2015–16 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League
Season	2015–16
Matches played	132
Goals scored	270 (2.05 per match)
Top goalscorer	Omar Khribin (10 goals)
Highest scoring	Al-Karkh 4–4 Al-Talaba (21 October 2015)
Longest winning run	5 games Al-Mina'a (30 September 2015 - 6 November 2015)
Longest unbeaten run	14 games Al-Zawra'a (14 September 2015 - present)
Longest winless run	13 games Al-Sina'a (15 September 2015 - 7 February 2016)
Longest losing run	4 games Al-Shorta (30 September 2015 - 27 October 2015) Duhok (14 October 2015 - 5 November 2015) Al-Sina'a (20 September 2015 - 15 October 2016)
← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 14 February 2016.

The 2015–2016 Iraqi Premier League (also known as the Fuchs Iraqi Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 42nd season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. Naft Al-Wasat are the defending champions. The season started on 15 September 2015 and will conclude on 26 June 2016.

Promoted teams

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Iraq Division 1

Teams relegated to 2015–16 Iraq Division 1

Format

Clubs

Team	Head Coach
Al-Zawraa	Basim Qasim
Al-Talaba	Ayoub Odisho
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Sabah Abdul-Jalil
Al-Shorta	Qahtan Chathir
Al-Naft	Hassan Ahmed
Al-Minaa	Hussam Al Sayed
Al-Karkh	Abbas Attiya
Baghdad	Ahmed Khalaf
Duhok	Thair Jassam
Al-Hedood	Adel Naâma
Karbalaa	Haider Yahya
Al-Samawa	Mohammed Alloush
Naft Al-Janoob	Emad Aoda
Naft Maysan	TBD
Najaf	Emad Mohammed
Zakho	Marin Ion
Naft Al-Wasat	Hamza Gamal
Al-Kahraba	TBD
Al-Sinaa	Hamza Dawood
Erbil	Thair Ahmed

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming head coach	Date of appointment
Al-Talaba	Saleh Radi	Resigned	000000002015-05-28-000028 May 2015	Ayoub Odisho	000000002015-06-06-00006 June 2015
Zakho	Ali Hadi	End of contract	000000002015-06-15-000015 June 2015	Ilie Stan	000000002015-06-15-000015 June 2015
Al-Zawraa	Emad Mohammed	Sacked	000000002015-06-24-000024 June 2015	Basim Qasim	000000002015-07-21-000021 July 2015
Naft Maysan	Hassan Ahmed	End of contract	000000002015-06-30-000030 June 2015	Abbas Obeid	000000002015-07-13-000013 July 2015
Al-Shorta	Thair Jassam	End of contract	000000002015-07-07-00007 July 2015	Hakim Shaker	000000002015-07-13-000013 July 2015
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Abbas Attiya	Sacked	000000002015-07-12-000012 July 2015	Sabah Abdul-Jalil	000000002015-08-09-00009 August 2015
Naft Al-Wasat	Abdul Ghani Shahad	Resigned	000000002015-08-10-000010 August 2015	Hamza Gamal	000000002015-08-19-000019 August 2015
Erbil	Ahmad Salah	End of contract	000000002015-09-01-00001 September 2015	Thair Ahmed	000000002015-09-01-00001 September 2015
Al-Shorta	Hakim Shaker	Resigned	000000002015-10-20-000020 October 2015	Qahtan Chathir	000000002015-10-20-000020 October 2015
Al-Karkh	Essam Hamad	Resigned	000000002015-10-20-000020 October 2015	Abbas Attiya	000000002015-10-20-000020 October 2015
Najaf	Ali Wahab	Resigned	000000002015-10-27-000027 October 2015	Emad Mohammed	000000002015-10-29-000029 October 2015
Naft Maysan	Abbas Obeid	Resigned	000000002015-11-07-00007 November 2015	TBD	TBD
Duhok	Thair Jassam	Resigned	000000002015-11-07-00007 November 2015	TBD	TBD
Zakho	Ilie Stan	Mutual consent	000000002015-12-25-000025 December 2015	Marin Ion	000000002015-12-26-000026 December 2015
Al-Kahraba	Ali Hadi	Resigned	000000002015-02-03-00003 February 2015	TBD	TBD

