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2015–16 Iraqi First Division League
The 2015–16 Iraqi First Division League. Al-Hussein ended as champions of the division for the first time in their history, and Al-Bahri were runners-up on the goals scored rule. Both teams were promoted to the 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League. Format League consists of four different stages. The first stage ended in April and the second stage ended in May; both of these rounds consisted of multiple group stages that were based on geographical position. 12 teams qualified for the Elite Stage. The Elite Stage started on June 6 and ended on June 14; it consisted of three groups of four, with the three group winners and the best runner-up reaching the Golden Stage (which starts on 13 July and ends on 19 July). The two top teams in the Golden Stage are promoted to the 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League and the top team is the Iraqi First Division League champion. Elite stage North & West Group *The match between Brayati and Ghaz Al-Shamal ended 1–1 but the result was later change ...
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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 ...
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Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Sport Club (), is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad, that plays in the second tier Iraqi Premier Division League. History Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Sport Club was founded on 1 August 2009 by Ministry of Industry and Minerals, and was officially registered in the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2011. Only six years later they qualified to play in the Iraqi Premier League after winning the 2016–17 Iraqi First Division League as a runner-up under the leadership of coach Kadhim Yousif. The club played in Iraqi Premier League in 2017–18 season for first time, in first season under coach Emad Aoda they were able to finish in 11th place, ahead of major teams that have been playing for many years in the league. Board members Managerial history * Kadhim Yousif * Emad Aoda * Abbas Attiya * Mudhafar Jabbar * Ahmad Abdul-Jabar * Adel Nima * Emad Aoda * Abbas Obeid * Haider Obeid * Adel Nima Adel Nima (; born 26 February 1970 ...
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Iraqi Premier Division League Seasons
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2015–16 Iraq FA Cup
The 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup was the 27th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It was the second edition held after the 2002–03 edition, although the 2012–13 one was abandoned. At first, thirty-nine teams were set to participate in the competition, but after the withdrawals of many of the Iraqi Premier League teams, only days before the Round of 32, clubs including Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba, Al-Hudood, Al-Sinaa, Naft Maysan, Al-Najaf, Zakho, and Al-Kahrabaa, a total of twelve teams from the Iraqi Premier League and nineteen from Iraqi First Division League ended up participating. It began on 5 October 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016 with the final at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. The winner of the competition was Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya who won their fourth cup by defeating record winners Al-Zawraa 2–0 in the final. Therefore, they qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup. Format Participation The cup starts with a ...
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2015–16 Iraqi Premier League
The 2015–16 Iraqi Premier League (known as the Fuchs Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 15 September 2015 and concluded on 22 May 2016. Al-Zawraa won a record 13th Iraqi Premier League title, finishing one point ahead of defending champions Naft Al-Wasat. Al-Zawraa went through all 24 matches without a single defeat: the seventh time that a team has won the league undefeated since the league's inception in 1974. Group stage Group 1 Results Group 2 Results Elite stage The Elite Stage started on 2 April and finished on 22 May. Each team played each other just once. Results Top scorers See also * 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup References External links Iraq Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 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 ...
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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 ...
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Diwaniya FC
Al-Diwaniya Sport Club () is a football club based in Al Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq, the club was formed in 1965 and plays at the Al-Diwaniya Stadium. It currently competes in the Iraqi Premier Division League. History 1988–2018 : Ups and downs The 1988–89 season, the club was playing in Iraqi Premier League for first time, it was less successful during that season, and was relegated to Iraqi First Division League at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons ( 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95), and was relegated to First Division League again, but gained promotion four years later. The club returned to play in premier League for three more seasons ( 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02), then relegated to First Division League for two consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play one season ( 2004–05) and then relegated at the end. Four years later, it returned and played in the premier League for two c ...
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Al-Qassim FC
Al-Qasim Sport Club () is an Iraqi football club based in Al-Qasim City, Babil, that competes in the Iraq Stars League. History Al-Qasim Club was founded in 1973 by a group of young athletes. The team have been in the Iraqi First Division League for many years and have not been able to qualify for the Premier League due to lack of financial support and lack of a good stadium. In the 2015–16 season, the team strengthened their ranks with good players and was about to qualify for the Premier League, but finished second behind Al-Bahri in Elite Stage, and Al-Bahri qualified. As well as in the 2017–18 season, but they finished second behind Erbil in Final stage, and Erbil qualified. Al-Qasim won the 2018–19 Iraqi First Division League title after defeating Zakho in the final penalty shootout 4–1, after the match with a draw in the full time. As a result, they were promoted to the 2019–20 Iraqi Premier League for first time, and chose Al Kifl Stadium as their home s ...
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Al-Jaish FC (Iraq)
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 ...
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Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya SC
Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya Sport Club (), is an Iraqi football team based in Al-A'amiriya, Baghdad, that plays in the Iraqi First Division League. Managerial history * Ali Wahaib * Hazem Salih * Sabah Jeayer * Jumaa Jaber * Mohammed Jassim * Haider Jabbar * Hadi Mtanish * Dhiyab Nehair * Ali Abboud Famous players * Natiq Hashim * Maad Ibrahim * Hamza Hadi * Khalil Allawi * Raheem Hamid * Haidar Mahmoud See also * 2012–13 Iraq FA Cup * 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup * 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup * 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup The 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup was the 29th edition of the Iraqi knockout association football, football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. A total of 20 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 25 team ... References External links Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya SCon Goalzz.com {{Iraq Division Two Football clubs in Iraq Sport in Baghdad Football clubs in Baghdad ...
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Uday Shehab
Uday Shehab Ahmad (; born 14 June 1997) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League. Club career Shehab started his career with Al-Mosul in the 2011–12 Iraqi Elite League, scoring his first goal as a 15-year old against Samaraa on 29 July 2012. After footballing activity in Mosul stopped due to ISIS, Shehab moved to Karah to compete in the Kurdistan League. He joined Ghaz Al-Shamal in 2016 to compete in the 2015–16 Iraqi First Division League Elite Stage, however after playing in a match against Brayati his transfer to Ghaz Al-Shamal was deemed illegitimate due to the transfer window having ended and therefore Ghaz Al-Shamal were awarded a 3–0 loss for the match and Shehab was not allowed to play for them anymore. He joined Zakho before moving to Al-Karkh in the winter transfer window of the 2016–17 season and was called up to the Iraq Olympic team in March 2017. International career On 7 June 2019, Shehab made his first ...
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Al-Hussein SC (Baghdad)
Al-Hussein () is an Iraqi professional football club based in Baghdad. They were crowned champions of the 2015–16 Iraqi First Division League which promoted them to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in their history. History Al-Hussein, named after the Imam of Shia Husayn ibn Ali, were founded in 1999. Their first participation in the Iraq FA Cup was in the 2002–03 edition when they were in the third division of Iraqi football; they faced Al-Tharthar in Round 1 on September 2, 2002, and the game ended 0–0 with Al-Hussein being knocked out of the competition via penalty shootout. By the 2004–05 season, Al-Hussein were in the Iraqi First Division League (the second division of Iraqi football) and in that season, they finished top of their group in the first stage with 20 points from ten games to qualify for the final stage. In the final stage, Al-Hussein needed to finish top of their group to be promoted to the Iraqi Premier League but they only achieved seven poin ...
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