2015–16 Al-Talaba SC season

Al-Talaba
2015–16 season
President
Honorary President		 Alaa Kadhim
Hussein al-Shahristani
Manager Ayoub Odisho
Stadium Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
(September 2015–April 2016)
Al-Shaab Stadium
(April–May 2016)
Iraqi Premier League 3rd – Final stage
Top goalscorer League:
Abdul-Qadir Tariq (10)
All:
Abdul-Qadir Tariq (10)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Al-Talaba Sports Club's 41st consecutive season in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Having finished in 5th of Group 2 in the previous season, and having withdrawn from the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Talaba only competed in the Iraqi Premier League.

In the first stage of the league, Al-Talaba were inconsistent in their results, finishing in 4th place of the Group 1 table at 27 points with seven wins, six draws, four losses and a goal difference of +6. In the second stage, Al-Talaba lost their first match against Al-Shorta and before clinching a win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. After drawing with the league leaders, Al-Zawra'a and the defending champions, Naft Al-Wasat, they won against Al-Mina'a which could have led them from 3rd to 2nd before drawing the next match with Al-Naft. They won their last match against Baghdad to remain in their position of 3rd in the league after three wins, three draws, a loss, at 12 points.

Kit

Period Home colours Away colours Third colours Supplier
September 2015 – February 2016
Nike
February 2016 – April 2016
April 2016
Royal Arena Sport
April 2016 – May 2016
Royal Arena Sport,
Nike

Players

Squad information

As of 31 January 2016[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Iraq GK Saif Jameel
2 Syria DF Saad Hassan
3 Iraq DF Saad Jassim
4 Iraq DF Mohammed Abdul-Zahra (3rd captain)
5 Iraq MF Muthana Khalid
6 Iraq MF Mohammed Mtashar
7 Iraq MF Sajjad Jassim
8 Iraq MF Mustafa Al-Ameen
9 Iraq FW Younis Mahmoud (captain)
10 Iraq FW Abdul-Qadir Tariq
11 Iraq FW Amjad Abbas
12 Iraq GK Ali Abd Laftah
13 Syria MF Thaer Kroma
14 Iraq DF Abbas Ayyad
15 Iraq MF Yousif Nabeel
16 Iraq FW Yassir Abdul-Mohsen
17 Iraq MF Ihab Kadhim
18 Iraq MF Mahdi Karim (vice-captain)
No. Position Player
19 Iraq FW Mustafa Ali Nima
20 Iraq MF Ahmed Ali Hussein
21 Iraq FW Alaa Muhaisin
22 Iraq MF Samer Saeed
23 Iraq GK Muhannad Jabbar
24 Iraq MF Muthana Khalid
25 Iraq MF Aqeel Abbas Jabur
26 Iraq DF Hassan Abbas
27 Iraq FW Karrar Ali Dodah
28 Iraq DF Haider Ali Abid
31 Syria FW Abdul-Latif Salqini
32 Iraq DF Ali Hussein Ali
33 Syria DF Moayad Al-Khouli
34 Iraq DF Haider Ali Kadhim
35 Iraq GK Ali Abdul-Muhsin
37 Iraq MF Mustafa Mohammed
38 Ghana FW James Abban
39 Iraq DF Ahmed Nadhim

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— Iraq FW Ali Rasheed (at Al-Karkh until 30 June 2016)

