| Competition: | Iraqi Premier League |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Dates: | 15 September 2016 – 10 August 2017 |
| Winners: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (6th title) |
| Relegated: | Al-Karkh Erbil |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Zawraa |
| Continentalcup2: | Arab Club Champions Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Naft |
| League Topscorer: | Alaa Abdul-Zahra (23 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Al-Zawraa 6–0 Karbala (16 October 2016) Al-Naft 6–0 Zakho (17 May 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | Al-Bahri 3–7 Al-Shorta (5 March 2017) Al-Zawraa 6–4 Al-Hussein (16 May 2017) |
| Matches: | 342 |
| Total Goals: | 725 |
| Longest Wins: | 6 games Al-Naft Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 33 games Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Longest Winless: | 27 games Al-Samawa |
| Longest Losses: | 6 games Al-Bahri Al-Hussein |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي الممتاز 2016–17) was the 43rd season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 15 September 2016,[1] and ended on 10 August 2017.[2]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won their sixth Premier League title, finishing four points ahead of second-placed Al-Naft and losing just one game throughout the campaign. It was the club's first league title since the 2004–05 season, and their manager Basim Qasim became the first manager to win titles in two consecutive seasons with two different teams.[3] [4]
Twenty teams were to compete in the league – the top eighteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the First Division League. However, Erbil withdrew from the league after 12 rounds, so nineteen teams completed the season.
Al-Hussein were promoted as the leaders of the final stage after drawing 1–1 against Brayati on 19 July 2016, at Al-Shaab Stadium, to appear for the first time in their history in the Iraqi Premier League. Al-Bahri were promoted, to appear for the seventh time in the Iraqi Premier League (the first since 1990–91), as the runners-up after drawing with Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 2–2 on the same day at Al-Karkh Stadium.[5] They replace Duhok, who withdrew from the last season,[6] and Al-Sinaa.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Bahri | Basra | Al-Zubair Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Al-Hudood | Baghdad | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium | 6,000 | |
| Al-Hussein | Baghdad | Five Thousand Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad | Al-Kahrabaa Stadium | 2,000 | |
| Al-Karkh | Baghdad | Al-Karkh Stadium | 5,150 | |
| Al-Minaa | Basra | Basra International Stadium | 65,227 | |
| Al-Naft | Baghdad | Al-Naft Stadium | 3,000 | |
| Al-Najaf | Najaf | Al-Najaf Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Baghdad | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium | 6,000 | |
| Al-Samawa | Samawa | Al-Samawa Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Al-Shorta | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 | |
| Al-Talaba | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 | |
| Al-Zawraa | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 | |
| Amanat Baghdad | Baghdad | Amanat Baghdad Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Erbil | Erbil | Franso Hariri Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Karbala | Karbala | Karbala International Stadium | 30,000 | |
| Naft Al-Junoob | Basra | Al-Zubair Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Naft Al-Wasat | Najaf | Naft Al-Wasat Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Naft Maysan | Amara | Al-Maimouna Stadium | 3,000 | |
| Zakho | Zakho | Zakho International Stadium | 20,000 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alaa Abdul-Zahra | Al-Zawraa | 23 |
| 2 | Bassim Ali | Naft Al-Junoob | 18 |
| 3 | Hammadi Ahmed | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 17 |
| 4 | Marwan Hussein | Al-Shorta | 15 |
| 5 | Aymen Hussein | Al-Naft | 14 |
 Aboubakar Koné | Al-Talaba | ||
| Ali Saad | Al-Karkh / Al-Naft |
See main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks.
| Player[8] | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–2 | |||||
| 3–0 | |||||
| Mohanad Ali4 | 5–3 | ||||
| Abbas Abid | 3–4 | ||||
| 4–3 | |||||
| Bassim Ali | 3–1 | ||||
| 6–4 | |||||
| Ali Saad4 | 6–0 |