The 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League (known as the
Zain Iraq
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League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of the competition. It was initially set to start in October 2009, but was later rescheduled for December as a 36-team league. The season saw
Duhok
Duhok ( ku, دهۆک, translit=Dihok; ar, دهوك, Dahūk; syr, ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ, Beth Nohadra) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It's the capital city of Duhok Governorate.
History
The city's origin dates back to the Stone ...
crowned as champions for the first time.
Name changes
* Al-Amana renamed to
Baghdad
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.
* Al-Etisalat wal-Bareed renamed to
Al-Etisalat.
Group stage
North Group
Note: Sulaymaniya
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withdrew from the league and were relegated.
Results
South Group
Results
Elite stage
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Ranking of second-placed teams
Golden stage
Semi-finals
First legs
Second legs
''Al-Talaba won 1–0 on aggregate''
''Duhok won 5–2 on aggregate''
Third place match
Final
Match officials
*Assistant referees:
**Jalil Saifi
**Maitham Khamat
*Fourth official:
**Samir Shabib
Match rules
*90 minutes.
*30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
*Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Final positions
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
;Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
References
External links
Iraq Football Association
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Iraqi Premier League seasons
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Iraq
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