2014–15 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League
Season2014–15
Dates30 September 2014 – 11 July 2015
ChampionsNaft Al-Wasat
(1st title)
AFC CupNaft Al-Wasat
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Matches played188
Goals scored385 (2.05 per match)
Top goalscorerMarwan Hussein
(15 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Talaba 5–0 Al-Najaf
(24 December 2014)
Biggest away winAl-Zawraa 0–4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(28 November 2014)
Highest scoringMasafi Al-Wasat 4–2 Al-Zawraa
(5 October 2014)
Masafi Al-Wasat 2–4 Al-Karkh
(10 October 2014)
Longest winning run5 games
Al-Shorta
Al-Zawraa
Naft Al-Junoob
Longest unbeaten run18 games
Al-Shorta
Longest winless run10 games
Masafi Al-Wasat
Longest losing run4 games
Al-Talaba

The 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League was the 41st season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 30 September 2014 and ended on 11 July 2015. The league was played in a group stage format for the first time since the 2010–11 season.

Newly-promoted side Naft Al-Wasat won the league in their first ever season in the top-flight, defeating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the final 6–5 on penalties after a 0–0 draw.[1]

Name changes

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Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 18 9 6 3 20 10 +10 33 Qualified to Elite Stage
2 Al-Zawraa 18 10 3 5 21 16 +5 33
3 Naft Al-Junoob 18 9 3 6 20 17 +3 30
4 Naft Al-Wasat 18 8 4 6 16 12 +4 28
5 Al-Karkh 18 7 5 6 20 18 +2 26
6 Erbil 18 5 10 3 21 17 +4 25
7 Zakho 18 5 5 8 14 22 −8 20
8 Karbala 18 4 7 7 12 18 −6 19
9 Al-Kahrabaa 18 4 4 10 18 23 −5 16
10 Masafi Al-Wasat 18 3 5 10 16 25 −9 14 Relegated to Iraqi First Division League
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away KAH KAR QWJ ZWR ERB KRB MAS NFJ NFW ZAK
Al-Kahrabaa 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1
Al-Karkh 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–3[a] 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–0
Al-Zawraa 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0
Erbil 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–1
Karbala 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Masafi Al-Wasat 1–1 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0
Naft Al-Junoob 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–4 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1
Naft Al-Wasat 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Zakho 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya–Al-Kahrabaa match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Kahrabaa after the game was stopped at 86 minutes due to crowd trouble with the score at 1–1.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shorta 16 12 4 0 32 7 +25 40 Qualified to Elite Stage
2 Al-Minaa 16 7 4 5 22 18 +4 25
3 Amanat Baghdad 16 6 6 4 19 16 +3 24
4 Duhok 16 5 6 5 18 21 −3 21
5 Al-Talaba 16 4 5 7 18 18 0 17
6 Naft Maysan 16 3 8 5 14 20 −6 17
7 Al-Hudood 16 3 7 6 14 21 −7 16
8 Al-Naft 16 3 6 7 15 21 −6 15
9 Al-Najaf 16 3 6 7 10 20 −10 15
10 Sulaymaniya[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Iraqi First Division League
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Sulaymaniya withdrew from the league after four matches, with their results being annulled.

Results

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Home \ Away HUD MIN NFT NJF SHR TLB AMN DUH NFM SUL
Al-Hudood 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 –[a]
Al-Minaa 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1
Al-Naft 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 2–2
Al-Najaf 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0
Al-Shorta 4–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0[b] 3–0
Al-Talaba 2–1 0–2 2–3 5–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 –[a]
Amanat Baghdad 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1
Duhok 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
Naft Maysan 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–2
Sulaymaniya[c] –[a] –[a]
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Sulaymaniya's results against Al-Talaba (1–0 loss), Duhok (1–0 loss), Al-Hudood (2–0 loss) and Al-Naft (awarded as a 3–0 loss after the game was stopped at 87 minutes with the score at 2–1 to Sulaymaniya due to crowd trouble) were annulled after their withdrawal from the league.
  2. ^ The Al-Shorta–Duhok match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shorta, as Duhok did not turn up for the game.
  3. ^ Sulaymaniya withdrew from the league after four matches, with their results being annulled.

Elite stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NFW SHR AMN ZWR
1 Naft Al-Wasat 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Qualified to the Final 1–0 1–0 2–1
2 Al-Shorta 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 Qualified to Third place match 0–2 0–0 4–1
3 Amanat Baghdad 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 1–1 0–1 1–0
4 Al-Zawraa 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2 1–1 1–4 1–1
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification QWJ MIN NFJ DUH
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 4 0 4 1 +3 10 Qualified to the Final 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Al-Minaa 6 2 4 0 6 4 +2 10 Qualified to Third place match 0–0 1–0 3–2
3 Naft Al-Junoob 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5 1–1 1–1 1–0
4 Duhok 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 0–0 1–1 1–0
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship play-off

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Third place match
Al-Minaa 0–3 (w/o) Al-Shorta
Final
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p.) 		Naft Al-Wasat

Third place match

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Al-Minaa0–3 (w/o)Al-Shorta
Referee: Salam Amer

Al-Shorta were awarded a 3–0 victory as Al-Minaa did not turn up for the game.

Al-Minaa
Al-Shorta

Final

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0–0 (a.e.t.)Naft Al-Wasat
Penalties
Abdul-Jabbar soccer ball with check mark
Karim soccer ball with check mark
Kadhim soccer ball with red X
Ahmed soccer ball with check mark
Khribin soccer ball with check mark
Ajan soccer ball with check mark
Natiq soccer ball with red X
Midani soccer ball with red X		 5–6 soccer ball with check mark Mohsen
soccer ball with check mark Noumi
soccer ball with red X Khalaf
soccer ball with check mark Mohammed
soccer ball with check mark Abbas
soccer ball with check mark Jassim
soccer ball with red X Sabri
soccer ball with check mark Haj
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Naft Al-Wasat

Season statistics

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Top four positions

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Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1 Naft Al-Wasat 25 43 57.3% 2016 AFC Cup
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 25 44 58.7% 2016 AFC Cup
3 Al-Shorta 23 53 76.8% 2016 AFC Cup (did not enter)[2]
4 Al-Minaa 23 35 50.7%

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iraq Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta 15
2 Iraq Hussein Ali Wahid Al-Minaa 10
3 Iraq Ali Salah Al-Talaba 8
Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Karkh
Iraq Dhurgham Ismail Al-Shorta

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Player[3][4] For Against Result Date
Iraq Ali Salah Al-Talaba Al-Najaf 5–0 24 December 2014
Iraq Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa 4–1 17 May 2015
Iraq Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa 4–1 21 June 2015

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iraqi League 2014–2015". Goalzz.com.
  2. ^ "استبعاد الشرطة من المشاركة في بطولة كأس الاتحاد الاسيوي". Al-Taakhi.
  3. ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2014/2015 Group Stage All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2014/2015 Elite Stage All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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