First Stage

Group 1 Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Naft Al-Wasat (Q)	15	10	4	1	23	12	+11	34	Qualify to the final stage
2	Al-Zawraa (Q)	14	9	5	0	20	8	+12	32	Qualify to the final stage
3	Al-Naft	13	6	4	3	17	10	+7	22	Qualify to the final stage
4	Al-Talaba	13	5	5	3	15	10	+5	20	Qualify to the final stage
5	Naft Maysan	14	5	4	5	14	15	−1	19
6	Naft Al-Janoob	13	3	4	6	12	15	−3	13
7	Al-Kahraba	13	2	6	5	6	13	−7	12
8	Al-Karkh	14	1	6	7	10	18	−8	9
9	Al-Samawa	14	2	3	9	13	22	−9	9
10	Duhok¹ (R)	9	2	1	6	8	15	−7	7	Relegation to Iraq Division 1

Updated to games played on 13 February 2016.
Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group 1 Results

Home ╲ Away	Al-Karkh !KAR	Al-Talaba !TAL	Al-Kahraba !KAH	Al-Naft !NFT	Samawa !SAM	Al-Zawraa !ZAW	Duhok !DUH	Naft Al-Janoob !JAN	Naft Al-Wasat !NWT	Naft Maysan !NMY
Al-Karkh !Al-Karkh		4–4		0–0	1–1	0–2		2–1	0–1	1–1
Al-Talaba !Al-Talaba			3–1	0–1		0–1		1–0	1–1	2–0
Al-Kahraba !Al-Kahraba	0–0	0–2		1–1	0–0		1–0		0–0	0–1
Al-Naft !Al-Naft	3–2		0–0		2–1	0–1	3–0	2–1		0–0
Samawa !Samawa	1–0	0–1				0–1		0–1	3–1	2–2
Al-Zawraa !Al-Zawraa	2–0	0–0	2–1	2–2	2–1		1–0	0–0
Duhok !Duhok¹	1–0	1–1			3–2			1–2	1–3
Naft Al-Janoob !Naft Al-Janoob	0–0		0–0		2–1	2–2			2–3
Naft Al-Wasat !Naft Al-Wasat	1–0	1–0	3–0	1–0	1–0	1–1		2–1		2–1
Naft Maysan !Naft Maysan		0–0	0–1	1–0	2–0	1–3	2–1	1–0	2–2

Source: Goalzz.com
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

¹ Duhok withdrew from the league after 12 games. They lost all 3 of their second round-robin matches; these 3 results were annulled but their 9 matches from the first round-robin remained.

Group 2 Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	14	8	2	4	19	10	+9	26	Qualify to the final stage
2	Najaf	14	7	2	5	13	13	0	23	Qualify to the final stage
3	Al-Minaa	14	6	4	4	19	15	+4	22	Qualify to the final stage
4	Zakho	14	5	6	3	13	8	+5	21	Qualify to the final stage
5	Baghdad	14	6	3	5	15	15	0	21
6	Al-Shorta	14	6	2	6	16	16	0	20
7	Erbil	14	4	7	3	17	16	+1	19
8	Karbala	14	3	7	4	11	12	−1	16
9	Al-Hedood	14	2	5	7	5	14	−9	11
10	Al-Sinaa	14	1	6	7	6	15	−9	9	Relegation to Iraq Division 1

Updated to games played on 11 February 2016.
Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group 2 Results

Home ╲ Away	Al-Hedood !HED	Al-Minaa !MIN	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya !JAW	Al-Shorta !SHO	Al-Sinaa !SIN	Baghdad !BGD	Erbil !ERB	Karbalaa !KAR	Najaf !NJF	Zakho !ZAK
Al-Hedood !Al-Hedood		0–2			0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–0
Al-Minaa !Al-Minaa			1–1		4–1	0–2	3–1	2–0		1–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya !Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2–0	1–2		2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0		3–0
Al-Shorta !Al-Shorta	1–0	0–1	1–1		1–0		2–3		2–1	1–0
Al-Sinaa !Al-Sinaa	0–0		0–2	0–2		0–1		1–1	1–1	0–1
Baghdad !Baghdad	1–3	0–0	0–1	2–0			2–2	2–1	1–0
Erbil !Erbil	1–1	3–1		0–2	1–1	2–0		0–0		0–0
Karbalaa !Karbalaa		3–1	1–0	1–1		1–1	1–1		0–1	1–0
Najaf !Najaf	2–0	1–0	0–1	3–2	1–0		1–3	1–0		0–0
Zakho !Zakho	3–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	0–0	2–1		1–1

Final Stage


Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Zawraa	2017 AFC Cup
2	Naft Al-Wasat
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD
8	TBD

