The 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League () was the 43rd season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 15 September 2016, and ended on 10 August 2017.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won their sixth Premier League title, finishing four points ahead of second-placed Al-Naft and losing just one game throughout the campaign. It was the club's first league title since the 2004–05 season, and their manager Basim Qasim became the first manager to win titles in two consecutive seasons with two different teams.Goalzz.comSoccerway
Teams
Twenty teams were to compete in the league – the top eighteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the First Division League. However, Erbil withdrew from the league after 12 rounds, so nineteen teams completed the season.
Al-Hussein were promoted as the leaders of the final stage after drawing 1–1 against Brayati on 19 July 2016, at Al-Shaab Stadium, to appear for the first time in their history in the Iraqi Premier League. Al-Bahri were promoted, to appear for the seventh time in the Iraqi Premier League (the first since 1990–91), as the runners-up after drawing with Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 2–2 on the same day at Al-Karkh Stadium. They replace Duhok, who withdrew from the last season, and Al-Sinaa.
Stadia and locations Club Location Stadium Capacity Al-Bahri Basra Al-Zubair Stadium 5,000 Al-Hudood Baghdad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium 6,000 Al-Hussein Baghdad Five Thousand Stadium 5,000 Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad Al-Kahrabaa Stadium 2,000 Al-Karkh Baghdad Al-Karkh Stadium 5,150 Al-Minaa Basra Basra International Stadium 65,227 Al-Naft Baghdad Al-Naft Stadium 3,000 Al-Najaf Najaf Al-Najaf Stadium 12,000 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium 6,000 Al-Samawa Samawa Al-Samawa Stadium 10,000 Al-Shorta Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 34,200 Al-Talaba Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 34,200 Al-Zawraa Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 34,200 Amanat Baghdad Baghdad Amanat Baghdad Stadium 5,000 Erbil Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium 25,000 Karbala Karbala Karbala International Stadium 30,000 Naft Al-Junoob Basra Al-Zubair Stadium 5,000 Naft Al-Wasat Najaf Naft Al-Wasat Stadium 5,000 Naft Maysan Amara Al-Maimouna Stadium 3,000 Zakho Zakho Zakho International Stadium 20,000
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Alaa Abdul-ZahraAl-Zawraa232 Bassim AliNaft Al-Junoob183 Hammadi AhmedAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya174 Marwan HusseinAl-Shorta155 Aymen HusseinAl-Naft14 Aboubakar KonéAl-Talaba Ali SaadAl-Karkh / Al-Naft
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta Al-Hudood 3–2 Aboubakar Koné Al-Talaba Al-Karkh 3–0 Mohanad Ali4 Al-Kahrabaa Al-Karkh 5–3 Abbas Abid Zakho Al-Talaba 3–4 Yassir Abdul-Mohsen Al-Talaba Zakho 4–3 Bassim Ali Naft Al-Junoob Al-Samawa 3–1 Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Zawraa Al-Hussein 6–4 Ali Saad4 Al-Naft Zakho 6–0
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals
Awards Award Winner Club Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season Ali Raheem Al-Zawraa
See also 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
References
External links Iraq Football Association