2013–14 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League
Season	2013–14
Champions	Al-Shorta 5th Premier League title 10th Iraqi title
AFC Cup	Al-Shorta Erbil
Matches played	177
Goals scored	398 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ali Salah (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Al-Shorta 5–0 Duhok FC (29 November 2013) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–0 Naft Maysan (4 June 2014)
Biggest away win	Al-Talaba 1–5 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (9 June 2014)
Highest scoring	Naft Al Junoob 2–5 Naft Maysan (7 February 2014)
Longest winning run	5 games Al-Shorta (26 March 2014 - 9 May 2014)
Longest unbeaten run	13 games Al-Shorta (8 February 2014 - 11 June 2014)
Longest losing run	6 games Najaf (4 May 2014 - 10 June 2014 (last round of season))
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League was the 40th season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season began on 29 October 2013 and ended prematurely on 18 June 2014. Al-Shorta won the league for the second time in a row, finishing one point ahead of Arbil FC. Each team was scheduled to play 30 games in the season, but the Iraq Football Association decided to end the league prematurely (rather than cancelling it) with teams having played either 23, 22 or 21 games, crowning leaders Al-Shorta as champions. The reason for the decision was because of the unrest in the country as well as the fact that Ramadan was approaching and many stadiums did not have floodlights meaning that games could not be played at night.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012-13 Iraq Division 1

Teams relegated to 2013-14 Iraq Division 1

Format

A total of 16 teams contested the league, two fewer than last season. As a result of this, the bottom four teams in the 2012-13 season were relegated but only two were promoted from the Iraq Division 1. These two promoted teams were Naft Maysan and Al-Karkh. This season saw no teams relegated as the league was ended early and four teams from the lower division will be promoted which will result in a 20-team league for the 2014-15 season.

The winner will qualify to the 2015 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off and the runner-up qualify to the 2015 AFC Cup. The 3rd place this season will qualify for the 2014–15 UAFA Club Cup.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Defending champions are in bold

Al-Shorta

Team	Home city	Venue	Capacity
Selected matches	Baghdad	Al-Shaab Stadium	50,000
Al-Karkh	Baghdad	Al Karkh Stadium	6,000
Al-Minaa	Basra	Al Mina'a Stadium	10,000
Al-Naft	Baghdad	Al Naft Stadium	3,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Baghdad	Al Jawiya Stadium	10,000
Al-Shorta	Baghdad	Al Shorta Stadium	7,000
Al-Talaba	Baghdad	Al Karkh Stadium	6,000
Al-Zawraa	Baghdad	Al Zawraa Stadium	20,000
Baghdad	Baghdad	Baghdad Stadium	3,000
Dohuk	Duhok	Duhok Stadium	20,000
Erbil	Erbil	Franso Hariri Stadium	40,000
Karbalaa	Karbalaa	Karbala Stadium	5,000
Masafi Al-Wasat	Baghdad	Al-Masafi Stadium	5,000
Naft Al-Janoob	Basra	Naft Al-Janoob Stadium	4,000
Naft Maysan	Amarah	Naft Maysan Stadium	10,000
Najaf	Najaf	An Najaf Stadium	10,000
Zakho	Zakho	Zakho Stadium	6,000

Clubs

Team	Head Coach
Al-Karkh	Issam Hamad
Al-Minaa	Abbas Obeid
Al-Naft	Basim Qasim
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Nadhim Shaker
Al-Shorta	Lorival Santos
Al-Talaba	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
Al-Zawraa	Radhi Shenaishil
Baghdad	Thayer Ahmad
Dohuk	Fajr Ibrahim
Erbil	Ayoub Odisho
Karbalaa	Yahya Alwan
Masafi Al-Wasat	TBD
Naft Al-Janoob	Adil Nasir
Naft Maysan	Hussain Afzsh
Najaf	Qahtan Chatir
Zakho	Muhammed Quaidh

League Table

Current table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Shorta (C)	21	12	7	2	29	13	+16	43	2015 AFC Cup group stage
2	Erbil	21	12	6	3	29	15	+14	42	2015 AFC Cup group stage
3	Baghdad	23	11	7	5	33	22	+11	40
4	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	22	10	7	5	32	21	+11	37
5	Naft Al-Janoob	23	9	9	5	26	22	+4	36
6	Al-Zawraa	22	9	6	7	31	25	+6	33
7	Duhok	23	7	10	6	30	32	−2	31
8	Al-Talaba	22	9	4	9	28	30	−2	31
9	Al-Naft	23	8	6	9	26	27	−1	30
10	Zakho	21	8	5	8	21	26	−5	29
11	Al-Minaa	23	6	10	7	26	27	−1	28
12	Al-Karkh	22	7	4	11	20	25	−5	25
13	Naft Maysan	21	6	6	9	25	29	−4	24
14	Karbala	22	2	10	10	12	27	−15	16
15	Najaf	23	3	7	13	14	31	−17	16
16	Masafi Al-Wasat	22	2	8	12	18	28	−10	14

