2021–22_Iraqi_Premier_League

2021–22 Iraqi Premier League

2021–22 Iraqi Premier League

Football league season


The 2021–22 Iraqi Premier League was the 48th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest tier football league in Iraq, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 20 September 2021 and ended on 3 July 2022, with the relegation play-off held on 10 September 2022.[1]

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

Al-Shorta secured the title with seven rounds of the league remaining, setting a new record for the earliest title win in Iraq and finishing a record 21 points clear at the top of the table. Al-Shorta also became the first club to beat all other teams in a 20-team season and the first club to win all Baghdad derbies home and away in one season.

Al-Shorta forward Mahmoud Al-Mawas from Syria became the first non-Iraqi player to win the league's top scorer award, scoring 22 goals, and the club's Egyptian manager Moamen Soliman became the first manager from Africa to win the Iraqi Premier League.[2]

Teams

Clubs and locations

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Al-Naft finished ahead of Naft Al-Wasat on head-to-head points: Al-Naft 1–1 Naft Al-Wasat, Naft Al-Wasat 0–2 Al-Naft.
  2. Naft Maysan finished ahead of Naft Al-Basra on head-to-head points: Naft Maysan 4–1 Naft Al-Basra, Naft Al-Basra 0–1 Naft Maysan.
  3. Al-Qasim finished ahead of Al-Sinaa on head-to-head points: Al-Qasim 0–0 Al-Sinaa, Al-Sinaa 0–1 Al-Qasim.
  4. Al-Diwaniya finished ahead of Amanat Baghdad on head-to-head points: Al-Diwaniya 2–0 Amanat Baghdad, Amanat Baghdad 0–1 Al-Diwaniya.

Results

More information Home \ Away, DIW ...
Source: IPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Al-Diwaniya–Al-Talaba match originally ended 1–1 but was changed to a 3–0 win for Al-Talaba due to Al-Diwaniya fielding the ineligible player Omar Jabbar.
  2. The Al-Najaf–Al-Diwaniya match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Najaf as Al-Diwaniya were not allowed to play the match due to having not paid their outstanding financial payments to players as required by the league's licensing criteria.
  3. The Naft Maysan–Zakho match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Naft Maysan, as Zakho did not turn up for the game.
  4. The Newroz–Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya match was not played due to the entry of Newroz fans into the stadium which violated COVID-19 restrictions, and was later awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
  5. The Zakho–Samarra match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Zakho, as Samarra did not turn up for the game.

Relegation play-off

More information Amanat Baghdad, 0–2 ...
Referee: Ahmed Kadhim

Duhok are promoted to the Iraqi Premier League, while Amanat Baghdad are relegated to the Iraqi First Division League.

Season statistics

Top scorers

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Hat-tricks

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Notes

(H) – Home team

Awards

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References

  1. "التطبيعية تحدد مواعيد انطلاق منافسات الموسم الكروي الجديد". Iraqi Football Association. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. "Premier League Player Stats - Goals". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. "Soccer Iraq – Domestic Seasons". Soccer Iraq. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

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