The 2019–20 Iraqi Premier League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي الممتاز 2019–20) was the 46th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 18 September 2019 in a double round-robin format, but was postponed after 23 October 2019 due to the 2019–2020 Iraqi protests with matches from the first four rounds having been played.[1]
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | N/A (season cancelled) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
On 25 January 2020, with the withdrawal of five of the 20 teams that started the season, the Iraq Football Association (IFA) decided to annul the results of all the matches that had been played so far and not to relegate any teams at the end of the season. The league was restarted on 16 February 2020 as a single round-robin tournament.[2]
Matches from the first five rounds of the restarted season were played, but the season was postponed after 10 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was officially cancelled on 3 June 2020.[3] The results of the 2018–19 season were used to determine the teams that qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League.[4]
Teams edit
| Team | Manager | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hudood |  Mudhafar Jabbar
|
Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Kahrabaa | Abbas Attiya
|
Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Minaa |  Valeriu Tița
|
Basra | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Naft | Yahya Alwan
|
Baghdad | Al-Naft Stadium | 3,000 |
| Al-Najaf | Hassan Ahmed
|
Najaf | Al-Najaf Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Ayoub Odisho
|
Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 |
| Al-Shorta | Abdul-Ghani Shahad
|
Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 |
| Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | Adel Nima
|
Baghdad | Al-Sinaa Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Talaba | Ahmed Khalaf
|
Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 |
| Al-Zawraa | Basim Qasim
|
Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 34,200 |
| Amanat Baghdad | Essam Hamad
|
Baghdad | Amanat Baghdad Stadium | 5,000 |
| Erbil |  Rodion Gačanin
|
Erbil | Franso Hariri Stadium | 25,000 |
| Naft Al-Junoob | Ammar Hussein
|
Basra | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 10,000 |
| Naft Al-Wasat | Radhi Shenaishil
|
Najaf | Karbala International Stadium | 30,000 |
| Naft Maysan | Ahmed Daham
|
Amara | Maysan Olympic Stadium | 25,000 |
| Withdrawn teams: Al-Diwaniya, Al-Karkh, Al-Qasim, Al-Samawa, Zakho | ||||
Original season edit
League table at abandonment edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Minaa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
| 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Al-Naft | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 6 | Al-Zawraa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 7 | Al-Najaf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Junoob | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Al-Kahrabaa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Amanat Baghdad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 11 | Erbil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Al-Shorta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| 13 | Al-Karkh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| 14 | Al-Diwaniya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| 16 | Al-Samawa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 17 | Al-Hudood | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| 18 | Al-Talaba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Naft Maysan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| 20 | Zakho | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results edit
Restarted season edit
League table at abandonment edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Naft | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 | Al-Najaf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
| 5 | Al-Zawraa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Al-Talaba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | Al-Minaa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Al-Hudood | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 9 | Erbil | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| 10 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 |
| 11 | Al-Shorta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Junoob | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
| 13 | Amanat Baghdad | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| 14 | Al-Kahrabaa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
| 15 | Naft Maysan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results edit
Statistics edit
Hat-tricks edit
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aymen Hussein |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | 3–0 (A)[5] | 22 February 2020 |
- Notes
(A) – Away team
Awards edit
| Award | Winner[6] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season | Saad Abdul-Amir
|
Al-Shorta |
References edit
- ^ "Season dates". TheBaghdadPost. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "League draw". IQ-Pro. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "League cancelled". Al-Maalomah. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Vice-chairman of the Iraq FA normalisation committee Shamel Kamel in dialogue with Al-Mada Paper". Al-Mada Paper. 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2019/2020 All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Soccer Iraq – Domestic Seasons". Soccer Iraq. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2020.