Updated to games played on 15 June 2014.
Source: Soccerway
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.
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Results table

Home ╲ Away	Al-Karkh !KAR	Al-Mina'a !MIN	Al-Naft !NFT	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya !QWJ	Al-Shorta !SHR	Al-Talaba !TLB	Al-Zawra'a !ZWR	Amanat Baghdad !AMN	Duhok !DUH	Erbil !ERB	Karbalaa !KRB	Masafi Al-Wasat !MAS	Naft Al-Janoob !NFJ	Naft Maysan !NFM	Al-Najaf !NJF	Zakho !ZAK
Al-Karkh !Al-Karkh		2–1		1–2	0–2	2–0	0–0	0–1	1–2			3–1	1–1	1–0	2–1
Al-Mina'a !Al-Mina'a			0–1		0–0	2–4	1–0	1–1	2–2		3–1	2–1	0–0	1–1	3–1	0–0
Al-Naft !Al-Naft	0–1			2–3	0–0	1–3	1–1	1–0		2–2	3–0	2–0	1–2	1–0	1–0	1–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya !Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		1–0	1–0			1–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–3		2–1	0–0	5–0	4–0
Al-Shorta !Al-Shorta	2–2	1–1		1–0		1–0			5–0	2–1			1–2	2–1	1–0	1–0
Al-Talaba !Al-Talaba	2–1	0–2		1–5	1–2				2–0	0–2	2–1	2–1		1–2	1–0	3–1
Al-Zawra'a !Al-Zawra'a	2–0	3–0		1–1	0–1	1–0			0–0	1–4	4–0		1–2	2–1		3–2
Amanat Baghdad !Amanat Baghdad	1–0	1–0	3–0	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–1			1–2	0–0		3–1		3–0	0–1
Duhok !Duhok	1–0	3–2	3–3		2–2	1–1	2–1	3–3			2–0	2–2		1–2	2–0	0–0
Erbil !Erbil		1–1	1–0				2–0	1–1	1–0		0–0	2–0	0–0		2–1
Karbalaa !Karbalaa	0–1		1–1	0–0	0–0		2–4	0–2		0–1		0–0	0–0	1–2	1–1	3–0
Masafi Al-Wasat !Masafi Al-Wasat	1–1	1–2	0–1	3–0			1–3	2–3	0–0	0–0	0–1		2–0			0–0
Naft Al-Janoob !Naft Al-Janoob		0–0	1–0	2–0		1–2		1–2	3–2	2–1	0–0			2–5	1–0	4–0
Naft Maysan !Naft Maysan	2–0	2–2		0–1	1–3	1–1		2–0	1–1	1–2		0–0
Al-Najaf !Al-Najaf	1–0		3–2		0–0	0–0	1–0		0–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–0
Zakho !Zakho	2–1		1–2	2–1	1–0		1–2	1–2		2–0		1–0	0–0	2–1	3–2

Updated to games played on 15 June 2014.
Source: Soccerway
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.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ali Salah	Al Talaba	14
2	Amjad Radhi	Erbil	11
3	Marwan Hussein	Al-Zawraa	10
4	Hammadi Ahmad	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	9
5	Mohannad Abdul-Raheem	Duhok	8
	Khodor Salame	Naft Maysan
	Omar Khribin	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

References

External links

Iraqi Football Website

Football in Iraq

IFA
IKFA (regional)

National teams

Men	National team U23 U20 U17 U14

Women	National team

Others	Beach (men) Futsal (men)

League system

Men	Iraqi Premier League (2016–17) Iraq Division One

Domestic cups

Men	Iraq FA Cup (2016–17)

Super cups

Men	Al-Muthabara Cup (2016)

Lists

Seasons

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Records
Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

Iraqi Premier League

2016–17 clubs	Al-Bahri Al-Hedood Al-Hussein Al-Kahraba Al-Karkh Al-Minaa Al-Naft Al-Najaf Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Samawa Al-Shorta Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa Amanat Baghdad Erbil Karbalaa Naft Al-Janoob Naft Al-Wasat Naft Maysan 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 2016–17

Iraq Division One

2015–16 clubs	Al-Bahri Al-Diwaniya Al-Hussein Al-Jaish Al-Khutoot Al-Qassim Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Brayaty Diyala Ghaz Al-Shamal Maysan Salahaddin

Seasons	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2013 in Asian Football (AFC)

« 2012 2014 »

Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '12–'13 '13–'14 Bahrain '12–'13 '13–'14 Bangladesh '12–'13 '13–'14 Bhutan National League '12–'13 National League '13 Brunei '12–'13 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam '12–'13 '13–'14 Hong Kong '12–'13 '13–'14 India '12–'13 '13–'14 Indonesia IPL ISL Iran '12–'13 '13–'14 Iraq '12–'13 '13–'14 Japan Jordan '12–'13 '13–'14 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '12–'13 '13–'14 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '12–'13 '13–'14 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal '12–'13 '13–'14 Northern Mariana Islands '13 '13–'14 Oman '12–'13 '13–'14 Pakistan '12–13 '13–14 Palestine '12–'13 '13–'14 Philippines Qatar '12–'13 '13–'14 Saudi Arabia '12–'13 '13–'14 Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '12–'13 '13–'14 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '13 '13–'14

Domestic cups	Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Fed Cup Brunei Cambodia '12–'13 China Hong Kong Shield '12–'13 FA Cup '12–'13 Season Play-off Shield '13–'14 FA Cup '13–'14 India Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Iran '12–'13 '13–'14 Iraq '12–'13 '13–'14 Japan Emperor's Cup '12 (final) League Cup Emperor's Cup '13 Jordan FA Cup '12–'13 FA Cup '13–'14 Korea Republic Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '12–'13 Fed Cup '12–'13 Emir Cup '13 Crown Prince Cup '13–'14 Emir Cup '13–'14 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon FA Cup '12–'13 Elite Cup FA Cup '13–'14 Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Fed Cup '12–'13 Sultan Qaboos Cup '12–'13 League Cup Sultan Qaboos Cup '13–'14 Pakistan Palestine '13 '13–'14 Philippines PFF Championship '12–'13 UFL Cup PFF Championship '13 Qatar Stars Cup '12–'13 Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup QNB Cup '13–'14 Saudi Arabia King Cup of Champions CP Cup '12–'13 '13–'14 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE Emirates Cup '12–'13 President's Cup '12–'13 League Cup '13–'14 President's Cup '13–'14 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam

Super Cups	China Japan Malaysia Oman Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Vietnam

Regional club competitions	2012–13 GCC Champions League 2012–13 UAFA Club Cup

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 AFC President's Cup

National team competitions	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup 2013 East Asian Games 2013 Southeast Asian Games 2014 WAFF Championship

National team results	Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan UAE Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

2014 in Asian Football (AFC)

« 2013 2015 »

Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '13–'14 '14–'15 Bahrain '13–'14 '14–'15 Bangladesh '13–'14 Bhutan A-Division National League Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam '13–'14 '14–'15 Hong Kong '13–'14 '14–'15 India '13–'14 I-League '14 ISL '14–'15 I-League Indonesia Iran '13–'14 '14–'15 Iraq '13–'14 '14–'15 Japan Jordan '13–'14 '14–'15 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '13–'14 '14–'15 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '13–'14 '14–'15 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal '13–'14 Northern Mariana Islands '13–'14 '14–'15 Oman '13–'14 '14–'15 Pakistan '13–14 '14–15 Palestine '13–'14 '14–'15 Philippines Qatar '13–'14 '14–'15 Saudi Arabia '13–'14 '14–'15 Singapore Sri Lanka '14–'15 Syria '14 '14–'15 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '13–'14 '14–'15 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '13–'14 '14–'15

Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Independance Cup Brunei '14–'15 Cambodia China Hong Kong Shield '13–'14 FA Cup '13–'14 Season Play-off Shield '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 India Fed Cup '13–'14 Fed Cup '14–'15 Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Iran '13–'14 '14–'15 Iraq '13–'14 Japan Emperor's Cup '13 (final) League Cup Emperor's Cup '14 Jordan FA Cup '13–'14 Shield FA Cup '14–'15 Korea Republic Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '13–'14 Emir Cup '13–'14 Fed Cup Crown Prince Cup '14 Emir Cup '14–'15 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon FA Cup '13–'14 Elite Cup FA Cup '14–'15 Laos Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Sultan Qaboos Cup '13–'14 League Cup '14 Sultan Qaboos Cup '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 Pakistan Palestine '13–'14 '14–'15 Philippines UFL FA Cup UFL FA League Cup PFF Championship '14–'15 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup QNB Cup '13–'14 Saudi Arabia King Cup CP Cup '13–'14 '14–'15 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE League Cup '13–'14 President's Cup '13–'14 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam Yemen

Super Cups	China Japan Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam

Regional club competitions	2014 GCC Champions League 2014 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 AFC President's Cup

National team competitions	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2014 AFC Challenge Cup 2014 AFF Championship 2014 WAFF Championship 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations

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