2013–14 Iraqi Premier League

The 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League was the 40th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Elite League to Iraqi Premier League, and the season began on 29 October 2013. The situation in Iraq caused by the war with ISIS began to worsen towards the end of spring 2014, with increased unrest in the country causing travel difficulties and concerns over the feasibility of scheduling the remaining fixtures, particularly with the month of Ramadan approaching.

Iraqi Premier League
Season2013–14
ChampionsAl-Shorta
(4th title)[1]
AFC CupAl-Shorta
Erbil
Matches played177
Goals scored400 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorerAli Salah
(14 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Shorta 5–0 Duhok
(29 November 2013)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–0 Naft Maysan
(4 June 2014)
Biggest away winAl-Talaba 1–5 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(9 June 2014)
Highest scoringNaft Al-Junoob 2–5 Naft Maysan
(7 February 2014)
Longest winning run5 games
Al-Shorta
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Al-Shorta
Longest winless run11 games
Al-Najaf
Longest losing run6 games
Al-Najaf

On 18 June 2014, after the end of round 23, the Iraq Football Association (IFA) announced in an official statement that it had "decided to end the competition's matches for the 2013–14 season and adopt the results as they are according to the last round that was held in the competition and according to the last position of the league standings". The statement added: "Considering what may result from the end of the league, the IFA's administrative board decided not to relegate any club".[2]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Shorta (C) 21 12 7 2 29 13 +16 43 Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
2 Erbil 21 12 6 3 29 15 +14 42
3 Baghdad 23 11 7 5 33 22 +11 40
4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 22 10 7 5 32 21 +11 37
5 Naft Al-Junoob 23 9 9 5 26 22 +4 36
6 Al-Zawraa 22 9 6 7 31 25 +6 33
7 Duhok 23 7 10 6 30 32 −2 31
8 Al-Talaba 22 9 4 9 28 30 −2 31
9 Al-Naft 23 8 6 9 26 27 −1 30
10 Zakho 21 8 5 8 21 26 −5 29
11 Al-Minaa 23 6 10 7 26 27 −1 28
12 Al-Karkh 22 7 4 11 20 25 −5 25
13 Naft Maysan 21 6 6 9 25 29 −4 24
14 Karbalaa 22 2 10 10 12 27 −15 16
15 Al-Najaf 23 3 7 13 14 31 −17 16
16 Masafi Al-Wasat 22 2 8 12 18 28 −10 14
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results
Home \ Away KAR MIN NFT NJF QWJ SHR TLB ZWR BGD DUH ERB KRB MAS NFJ NFM ZAK
Al-Karkh 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0
Al-Minaa 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–4 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
Al-Naft 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
Al-Najaf 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 5–0
Al-Shorta 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0
Al-Talaba 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–5 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1
Al-Zawraa 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–4 4–0 1–2 2–1 3–2
Baghdad 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–1
Duhok 1–0 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0
Erbil 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0
Karbalaa 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–4 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–0
Masafi Al-Wasat 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–3 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0
Naft Al-Junoob 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–5 4–0
Naft Maysan 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0
Zakho 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ali Salah Al-Talaba 14
2 Amjad Radhi Erbil 11
3 Marwan Hussein Al-Zawraa 10
4 Hammadi Ahmad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 9
5 Khodor Salame Naft Maysan 8
Omar Khribin Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Duhok

References
  1. "Iraqi Premier League Handbook (Page 4)". Iraq Football Association. 23 October 2020.
  2. "The Football Association officially ends the Premier Football League competition". Buratha News Agency. 18 June 2014.
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