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The 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League was the 39th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. The season began on 19 October 2012 and finished on 4 September 2013. Al-Shorta were crowned champions for the third time, finishing on 72 points, two points ahead of nearest competitors Erbil.

Season2012–13
Dates19 October 2012 – 4 September 2013
ChampionsAl-Shorta
(3rd title)
RelegatedAl-Kahrabaa
Sulaymaniya
Al-Sinaa
Kirkuk
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Iraqi Elite League
Season2012–13
Dates19 October 2012 – 4 September 2013
ChampionsAl-Shorta
(3rd title)
RelegatedAl-Kahrabaa
Sulaymaniya
Al-Sinaa
Kirkuk
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Shorta
AFC CupErbil
Matches305
Goals776 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerAmjad Radhi
(25 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Zawraa 7–0 Kirkuk
(29 April 2013)
Erbil 8–1 Al-Minaa
(27 June 2013)
Biggest away winAl-Sinaa 0–6 Al-Minaa
(12 April 2013)
Highest scoringErbil 8–1 Al-Minaa
(27 June 2013)
Longest winning run6 games
Zakho
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Longest unbeaten run20 games
Al-Shorta
Longest winless run14 games
Kirkuk
Longest losing run12 games
Kirkuk
2013–14
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Having only managed a seventh-place finish in the previous season, Al-Shorta's results improved significantly under the presidency of Ayad Bunyan and they were able to outperform favourites Erbil, Duhok, Al-Zawraa and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.[1]

On the final day of the season, three teams were all still in the race for the title. Al-Shorta needed a win against Al-Talaba to secure the league, whilst Erbil had to defeat Al-Najaf and hope that Al-Shorta failed to win their game if they wanted to retain their title. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya needed both Al-Shorta and Erbil to slip up and needed to defeat Masafi Al-Wasat by a large goal margin in order for them to go home with the trophy.

All three teams ended up winning their respective matches, making Al-Shorta the champions. It was the club's first league title since the 1997–98 season.[2]

SWAT incident

On 23 June 2013, after a match with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, seven football players of Karbala and their manager were beaten by the anti-terror police. They used sticks and batons against the eight men.

Five of them were in critical condition, and on June 30, Mohammed Abbas Al-Jabouri, the club's manager, died in hospital.[3] Several teams refused to play their matches in round 25 as a result of the incident.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shorta (C) 34 20 12 2 62 29 +33 72 Qualification for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 1
2 Erbil 34 21 7 6 68 34 +34 70 Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 34 21 6 7 60 33 +27 69
4 Al-Zawraa 34 18 11 5 61 29 +32 65
5 Duhok 34 16 10 8 54 35 +19 58
6 Baghdad 34 13 14 7 36 28 +8 53
7 Zakho 34 14 10 10 48 41 +7 52
8 Al-Minaa 34 15 7 12 54 48 +6 52
9 Al-Naft 34 13 7 14 43 43 0 46
10 Naft Al-Junoob 33 9 12 12 47 49 −2 39[a]
11 Al-Najaf 34 10 8 16 34 43 −9 38
12 Karbala 34 9 10 15 40 49 −9 37
13 Masafi Al-Wasat 34 10 7 17 27 39 −12 37
14 Al-Talaba 34 9 8 17 35 47 −12 35
15 Al-Kahrabaa (R) 33 9 7 17 30 49 −19 34[a] Relegation to the Iraqi First Division League
16 Sulaymaniya (R) 34 9 7 18 37 60 −23 34
17 Al-Sinaa (R) 34 4 13 17 23 46 −23 25
18 Kirkuk (R) 34 4 6 24 17 74 −57 18
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Al-Kahrabaa and Naft Al-Junoob refused to play each other in round 25 after the hospitalisation of Karbala's coach Mohammed Abbas Al-Jabouri. On July 27, before round 30, the IFA decided not to deduct either team any points.

Results

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Home \ Away KAH MIN NFT NJF QWJ SHR SIN TLB ZWR BGD DUH ERB KRB KRK MAS NFJ SUL ZAK
Al-Kahrabaa 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–5 2–1 2–0 1–0 –[a] 1–0 1–2
Al-Minaa 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–3 4–4 3–0[b] 0–0 0–2 5–2 2–1
Al-Naft 1–2 2–1 4–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–4 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–2 4–2 2–1 0–2 1–1
Al-Najaf 1–3 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–2 1–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–0[a] 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
Al-Shorta 0–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–3 1–1 3–2 1–0 5–0 2–1 4–0 2–0
Al-Sinaa 1–1 0–6 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1
Al-Talaba 2–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–0[a] 2–3
Al-Zawraa 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–0[c] 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 7–0 2–1 3–2 4–0 4–1
Baghdad 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–3[a] 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1
Duhok 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 2–1 4–2 4–0 2–2
Erbil 2–1 8–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–0[d] 6–0 3–0 0–1 4–1 2–1
Karbala 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–4 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–2
Kirkuk 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1
Masafi Al-Wasat 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Naft Al-Junoob 4–1 4–3 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–3
Sulaymaniya 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 2–1 6–2 0–1 1–0 0–1
Zakho 6–2 2–3 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 1–1
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Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Najaf were awarded 3–0 wins in round 25 because their respective opponents Sulaymaniya, Kirkuk and Amanat Baghdad all withdrew following the hospitalisation of Karbala's manager Mohammed Abbas Al-Jabouri. Meanwhile, the Al-Kahrabaa–Naft Al-Junoob match from the same round was not held as both teams refused to play the game.
  2. [b]
    The Al-Minaa–Kirkuk match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Minaa, as Kirkuk did not turn up for the game.
  3. [c]
    The Al-Zawraa–Al-Sinaa match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Zawraa, as Al-Sinaa refused to play the game in protest at the IFA reversing its punishment of Al-Zawraa fans and allowing them to attend the game.
  4. [d]
    The Erbil–Karbala match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Erbil, as Karbala did not turn up for the game.

Season statistics

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iraq Amjad Radhi Erbil 25
2 Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Duhok 20
3 Iraq Mustafa Karim Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 18
4 Iraq Luay Salah Erbil 15
5 Iraq Mustafa Jawda Al-Kahrabaa 11
Iraq Haidar Sabah Al-Zawraa
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
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Player[4]ForAgainstResultDate
Cameroon Jean Michel N'LendAl-ShortaAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya4–118 November 2012
Iraq Nasser Tallaa4Al-MinaaSulaymaniya5–227 January 2013
Iraq Amjad RadhiErbilKirkuk6–028 January 2013
Iraq Amjad RadhiErbilAl-Najaf4–128 February 2013
Iraq Hassan HamoudAl-MinaaAl-Sinaa6–012 April 2013
Iraq Alaa Abdul-ZahraDuhokKirkuk4–019 April 2013
Iraq Emad MohammedAl-ZawraaKirkuk7–029 April 2013
Iraq Mustafa JawdaAl-KahrabaaErbil3–56 May 2013
Iraq Younis ShakorZakhoAl-Kahrabaa6–24 September 2013
Iraq Firas IsmailZakhoAl-Kahrabaa6–24 September 2013
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Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Media coverage

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Iraqi Elite League Media Coverage
Country Television Channel Matches
 Iraq Al-Iraqiya Sports Channel 3 matches per round
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