Players In

N Date Pos Player Moving from Type Transfer window
20 12 July 2015 c MF Iraq Ahmed Ali Hussein Iraq Al-Hedood Transfer Summer
28 12 July 2015 c DF Iraq Haider Ali Abid Iraq Al-Karkh Transfer Summer
11 14 July 2015 c FW Iraq Amjad Abbas Oman Ahli Sidab Transfer Summer
7 26 July 2015 c MF Iraq Sajjad Jassim Iraq Najaf Transfer Summer
10 29 July 2015 c FW Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq Iraq Al-Karkh Transfer Summer
34 29 July 2015 c DF Iraq Haider Ali Kadhim Iraq Zakho Transfer Summer
16 30 July 2015 c FW Iraq Yassir Abdul-Mohsen Iraq Zakho Transfer Summer
18 1 August 2015 c DF Iraq Mahdi Karim Iraq Al-Shorta Transfer Summer
8 1 August 2015 c MF Iraq Mustafa Al-Ameen Iraq Naft Maysan Transfer Summer
27 1 August 2015 c FW Iraq Karrar Ali Dodah Iraq Sulaymaniyah Transfer Summer
4 12 August 2015 c DF Iraq Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Iraq Al-Sinaa Transfer Summer
3 12 August 2015 c DF Iraq Saad Jassim Iraq Zakho Transfer Summer
1 12 August 2015 c GK Iraq Saif Jameel Iraq Al-Shorta Transfer Summer
17 12 August 2015 c MF Iraq Ihab Kadhim Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer Summer
15 16 August 2015 c MF Iraq Yousif Nabeel Iraq Al-Kahraba Transfer Summer
13 6 September 2015 c MF Syria Thaer Kroma Syria Al-Wahda Transfer Summer
31 6 September 2015 c FW Syria Abdul-Latif Salqini Syria Al-Jaish Transfer Summer
33 6 September 2015 c DF Syria Moayad Al-Khouli Syria Al-Jaish Transfer Summer
9 18 September 2015 c FW Iraq Younis Mahmoud Unattached Free Mid-season
22 16 November 2015 c MF Iraq Samer Saeed Iraq Al-Karkh Transfer Mid-season
37 30 November 2015 c MF Iraq Mustafa Mohammed Iraq Al-Shorta Transfer Mid-season
38 12 December 2015 c FW Ghana James Abban Ghana Aduana Stars Transfer Mid-season
39 7 January 2016 c DF Iraq Ahmed Nadhim Iraq Naft Al-Janoob Transfer Winter
5 12 January 2016 c MF Iraq Muthana Khalid Iraq Baghdad Transfer Winter
2 31 January 2016 c DF Syria Saad Hassan Syria Al-Jaish Transfer Winter

Players Out

Date Pos Player Moving to Type Transfer window
15 July 2015 c DF Iraq Nozad Abdul-Hameed Iraq Al-Karkh End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c FW Cameroon Sayyid Arafat Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c DF Iraq Mohammed Saeed Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c MF Iraq Karrar Salih Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c MF Iraq Sadiq Abbas Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c MF Iraq Yousif Dhaidan Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c MF Iraq Ali Faez Qasim Iraq Naft Maysan Transfer Summer
15 July 2015 c FW Iraq Ali Rasheed Iraq Al-Karkh Loan Summer
15 July 2015 c DF Iraq Adnan Atiya Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c DF Iraq Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Iraq Al-Sinaa Transfer Summer
15 July 2015 c DF Iraq Adnan Atiya Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c GC Iraq Badir Shakir Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c MF Iraq Thamir Fouad Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c DF Iraq Salah Hilal Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c MF Iraq Hassan Attwan Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c MF Egypt Al-Habib Mohammed Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c DF Iraq Mohammed Ali Karim Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c MF Iraq Wisam Zaki Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 c AM Iraq Ahmed Kadhim Assad Unattached End of contract Summer
16 July 2015 c FW Iraq Ali Salah Hashim Iraq Zakho Transfer Summer
21 July 2015 c MF Iraq Salih Sadir Iraq Naft Al-Wasat Transfer Summer
22 July 2015 c AM Iraq Nawaf Slall Unattached End of contract Summer
22 July 2015 c MF Iraq Mustafa Hussein Unattached End of contract Summer
22 July 2015 c DF Iraq Majeed Hameed Unattached End of contract Summer
23 July 2015 c DF Iraq Waleed Bahar Iraq Al-Naft Transfer Summer
23 July 2015 c DF Iraq Mohammed Jabbar Rubat Iraq Naft Al-Janoob Transfer Summer
26 July 2015 c MF Egypt Mustafa Jalal Egypt Wadi Degla Transfer Summer
26 July 2015 c MF Iraq Ahmed Jabbar Iraq Al-Mina'a Transfer Summer
12 August 2015 c GK Iraq Muhannad Qassim Iraq Baghdad Transfer Summer
12 August 2015 c DF Iraq Ahmed Khalid Unattached End of contract Summer
12 August 2015 c DF Iraq Ahmed Essa Iraq Al-Zawra'a Transfer Summer
5 December 2015 c MF Iraq Osama Ali Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer Winter

