2004–05 Iraqi Premier League Explained

Season:2004–05
Competition:Iraqi Premier League
Winners:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(5th title)
Continentalcup1:AFC Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Minaa
Continentalcup2:Arab Champions League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Al-Talaba
Al-Zawraa
Relegated:Balad
Peris
Al-Estiqlal
Al-Nasiriya
Al-Ramadi
Sulaymaniya
Al-Shuala
Al-Basra
Al-Mosul
Babil
Salahaddin
Al-Diwaniya
League Topscorer:Mustafa Karim
(16 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
(30 December 2004)

(18 January 2005)

(28 February 2005)
Biggest Away Win:
(17 January 2005)
Highest Scoring:
(15 April 2005)
Prevseason:2003–04
Nextseason:2005–06

The 2004–05 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on October 20, 2004. The 36 teams were split into four groups. At the end of the group stage, the top three teams from each group (a total of 12 teams) advanced to the Elite Stage, while the bottom three in each group were demoted to the lower division.

In the Elite Stage, the 12 teams were split into four groups of three, with teams playing home and away against each team in their group respectively. The top team in each of the four groups moved on to the two-legged semi-finals which determined who played for the championship game; a single match held in Baghdad. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won their fifth Premier League title with a 2–0 victory over Al-Minaa.[1]

Group stage

North Group

Results

Euphrates Group

Results

Central Group

Results

South Group

Results

Elite stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Golden stage

Semi-finals

Second legs

Al-Minaa won 1–0 on aggregateAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 3–2 on aggregate

Third place match

GK 1 Ahmad Ali
DF 2 Haidar Mahmoud (c)
DF 5 Haidar Abdul-Qadir
DF 25 Hussein Abdul-Wahed
DF 4 Haidar Abdul-Amir
MF 23 Mohammed Ali
MF 9
MF 24
MF 16 Mohannad Nassir
FW 7 Muslim Mubarak
FW 19
Substitutions:
FW 11 Alaa Abdul-Sattar
MF 18
MF 10
Manager:
Mohammed Hussein Nasrallah
GK 20 Noor Sabri
DF 12 Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (c)
DF 24 Azhar Tahar
DF 17 Ali Noaman
MF 14 Alaa Nayrouz
MF 7 Ali Abbas
MF 29 Abbas Jafar
MF 18
FW 11 Yassir Abdul-Razzaq
FW 9 Mohammed Nasser Shakroun
FW 32 Ahmed Salah
Substitutions:
MF 29
FW 18
Manager:
Thair Ahmed
Match officials

Match rules

Final

GK 1 Saddam Salman
DF 4 Emad Aoda (c)
DF 15 Sattar Jabbar
DF 13
DF 21 Sajjad Abdul-Kadhim
MF 17 Qais Essa
MF 7
MF 14 Nawaf Salal
MF 25
FW 30 Osama Shayyal
FW 9 Nasser Tallaa
Substitutions:
FW 8 Mukhlas Abdul-Sattar
MF 12 Ahmed Hassan
FW 10 Ammar Hussein
Manager:
Abdul-Karim Jassim
GK 1 Wissam Gassid
DF 3 Mukhlad Ali
DF 5 Ali Rehema
DF 6 Haidar Rahim
DF 4
MF 11 Ali Khudhair
MF 8 Hussein Saddam
MF 20 Ghanim Khudhair
MF 10
FW 7 Luay Salah
FW 9 Waleed Dhahid (c)
Substitutions:
MF 17 Alaa Abdul-Wahid
MF 13 Humam Saleh
MF 34 Mohanad Mohammed Ali
Manager:
Sabah Abdul-Jalil
Match officials

Match rules

Season statistics

Top four positions

TeamQualification
1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya234768.1%2006 AFC Champions League
2Al-Minaa214266.7%2006 AFC Champions League
3Al-Talaba233855.1%2005–06 Arab Champions League
4Al-Zawraa235072.5%2005–06 Arab Champions League

Top scorers

PosScorerGoalsTeam
Mustafa KarimAl-Kahrabaa
2Ali Mohammed12Al-Najaf
3Mohammed Kalaf10Al-Naft
Abbas Hassan10Al-Zawraa
5Khalid Harbi9Al-Nasiriya

Hat-tricks

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

Player[2] For !Against Result Date
3–1
4–2
5–0
3–0
46–0
4–0
4–2
5–1
57–2
3–0
5–0
4–1
Notes4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iraqi League 2004–2005. Goalzz.com.
  2. Web site: Iraqi Premier League 2004/2005 Group Stage All Fixtures. Goalzz. Kooora.com. 20 July 2022.