2018–19 Iraqi Premier League
Appearance
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 14 September 2018 – 24 July 2019 |
Champions | Al-Shorta (4th title) |
2020 AFC Champions League | Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa |
2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup | Al-Shorta Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Zawraa |
2021 AFC Champions League | Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 848 (2.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alaa Abdul-Zahra (28 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al-Zawraa 5–0 Al-Talaba (2 June 2019) |
Biggest away win | Al-Diwaniya 1–7 Al-Shorta (7 December 2018) |
Highest scoring | Al-Diwaniya 1–7 Al-Shorta (7 December 2018) Al-Hudood 3–5 Al-Karkh (15 February 2019) Al-Shorta 5–3 Al-Kahrabaa (10 May 2019) |
Longest winning run | 6 games Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shorta |
Longest unbeaten run | 27 games Al-Shorta |
Longest winless run | 16 games Al-Bahri |
Longest losing run | 5 games Al-Samawa |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي الممتاز 2018–19) was the 45th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 14 September 2018 and ended on 24 July 2019.
A two-horse title race ensued for most of the season and Al-Shorta ended up as champions by finishing five points ahead of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at the top of the table. During this season, Al-Shorta managed to equal the record of 39 consecutive Iraqi Premier League matches undefeated set by Al-Zawraa in 1994. The club's manager Nebojša Jovović became the first manager from Europe to win the Iraqi Premier League title.
Teams
[edit]Team[1][2][3][4] | Location[2] | Stadium[5] | Capacity[6] |
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Al-Bahri | Basra | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Diwaniya | Diwaniya | Al-Diwaniya Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Hudood | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Hussein | Baghdad | Five Thousand Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Karkh | Baghdad | Al-Karkh Stadium | 5,150 |
Al-Minaa | Basra | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Naft | Baghdad | Al-Sinaa Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Najaf | Najaf | Al-Najaf International Stadium | 30,000 |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 |
Al-Samawa | Samawa | Al-Samawa Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Shorta | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 |
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Talaba | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 |
Al-Zawraa | Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 |
Amanat Baghdad | Baghdad | Amanat Baghdad Stadium | 5,000 |
Erbil | Erbil | Franso Hariri Stadium | 25,000 |
Naft Al-Junoob | Basra | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 10,000 |
Naft Al-Wasat | Najaf | Al-Najaf International Stadium | 30,000 |
Naft Maysan | Amara | Maysan Olympic Stadium | 25,000 |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Shorta (C) | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 22 | +51 | 89 | 2020 and 2021 AFC Champions League and 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup first round[a] |
2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 84 | 2021 AFC Champions League play-off round and 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup first round[b] |
3 | Al-Zawraa | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 65 | 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and 2021 play-off round and 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round[c] |
4 | Al-Naft | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 63 | |
5 | Naft Maysan | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 59 | |
6 | Al-Karkh | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 57 | |
7 | Naft Al-Wasat | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 50 | |
8 | Amanat Baghdad | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 50 | |
9 | Al-Hudood | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 50 | |
10 | Al-Kahrabaa | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 48 | |
11 | Erbil | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 48 | |
12 | Al-Najaf | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 44 | |
13 | Al-Talaba | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 44 | |
14 | Al-Diwaniya | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 44 | |
15 | Naft Al-Junoob | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 42 | |
16 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 41 | |
17 | Al-Minaa | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 40 | |
18 | Al-Samawa | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 59 | −33 | 33 | |
19 | Al-Bahri (R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 29 | Relegation to the Iraqi First Division League |
20 | Al-Hussein (R) | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 27 |
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Al-Shorta qualified for both the 2020 and 2021 AFC Champions League group stages by virtue of their position as 2018–19 league champions due to the abandonment of the 2019–20 domestic season.
- ^ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League play-off round by virtue of their position as 2018–19 league runners-up due to the abandonment of the 2019–20 domestic season.
- ^ Al-Zawraa qualified for both the 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and 2021 AFC Champions League play-off round by virtue of their position as 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup winners due to the abandonment of the 2019–20 domestic season.
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[7] |
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1 | ![]() |
Al-Shorta | 28 |
2 | ![]() |
Al-Talaba | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Al-Zawraa | 20 |
4 | ![]() |
Al-Shorta | 19 |
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Al-Naft |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player[8] | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Al-Naft | Al-Minaa | 4–2 | 4 November 2018 |
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Al-Shorta | Al-Diwaniya | 7–1 | 7 December 2018 |
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Al-Shorta | Al-Diwaniya | 7–1 | 7 December 2018 |
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Al-Naft | Naft Al-Junoob | 5–1 | 17 December 2018 |
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Al-Talaba | Naft Al-Junoob | 4–1 | 1 February 2019 |
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Al-Hudood | Al-Karkh | 3–5 | 15 February 2019 |
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Al-Minaa | Al-Samawa | 3–0 | 29 March 2019 |
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Al-Shorta | Al-Kahrabaa | 5–3 | 10 May 2019 |
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Al-Zawraa | Naft Al-Wasat | 3–3 | 16 May 2019 |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Shorta | 3–2 | 23 May 2019 |
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Al-Zawraa | Al-Talaba | 5–0 | 2 June 2019 |
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Al-Naft | Al-Talaba | 4–1 | 16 June 2019 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner[9] | Club |
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Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season | ![]() |
Al-Shorta |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2018/2019". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ a b Karel Stokkermans. "Iraq 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2018/19". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "League Table". Soccer Iraq. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "A number of league clubs set their stadiums to play in the new season". Kooora.com.
- ^ "Stadiums in Iraq". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2018/2019 Scorers List". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2018/2019 All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Soccer Iraq – Domestic Seasons". Soccer Iraq. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2020.