2011–12 Iraqi Elite League

Iraqi Premier League

Season	2011–12
Matches played	222
Goals scored	444 (2 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hammadi Ahmed (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Arbil 5–0 Al-Taji (22 February 2012) Dohuk 5–0 Al-Shirqat (2 March 2012)
Biggest away win	Al-Hedood 0–6 Al Zawraa (7 April 2012)
Highest scoring	Al Zawraa 5-2 Al-Taji (14 March 2012)
Longest winning run	7 games Arbil (2 February 2012 - ongoing)
Longest unbeaten run	19 games Arbil (29 October 2011 - ongoing)
Longest losing run	6 games Al-Hedood (25 January 2012 - ongoing)
← 2010–11

The 2011–12 Iraqi Premier League will be the 38th season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season began on 29 October 2011. Al Zawraa are the defending champions, having won their 12th league title the previous season.

A total of 20 teams are contesting the league, sixteen returning from the 2010–11 season and four promoted from the Iraq Division 1.

Changes from 2010–11

League's Format

Twelve teams were relegated to the Iraq Division 1 after finishing in the bottom six spots, of the North Group and the South Group at the end of the 2010–11 season. Since 2003 the league has been divided in groups, this season there will be a tradtional league format containing 20 clubs. From the 28 teams contested in the 2010–11 season 16 teams will remain in the league while the other twelve teams were relegated. And four teams from the Iraq Division 1 were promoted to the Iraqi Premier League.

The teams that were promoted from the First Division are Al-Hedood, Al-Shirqat, Al-Taji and Kirkuk FC

Teams

Stadia and locations

Al-Hedood

Al-Kahraba

Al-Karkh

Al-Naft

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Al-Shorta

Al-Sinaa

Al-Taji

Al-Talaba

Al-Zawraa

Baghdad

Duhok

Zaxo

Arbil

Kirkuk

Shirqat

Karbala

Najaf

Al-Minaa

Team	Home city	Venue	Capacity	Notes
-	Baghdad	Al-Shaab Stadium	40,000	Some matches
Al-Hedood	Baghdad
Al-Kahraba	Baghdad
Al-Karkh	Baghdad	Al Karkh Stadium	6,000
Al-Masafi	Baghdad	Al-Masafi Stadium	5,000
Al-Minaa	Basra	New Minaa Stadium	30,000	Under construction
Al-Naft	Baghdad	Al Naft Stadium	3,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Baghdad	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium	10,000
Al-Shorta	Baghdad	Al Shorta Stadium	7,000
Al-Sinaa	Baghdad	Al Sina'a Stadium	10,000
Al-Shirqat	Kirkuk	Al Shirqat Stadium	5,000
Al-Taji	Baghdad	Al Taji Stadium	5,000
Al-Talaba	Baghdad	Al Karkh Stadium	6,000
Al-Zawraa	Baghdad	Al Zawraa Stadium	20,000
Arbil FC	Arbil	Franso Hariri Stadium	28,000
Baghdad FC	Baghdad	Baghdad Stadium	3,000
Dohuk FC	Dohuk	Duhok Stadium	20,000
Karbalaa FC	Karbalaa	Karbala Stadium	5,000
Kirkuk FC	Kirkuk	Kirkuk Stadium	5,000
Najaf FC	Najaf	An Najaf Stadium	10,000
Zakho FC	Zakho	Zakho Stadium	6,000

Personnel

Team	Manager
Al Hedood	Adel Nima
Al-Kahraba	Hasan Ahmed
Al Karkh	Ali Wahab
Al-Masafi	Nazar Ashraf
Al-Minaa	Rahim Hameed
Al-Naft	Sabah Abdul-Jalil
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Ayoub Odisho
Al-Shirqat FC	Adel Khdhaier
Al Shorta	Basim Qasim
Al-Sinaa	Qahtan Jatheer
Al Taji	Karim Hussain
Al Talaba	Jamal Ali
Al Zawraa	Yahya Alwan
Arbil FC	Nizar Mahrous
Baghdad FC	Karim Kurdy
Dohuk FC	Ayman El-Hakeem
Kirkuk FC	Usamah Nuri
Karbalaa FC	Nabeel Zaki
Najaf FC	Hatef Shumran
Zakho FC	Mohammad Qwayed

League Table

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arbil	19	13	6	0	33	10	+23	45	2013 AFC Cup
2	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	19	12	6	1	30	8	+22	42	2013 AFC Cup
3	Al-Talaba	19	13	1	5	28	16	+12	40	Arab Champions League
4	Dohuk	19	10	6	3	27	9	+18	36
5	Al-Shorta	19	8	9	2	20	9	+11	33
6	Zakho	19	9	5	5	27	19	+8	32
7	Najaf	19	7	10	2	21	16	+5	31
8	Al-Sinaa	19	7	7	5	15	14	+1	28
9	Al-Zawraa	18	7	5	6	24	21	+3	26
10	Al-Minaa	19	6	6	7	17	20	-3	24
11	Al-Karkh	19	5	8	6	17	19	-2	23
12	Baghdad	19	4	9	6	13	13	+0	21
13	Karbala	18	6	3	9	23	25	-2	21
14	Al-Naft	19	4	7	8	14	19	-5	19
15	Al-Kahraba	19	5	3	11	22	30	-8	18
16	Kirkuk	19	5	3	11	9	24	-15	18
17	Al-Shirqat	19	5	2	12	15	29	-14	17	Relegation to the Iraq Division 1
18	Al-Masafi	19	4	5	10	8	22	-14	17
19	Al-Taji	19	2	7	10	14	32	-18	13
20	Al-Hedood	19	1	4	14	12	34	-22	7

Update: 25 March

References

• Goalzz.com
• Iraqi League
• League table