The 2015–16 season was Al-Talaba Sports Club's 41st consecutive season in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Having finished in 5th of Group 2 in the previous season, and having withdrawn from the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Talaba only competed in the Iraqi Premier League.
In the first stage of the league, Al-Talaba were inconsistent in their results, finishing in 4th place of the Group 1 table at 27 points with seven wins, six draws, four losses and a goal difference of +6. In the second stage, Al-Talaba lost their first match against Al-Shorta and before clinching a win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. After drawing with the league leaders, Al-Zawra'a and the defending champions, Naft Al-Wasat, they won against Al-Mina'a which could have led them from 3rd to 2nd before drawing the next match with Al-Naft. They won their last match against Baghdad to remain in their position of 3rd in the league after three wins, three draws, a loss, at 12 points.
Kit PeriodHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursSupplierSeptember 2015 – February 2016NikeFebruary 2016 – April 2016April 2016Record SportApril 2016 – May 2016Record Sport,Nike
Players Squad information
On loan
Players In Date Player Moving from Type Transfer window 20 Ahmed Ali Hussein Al-Hedood Transfer Summer 28 Haider Ali Abid Al-Karkh Transfer Summer 11 Amjad Abbas Ahli Sidab Transfer Summer 7 Sajjad Jassim Najaf Transfer Summer 10 Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Karkh Transfer Summer 34 Haider Ali Kadhim Zakho Transfer Summer 16 Yassir Abdul-Mohsen Zakho Transfer Summer 18 Mahdi Karim Al-Shorta Transfer Summer 8 Mustafa Al-Ameen Naft Maysan Transfer Summer 27 Karrar Ali Dodah Sulaymaniyah Transfer Summer 4 Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Al-Sinaa Transfer Summer 3 Saad Jassim Zakho Transfer Summer 1 Saif Jameel Al-Shorta Transfer Summer 17 Ihab Kadhim Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer Summer 15 Yousif Nabeel Al-Kahraba Transfer Summer 13 Thaer Kroma Al-Wahda Transfer Summer 31 Abdul-Latif Salqini Al-Jaish Transfer Summer 33 Moayad Al-Khouli Al-Jaish Transfer Summer 9 Younis Mahmoud Unattached Free Mid-season 22 Samer Saeed Al-Karkh Transfer Mid-season 37 Mustafa Mohammed Al-Shorta Transfer Mid-season 38 James Abban Aduana Stars Transfer Mid-season 39 Ahmed Nadhim Naft Al-Janoob Transfer Winter 5 Muthana Khalid Baghdad Transfer Winter 2 Saad Hassan Al-Jaish Transfer Winter
Players Out Date Player Moving to Type Transfer window Nozad Abdul-Hameed Al-Karkh End of contract Summer Sayyid Arafat Unattached End of contract Summer Mohammed Saeed Unattached End of contract Summer Karrar Salih Unattached End of contract Summer Sadiq Abbas Unattached End of contract Summer Yousif Dhaidan Unattached End of contract Summer Ali Faez Qasim Naft Maysan Transfer Summer Ali Rasheed Al-Karkh Loan Summer Adnan Atiya Unattached End of contract Summer Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Al-Sinaa Transfer Summer Adnan Atiya Unattached End of contract Summer Badir Shakir Unattached End of contract Summer Thamir Fouad Unattached End of contract Summer Salah Hilal Unattached End of contract Summer Hassan Attwan Unattached End of contract Summer Al-Habib Mohammed Unattached End of contract Summer Mohammed Ali Karim Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya End of contract Summer Wisam Zaki Unattached End of contract Summer Ahmed Kadhim Assad Unattached End of contract Summer Ali Salah Hashim Zakho Transfer Summer Salih Sadir Naft Al-Wasat Transfer Summer Nawaf Slall Unattached End of contract Summer Mustafa Hussein Unattached End of contract Summer Majeed Hameed Unattached End of contract Summer Waleed Bahar Al-Naft Transfer Summer Mohammed Jabbar Rubat Naft Al-Janoob Transfer Summer Mustafa Jalal Wadi Degla Transfer Summer Ahmed Jabbar Al-Mina'a Transfer Summer Muhannad Qassim Baghdad Transfer Summer Ahmed Khalid Unattached End of contract Summer Ahmed Essa Al-Zawra'a Transfer Summer Osama Ali Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer Winter
Technical staff
Position StaffHead coachAyoub OdishoAssistant coachHassan TurkiAssistant coachKareem SalmanAssistant coachSadiq SaadounGoalkeeping coachHisham Ali
Statistics Top scorers Rank Pos. No. NameIraqi Premier LeagueTotal1FW10 Abdul-Qadir Tariq10102FW9 Younis Mahmoud333FW16 Yassir Abdul-Mohsen22FW38 James Abban22MF13 Thaer Kroma224FW31 Abdul-Latif Salqini11FW27 Karrar Ali Dodah11MF8 Mustafa Al-Ameen11MF22 Samer Saeed11DF4 Mohammed Abdul-Zahra11DF18 Mahdi Karim11DF2 Saad Hassan11DF39 Ahmed Nadhim11Own goals11Total2828
Captains Rank Pos. No. Name Starts1FW9 Younis Mahmoud132DF18 Mahdi Karim63DF4 Mohammed Abdul-Zahra5Total24
Penalties Date Name Opponent Result21 October 2015 Abdul-Qadir TariqAl-Karkh28 February 2016 Mahdi KarimSamawa
Friendlies
Competitions Overall record Competition First match Last match RecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Iraqi Premier League 14 September 2015 21 May 2016 Total
Iraqi Premier League
Group stage
Results by round
Matches
Last updated: 3 March 2016Source: Kooora
Final stage
Results by round
Matches
Last updated: 21 May 2016Source: Kooora
References