1996–97 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League

Season	1996–97
Champions	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (4th title)
Relegated	Al-Karkh Al-Kadhimiya Al-Ramadi
1998–99 Asian Club Championship	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Al-Talaba
Top goalscorer	Ali Hashim (19 goals)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League was the 23rd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Advanced League to Iraqi Premier League. The league title was won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya for the first time in five years. They also won the Iraq FA Cup, the Iraqi Elite Cup and the Iraqi Super Cup in this season, completing the first ever domestic quadruple in Iraqi football history.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (C)	30	22	3	5	63	24	+39	69	1998–99 Asian Club Championship
2	Al-Zawraa	30	20	7	3	78	26	+52	67
3	Al-Talaba	30	17	9	4	58	16	+42	60	1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1
4	Al-Najaf	30	18	5	7	52	26	+26	59
5	Al-Shorta	30	12	10	8	48	33	+15	46
6	Al-Mosul	30	12	7	11	40	48	–8	43
7	Samaraa	30	10	9	11	35	45	–10	39
8	Al-Minaa	30	9	10	11	22	32	–10	37
9	Al-Naft	30	9	9	12	33	35	–2	36
10	Al-Sinaa	30	8	8	14	22	42	–20	32
11	Al-Kut	30	8	7	15	34	43	–9	31
12	Salahaddin	30	7	10	13	26	40	–14	31
13	Al-Sulaikh	30	7	7	16	27	46	–19	28
14	Al-Karkh	30	6	9	15	24	51	–27	27	Relegated to Iraq Division 1
15	Al-Kadhimiya	30	6	8	16	20	35	–15	26
16	Al-Ramadi	30	5	10	15	19	59	–40	25

¹ For reasons unclear, the Iraq Football Association decided to admit third-placed Al-Talaba into the Cup Winners' Cup, rather than league runners-up Al-Zawraa or cup runners-up Al-Shorta.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Ali Hashim	19	Al-Najaf
2	Sahib Abbas	14	Al-Zawraa
3	Sabah Jeayer	12	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

External links

• Iraqi Football Website