2005–06 Iraqi Premier League

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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]

Season2005–06
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(11th title)
RelegatedAl-Karkh
Ararat
Al-Samawa
Al-Kadhimiya
Zakho
Al-Kut
Al-Sulaikh
Al-Amana
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Zawraa
Al-Najaf
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Iraqi Premier League
Season2005–06
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(11th title)
RelegatedAl-Karkh
Ararat
Al-Samawa
Al-Kadhimiya
Zakho
Al-Kut
Al-Sulaikh
Al-Amana
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Zawraa
Al-Najaf
Arab Champions LeagueErbil
Top goalscorerSahib Abbas
(17 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Talaba 6–0 Ararat
(4 March 2006)
Biggest away winAl-Amana 0–5 Al-Najaf
(9 December 2005)
Al-Kut 0–5 Karbala
(3 March 2006)
Highest scoringKarbala 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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Group stage

North Group

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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 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1
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Central Group 1

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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 0–2 0–1 0–5 0–1 0–3 0–0
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Central Group 2

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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 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2
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South Group

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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[a]
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 0–0 0–5 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0
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Source: Goalzz
Notes:
  1. [a]
    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 while Al-Kut were winning 2–0.

Elite stage

Group 1

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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
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Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZWR DHK JSH
1 Al-Zawraa 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10 Qualified to Semi-finals 3–0[a] 2–0
2 Duhok 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4 0–0 2–0
3 Al-Jaish 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3 0–3 2–1
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Source: Goalzz
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The Al-Zawraa–Duhok match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Zawraa, as Duhok turned up late to the game.

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NJF KRB SHR
1 Al-Najaf 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7 Qualified to Semi-finals 3–1 2–0
2 Karbala 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6 1–0 1–4
3 Al-Shorta 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4 0–0 1–2
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Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification QWJ TLB MYS
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7 Qualified to Semi-finals 0–1 3–0
2 Al-Talaba 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 1–3 4–2
3 Maysan 4 0 2 2 4 9 −5 2 1–1 1–1
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Golden stage

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

Semi-finals

More information Al-Najaf, 4–1 ...
Al-Najaf4–1Erbil
Mohsen 3'
Abdul-Razzaq 12', 82'
Abbas 32'		 Abdul-Wahid 90' (pen.)
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More information Erbil, 1–0 at 60' ...
Erbil1–0 at 60'Al-Najaf
Al-Deen 60' (pen.)
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Match abandoned due to crowd trouble
Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil
More information Erbil, 1–1 ...
Erbil1–1Al-Najaf
Younis 89' Falih 80'
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Replay behind closed doors
Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil

Al-Najaf won 5–2 on aggregate

More information Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, 1–1 ...
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–1Al-Zawraa
Mansoor 50' Mohammed 3'
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More information Al-Zawraa, 2–0 ...
Al-Zawraa2–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Abdul-Zahra 59'
Fawzi 82'
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players walked off the field at 90+3' due to crowd trouble
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Zawraa won 3–1 on aggregate

Third place match

More information Erbil, 3–0 (w/o) ...
Erbil3–0 (w/o)Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Match awarded as 3–0 win to Erbil as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were disqualified for the events that occurred during their semi-final second leg

Final

More information Al-Zawraa, 0–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Al-Zawraa0–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Najaf
Penalties
Fawzi football with check mark
Kadhim football with check mark
Abdul-Amir football with check mark
Sabah football with red X
Mubarak football with check mark		 4–3 football with red X Sultan
football with check mark Mohsen
football with check mark Jawad
football with red X Omran
football with check mark Jassim
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Referee: Kadhim Awda
Al-Zawraa
Al-Najaf

Season statistics

Top four positions

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Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1Al-Zawraa 194578.9%2007 AFC Champions League
2Al-Najaf 193052.6%2007 AFC Champions League
3Erbil 192849.1%2006–07 Arab Champions League
4Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 193052.6%
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Top scorers

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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
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
Player[2]ForAgainstResultDate
Iraq Ahmed Salah Al-TalabaKirkuk3–01 November 2005
Iraq Alaa Kadhim Al-TalabaZakho4–015 November 2005
Iraq Sahib Abbas KarbalaAl-Kut4–29 December 2005
Iraq Sahib Abbas KarbalaAl-Kut5–03 March 2006
Iraq Alaa Kalaf Al-TalabaArarat6–04 March 2006
Iraq Karrar Jassim Al-NajafKarbala3–121 April 2006
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