1996–97 Iraqi Premier League

The 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League was the 23rd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Advanced League to Iraqi Premier League. The league title was won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya for the fourth time. They also won the Iraq FA Cup, the Iraqi Elite Cup and the Iraqi Super Cup in this season, completing the first ever domestic quadruple in Iraqi football history.[1][2]

Iraqi Premier League
Season1996–97
ChampionsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(4th title)
RelegatedAl-Karkh
Al-Kadhimiya
Al-Ramadi
1998–99 Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' CupAl-Talaba
Top goalscorerAli Hashim
(19 goals)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (C) 30 22 3 5 63 24 +39 69 1998–99 Asian Club Championship
2 Al-Zawraa 30 20 7 3 78 24 +54 67
3 Al-Talaba 30 17 9 4 58 16 +42 60 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Al-Najaf 30 18 5 7 52 26 +26 59
5 Al-Shorta 30 12 10 8 48 33 +15 46
6 Al-Mosul 30 12 7 11 40 48 −8 43
7 Samaraa 30 10 9 11 35 45 −10 39
8 Al-Minaa 30 9 10 11 22 32 −10 37
9 Al-Naft 30 9 9 12 33 35 −2 36
10 Al-Sinaa 30 8 8 14 22 42 −20 32
11 Al-Kut 30 8 7 15 34 43 −9 31
12 Salahaddin 30 7 10 13 26 40 −14 31
13 Al-Sulaikh 30 7 7 16 27 46 −19 28
14 Al-Karkh 30 6 9 15 24 51 −27 27 Relegated to Iraq Division One
15 Al-Kadhimiya 30 6 8 16 20 35 −15 26
16 Al-Ramadi 30 5 10 15 19 59 −40 25
Source: Al-Zubaidi Archive
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. For reasons unclear, the Iraq Football Association decided to admit third-placed Al-Talaba into the Cup Winners' Cup, rather than league runners-up Al-Zawraa or cup runners-up Al-Shorta.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Ali Hashim 19 Al-Najaf
2 Sahib Abbas 14 Al-Zawraa
3 Sabah Jeayer 12 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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References
  1. Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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