2011–12 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League
Season 2011–12
Champions Arbil
AFC Cup Arbil
Dohuk
UAFA Cup Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Matches played 240
Goals scored 488 (2.03 per match)
Top goalscorer Iraq Hammadi Ahmed
(25 goals)
Biggest home win Arbil 5–0 Al-Taji
(22 February 2012)
Dohuk 5–0 Al-Shirqat
(2 March 2012)
Biggest away win Al-Hedood 0–6 Al Zawraa
(7 April 2012)
Highest scoring Al Zawraa 5-2 Al-Taji
(14 March 2012)

The 2011–12 Iraqi Premier League will be the 38th season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season began on 29 October 2011. Al Zawraa are the defending champions, having won their 12th league title the previous season.

A total of 20 teams are contesting the league, sixteen returning from the 2010–11 season and four promoted from the Iraq Division 1.

Changes from 2010–11

League's format

Twelve teams were relegated to the Iraq Division 1 after finishing in the bottom six spots, of the North Group and the South Group at the end of the 2010–11 season. Since 2003 the league has been divided in groups, this season there will be a traditional league format containing 20 clubs. From the 28 teams contested in the 2010–11 season 16 teams will remain in the league while the other twelve teams were relegated. And four teams from the Iraq Division 1 were promoted to the Iraqi Premier League.

The teams that were promoted from the First Division are Al-Hedood, Al-Shirqat, Al-Taji and Kirkuk FC

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Venue Capacity Notes
- Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 50,000 Some matches
Al-Hedood Baghdad
Al-Kahraba Baghdad
Al-Karkh Baghdad Al Karkh Stadium 6,000
Al-Masafi Baghdad Al-Masafi Stadium 5,000
Al-Minaa Basra New Minaa Stadium 30,000 Under construction
Al-Naft Baghdad Al Naft Stadium 3,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium 10,000
Al-Shorta Baghdad Al Shorta Stadium 7,000
Al-Sinaa Baghdad Al Sina'a Stadium 10,000
Al-Shirqat Kirkuk Al Shirqat Stadium 5,000
Al-Taji Baghdad Al Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Talaba Baghdad Al Karkh Stadium 6,000
Al-Zawraa Baghdad Al Zawraa Stadium 20,000
Arbil FC Arbil Franso Hariri Stadium 40,000
Baghdad FC Baghdad Baghdad Stadium 3,000
Dohuk FC Dohuk Duhok Stadium 20,000
Karbalaa FC Karbalaa Karbala Stadium 5,000
Kirkuk FC Kirkuk Kirkuk Stadium 5,000
Najaf FC Najaf An Najaf Stadium 10,000
Zakho FC Zakho Zakho Stadium 6,000

Personnel

Team Manager
Al Hedood Iraq Adel Nima
Al-Kahraba Iraq Hasan Ahmed
Al Karkh Iraq Ali Wahab
Al-Masafi Iraq Nazar Ashraf
Al-Minaa Iraq Rahim Hameed
Al-Naft Iraq Sabah Abdul-Jalil
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Ayoub Odisho
Al-Shirqat FC Iraq Adel Khdhaier
Al Shorta Iraq Basim Qasim
Al-Sinaa Iraq Qahtan Jatheer
Al Taji Iraq Karim Hussain
Al Talaba Iraq Jamal Ali
Al Zawraa Iraq Yahya Alwan
Arbil FC Syria Nizar Mahrous
Baghdad FC Iraq Karim Kurdy
Dohuk FC Syria Ayman El-Hakeem
Kirkuk FC Iraq Usamah Nuri
Karbalaa FC Iraq Nabeel Zaki
Najaf FC Iraq Hatef Shumran
Zakho FC Syria Mohammad Qwayed

League table

Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arbil 38231416522+4383 2013 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Dohuk 38211345621+3576
3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 38211166123+3874 2012–13 UAFA Cup
4 Al-Talaba 38191184529+1668
5 Zakho 38151675336+1761
6 Baghdad 381612104126+1560
7 Al-Shorta 381611114537+859
8 Al-Zawraa 381511125435+1956
9 Najaf 381216104041-152
10 Al-Naft 381215113937+251
11 Al-Minaa 381311144044-450
12 Kirkuk 381310153746-949
13 Al-Sinaa 381017112932-347
14 Al-Kahraba 381210165055-546
15 Karbala 381014143844-644
16 Al-Masafi 38912172444-2039
17 Al-Karkh 38810203249-1734 Relegation to the Iraq Division 1
18 Al-Taji 38616163766-2934
19 Al-Shirqat 3875262467-4326
20 Al-Hedood 3817302682-5610

Update: 20 August

Champions

Champions

Arbil FC
Fourth Title

Results

Home ╲ Away HED KAH KARMASMINNFTJAWSHQSHOSINTAJTALZAWERBBGDDUHKARKRKNJFZAK
Al-Hedood 12 11 11 02 21 04 12 02 01 44 02 06 12 02 13 22 01 22 12
Al-Kahraba 21 40 01 12 11 01 10 21 02 22 11 21 03 32 20 11 10 11 13
Al-Karkh 10 11 12 11 00 04 10 00 23 20 01 31 11 01 12 30 01 02 11
Masafi Al-Wasat 10 03 01 20 13 23 21 00 01 20 01 11 04 00 10 00 13 11 13
Al-Minaa 30 23 20 01 00 20 20 12 00 30 21 21 14 10 03 10 33 11 00
Al-Naft 20 11 10 00 11 12 30 12 00 31 10 10 11 00 11 12 33 12 11
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 31 21 42 30 21 30 50 20 10 10 02 11 00 10 01 32 40 30 30
Al-Shirqat 20 12 12 00 11 01 02 02 10 21 02 00 01 11 06 31 21 11 02
Al-Shorta 10 31 10 10 30 30 00 10 21 11 12 32 15 01 01 21 00 31 20
Al-Sinaa 42 00 10 00 00 10 21 21 00 11 01 23 01 03 00 00 10 00 11
Al-Taji 33 21 21 20 00 22 00 32 10 00 12 16 00 00 22 00 21 00 11
Al-Talaba 20 32 02 22 12 01 00 30 21 10 11 21 11 03 00 00 20 00 21
Al-Zawraa 10 21 21 00 21 10 11 20 21 10 52 01 00 10 00 00 40 11 12
Erbil 10 32 10 21 30 21 11 10 00 20 50 21 10 33 22 10 00 31 21
Baghdad 20 32 00 10 01 21 10 20 00 22 10 00 11 00 01 20 10 20 22
Duhok 40 10 10 00 31 11 00 50 11 20 10 01 21 11 20 10 10 21 11
Karbalaa 21 11 31 20 20 12 00 20 22 11 30 03 03 10 10 11 30 12 11
Kirkuk 41 00 11 10 10 01 10 10 41 11 10 11 10 12 02 02 11 11 21
Najaf 00 21 21 01 11 01 00 31 00 00 41 31 10 04 21 10 21 12 00
Zakho 20 41 11 30 10 00 11 12 32 22 31 00 00 00 10 12 30 20 21

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.

References

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