All-time Iraqi Premier League table

List of Iraqi football champions

Country	Iraq
Confederation	AFC
Founded	1974
Divisions	Iraqi Premier League, Iraq Division 1
Number of teams	20
Domestic cup(s)	Iraq FA Cup
Current champions	Naft Al-Wasat (2014–15)
Most championships	Al-Zawra'a (12 titles)
Top goalscorer	Sahib Abbas (175)
TV partners	Waar Sports Channel
2015–16 Iraqi Premier League

The Iraqi football champions are the winners of the primary football competition in Iraq, Al-Nukhba. The league is contested on a round robin basis and the championship awarded to the team that is top of the league at the end of the season. Al-Nukhba, first established in 1974. The most successful team is Al-Zawra'a SC with 12 titles, followed by Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Jawiya who all have 5 titles.

Champions

Season	Winner[1]	Runner up	Third place	Fourth place
1974–75	Al-Tayaran	Al-Naqil	Al-Mowaslat	Al-Sina'a
1975–76	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Tayaran	Al-Shorta	Al-Mina'a
1976–77	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Jami'a	Al-Shorta	Al-Sina'a
1977–78	Al-Mina'a	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Sina'a	Al-Jaish
1978–79	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Shorta	Al-Talaba	Al-Mina'a
1979–80	Al-Shorta	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Talaba	Al-Shabab
1980–81	Al-Talaba	Al-Shorta	Al-Tayaran	Al-Shabab
1981–82	Al-Talaba	Al-Tayaran	Al-Sina'a	Salahaddin
1982–83	Salahaddin	Al-Talaba	Al-Tayaran	Al-Sina'a
1983–84	Al-Jaish	Al-Talaba	Al-Tayaran	Al-Shabab
1984–85	Abandoned
1985–86	Al-Talaba	Al-Rasheed	Al-Tayaran	Al-Shabab
1986–87	Al-Rasheed	Al-Jaish	Al-Shabab	Al-Tayaran
1987–88	Al-Rasheed	Al-Jaish	Al-Tayaran	Al-Shabab
1988–89	Al-Rasheed	Al Talaba	Al-Tayaran	Al-Zawra'a
1989–90	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Rasheed	Al-Shorta	Al-Zawra'a
1990–91	Al-Zawra'a	Al Talaba	Al-Shorta	Al-Karkh SC
1991–92	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Karkh SC	Al-Talaba
1992–93	Al-Talaba	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Shorta
1993–94	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Talaba	Najaf FC
1994–95	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Najaf FC	Al-Talaba
1995–96	Al-Zawra'a	Najaf FC	Al-Shorta	Ramadi FC
1996–97	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Talaba	Najaf FC
1997–98	Al-Shorta	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Zawra'a	Najaf FC
1998–99	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Talaba	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Mina'a
1999–2000	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Shorta	Al-Talaba
2000–01	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Shorta	Al-Talaba
2001–02	Al-Talaba	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Shorta	Al-Zawra'a
2002–03	Al-Shorta	Al-Talaba	Najaf FC	Al-Zawra'a
2003–04	Abandoned
2004–05	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Mina'a	Al-Talaba	Al-Zawra'a
2005–06	Al-Zawra'a	Najaf FC	Arbil	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2006–07	Arbil	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Najaf FC	Al-Talaba
2007–08	Arbil	Al-Zawra'a	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Duhok
2008–09	Arbil	Najaf FC	Duhok	Baghdad FC
2009–10	Duhok	Al-Talaba	Al-Zawra'a	Arbil
2010–11	Al-Zawra'a	Arbil	Al-Sina'a	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2011–12	Arbil	Duhok	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Talaba
2012–13	Al-Shorta	Arbil	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Zawra'a
2013–14	Al-Shorta	Arbil	Baghdad FC	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2014–15	Naft Al-Wasat	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Al-Shorta	Al-Mina'a

Total titles

By club

Titles won by club

Club	Winners
Al-Zawra'a	12
Al-Shorta	5
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	5
Al-Talaba	5
Arbil	4
Al-Rasheed	3
Naft Al-Wasat	1
Dohuk	1
Al-Jaish	1
Salahaddin	1
Al-Mina'a	1

By town or city

Town or city	Number of titles	Clubs
Baghdad	31	Al-Zawra'a (12), Al-Shorta (5), Al-Talaba (5), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (5), Al-Rasheed (3), Al-Jaish (1)
Arbil	4	Arbil FC (4)
Najaf	1	Naft Al-Wasat
Dohuk	1	Dohuk FC
Salah al Din	1	Salahaddin
Basra	1	Al-Mina'a

References

1. http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?g=305&winners=true

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