1996–97 Iraqi Premier League
Appearance
Season | 1996–97 |
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Champions | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (4th title) |
Relegated | Al-Karkh Al-Kadhimiya Al-Ramadi |
1998–99 Asian Club Championship | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Al-Talaba |
Top goalscorer | Ali Hashim (19 goals) |
← 1995–96 (Iraqi Advanced League) 1997–98 → |
The 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League was the 23rd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Advanced League to Iraqi Premier League. The league title was won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya for the fourth time. They also won the Iraq FA Cup, the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship and the Iraqi Super Cup in this season, completing the first ever domestic quadruple in Iraqi football history.[1][2]
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (C) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 69 | 1998–99 Asian Club Championship |
2 | Al-Zawraa | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 67 | |
3 | Al-Talaba | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 60 | 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[a] |
4 | Al-Najaf | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 59 | |
5 | Al-Shorta | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 46 | |
6 | Al-Mosul | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 43 | |
7 | Samarra | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 39 | |
8 | Al-Minaa | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 37 | |
9 | Al-Naft | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 36 | |
10 | Salahaddin | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 34 | |
11 | Al-Kut | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 31 | |
12 | Al-Sinaa | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 29 | |
13 | Al-Sulaikh | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 28 | |
14 | Al-Karkh (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 27 | Relegation to the Iraqi First Division League |
15 | Al-Kadhimiya (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 26 | |
16 | Al-Ramadi (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 59 | −40 | 25 |
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Although Al-Shorta were runners-up of the Iraq FA Cup (won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya), the IFA decided to give the Cup Winners' Cup slot to the league's third-placed team Al-Talaba.
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Pos | Scorer | Goals | Team |
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1 | Ali Hashim | 19 | Al-Najaf |
2 | Sahib Abbas | 17 | Al-Zawraa |
3 | Sabah Jeayer | 12 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player[1] | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Al-Zawraa | Al-Karkh | 6–0 | 18 October 1996 |
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Al-Zawraa | Samarra | 6–0 | 1 November 1996 |
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Al-Zawraa | Al-Sulaikh | 3–1 | 15 November 1996 |
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Al-Najaf | Samarra | 3–0 | 14 December 1996 |
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Al-Zawraa | Al-Sinaa | 3–0 | 27 December 1996 |
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Al-Talaba | Al-Ramadi | 5–0 | 1 February 1997 |
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Al-Talaba | Al-Karkh | 4–0 | 8 March 1997 |
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Al-Talaba | Al-Sinaa | 5–0 | 11 April 1997 |
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Al-Karkh | Al-Ramadi | 5–0 | 16 April 1997 |
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Al-Zawraa | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 5–3 | 9 May 1997 |
- Notes
6 Player scored 6 goals
References
[edit]- ^ a b Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.
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