The 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League () was the 45th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 14 September 2018 and ended on 24 July 2019.
A two-horse title race ensued for most of the season and Al-Shorta ended up as champions by finishing five points ahead of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at the top of the table. During this season, Al-Shorta managed to equal the record of 39 consecutive Iraqi Premier League matches undefeated set by Al-Zawraa in 1994. The club's manager Nebojša Jovović became the first manager from Europe to win the Iraqi Premier League title.
Teams Team Location Stadium Capacity Al-Bahri Basra Al-Fayhaa Stadium 10,000 Al-Diwaniya Diwaniya Al-Diwaniya Stadium 5,000 Al-Hudood Baghdad Al-Taji Stadium 5,000 Al-Hussein Baghdad Five Thousand Stadium 5,000 Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad Al-Taji Stadium 5,000 Al-Karkh Baghdad Al-Karkh Stadium 5,150 Al-Minaa Basra Al-Fayhaa Stadium 10,000 Al-Naft Baghdad Al-Sinaa Stadium 10,000 Al-Najaf Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 34,200 Al-Samawa Samawa Al-Samawa Stadium 5,000 Al-Shorta Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 34,200 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Baghdad Al-Taji Stadium 5,000 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 Naft Al-Junoob Basra Al-Fayhaa Stadium 10,000 Naft Al-Wasat Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000 Naft Maysan Amara Maysan Olympic Stadium 25,000
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Alaa Abdul-ZahraAl-Shorta282 Marwan HusseinAl-Talaba233 Alaa AbbasAl-Zawraa204 Mohanad AliAl-Shorta19 Mohammed DawoodAl-Naft
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Mohammed Dawood Al-Naft Al-Minaa 4–2 Alassane Diallo Al-Shorta Al-Diwaniya 7–1 Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Shorta Al-Diwaniya 7–1 Mohammed Dawood4 Al-Naft Naft Al-Junoob 5–1 Marwan Hussein Al-Talaba Naft Al-Junoob 4–1 Shareef Abdul-Kadhim Al-Hudood Al-Karkh 3–5 Mohammed Jabbar Shokan Al-Minaa Al-Samawa 3–0 Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Shorta Al-Kahrabaa 5–3 Omar Mansouri Al-Zawraa Naft Al-Wasat 3–3 Hammadi Ahmed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shorta 3–2 Alaa Abbas Al-Zawraa Al-Talaba 5–0 Farhan Shakor Al-Naft Al-Talaba 4–1
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals
Awards Award Winner Club Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season Mohanad Ali Al-Shorta
See also 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup
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