Iraqi Premier League 2016/17

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Iraqi Premier League 2016/17
master al-Quwa al-Jawiya
AFC Cup al-Quwa al-Jawiya
al-Zawraa SC
Cup winners al-Zawraa SC
Relegated al-Karkh SC
Erbil SC
Teams 20th
Games 342
Gates 725  (ø 2.12 per game)
Top scorer IraqIraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra
( al-Zawraa SC , 23 goals)
← Iraqi Premier League 2015/16
Iraq Division One 2016/17 ↓

The Iraqi Premier League 2016/17 was the 43rd season of the highest Iraqi football league since it was founded in 1974. The season began on September 15, 2016 and ended on August 10, 2017. The defending champions were al-Zawraa SC .

mode

The clubs played a double round tournament , which resulted in a total of 38 games (due to the withdrawal of Erbil SC only 36 were played) per team. This represented a change from the previous season, which was initially held in two groups of ten teams each with a subsequent final round. The game was played according to the 3-point rule (three points per win, one point per tie). The table was determined according to the following criteria:

  1. Number of points scored
  2. Goal difference from all games
  3. Number of goals in all games

At the end of the season, the team with the highest points should qualify for the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2018 . In addition, the winner of the Iraq FA Cup would have taken part in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. But since neither received a license for the Champions League, both started instead in the group stage of the AFC Cup 2018 . The two clubs with the fewest points were relegated to the second-rate Iraq Division One .

Attendees

The al-Hussein SC managed a masterpiece of the final round of Iraq Division One 2015/16 for the first time in their history the rise in the Iraqi Premier League. The second climber, al-Bahri SC , last played in the 1990/91 season in the highest Iraqi league, when the club was disbanded in the middle of the season.

The two promoted teams replaced the two last-placed clubs in the 2015/16 season , Duhok SC , which withdrew from the league in the middle of the season, and al-Sinaa SC . The Al-Sinaa SC had to return to Iraq Division One after only one year in the Iraqi Premier League. For Duhok SC, relegation meant the end of his 18-year membership in the Iraqi upper house of football.

Venues of the Iraqi Premier League 2016/17
society Is located in, governorate Stadion
al-Bahri SC Basra , Basra al-Zubair Stadium
al-Hedood FC Baghdad , Baghdad al Quwa al Jawiya Stadium
al-Hussein SC Baghdad , Baghdad Five Thousand Stadium
al-Kahraba FC Baghdad , Baghdad al-Naft Stadium
al-Karkh SC Baghdad , Baghdad al Karkh Stadium
al-Mina'a Basra , Basra Basra Sports City Stadium
al-Naft SC Baghdad , Baghdad al Naft Stadium
al-Najaf FC Najaf , an-Najaf al Najaf Stadium
al-Quwa al-Jawiya Baghdad , Baghdad al Quwa al Jawiya Stadium
al-Samawa FC Samawa , al-Muthanna al Samawah Stadium
al-Shorta SC Baghdad , Baghdad al-Shaab stadium
al-Talaba SC Baghdad , Baghdad al Quwa al Jawiya Stadium
al-Zawraa SC Baghdad , Baghdad al-Shaab stadium
Amanat Baghdad Baghdad , Baghdad Amanat Baghdad Stadium
Erbil SC Erbil , Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium
Karbalaa FC Kerbela , Kerbela Karbala Stadium
Naft al-Janoob SC Basra , Basra Naft al-Janoob Stadium
Naft al-Wasat SC Najaf , an-Najaf al-Najaf Stadium
Naft Maysan FC Amara , Maisan al-Maimouna Stadium
Zakho FC Zaxo , Dahuk Zakho Stadium

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. al-Quwa al-Jawiya (P)  36  23  12  1 059:230 +36 81
 2. al-Naft SC  36  22nd  11  3 061:170 +44 77
 3. al-Shorta SC  36  21st  12  3 055:260 +29 75
 4th al-Zawraa SC (M)  36  21st  9  6th 067:280 +39 72
 5. Naft al-Wasat SC  36  19th  11  6th 045:260 +19 68
 6th al-Mina'a  36  18th  12  6th 040:240 +16 66
 7th al-Talaba SC  36  14th  12  10 051:380 +13 54
 8th. Amanat Baghdad  36  12  15th  9 026:210  +5 51
 9. al-Najaf FC  36  12  13  11 041:380  +3 49
10. Naft al-Janoob SC  36  8th  15th  13 036:420  −6 39
11. Naft Maysan FC  36  8th  15th  13 028:360  −8 39
12. al-Hedood FC  36  8th  14th  14th 035:460 −11 38
13. al-Kahraba FC  36  8th  14th  14th 024:360 −12 38
14th al-Bahri SC (N)  36  9  8th  19th 042:630 −21 35
15th Karbalaa FC  36  6th  15th  15th 024:460 −22 33
16. Zakho FC  36  2  18th  16 018:510 −33 24
17th al-Hussein SC (N)  36  3  14th  19th 023:520 −29 23
18th al-Samawa FC  36  3  13  20th 026:470 −21 22nd
19th al-Karkh SC  36  3  11  22nd 024:650 −41 20th
20th Erbil SC 1  0  0  0  0 000-000  ± 0 00
At the end of the 2016/17 season:
  • Iraqi champions and participation in the group stage of the 2018 AFC Cup
  • Cup winners and participation in the group stage of the AFC Cup 2018
  • Relegation to Iraq Division One in 2017/18
    		•
    At the end of the 2015/16 season:
    (M) Acting Master : al-Zawraa SC
    (P) Reigning cup winner : al-Quwa al-Jawiya
    (N) Newcomers from Iraq Division One 2015/16: al-Hussein SC & al-Bahri SC
    Annotation:
    1
    		The Erbil SC withdrew from the league after twelve games. All games played up to then were canceled.

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Tareq Haddad: Kurdish football teams withdraw from Iraqi Premier League after Isis chants . In: IBTimes.co.uk . December 18, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2017.