2014–15 Iraqi Premier League

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.

Iraqi Premier League
Season2014–15
ChampionsNaft Al-Wasat
(1st title)
AFC CupNaft Al-Wasat
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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
(3 February 2015 - 19 February 2015)
Al-Zawraa
(26 December 2014 - 28 February 2015)
Naft Al-Junoob
(7 December 2014 - 14 February 2015)
Longest unbeaten run18 games
Al-Shorta
(19 October 2014 - 16 June 2015)
Longest losing run4 games
Al-Talaba
(1 March 2015 - 11 April 2015)

Newly promoted side Naft Al-Wasat, founded in 2008, 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. Defending champions Al-Shorta secured the third place position and Al-Minaa finished in fourth.[1]

Name changes

Group stage

Group 1

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 Karbalaa 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 Iraq Division One
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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[lower-alpha 1] 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
Karbalaa 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 had originally ended 1–1.

Group 2

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 Al-Sulaymaniya[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Iraq Division One
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Al-Sulaymaniya withdrew from the league after four matches, with their results being annulled.

Results

Home \ Away HUD MIN NFT NJF SHR SUL TLB AMN DUH NFM
Al-Hudood 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 [lower-alpha 1] 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0
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[lower-alpha 2] 3–0
Al-Sulaymaniya[lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 1]
Al-Talaba 2–1 0–2 2–3 5–0 1–2 [lower-alpha 1] 1–1 0–0 2–1
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
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Al-Sulaymaniya's results against Al-Talaba (1–0 loss), Duhok (1–0 loss), Al-Hudood (2–0 loss) and Al-Naft (2–1 win but later changed to a 3–0 loss) 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. Al-Sulaymaniya withdrew from the league after four matches, with their results being annulled.

Elite stage

Group 1

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 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

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 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

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

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

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Naft Al-Wasat

Final positions

Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1Naft Al-Wasat 254357.3%2016 AFC Cup
2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 254458.7%2016 AFC Cup
3Al-Shorta 235376.8%
4Al-Minaa 233550.7%
Eliminated in the Elite Stage
5Amanat Baghdad 223045.5%
6Duhok 222639.4%
7Naft Al-Junoob 243548.6%
8Al-Zawraa 243548.6%
Eliminated in the Group Stage
9Al-Karkh 182648.1%
10Al-Talaba 161735.4%
11Erbil 182546.3%
12Naft Maysan 161735.4%
13Zakho 182037.0%
14Al-Hudood 161633.3%
15Karbalaa 181935.2%
16Al-Naft 161531.3%
17Al-Najaf 161531.3%
18Al-Kahrabaa 181629.6%
Relegated
19Masafi Al-Wasat 181425.9%
20Al-Sulaymaniya 000.0%

Season statistics

Top scorers

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

Hat-tricks

Player name[2][3]Scored forScored againstGoalsResultDate of match
Ali SalahAl-TalabaAl-Najaf35–024 December 2014
Marwan HusseinAl-ShortaAl-Zawraa34–117 May 2015
Marwan HusseinAl-ShortaAl-Zawraa34–121 June 2015

References

  1. "Iraqi League 2014–2015". Goalzz.com.
  2. "Iraqi Premier League 2014/2015 Group Stage All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. "Iraqi Premier League 2014/2015 Elite Stage All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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