2005–06 Iraqi Premier League

The 2005–06 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on October 28, 2005. The 28 teams were split into four groups of seven. At the end of the group stage, the top three teams from each group (a total of 12 teams) advanced to the Elite Stage. In the Elite Stage, these 12 teams were split into four groups of three, with teams playing home and away against each team in their group respectively. The top team in each of the four groups moved on to the semi-finals, followed by a third place match and the final. Al-Zawraa won the league without losing a match.[1]

Iraqi Premier League
Season2005–06
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(11th title)
RelegatedAl-Karkh
Ararat
Al-Samawa
Al-Kadhimiya
Zakho
Al-Kut
Al-Sulaikh
Al-Amana
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Zawraa
Al-Najaf
Arab Champions LeagueErbil
Top goalscorerSahib Abbas
(17 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Talaba 6–0 Ararat
(4 March 2006)
Biggest away winAl-Amana 0–5 Al-Najaf
(9 December 2005)
Al-Kut 0–5 Karbala
(3 March 2006)
Highest scoringKarbala 4–2 Al-Kut
(9 December 2005)
Al-Talaba 6–0 Ararat
(4 March 2006)
Al-Talaba 4–2 Maysan
(26 March 2006)

Group stage

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North Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation TLB DHK ERB SRW KRK ARR ZKH
1 Al-Talaba 12 7 3 2 22 5 +17 24 Qualified to Elite Stage 2–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 6–0 4–0
2 Duhok 12 5 5 2 10 5 +5 20 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 0–0
3 Erbil 12 4 5 3 10 7 +3 17 0–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
4 Sirwan 12 4 5 3 11 13 −2 17 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–0
5 Kirkuk 12 4 1 7 10 15 −5 13 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2
6 Ararat 12 2 5 5 6 18 −12 11 Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
7 Zakho 12 2 4 6 6 12 −6 10 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1
Source: Goalzz

Central Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ZWR SMR NJF NFT KHR KDH AMN
1 Al-Zawraa 12 9 3 0 29 9 +20 30 Qualified to Elite Stage 5–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–0
2 Samarra 12 5 4 3 12 15 −3 19 1–4 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0
3 Al-Najaf 12 5 3 4 19 10 +9 18 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 4–0 1–0
4 Al-Naft 12 4 6 2 14 15 −1 18 1–4 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
5 Al-Kahrabaa 12 3 6 3 14 12 +2 15 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0
6 Al-Kadhimiya 12 0 7 5 6 15 −9 7 Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–2
7 Al-Amana 12 0 3 9 3 21 −18 3 0–2 0–1 0–5 0–1 0–3 0–0
Source: Goalzz

Central Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SHR QWJ JSH SIN DYL KKH SLK
1 Al-Shorta 12 9 3 0 21 4 +17 30 Qualified to Elite Stage 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 4–1
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 12 6 4 2 19 10 +9 22 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 5–2 4–1
3 Al-Jaish 12 5 3 4 12 10 +2 18 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1
4 Al-Sinaa 12 3 5 4 7 10 −3 14 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1
5 Diyala 12 3 4 5 5 9 −4 13 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0
6 Al-Karkh 12 3 3 6 9 14 −5 12 Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–0
7 Al-Sulaikh 12 0 4 8 5 21 −16 4 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2
Source: Goalzz

South Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation MIN KRB MYS NFJ SHT SMW KUT
1 Al-Minaa 12 8 3 1 22 9 +13 27 Qualified to Elite Stage 4–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–0
2 Karbala 12 8 2 2 27 15 +12 26 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–2
3 Maysan 12 4 5 3 12 10 +2 17 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1
4 Naft Al-Junoob 12 4 2 6 11 13 −2 14 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–0[a]
5 Al-Shatra 12 3 5 4 9 15 −6 14 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2
6 Al-Samawa 12 1 6 5 11 13 −2 9 Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–2
7 Al-Kut 12 1 3 8 8 25 −17 6 0–0 0–5 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0
Source: Goalzz
Notes:
  1. ^ The Naft Al-Junoob–Al-Kut match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Naft Al-Junoob after Al-Kut's players left the field during the match.

