2015–16 Iraqi Premier League
Appearance
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Champions | Al-Zawraa (13th title) |
Relegated | Duhok Al-Sinaa |
AFC Cup | Al-Zawraa Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Arab Club Championship | Naft Al-Wasat |
Top goalscorer | Hammadi Ahmad Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (12 goals each) |
Highest scoring | Al-Karkh 4–4 Al-Talaba |
Longest winning run | 5 games Al-Minaa |
Longest unbeaten run | 24 games Al-Zawraa |
Longest winless run | 13 games Al-Sinaa |
Longest losing run | 5 games Al-Kahrabaa |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
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.
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[a] | 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Duhok withdrew from the league after 11 matches, with their results from the second round-robin being annulled.
Results
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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
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[a] |
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) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the AFC Cup as Iraq FA Cup winners.
Results
Final positions
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | Eff | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Zawraa | 24 | 54 | 75.0% | 2017 AFC Cup |
2 | Naft Al-Wasat | 24 | 49 | 68.1% | 2017 Arab Club Championship |
3 | Al-Talaba | 24 | 39 | 54.2% | |
4 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 24 | 42 | 58.3% | 2017 AFC Cup[a] |
5 | Al-Naft | 24 | 41 | 56.9% | |
6 | Al-Minaa | 25 | 40 | 53.3% | |
7 | Al-Shorta | 25 | 34 | 45.3% | |
8 | Amanat Baghdad | 25 | 34 | 45.3% | |
Eliminated in the Group Stage | |||||
9 | Zakho | 18 | 28 | 51.9% | |
10 | Naft Maysan | 17 | 24 | 47.1% | |
11 | Erbil | 17 | 23 | 45.1% | |
12 | Al-Kahrabaa | 17 | 16 | 31.4% | |
13 | Al-Najaf | 18 | 23 | 42.6% | |
14 | Naft Al-Junoob | 17 | 15 | 29.4% | |
15 | Karbalaa | 18 | 22 | 40.7% | |
16 | Al-Karkh | 17 | 12 | 23.5% | |
17 | Al-Hudood | 18 | 12 | 22.2% | |
18 | Al-Samawa | 17 | 10 | 19.6% | |
Relegated | |||||
19 | Al-Sinaa | 18 | 10 | 18.5% | |
20 | Duhok | 9 | 7 | 25.9% |
- ^ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the AFC Cup as Iraq FA Cup winners.
Top scorers
Rank[2] | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 12 |
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Al-Zawraa | ||
3 | ![]() |
Al-Minaa | 10 |
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Al-Talaba | ||
5 | ![]() |
Al-Zawraa | 9 |
See also
References
- ^ "Iraqi League 2015–2016". Goalzz.com.
- ^ Kooora.com