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.

Group stage

North Group

Central Group 1

Central Group 2

South Group

Elite stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Golden stage

Semi-finals

''Al-Najaf won 5–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Al-Zawraa won 3–1 on aggregate''

Third place match

Final

Match officials *Assistant referees: **Sabhan Ahmed **Ali Zaidan Match rules *90 minutes. *30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. *Penalty shootout if scores still level.

Season statistics

Top four positions

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

References

External links

Iraq Football Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Iraqi Premier League Iraq Stars League seasons 1

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...