2017–18 Iraqi Premier League Explained

Competition:Iraqi Premier League
Season:2017–18
Dates:20 November 2017 – 18 July 2018
Winners:Al-Zawraa
(14th title)
Relegated:Karbala
Zakho
Continentalcup1:AFC Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Al-Zawraa
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Biggest Home Win:Naft Al-Wasat 5–0 Karbala
(25 November 2017)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–0 Al-Hussein
(9 July 2018)
Highest Scoring:Karbala 3–4 Al-Bahri
(28 June 2018)
Matches:380
Total Goals:859
Longest Wins:9 games
Al-Zawraa
Longest Unbeaten:26 games
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Longest Winless:16 games
Zakho
Longest Losses:9 games
Karbala
Al-Hussein
League Topscorer:Wissam Saadoun
(24 goals)
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 Iraqi Premier League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي الممتاز 2017–18) was the 44th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 20 November 2017, and ended on 18 July 2018.[1] [2] Al-Zawraa won a record 14th title, finishing four points ahead of both the previous season's champions and runners-up (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Naft respectively) and five points ahead of Al-Shorta.

Teams

Team[3] [4] [5] Location[6] StadiumCapacity[7]
Al-BahriBasraAl-Zubair Stadium5,000
Al-DiwaniyaDiwaniyaAfak Stadium5,000
Al-HudoodBaghdadAl-Taji Stadium5,000
Al-HusseinBaghdadAl-Taji Stadium5,000
Al-KahrabaaBaghdadAl-Taji Stadium5,000
Al-MinaaBasraBasra International Stadium65,227
Al-NaftBaghdadAl-Sinaa Stadium10,000
Al-NajafNajafAl-Najaf Stadium10,000
Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaBaghdadAl-Shaab Stadium34,200
Al-SamawaSamawaAl-Samawa Stadium5,000
Al-ShortaBaghdadAl-Shaab Stadium34,200
Al-Sinaat Al-KahrabaiyaBaghdadAl-Sinaa Stadium10,000
Al-TalabaBaghdadAl-Shaab Stadium34,200
Al-ZawraaBaghdadAl-Shaab Stadium34,200
Amanat BaghdadBaghdadAmanat Baghdad Stadium5,000
KarbalaKarbalaKarbala International Stadium30,000
Naft Al-JunoobBasraAl-Zubair Stadium5,000
Naft Al-WasatNajafAl-Najaf Stadium10,000
Naft MaysanAmaraMaysan Olympic Stadium15,000
ZakhoZakhoZakho International Stadium20,000

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayer[8] ClubGoals[9]
1 Wissam SaadounNaft Maysan24
2 Amjad RadhiAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya23
3 Alaa Abdul-ZahraAl-Shorta22
4 Alaa AbbasNaft Al-Wasat21
5 Mohammed DawoodAl-Naft18
Manar TahaAl-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya

Hat-tricks

See main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks.

Player[10] For !Against Result Date
4–0
3–2
4–0
3–0
Manar Taha 4–2
4–2
5–1

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=15144 Goalzz.com
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408190652/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/nationalleagues/nationalleague=iraq-iraqi-league-2000000099/standings/index.html FIFA.com
  3. Web site: Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018. Goalzz. Kooora.com. 12 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Iraqi Premier League 2017/18. Soccerway. Perform. 12 April 2018.
  5. Web site: League Table. Soccer Iraq. 14 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Iraq 2017/18. Karel Stokkermans. RSSSF. 19 April 2018.
  7. Web site: Stadiums in Iraq. World Stadiums. 2017-12-06. 2018-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628182343/http://www.worldstadiums.com/middle_east/countries/iraq.shtml. dead.
  8. Web site: Iraqi League: Players. Soccerway. Perform. 14 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018: Goal Scorers. Goalzz. 11 April 2018.
  10. Web site: Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018 All Fixtures. Goalzz. Kooora.com. 16 May 2019.
  11. Web site: Soccer Iraq – Domestic Seasons. Soccer Iraq. 29 June 2020.