The 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League was the 49th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest tier football league in Iraq, since its establishment in 1974 and the last season under the name Iraqi Premier League. The season started on 9 October 2022 and ended on 21 July 2023.
Al-Hudood, Karbala and Duhok joined as the promoted clubs from the 2021–22 Iraqi First Division League, replacing Amanat Baghdad, Al-Minaa and Samarra who were relegated.
Al-Shorta were crowned Iraqi Premier League champions for the second time in a row, securing the title with a 3–0 win away to Naft Maysan in the penultimate round of the season.
Teams
Clubs and locations Team Manager Location Stadium Capacity Al-Diwaniya Haider Hussien Shamran Al-Qadisiyya Al-Kut Olympic Stadium20,000 Al-Hudood Adel Nima Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium34,200 Al-Kahrabaa Luay Salah Baghdad Al-Zawraa Stadium15,443 Al-Karkh Ahmed Abdul-Jabar Baghdad Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium5,150 Al-Naft Basim Qasim Baghdad Al-Madina Stadium32,000 Al-Najaf Saad Hafedh Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium30,000 Al-Qasim Chasib Sultan Babil Karbala International Stadium30,000 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Moamen Soliman Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium34,200 Al-Shorta Ahmed Salah Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium34,200 Al-Sinaa Qusay Munir Baghdad Al-Sinaa Stadium10,000 Al-Talaba Ahmed Khalaf Baghdad Al-Madina Stadium32,000 Al-Zawraa Haidar Abdul-Amir Baghdad Al-Zawraa Stadium15,443 Duhok Soliman Ramadan Duhok Duhok Stadium22,800 Erbil Abbas Obeid Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium25,000 Karbala Haidar Aboodi Karbala Karbala International Stadium30,000 Naft Al-Basra Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Basra Al-Fayhaa Stadium10,000 Naft Al-Wasat Majed Najim Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium30,000 Naft Maysan Uday Ismail Maysan Maysan Olympic Stadium25,000 Newroz Wali Kareem Sulaymaniya Sulaymaniya Stadium15,000 Zakho Nizar Mahrous Duhok Zakho International Stadium20,000
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentAl-Diwaniya Qusay MunirMutual consent26 August 2022Pre-season Samer Saeed29 August 2022Erbil Nizar MahrousMutual consent16 October 202216th Ghazi Fahad22 October 2022Zakho Hamza HadiMutual consent25 October 202214th Haidar Abdul-Amir30 October 2022Al-Naft Hassan AhmedMutual consent1 November 202218th Hakeem Shaker1 November 2022Al-Talaba Thair AhmedMutual consent4 November 20227th Yamen Zelfani20 November 2022Al-Diwaniya Samer SaeedMutual consent30 November 202220th Haitham Al-Shboul1 December 2022Al-Sinaa Sadeq HanoonSacked30 November 202219th Tahsin Fadhel (interim)1 December 2022 Tahsin FadhelEnd of interim spell27 December 202219th Khalid Mohammed Sabbar27 December 2022Naft Al-Wasat Abdul-Ghani ShahadSacked18 January 202312th Samer Saeed18 January 2023Al-Diwaniya Haitham Al-ShboulMutual consent27 January 202320th Chasib Sultan28 January 2023Al-Najaf Ahmed KhalafSacked3 February 20237th Abdul-Ghani Shahad4 February 2023Erbil Ghazi FahadMutual consent6 February 202317th Abdul-Qader Hussein (interim)6 February 2023Al-Naft Hakeem ShakerMutual consent7 February 202318th Mohammed Jassim (interim)7 February 2023Al-Qasim Ali Abdul-JabbarMutual consent13 February 202318th Hassan Hadi (interim)16 February 2023Al-Naft Mohammed Jassim End of interim spell1 March 202318th Mohamed Youssef1 March 2023Karbala Abbas AttiyaMutual consent4 March 202314th Haidar Aboodi4 March 2023Al-Diwaniya Chasib SultanMutual consent6 March 202320th Saeed Mohsen6 March 2023Erbil Abdul-Qader HusseinEnd of interim spell10 March 202316th Abbas Obeid10 March 2023Al-Diwaniya Saeed MohsenMutual consent12 March 202320th Ahmed Ali Takhtakh (interim)12 March 2023Al-Qasim Hassan HadiEnd of interim spell13 March 202318th Ali Abdul-Jabbar 13 March 2023Al-Shorta Moamen SolimanSacked17 March 20231st Ahmed Salah17 March 2023Al-Najaf Abdul-Ghani ShahadMutual consent31 March 20239th Saad Hafedh6 April 2023Al-Diwaniya Ahmed Ali TakhtakhEnd of interim spell3 April 202320th Haider Abu-Ajjah3 April 2023Al-Talaba Yamen ZelfaniMutual consent10 April 20235th Ahmed Khalaf11 April 2023Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Qahtan ChathirSacked10 April 20232nd Hammadi Ahmed (interim)15 April 2023Al-Sinaa Khalid Mohammed SabbarMutual consent12 April 202319th Qusay Munir13 April 2023Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Hammadi AhmedEnd of interim spell17 April 20232nd Moamen Soliman17 April 2023Naft Al-Wasat Samer SaeedMutual consent17 April 202316th Majed Najem18 April 2023Al-Qasim Ali Abdul-JabbarMutual consent27 April 202317th Chasib Sultan27 April 2023Zakho Haidar Abdul-AmirMutual consent1 May 202316th Nizar Mahrous2 May 2023Al-Naft Mohamed Youssef Mutual consent8 May 202318th Mohammed Jassim (interim)8 May 2023Al-Zawraa Ayoub OdishoMutual consent11 May 20233rd Haidar Abdul-Amir11 May 2023Al-Diwaniya Haider Abu-AjjahMutual consent14 May 202320th Haider Hussien Shamran14 May 2023Al-Naft Mohammed Jassim End of interim spell30 May 202318th Basim Qasim30 May 2023
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Mohannad Abdul-RaheemAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya182 Mouhamed SoueidAl-Hudood173 Denny AntwiAl-Naft164 Muhaimen Salim Al-Kahrabaa155 Cláudio MaradonaNewroz12 Alaa Abdul-ZahraAl-Shorta
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Nasser Al-Gahwashi Naft Al-Wasat Al-Naft 3–3 (A) Husham Ahmed Al-Sinaa Erbil 4–0 (A) Aso Rostam Al-Shorta Naft Maysan 3–0 (H) Denny Antwi Al-Naft Al-Karkh 3–2 (H) Muhaimen Salim4 Al-Kahrabaa Al-Diwaniya 5–0 (H)
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals (H) – Home team(A) – Away team
References
External links Official website Iraq Football Association