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.
Newly-promoted side Naft Al-Wasat won the league in their first season in the top-flight, defeating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the final 6–5 on penalties after a 0–0 draw.
Name changes Baghdad renamed to Amanat Baghdad.
Group stage
Group 1
Results
Group 2
Results
Elite stage
Group 1
Group 2
Championship play-off
!colspan="3"|Third place match
!colspan="3"|Final
Third place match
Al-Shorta were awarded a 3–0 victory as Al-Minaa did not turn up for the game.
GK 21 Ahmed BasilRB 18 Mahdi KarimCB 31 Salam ShakirCB 6 Karrar MohammedLB 4 Hamdi Al-MasriCM 5 Hussein Abdul-Wahed (c)CM 25 Murtadha HudaibRW 19 Ahmad AyadAM 9 Mahdi KamelLW 8 Ammar Abdul-HusseinCF 10 Marwan HusseinManager: Thair Jassam
Match officials Assistant referees: Haider Abdul Hassan Ahmad Sabah Qasem Fourth official: Ahmed Juma
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Final
GK 1 Fahad TalibRB 24 Faisal Jassim CB 2 Samal SaeedCB 4 Saad Natiq LB 17 Moayad AjanRM 8 Samer Saeed CM 16 Zaher MidaniCM 18 Akwetey Mensah LM 30 Omar KhribinST 10 Hammadi Ahmed (c)ST 5 Mustafa KarimSubstitutions:FW 23 Yassir Abdul-Mohsen DF 3 Ali Abdul-Jabbar MF 7 Haitham Kadhim Manager: Abbas Attiya
GK 25 Noor SabriRB 2 Alaa Al Shbli CB 15 Essam YassinCB 5 Nabeel Abbas (c)LB 19 Mohammed NoumiRM 7 Ameer Sabah CM 6 Faris Hassoun CM 30 Oday Jafal CM 33 Tamer HajLM 11 Amjad AttwanST 20 Jassim Mohammed Substitutions:MF 21 Saeed Mohsen DF 14 Ayad Khalaf DF 12 Ali Kadhim DF 3 Ali Jassim Manager: Abdul-Ghani Shahad
Match officials Assistant referees: Muayad Mohammed Ali Wathik Mdallal Obaid Al-Swaiedi Fourth official: Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Season statistics Top four positions TeamQualification1Naft Al-Wasat25127624152016 AFC Cup2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya251111324112016 AFC Cup3Al-Shorta23165244122016 AFC Cup 4Al-Minaa239862825
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Marwan HusseinAl-Shorta152 Hussein Ali WahidAl-Minaa103 Ali SalahAl-Talaba8 Abdul-Qadir TariqAl-Karkh Dhurgham IsmailAl-Shorta
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ali Salah Al-Talaba Al-Najaf 5–0 Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa 4–1 Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa 4–1
See also Tournament for the Iraqi Armed Forces
References
External links Iraq Football Association