2011–12 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League

The logo of the league in this season.
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 KARMASMINNFTQWJSHQSHRSINTAJTLBZWRERBAMNDUHKRBKRKNJFZAK
Al-Hedood 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 4–4 0–2 0–6 1–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–2
Al-Kahraba 2–1 4–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–3 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3
Al-Karkh 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–1
Masafi Al-Wasat 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–4 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–3
Al-Mina'a 3–0 2–3 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–4 1–0 0–3 1–0 3–3 1–1 0–0
Al-Naft 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–3 1–2 1–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–1 2–1 4–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 4–0 3–0 3–0
Al-Shirqat 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–6 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–2
Al-Shorta 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–5 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–0
Al-Sinaa 4–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1
Al-Taji 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–6 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Al-Talaba 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1
Al-Zawra'a 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 5–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–2
Erbil 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 5–0 2–1 1–0 3–3 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1
Amanat Baghdad 2–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2
Duhok 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 5–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Karbalaa 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–1
Kirkuk 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1
Al-Najaf 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0
Zakho 2–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–1

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.

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