wasat 1–0 0–1 5–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1
Naft Maysan 0–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Zakho 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: IPFL Official website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The Al-Najaf–Naft Al-Wasat match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Naft Al-Wasat, as Al-Najaf did not turn up for the game.

Season statistics

As of 30 January 2021

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[21]
1 Iraq Aymen Hussein Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 13
2 Iraq Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Al-Zawraa 9
3 Iraq Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Kahrabaa 7
Iraq Hussein Younis Al-Mina'a SC
5 Iraq Ahmed Laftah Al-Najaf 6
Iraq Ahmed Abdul Razzaq Naft Maysan FC
Iraq Jabbar Kareem Amanat Baghdad
Morocco Omar Mansouri Naft Al-Wasat
Iraq Moussa Adnan Al-Naft SC
IraqMohammed Dawood Yaseen Al-Naft SC
11
4 players
 5

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Iraq Mousa Adnan Al-Naft Al-Samawa 3–1 (H) 12 December 2020 [22]
Iraq Aymen Hussein Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Naft 4–1 (H) 31 January 2021 [23]

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Iraq Sarhang Muhsin Amanat Baghdad 7
2 Iraq Mohammed Shaker Zakho 6
Iraq Mohammed Hameed Al-Shorta
4 Iraq Jalal Hassan Al-Zawraa 5
Iraq Mohammed Gassid Al-Najaf
Iraq Fahad Talib Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Iraq Ali Kadhim Naft Al-Wasat

Number of teams by region

Region Number Teams
Baghdad 10 Al-Hudood, Al-Kahrabaa, Al-Karkh, Al-Naft, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya, Al-Talaba, Al-Zawraa and Amanat Baghdad
Basra 2 Al-Minaa and Naft Al-Basra
Najaf Al-Najaf and Naft Al-Wasat
Northern Iraq Erbil and Zakho
Al-Qadisiya 1 Al-Diwaniya
Maysan Naft Maysan
Babil Al-Qasim
Muthanna Al-Samawa

Match ball

On 23 October 2020, Umbro announced their official partnership with Iraq Football Association to manufacture the official match ball for the Iraqi Premier League.[24][25] The official match ball is named Neo Toba.[26] The design was conceived in such a way as to reflect the colours of the Iraqi flag and the patterns represent symbols of ancient Mesopotamian civilization.[27] The term Toba is taken from the Iraqi dialect (Arabic: طوبة) which means "ball" in common parlance.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Season dates". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ "الشرطة يفوز بلقب الدوري العراقي".
  3. ^ "صعود القاسم وزاخو".
  4. ^ "فوز الصقور والحدود والنفط وهبوط البحري وفريق الحسين لدوري الدرجة الأولى".
  5. ^ "إقالة صالح وتعيين حافظ مدرباً للديوانية".
  6. ^ "رسمياً.. سعد حافظ مدرباً للديوانية".
  7. ^ "إقالة مدرب فريق الديوانية سعد حافظ".
  8. ^ "نادي الديوانية يسمي قصي منير مدرباً وأربيل أولى محطاته".
  9. ^ "عبد الغني شهد يقدم استقالته من تدريب الشرطة".
  10. ^ "قبول استقالة شهد والشبول مدرباً مؤقتاً للشرطة".
  11. ^ "نادٍ عراقي يثير الجدل بإعادة مدربه المقال".
  12. ^ "مدرب نادي السماوة غالب عبد الحسين يقدم استقالته بشكل نهائي".
  13. ^ "شاكر محمود.. مدرب السماوة الجديد".
  14. ^ "الزوراء يستغني عن باسم قاسم بالتراضي".
  15. ^ "الزوراء يستعين بـ"حيدر عبد الامير" مدرباً مؤقتاً".
  16. ^ "رسمياً.. راضي شنيشل مدرباً للزوراء".
  17. ^ "حسن أحمد يكشف سبب استقالته من تدريب نادي النجف".
  18. ^ "استقالة جديدة في الدوري العراقي الممتاز".
  19. ^ "القاسم يتعاقد مع عادل نعمة صاحب لتدريب الفريق".
  20. ^ "احمد خلف يعلن استقالته رسميا من تدريب الطلبة بسبب الازمة المالية".
  21. ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2020-2021 – Scorers". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  22. ^ "موسى عدنان يسجل الهاتريك الأول في دورينا".
  23. ^ "هداف الدوري العراقي يواصل خطف الأنظار بـ"هاتريك" قياسي".
  24. ^ "Umbro announce partnership with Iraq Football Association".
  25. ^ "Umbro Announces Partnership With Iraq Football Association As Official Kit Sponsor".
  26. ^ "Neo Toba, official match ball of the Iraq Premier League".
  27. ^ "Neo Toba Ball".
  28. ^ "نيو طوبة للدوري الكروي الممتاز".
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