1998–99 Iraqi Premier League ...
The 1998–99 Iraqi Premier League was the 25th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The league title was won by Al-Zawraa for the eighth time in their history. Had Al-Talaba beaten Al-Naft on the last day of the season, they would have won the league title instead, but the match finished goalless and Al-Zawraa's 3–1 win over Al-Karkh saw them claim the trophy. Al-Zawraa also won the Iraq FA Cup to complete the double. League table Results Season statistics Top scorers Hat-tricks ;Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals References External links Iraq Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iraqi Premier League
The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Association. The league was formed by the Iraq Football Association in 1974 as the Iraqi National Clubs League, the first nationwide league of clubs in Iraq, and later became known as the Iraqi Premier League. In 2023, the competition was rebranded as the Iraq Stars League and transitioned into a fully professional competition. The current format sees 20 teams playing 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Of the 80 teams to have competed since the inception of the league in 1974, eleven have won the title. Al-Zawraa are the most successful club with 14 titles, followed by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shorta with 7 each, and Al-Talaba with 5. These Baghdad-based clubs together ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Najaf FC
Al-Najaf Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional football club based in Najaf. They are members of the Iraq Stars League. Al-Najaf has competed in the 2007 AFC Champions League. History In 1960, the city of Najaf began an active movement to establish a sports club after the athletes then felt the need of the city to a sports club that absorbed the energies of young people and their creations which are almost lost in the amateur leagues. Some of the dignitaries of the city were contacted for this purpose. The request was submitted to the Ministry of the Interior, which was responsible for the authorisation of sports clubs in Iraq at that time. The name of Al Ghiri Sports Club was proposed for this institution. In 1961, the Ministry of the Interior approved their request to establish the club and thus wrote the birth certificate of the first sports club in the city of Najaf and consisted of the first administrative body of Messrs. Naji Hassan Hasswa as president and Maki Hadi Maala ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Husham Mohammed
Husham Mohammed Fayadh Al-Dulaimi (, simply known as Husham Mohammed, born 10 May 1974 in Ramadi, Iraq) is a former Iraqi football striker who last played for Al-Karkh in 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 .... He made his debut for Iraq in 1998. After never been given an opportunity in an Iraqi jersey by former coaches Najih Humoud and Milan Zivadinovic, Husham was thrown a lifeline by Adnan Hamad who gave him a starting place against Macao ahead of regular striker Qahtan Chathir alongside Sabah Jeayer. He took his chance scoring 5 goals in the game helping Iraq to an 8-0 trashing over their group rivals. International goals :''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.'' Coaching career Zakho FC Mohammed began his coaching career as an assistan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Duhok SC
Duhok Sports Club (, ) is an Iraqi professional sports club, based in Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Founded in 1970, the club competes in the Iraq Stars League. Duhok SC's biggest rivals are also their neighbours Zakho, producing passionate and fierce matches every season, with whom they contest the "Badinan Derby". Duhok became the first Iraqi club to both participate in and win the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League, having been crowned champions in the 2024–25 season. Club history Duhok Football Club (Duhok FC) was founded by the youth of Duhok city when three teams joined together to establish the club on 14 December 1970. Duhok Football Club began its football journey in rural league competitions until the 1974–75 season, when the club decided to suspend its activities to support the post-nationalistic struggle to defend the rights of the Kurdish people in Iraq. In 1976, Duhok Football Team participated in the Iraqi Third Division, and by 1978, the team had m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Shorta
Al-Shorta Sports Club () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 19 different sports, and the best known section of the club is the football team, whose origins date back to 1932. Al-Shorta was formally established as a sports club in 1978 after a clubs-only policy was introduced to Iraqi football. Al-Shorta's football team is one of the most successful in Iraq, having won the Iraq Stars League seven times and the Iraq FA Cup once, completing the domestic Double (association football), double in the 2023–24 Al-Shorta SC season, 2023–24 season. Al-Shorta were crowned the inaugural Arab Club Champions Cup winners in 1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup, 1982 and are one of only two Iraqi clubs to have won the tournament. Al-Shorta have won two Iraqi Super Cup titles and are also the only team to win the Baghdad Championship three times in a row. Al-Shorta hold the Iraq Stars League records for the joint-longest unbeaten run (39 game ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baghdad Derbies
The Baghdad derbies are a series of derby matches between four Baghdad-based football clubs: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa, collectively known as the 'Popular Teams'. They are the four most successful teams in the history of Iraqi football, and league games between the clubs are usually played at the neutral venue of Al-Shaab Stadium to accommodate more spectators. The match between Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawraa is often referred to as the Iraqi Classico. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were the first to be founded in 1931, and Al-Shorta were founded in 1932, with these two sides developing a strong rivalry during the Iraq Central FA Premier League era. Al-Zawraa and Al-Talaba were founded in 1969, and with the foundation of the Iraqi National Clubs League (now known as Iraq Stars League), a four-way rivalry soon developed in the capital city. None of the four teams have ever been relegated from the Iraq Stars League. Al-Shorta won the Arab Club Champions Cup in 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Araqa Derby
The Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya SC–Al-Minaa SC rivalry, sometimes referred to as Al-Araqa Derby, is a high-level competition between the two oldest established clubs in the history of Iraqi football clubs Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Minaa (the two teams were founded in 1931). It is considered one of the largest matches in Iraqi football in terms of the number of spectators. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is considered among the four biggest clubs in Baghdad, the capital, while Al-Minaa, located in Basra in southern Iraq, is considered one of the biggest and most popular teams in the south, and is the first team that was able to obtain the league title from outside Baghdad. The two teams had previously played against each other in 1950s and 1960s in friendly games before the national league was established in 1973, and their matches were characterized by excitement. One of the historical precedents for this derby is that the first time a scoreboard was placed for Al-Shaab Stadium on 21 March 1977, was i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Jaish SC (Baghdad)
Al-Jaish Sports Club () is an Iraqi sports club based in Baghdad. The football team has won the Iraq Stars League once in its history, back in 1984. The club was founded in 1974. Honours Major *Iraq Stars League (top tier) **Winners (1): 1983–84 **''Runners-up (2):'' 1986–87, 1987–88 *Iraqi Second Division League (third tier) **Winners (1): 2023–24 *Iraq FA Cup **Winners (2): 1979–80, 1982–83 **''Runners-up (4):'' 1978–79, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1994–95 Minor *Al-Qadisiya Championship **Winners (2): 1983, 1984 *Marah Halim Cup **Winners (1): 1984 **''Runners-up (1):'' 1983 * Rovers Cup **Winners (1): 1983 *Military Friendship Championship **Winners (1): 1980 Famous head coaches * Munzir Al-Waaiz * Hakeem Shaker Hakeem Shaker (; born 7 January 1963 in Baghdad, Iraq), is a former Iraqi football player and manager. At some point between late 2012 and early 2013, Hakeem was the first and only Iraqi coach to manage three Iraqi national teams (Iraq senio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iraqi Premier Division League
The Iraqi Premier Division League () is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Iraq Stars League. The league is contested by 20 clubs and is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Premier Division League are automatically promoted to the Stars League, while the third-placed team enters a promotion play-off. The two lowest-finishing teams are relegated to the First Division League. From the 2023–24 season, the competition's name was changed from First Division League to Premier Division League. In the 2023–24 season, Diyala won the title and was promoted alongside runners-up Al-Karma. Al-Minaa are the record holders in the tournament having won three titles. League structure In November 2020, The Iraq FA announced that the number of teams will decrease from 28 to 24 in total starting from 2021 to 2022 season. To make these changes possible, the Iraq FA announced that in 2020� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Salahaddin FC
Salahaddin SC () is an Iraqi football team based in Tikrit. Honours Major *Iraq Stars League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Associa ... **Champions (1): 1982–83 Minor *Al-Wehdat Championship **Winners (1): 1983 * Rovers Cup **Winners (1): 1982 Notable head coaches * Wathik Naji * Douglas Aziz * Basim Qasim References External links Club pageon Goalzz Football clubs in Iraq 1975 establishments in Iraq Association football clubs established in 1975 Football clubs in Saladin {{Iraq-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maysan FC
Maysan Sports Club (), is an Iraqi football team based in Amarah, Maysan, that plays in Iraqi Premier Division League. History in Premier League The Maysan team played in the Iraqi Premier League (the top level) for the first time in the 1997–98 season, the team presented outstanding capabilities and impressive results to occupy ninth place at the end of the season, which is considered a great achievement for a young team that is present in the adult league for the first time, then played in the Premier League for nine separate seasons at a lower level, until finished the 2009–10 season in bottom place in the standings at the end of the season, and was relegated to the Iraqi First Division League The Iraqi First Division League is a Association football, football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system, which was founded in 1974. The league consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top fou .... Managerial history * Ibra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Kadhimiya SC
Al Kadhimiya is a sports club that is based in the Al Kadhimiya district in Iraq. Its football team currently plays in the Iraqi First Division League, the third tier of Iraqi football. Al-Kadhimiya participated in the Iraqi Premier League on six previous occasions. The club was founded in 1952. Managerial history * Dhiyab Nehair * Bahaa Kadhim * Ali Bahjat Honours * Iraqi First Division League The Iraqi First Division League is a Association football, football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system, which was founded in 1974. The league consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top fou ... ** Second Place (Promoted) 23-24 *Love and Peace Cup **Winners (1): 2013https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1386587334918491&set=a.1378649899045568 References Football clubs in Iraq Football clubs in Baghdad {{Iraq-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |