2005–06_Iraqi_Premier_League

Iraqi Premier League
Season	2005–06
Champions	Al-Zawraa; (11th title)
Relegated	Al-Karkh; Ararat; Al-Samawa; Al-Kadhimiya; Zakho; Al-Kut; Al-Sulaikh; Al-Amana
AFC Champions League	Al-Zawraa; Al-Najaf
Arab Champions League	Erbil
Top goalscorer	Sahib Abbas; (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Al-Talaba 6–0 Ararat; (4 March 2006)
Biggest away win	Al-Amana 0–5 Al-Najaf; (9 December 2005); Al-Kut 0–5 Karbala; (3 March 2006)
Highest scoring	Karbala 4–2 Al-Kut; (9 December 2005); Al-Talaba 6–0 Ararat; (4 March 2006); Al-Talaba 4–2 Maysan; (26 March 2006)
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2005–06 Iraqi Premier League

Football league season

The 2005–06 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on October 28, 2005. The 28 teams were split into four groups of seven. At the end of the group stage, the top three teams from each group (a total of 12 teams) advanced to the Elite Stage. In the Elite Stage, these 12 teams were split into four groups of three, with teams playing home and away against each team in their group respectively. The top team in each of the four groups moved on to the semi-finals, followed by a third place match and the final. Al-Zawraa won the league without losing a match.^[1]

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[table_note_NFJ_KUT0.16274669727438-2] The Naft Al-Junoob–Al-Kut match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Naft Al-Junoob after Al-Kut's players left the field during the match.

[table_note_ZWR_DHK0.418624095348-3] The Al-Zawraa–Duhok match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Zawraa, as Duhok turned up late to the game.

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"Iraqi Premier League 2005/2006 Group Stage All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	TLB	DHK	ERB	SRW	KRK	ARR	ZKH
1	Al-Talaba	12	7	3	2	22	5	+17	24	Qualified to Elite Stage		2–0	2–0	1–2	3–0	6–0	4–0
2	Duhok	12	5	5	2	10	5	+5	20		1–0		0–0	3–0	0–1	3–1	0–0
3	Erbil	12	4	5	3	10	7	+3	17		0–0	0–1		4–1	1–0	1–1	2–0
4	Sirwan	12	4	5	3	11	13	−2	17		0–0	1–1	0–0		2–1	3–0	1–0
5	Kirkuk	12	4	1	7	10	15	−5	13		2–3	0–1	1–0	1–1		2–0	0–2
6	Ararat	12	2	5	5	6	18	−12	11	Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	1–0		1–0
7	Zakho	12	2	4	6	6	12	−6	10	Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–0	1–2	1–1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	ZWR	SMR	NJF	NFT	KHR	KDH	AMN
1	Al-Zawraa	12	9	3	0	29	9	+20	30	Qualified to Elite Stage		5–0	2–1	2–2	3–1	2–1	2–0
2	Samarra	12	5	4	3	12	15	−3	19		1–4		3–1	2–2	1–0	2–1	1–0
3	Al-Najaf	12	5	3	4	19	10	+9	18		1–1	1–0		4–1	0–1	4–0	1–0
4	Al-Naft	12	4	6	2	14	15	−1	18		1–4	0–0	1–0		1–1	2–0	1–1
5	Al-Kahrabaa	12	3	6	3	14	12	+2	15		1–2	1–1	1–1	1–1		0–0	2–0
6	Al-Kadhimiya	12	0	7	5	6	15	−9	7	Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–2		2–2
7	Al-Amana	12	0	3	9	3	21	−18	3	Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League	0–2	0–1	0–5	0–1	0–3	0–0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	SHR	QWJ	JSH	SIN	DYL	KKH	SLK
1	Al-Shorta	12	9	3	0	21	4	+17	30	Qualified to Elite Stage		0–0	2–1	4–0	1–0	2–1	4–1
2	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	12	6	4	2	19	10	+9	22		1–1		2–2	1–1	1–0	5–2	4–1
3	Al-Jaish	12	5	3	4	12	10	+2	18		0–1	1–0		0–0	0–1	1–0	3–1
4	Al-Sinaa	12	3	5	4	7	10	−3	14		0–1	0–1	2–0		1–1	0–1	1–1
5	Diyala	12	3	4	5	5	9	−4	13		0–0	1–0	1–2	0–1		0–0	0–0
6	Al-Karkh	12	3	3	6	9	14	−5	12	Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League	0–3	0–1	0–2	0–0	3–0		0–0
7	Al-Sulaikh	12	0	4	8	5	21	−16	4	Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League	0–2	1–3	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	MIN	KRB	MYS	NFJ	SHT	SMW	KUT
1	Al-Minaa	12	8	3	1	22	9	+13	27	Qualified to Elite Stage		4–3	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–0	3–0
2	Karbala	12	8	2	2	27	15	+12	26		2–0		2–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	4–2
3	Maysan	12	4	5	3	12	10	+2	17		0–0	3–1		2–0	0–0	0–0	2–1
4	Naft Al-Junoob	12	4	2	6	11	13	−2	14		1–3	1–1	2–1		0–1	1–0	3–0^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Al-Shatra	12	3	5	4	9	15	−6	14		1–1	1–3	1–1	1–0		1–1	3–2
6	Al-Samawa	12	1	6	5	11	13	−2	9	Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League	1–2	2–3	1–1	0–0	3–0		2–2
7	Al-Kut	12	1	3	8	8	25	−17	6	Relegated to the Iraqi First Division League	0–0	0–5	0–1	0–2	0–0	1–0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ERB	SMR	MIN
1	Erbil	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	7	Qualified to Semi-finals		1–0	3–0
2	Samarra	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6		2–1		1–0
3	Al-Minaa	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	4		2–2	2–1

2005–06_Iraqi_Premier_League

2005–06 Iraqi Premier League

Group stage

North Group

Central Group 1

Central Group 2

South Group

Elite stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Golden stage

Semi-finals

First legs

Second legs

Third place match

Final

Season statistics

Top four positions

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

References

External links

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Semi-finals				Final

Al-Najaf	4	1	5

Erbil	1	1	2
				Al-Zawraa (p)	0 (4)

				Al-Najaf	0 (3)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1	0	1

Al-Zawraa	1	2	3	Third place match


				Erbil (w/o)	3

				Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	0

Al-Zawraa	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Al-Najaf

Penalties
Fawzi Kadhim Abdul-Amir Sabah Mubarak	4–3	Sultan Mohsen Jawad Omran Jassim

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts	Eff	Qualification
1	Al-Zawraa	19	45	78.9%	2007 AFC Champions League
2	Al-Najaf	19	30	52.6%	2007 AFC Champions League
3	Erbil	19	28	49.1%	2006–07 Arab Champions League
4	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	19	30	52.6%

Pos	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Sahib Abbas	17	Karbala
2	Mustafa Karim	14	Al-Shorta
3	Husham Mohammed	9	Al-Zawraa
4	Ahmed Ali Kareem	7	Al-Samawa
	Alaa Kalaf		Al-Talaba
	Yassir Abdul-Razzaq		Al-Najaf
	Alaa Kadhim		Al-Talaba
	Nawaf Falah		Al-Minaa
	Qusay Abdul-Wahid		Erbil

Player^[2]	For	Against	Result	Date
Ahmed Salah	Al-Talaba	Kirkuk	3–0	1 November 2005
Alaa Kadhim	Al-Talaba	Zakho	4–0	15 November 2005
Sahib Abbas	Karbala	Al-Kut	4–2	9 December 2005
Sahib Abbas	Karbala	Al-Kut	5–0	3 March 2006
Alaa Kalaf	Al-Talaba	Ararat	6–0	4 March 2006
Karrar Jassim	Al-Najaf	Karbala	3–1	21 April 2006