Elite stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ERB SMR MIN
1 Erbil 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 Qualified to Semi-finals 1–0 3–0
2 Samarra 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6 2–1 1–0
3 Al-Minaa 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 2–2 2–1
Source: Goalzz

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZWR DHK JSH
1 Al-Zawraa 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10 Qualified to Semi-finals 3–0[a] 2–0
2 Duhok 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4 0–0 2–0
3 Al-Jaish 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3 0–3 2–1
Source: Goalzz
Notes:
  1. ^ The Al-Zawraa–Duhok match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Zawraa, as Duhok turned up late to the game.

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NJF KRB SHR
1 Al-Najaf 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7 Qualified to Semi-finals 3–1 2–0
2 Karbala 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6 1–0 1–4
3 Al-Shorta 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4 0–0 1–2
Source: Goalzz

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification QWJ TLB MYS
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7 Qualified to Semi-finals 0–1 3–0
2 Al-Talaba 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 1–3 4–2
3 Maysan 4 0 2 2 4 9 −5 2 1–1 1–1
Source: Goalzz

Golden stage

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Semi-finals Final
        
Al-Najaf 4 1 5
Erbil 1 1 2
Al-Zawraa (p) 0 (4)
Al-Najaf 0 (3)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 0 1
Al-Zawraa 1 2 3 Third place match
Erbil (w/o) 3
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0

Semi-finals

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First legs

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Al-Najaf4–1Erbil
Mohsen   3'
Abdul-Razzaq   12', 82'
Abbas   32'
Abdul-Wahid   90' (pen.)

Second legs

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Erbil1–0 at 60'Al-Najaf
Al-Deen   60' (pen.)
Match abandoned due to crowd trouble
Franso Hariri Stadium
, Erbil
Erbil1–1Al-Najaf
Younis   89' Falih   80'
Replay behind closed doors
Franso Hariri Stadium
, Erbil

Al-Najaf won 5–2 on aggregate

Al-Zawraa2–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Abdul-Zahra   59'
Fawzi   82'
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players walked off the field at 90+3' due to crowd trouble
Al-Shaab Stadium
, Baghdad

Al-Zawraa won 3–1 on aggregate

Third place match

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Erbil3–0 (w/o)Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Match awarded as 3–0 win to Erbil as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were disqualified for the events that occurred during their semi-final second leg

Final

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Al-Zawraa0–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Najaf
Penalties
Fawzi  
Kadhim  
Abdul-Amir  
Sabah  
Mubarak  
4–3   Sultan
  Mohsen
  Jawad
  Omran
  Jassim
Referee: Kadhim Awda
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Zawraa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Najaf

Season statistics

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Top four positions

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Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1 Al-Zawraa 19 45 78.9% 2007 AFC Champions League
2 Al-Najaf 19 30 52.6% 2007 AFC Champions League
3 Erbil 19 28 49.1% 2006–07 Arab Champions League
4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 19 30 52.6%

Top scorers

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Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Sahib Abbas 17 Karbala
2 Mustafa Karim 14 Al-Shorta
3 Husham Mohammed 9 Al-Zawraa
4 Ahmed Ali Kareem 7 Al-Samawa
Alaa Kalaf Al-Talaba
Yassir Abdul-Razzaq Al-Najaf
Alaa Kadhim Al-Talaba
Nawaf Falah Al-Minaa
Qusay Abdul-Wahid Erbil

Hat-tricks

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Player[2] For Against Result Date
  Ahmed Salah Al-Talaba Kirkuk 3–0 1 November 2005
  Alaa Kadhim Al-Talaba Zakho 4–0 15 November 2005
  Sahib Abbas Karbala Al-Kut 4–2 9 December 2005
  Sahib Abbas Karbala Al-Kut 5–0 3 March 2006
  Alaa Kalaf Al-Talaba Ararat 6–0 4 March 2006
  Karrar Jassim Al-Najaf Karbala 3–1 21 April 2006

References

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  1. ^ "Iraqi League 2005–2006". Goalzz.com.
  2. ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2005/2006 Group Stage All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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