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.
Team[3] [4] [5] | Location[6] | Stadium | Capacity[7] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Bahri | Basra | Al-Zubair Stadium | 5,000 | |
Al-Diwaniya | Diwaniya | Afak Stadium | 5,000 | |
Al-Hudood | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 | |
Al-Hussein | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 | |
Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 | |
Al-Minaa | Basra | Basra International Stadium | 65,227 | |
Al-Naft | Baghdad | Al-Sinaa Stadium | 10,000 | |
Al-Najaf | Najaf | Al-Najaf Stadium | 10,000 | |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 | |
Al-Samawa | Samawa | Al-Samawa Stadium | 5,000 | |
Al-Shorta | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 | |
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | Baghdad | Al-Sinaa Stadium | 10,000 | |
Al-Talaba | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 | |
Al-Zawraa | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 | |
Amanat Baghdad | Baghdad | Amanat Baghdad Stadium | 5,000 | |
Karbala | Karbala | Karbala International Stadium | 30,000 | |
Naft Al-Junoob | Basra | Al-Zubair Stadium | 5,000 | |
Naft Al-Wasat | Najaf | Al-Najaf Stadium | 10,000 | |
Naft Maysan | Amara | Maysan Olympic Stadium | 15,000 | |
Zakho | Zakho | Zakho International Stadium | 20,000 |
Rank | Player[8] | Club | Goals[9] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wissam Saadoun | Naft Maysan | 24 |
2 | Amjad Radhi | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 23 |
3 | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | Al-Shorta | 22 |
4 | Alaa Abbas | Naft Al-Wasat | 21 |
5 | Mohammed Dawood | Al-Naft | 18 |
Manar Taha | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya |
See main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks.
Player[10] | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
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4–0 | |||||
3–2 | |||||
4–0 | |||||
3–0 | |||||
Manar Taha | 4–2 | ||||
4–2 | |||||
5–1 |