Technical staff

As of 7 June 2015[2]

Position Staff
Head coach Ayoub Odisho
Assistant coach Hassan Turki
Assistant coach Kareem Salman
Assistant coach Sadiq Saadoun
Goalkeeping coach Hisham Ali

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Pos. No. Name Iraqi Premier League Total
1 FW 10 Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq 10 10
2 FW 9 Iraq Younis Mahmoud 3 3
3 FW 16 Iraq Yassir Abdul-Mohsen 2 2
FW 38 Ghana James Abban 2 2
MF 13 Syria Thaer Kroma 2 2
4 FW 31 Syria Abdul-Latif Salqini 1 1
FW 27 Iraq Karrar Ali Dodah 1 1
MF 8 Iraq Mustafa Al-Ameen 1 1
MF 22 Iraq Samer Saeed 1 1
DF 4 Iraq Mohammed Abdul-Zahra 1 1
DF 18 Iraq Mahdi Karim 1 1
DF 2 Syria Saad Hassan 1 1
DF 39 Iraq Ahmed Nadhim 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 28 28

Captains

Rank Pos. No. Name Starts
1 FW 9 Iraq Younis Mahmoud 13
2 DF 18 Iraq Mahdi Karim 6
3 DF 4 Iraq Mohammed Abdul-Zahra 5
Total 24

Penalties

Date Name Opponent Result
21 October 2015 Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Karkh Green tick
28 February 2016 Iraq Mahdi Karim Samawa Green tick

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Iraqi Premier League 14 September 2015 21 May 2016 24 10 9 5 28 20 +8 041.67
Total 24 10 9 5 28 20 +8 041.67

Iraqi Premier League

Group stage

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Zawra'a (Q) 17 11 6 0 24 10 +14 392015–16 Iraqi Premier League final stage
2 Naft Al-Wasat (Q) 17 10 5 2 24 14 +10 35
3 Al-Naft (Q) 17 9 5 3 21 10 +11 32
4 Al-Talaba (Q) 17 7 6 4 20 14 +6 27
5 Naft Maysan 17 6 6 5 16 16 0 24
6 Al-Kahraba 17 3 7 7 10 18 −8 16

Updated to games played on 28 February 2016.
Source: Iraqi-SN.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.

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHA
Result L W W D L D W W L D W D – D W D W L

Source: Kooora.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

Matches

Last updated: 3 March 2016
Source: Kooora

Final stage

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Zawra'a (C) 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 142017 AFC Champions League play-offs
2 Naft Al-Wasat 7 4 2 1 10 6 +4 14
3 Al-Talaba 7 3 3 1 8 6 +2 12
4 Al-Naft 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
5 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 7 3 0 4 11 7 +4 9

Updated to games played on 21 May 2016.
Source: Kooora.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.

Results by round
Round1234567
GroundNNNAHNN
Result L W D D W D W

Source: Kooora.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

Matches

Last updated: 21 May 2016
Source: Kooora

References

  1. ↑ "Iraq – Al-Talaba – Players". Goalzz.
  2. ↑ Essa, Sami (June 7, 2015). "اوديشو مدربا لنادي الطلبة العراقي بشكل رسمي" [Odisho is officially the manager of Al-Talaba]. Kooora (in Arabic).
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