2021–22 Iraqi Premier League
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 20 September 2021 – 3 July 2022 |
Champions | Al-Shorta (5th title) |
Relegated | Amanat Baghdad Al-Minaa Samarra |
Arab Club Champions Cup | Al-Shorta Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 766 (2.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mahmoud Al-Mawas (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al-Diwaniya 7–0 Samarra (19 May 2022) |
Biggest away win | Al-Najaf 0–4 Naft Al-Basra (20 October 2021) |
Highest scoring | Al-Diwaniya 7–0 Samarra (19 May 2022) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Al-Shorta |
Longest unbeaten run | 25 matches Al-Shorta |
Longest winless run | 22 matches Samarra |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Samarra |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 Iraqi Premier League was the 48th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest tier football league in Iraq, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 20 September 2021 and ended on 3 July 2022, with the relegation play-off held on 10 September 2022.[1]
Al-Shorta secured the title with seven rounds of the league remaining, setting a new record for the earliest title win in Iraq and finishing a record 21 points clear at the top of the table. Al-Shorta also became the first club to beat all other teams in a 20-team season and the first club to win all Baghdad derbies home and away in one season.
Al-Shorta forward Mahmoud Al-Mawas from Syria became the first non-Iraqi player to win the league's top scorer award, scoring 22 goals, and the club's Egyptian manager Moamen Soliman became the first manager from Africa to win the Iraqi Premier League.[2]
Teams
[edit]Clubs and locations
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Shorta (C) | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 91 | Qualification for the Arab Club Champions Cup group stage |
2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 70 | Qualification for the Arab Club Champions Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Al-Talaba | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 69 | |
4 | Al-Naft | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 64[a] | |
5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 64[a] | |
6 | Al-Zawraa | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 61 | |
7 | Al-Najaf | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 57 | |
8 | Newroz | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 51 | |
9 | Al-Kahrabaa | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 50 | |
10 | Zakho | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 48 | |
11 | Erbil | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 47 | |
12 | Naft Maysan | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 46[b] | |
13 | Naft Al-Basra | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 46[b] | |
14 | Al-Karkh | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 43 | |
15 | Al-Qasim | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 41[c] | |
16 | Al-Sinaa | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 41[c] | |
17 | Al-Diwaniya | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 39[d] | |
18 | Amanat Baghdad (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 39[d] | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
19 | Al-Minaa (R) | 38 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 30 | Relegation to the Iraqi First Division League |
20 | Samarra (R) | 38 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 20 | 70 | −50 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Al-Naft finished ahead of Naft Al-Wasat on head-to-head points: Al-Naft 1–1 Naft Al-Wasat, Naft Al-Wasat 0–2 Al-Naft.
- ^ a b Naft Maysan finished ahead of Naft Al-Basra on head-to-head points: Naft Maysan 4–1 Naft Al-Basra, Naft Al-Basra 0–1 Naft Maysan.
- ^ a b Al-Qasim finished ahead of Al-Sinaa on head-to-head points: Al-Qasim 0–0 Al-Sinaa, Al-Sinaa 0–1 Al-Qasim.
- ^ a b Al-Diwaniya finished ahead of Amanat Baghdad on head-to-head points: Al-Diwaniya 2–0 Amanat Baghdad, Amanat Baghdad 0–1 Al-Diwaniya.
Results
[edit]Relegation play-off
[edit]Amanat Baghdad | 0–2 | Duhok |
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Agyemang ![]() Delli ![]() |
Duhok are promoted to the Iraqi Premier League, while Amanat Baghdad are relegated to the Iraqi First Division League.
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
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1 | ![]() |
Al-Shorta | 22 |
2 | ![]() |
Newroz | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Al-Kahrabaa | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 12 |
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Naft Al-Wasat |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Amanat Baghdad | Al-Qasim | 3–0 (H)[4] | 20 April 2022 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner[5] | Club |
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Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season | ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
References
[edit]- ^ "التطبيعية تحدد مواعيد انطلاق منافسات الموسم الكروي الجديد". Iraqi Football Association. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "الدوري العراقي : سامراء إلى الممتاز وهبوط الصناعات الكهربائية".
- ^ "Premier League Player Stats - Goals". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "بالصور.. "هاتريك" شكور يقود أمانة بغداد للفوز على القاسم".
- ^ "Soccer Iraq – Domestic Seasons". Soccer Iraq. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Arabic)
- Iraq Football Association