Updated to games played on 5 August 2015.
Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Final Stage Results

Home ╲ Away	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Top scorers

As of 22 December 2015

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Omar Khribin	Al-Minaa	10
2	Hammadi Ahmed	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	8
3	Mohannad Abdul-Raheem	Al-Zawraa	7
4	Abdul-Qadir Tariq	Al-Talaba	6
4	Mohammad Khalid Jaffal	Erbil	6

References

Iraqi Premier League

2015–16 clubs	Al-Hedood Al-Kahraba Al-Karkh Al-Minaa Al-Naft Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Samawa Al-Shorta Al-Sinaa Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa Baghdad Duhok Erbil Karbalaa Naft Al-Janoob Naft Al-Wasat Naft Maysan Najaf Zakho

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2015 in Asian Football (AFC)

« 2014 2016 »

Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '14–'15 '15–'16 Bahrain '14–'15 '15–'16 Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei '15–'16 East Timor Guam '14–'15 '15–'16 Hong Kong '14–'15 '15–'16 India '14–'15 '15 ISL '15–'16 Indonesia Iran '14–'15 '15–'16 Iraq '14–'15 '15–'16 Japan Jordan '14–'15 '15–'16 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '14–'15 '15–'16 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '14–'15 '15–'16 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands '14–'15 '15–'16 Oman '14–'15 '15–'16 Pakistan '14–15 '15–16 Palestine '14–'15 '15–'16 Philippines Qatar '14–'15 '15–'16 Saudi Arabia '14–'15 '15–'16 Singapore Sri Lanka '14–'15 '15–'16 Syria '14–'15 '15–'16 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '14–'15 '15–'16 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '14–'15 '15–'16

Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Fed Cup Independance Cup Brunei '14–'15 Cambodia China Hong Kong Shield '14–'15 FA Cup '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 Season Play-off India Fed Cup'14–'15 Shield Durand Cup Indoneisa Piala Cup SCM Cup Iran '14–'15 Iraq '15–'16 Japan League Cup Emperor's Cup Jordan Shield FA Cup '14–'15 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Fed Cup Emir Cup '14–'15 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Elite Cup FA Cup '14–'15 Laos Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives ~~FA Cup~~ President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman League Cup '14–'15 Sultan Qaboos Cup '14–'15 Pakistan Palestine '14–'15 Philippines PFF Championship '14–'15 UFL Cup PFF Championship '15 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup QNB Cup '14–'15 Saudi Arabia King Cup CP Cup '14–'15 '15–'16 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE League Cup '14–'15 President's Cup '14–'15 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam Yemen

Regional club competitions	2015 GCC Champions League 2015 Mekong Club Championship

AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round

National team competitions	2015 AFC Asian Cup 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2016 in Asian Football (AFC)

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Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '15–'16 Bahrain '15–'16 Bangladesh Bhutan A-Division National League Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei '15–'16 East Timor Guam '15–'16 Hong Kong '15–'16 India '15–'16 Indonesia Iran '15–'16 Iraq '15–'16 Japan Jordan '15–'16 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '15–'16 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '15–'16 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands '15–'16 Oman '15–'16 Pakistan '15–'16 Palestine '15–'16 Philippines Qatar '15–'16 Saudi Arabia '15–'16 Singapore Sri Lanka '15–'16 Syria '15–'16 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '15–'16 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '15–'16

Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Fed Cup Independance Cup Brunei '15–'16 Cambodia China Hong Kong Shield '15–'16 FA Cup '15–'16 League Cup '15–'16 Season Play-off India Fed Cup'15–'16 Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Piala Cup SCM Cup Iran '15–'16 Iraq '15–'16 Japan League Cup Emperor's Cup Jordan Shield FA Cup '15–'16 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Fed Cup Crown P Cup Emir Cup '15–'16 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Elite Cup FA Cup '15–'16 Laos Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman League Cup '15–'16 Sultan Qaboos Cup '15–'16 Pakistan Palestine '15–'16 Philippines PFF Championship '15–'16 UFL Cup PFF Championship '15 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup QNB Cup '15–'16 Saudi Arabia King Cup CP Cup '15–'16 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE League Cup '15–'16 President's Cup '15–'16 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam Yemen

Super Cups	China Malaysia Oman Qatar Singapore Thailand Vietnam

Regional club competitions	~~2016 GCC Champions League~~ 2016 Mekong Club Championship 2016 ASEAN Super League

AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final

National team competitions	2016 AFC U-23 Championship 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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