The following is the list of Iraq Stars League top scorers by season from 1974–75. The latest top scorer is Sherzod Temirov of Erbil, who scored 28 goals in 2025–26.
Younis Abid Ali holds the record for most goals in a single season at 36, while Zahrawi Jaber scored the fewest goals in a season for a league top scorer at six. Thirteen players were top scorers in more than one season: Thamer Yousif, Ali Hussein Mahmoud, Hussein Saeed, Ahmed Radhi, Rahim Hameed, Karim Saddam, Hashim Ridha, Ahmed Salah, Amjad Radhi, Hammadi Ahmed, Alaa Abdul-Zahra, Mohannad Abdul-Raheem and Aymen Hussein. Rahim Hameed became the first player to become the league's top scorer three times in a row, in 1985–86, 1986–87 and 1987–88. Karim Saddam is the most successful player by winning the top scorer award four times, in 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1992–93. Syrian player Mahmoud Al-Mawas became the first non-Iraqi player to win the top scorer award in 2021–22.
Amjad Radhi is the all-time top scorer of the Iraq Stars League with a total of 180 goals.
Winners
+KeyPlayer Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)§Denotes the club were Stars League champions in the same season
YearPlayerGoalsClubNationality1974–75Thamer YousifAl-Naqil1975–76Thamer Yousif (2)Al-Zawraa1976–77Zahrawi JaberAl-Shorta1977–78Jalil HanoonAl-Minaa1978–79Falah HassanAl-Zawraa1979–80Ali Hussein MahmoudAl-Shorta1980–81Hussein SaeedAl-Talaba1981–82Thamer Yousif (3)Al-Zawraa1982–83Hussein Saeed (2)Al-Talaba1983–84Ali Hussein Mahmoud (2)Al-Jaish1984–851985–86Ahmed Radhi9Al-RasheedHussein Saeed (3)Al-TalabaRahim HameedAl-Jaish1986–87Rahim Hameed (2)Al-Jaish1987–88Rahim Hameed (3)Al-Jaish1988–89Karim SaddamAl-Zawraa1989–90Majeed Abdul-Ridha13Al-ShababKarim Saddam (2)Al-Zawraa1990–91Karim Saddam (3)Al-Zawraa1991–92Ahmed Radhi (2)Al-Zawraa1992–93Karim Saddam (4)Al-Zawraa1993–94Younis Abid AliAl-Shorta1994–95Muayad JudiAl-Karkh1995–96Hussam Fawzi11Al-ZawraaAli HassanAl-Karkh1996–97Ali HashimAl-Najaf1997–98Mahmoud MajeedAl-Shorta1998–99Ahmed Khudhair19Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaHashim RidhaAl-Shorta1999–2000Haidar AyedAl-Nasiriya2000–01Hussein AbdullahDuhok2001–02Hashim Ridha (2)Al-Shorta2002–032003–042004–05Mustafa KarimAl-Kahrabaa2005–06Sahib AbbasKarbala2006–07Ahmed SalahErbil2007–08Asaad Abdul-NabiAl-Kahrabaa2008–09Ahmed Salah (2)Erbil2009–10Amjad RadhiAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya2010–11Luay SalahErbil2011–12Hammadi AhmedAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya2012–13Amjad Radhi (2)Erbil2013–14Ali SalahAl-Talaba2014–15Marwan HusseinAl-Shorta2015–16Hammadi Ahmed (2)12Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaMohannad Abdul-RaheemAl-Zawraa2016–17Alaa Abdul-ZahraAl-Zawraa2017–18Wissam SaadounNaft Maysan2018–19Alaa Abdul-Zahra (2)Al-Shorta2019–202020–21Aymen HusseinAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya2021–22Mahmoud Al-MawasAl-Shorta2022–23Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (2)Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2023–24Aymen Hussein (2)Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2024–25Mohanad AliAl-Shorta2025–26Sherzod TemirovErbil
Awards won by player The following table lists the number of awards won by players who have won at least two top scorer awards.
Players in bold are still active in the Iraq Stars League. AwardsPlayerSeasons41988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–9331974–75, 1975–76, 1981–821980–81, 1982–83, 1985–861985–86, 1986–87, 1987–8821979–80, 1983–841985–86, 1991–921998–99, 2001–022006–07, 2008–092009–10, 2012–132011–12, 2015–162016–17, 2018–192015–16, 2022–232020–21, 2023–24
Awards won by nationality CountryPlayersTotal34521111
Awards won by club ClubTotalPlayersAl-ZawraaAl-ShortaAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaErbilAl-JaishAl-TalabaAl-KahrabaaAl-KarkhAl-MinaaAl-NajafAl-NaqilAl-NasiriyaAl-RasheedAl-ShababDuhokKarbalaNaft Maysan
All-time scorers
See also Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season
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