2009–10 Iraqi Premier League

The 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League (known as the Zain Iraq League for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 36th edition of the competition. It was initially set to start in October 2009, but was later rescheduled for December as a 36-team league. The season saw Duhok crowned as champions for the first time.[2]

Iraqi Premier League
Season2009–10
ChampionsDuhok
(1st title)
RelegatedAl-Kufa
Kirkuk
Al-Hudood
Al-Shirqat
Peris
Salahaddin
Al-Samawa
Al-Etisalat
Masafi Al-Junoob
Maysan
Sulaymaniya
AFC CupDuhok
Al-Talaba
Erbil (invited)
Top goalscorerAmjad Radhi
(31 goals)
Biggest home winPeris 7–0 Al-Hindiya
(16 January 2010)
Biggest away winAl-Shirqat 0–4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(7 April 2010)
Masafi Al-Junoob 0–4 Duhok
(4 May 2010)
Highest scoringAl-Diwaniya 3–5 Al-Shorta
(8 April 2010)
Masafi Al-Junoob 3–5 Al-Hindiya
(15 May 2010)
Al-Etisalat 5–3 Maysan
(3 July 2010)
2010–11
(Iraqi Elite League)

Name changes

Group stage

North Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Erbil3325536714+5380Qualified to Elite Stage
2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3322746019+4173
3Duhok3319775523+3264
4Al-Zawraa3319683923+1663
5Baghdad33151174225+1756
6Al-Kahrabaa33131463825+1353
7Masafi Al-Wasat33121294038+248
8Zakho33129123331+245
9Al-Ramadi33913113133−240
10Al-Mosul33911132432−838
11Al-Hindiya33713133349−1634
12Diyala3388172749−2232
13Samarra33613142437−1331
14Kirkuk3378183756−1929Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League
15Al-Shirqat33513152045−2528
16Peris[a]177552213+926
17Salahaddin33413162751−2425
18Masafi Al-Junoob3328232076−5614
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Note: Sulaymaniya withdrew from the league and were relegated.

Results

Home \ AwayHINKAHMASMSLQWJRAMSHQZWRBGDDIYDUHERBKIRMSJPRSSALSMRZAK
Al-Hindiya0–21–20–01–12–23–00–10–03–01–10–21–12–23–20–21–1
Al-Kahrabaa3–12–00–01–41–01–00–11–12–21–10–01–15–02–10–00–00–0
Masafi Al-Wasat1–03–23–13–43–02–30–10–02–11–00–04–31–10–02–11–3
Al-Mosul0–11–01–10–10–02–00–12–10–30–01–01–03–0[a]1–13–00–01–2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2–12–20–03–0[b]1–13–11–02–15–01–00–13–0[c]4–10–01–01–03–0
Al-Ramadi0–10–21–11–11–13–00–01–02–10–21–41–20–11–01–04–1
Al-Shirqat0–00–00–00–00–40–01–41–11–00–01–42–23–0[d]3–11–10–0
Al-Zawraa1–00–00–01–00–30–00–02–10–3[e]1–02–14–03–12–02–15–01–1
Baghdad1–10–02–01–01–11–13–01–01–04–22–21–01–01–13–01–1
Diyala1–01–20–21–10–10–01–01–01–40–10–30–21–11–10–00–01–1
Duhok5–02–13–02–02–12–12–03–0[f]0–14–12–23–23–03–0[g]1–02–0
Erbil3–03–12–01–00–11–02–13–0[h]2–15–01–02–06–01–03–0[i]1–04–0
Kirkuk0–20–22–30–20–12–11–21–31–00–12–31–12–21–12–23–12–1
Masafi Al-Junoob3–50–10–01–21–01–40–00–10–21–30–40–31–30–22–20–3[j]1–2
Peris[k]7–01–01–12–01–00–12–12–1
Salahaddin1–11–12–23–0[e]0–21–21–00–21–20–30–00–22–10–03–31–0
Samarra2–20–11–11–10–30–00–01–01–21–01–00–10–03–0[e]1–10–0
Zakho0–00–10–23–0[f]1–00–12–00–10–13–0[l]1–10–12–02–01–03–02–0
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

South Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al-Talaba34191144619+2768Qualified to Elite Stage
2Al-Najaf34181244920+2966
3Al-Sinaa3419965232+2066
4Karbala34171344018+2264
5Al-Shorta34171164933+1662
6Naft Al-Junoob34171074022+1861
7Al-Minaa34161173623+1359
8Al-Naft34146143934+548
9Naft Maysan341211114437+747
10Al-Diwaniya34127153744−743
11Al-Karkh34914113135−441
12Al-Nasiriya34717103439−538
13Al-Hasanain34911143246−1438
14Al-Kufa34810163241−934Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League
15Al-Hudood34614141939−2032
16Al-Samawa3465233059−2923
17Al-Etisalat3448222351−2820
18Maysan3428241758−4114
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ AwayDIWETIHASHUDKARKUFMINNFTNJFNASSMASHRSINTLBKRBMSNNFJNFM
Al-Diwaniya1–32–11–13–13–22–10–11–11–03–0[a]3–50–21–20–02–11–10–1
Al-Etisalat0–00–10–00–13–00–31–00–11–12–21–21–20–11–35–30–20–1
Al-Hasanain1–11–01–11–02–21–00–00–00–01–20–11–10–11–01–01–12–3
Al-Hudood1–21–02–20–11–30–00–10–01–02–10–00–3[b]0–00–11–00–01–1
Al-Karkh0–11–14–10–11–00–00–02–21–12–02–20–21–10–02–12–02–1
Al-Kufa3–0[c]1–01–20–00–01–12–10–22–20–11–12–21–00–10–02–11–0
Al-Minaa1–01–02–03–12–10–3[b]1–01–10–02–12–04–11–00–01–00–01–0
Al-Naft3–11–13–03–00–02–00–10–02–11–01–31–20–21–32–00–12–1
Al-Najaf2–03–11–04–01–12–02–00–02–13–12–01–11–10–3[c]1–01–01–1
Al-Nasiriya1–11–11–30–02–22–12–13–11–02–10–11–10–01–11–01–12–4
Al-Samawa0–12–00–12–32–12–20–23–10–30–20–3[c]1–20–10–23–01–21–2
Al-Shorta2–12–02–20–00–11–01–12–11–01–01–12–22–15–22–02–20–0
Al-Sinaa2–13–04–12–12–10–03–0[c]2–11–32–11–00–21–10–02–11–03–1
Al-Talaba1–03–02–11–01–02–11–10–3[c]0–04–15–12–22–11–04–01–04–0
Karbala0–11–01–01–01–12–00–01–02–11–14–11–01–00–04–00–02–2
Maysan0–20–01–11–13–0[c]1–01–11–30–31–10–00–10–10–10–10–21–1
Naft Al-Junoob2–13–02–02–03–01–01–01–20–30–02–12–01–00–01–13–12–0
Naft Maysan2–03–15–23–0[c]0–02–10–21–21–21–10–02–00–00–00–05–00–1
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Elite stage

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationZWRTLBSINBGD
1Al-Zawraa631264+210Qualified to Semi-finals1–03–10–1
2Al-Talaba631265+1102–11–20–0
3Al-Sinaa621379−270–11–22–2
4Baghdad613234−160–00–10–1
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationERBSHRKAHNJF
1Erbil640295+412Qualified to Semi-finals0–13–12–1
2Al-Shorta623155090–21–11–0
3Al-Kahrabaa622267−181–00–02–1
4Al-Najaf6114710−341–22–22–1
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationDUHQWJKRBNFJ
1Duhok6510104+616Qualified to Semi-finals2–03–21–0
2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya623173+490–03–0[a]3–0
3Karbala6213811−372–31–12–1
4Naft Al-Junoob601518−710–10–00–1
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Ranking of second-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
11Al-Talaba631265+110Advance to Semi-finals
23Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya623173+49
32Al-Shorta62315509
Source: Goalzz

Golden stage

Semi-finalsFinal
        
Erbil000
Al-Talaba101
Al-Talaba0
Duhok1
Duhok505
Al-Zawraa112Third place match
Al-Zawraa2
Erbil1

Semi-finals

First legs

Erbil0–1Al-Talaba
Bangoura 60'
H. Mulla Mohammed 90+12'
A. Mohammed 20'
Kadhim  40'
Al-Hail  71'


Duhok5–1Al-Zawraa
Ismail 15', 52'
J. Mohammed 36'
Mnajed 85'
Nassir 90+1'
H. Mohammed 60'

Second legs

Al-Talaba0–0Erbil

Al-Talaba won 1–0 on aggregate

Duhok won 5–2 on aggregate

Third place match

Al-Zawraa2–1Erbil
Turki 45'
Ahmad 59'
Salah 64'

Final

Al-Talaba0–1Duhok
Mushir 82'
Referee: Falah Abid
Al-Talaba
Duhok
GK21 Oday Taleb
DF8 Khalid Mushir (c)
DF18 Adnan Attiya
DF5 Hassan Mohammed Zaboun
DF20 Jassim Mohammed Haji
MF7 Ali Yousef  67'
MF16 Mohannad Nassir
MF34 Nasrat Al Jamal  89'
MF13 Amjad Waleed  58'  90+1'
FW23 Amad Ismail  46'
FW88 Ahmad Mnajed
Substitutions:
FW11 Azad Ahmed  90'  46'
FW Jassim Mohammed Suleiman  67'
MF17 Zirvan Mohammed  89'
MF12 Ahmed Mamoum  90+1'
Manager:
Basim Qasim

Season statistics

Top four positions

PosTeamPldPtsEffQualification
1Duhok428668.3%2011 AFC Cup
2Al-Talaba438263.6%2011 AFC Cup
3Al-Zawraa427761.1%
4Erbil429373.8%2011 AFC Cup (invited)

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Amjad RadhiAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya31
2 Hussein KarimAl-Shorta21
3 Ali MansoorBaghdad17
Ali JawadNaft Al-Junoob
5 Mustafa AhmadAl-Zawraa16

Hat-tricks

Player[3]ForAgainstResultDate
Ammar Abdul-HusseinMasafi Al-WasatAl-Ramadi3–04 January 2010
Hammadi AhmedSamarraSalahaddin3–319 February 2010
Mohammed Salim4Naft MaysanMaysan5–030 April 2010
Mustafa AhmedAl-ZawraaSamarra5–022 May 2010
Younis RashidMasafi Al-WasatAl-Kahrabaa3–226 May 2010
Amjad RadhiAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaAl-Kahrabaa4–110 June 2010
Qasem MuhammadAl-DiwaniyaAl-Kufa3–218 June 2010
Karrar TariqAl-TalabaAl-Samawa5–121 June 2010
Yassir SaadiMasafi Al-WasatKirkuk4–329 June 2010
Mustafa Ahmed4Al-ZawraaAl-Shirqat4–16 July 2010
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

References