2006–07 Iraqi Premier League

The 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on December 22, 2006 and finished on July 6, 2007. Erbil were crowned champions for the first time in their history, defeating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 in the final, hosted at the Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil's home ground.[1]

Iraqi Premier League
Season2006–07
ChampionsErbil
(1st title)
RelegatedDiyala
AFC Champions LeagueErbil
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Arab Champions LeagueAl-Najaf
Al-Talaba
Top goalscorerAhmed Salah
(11 goals)
Highest scoringAl-Sinaa 2–4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(18 March 2007)
Al-Najaf 5–1 Al-Shatra
(19 May 2007)
Duhok 2–4 Al-Zawraa
(26 June 2007)

Group stage

North Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ERB DHK SRW SLY MSL SMR KRK
1 Erbil 12 8 3 1 21 8 +13 27 Qualified to Elite Stage 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–1
2 Duhok 12 6 4 2 12 11 +1 22 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
3 Sirwan 12 5 5 2 12 9 +3 20 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0
4 Sulaymaniya 12 5 4 3 14 12 +2 19 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–0
5 Al-Mosul 12 1 5 6 7 12 −5 8 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
6 Samarra 12 1 5 6 10 17 −7 8 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2
7 Kirkuk 12 2 2 8 7 14 −7 8 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2
Source: Goalzz

Central Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHR QWJ SIN JSH
1 Al-Shorta 6 6 0 0 12 1 +11 18 Qualified to Elite Stage 2–1 1–0 3–0
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 3 1 2 12 6 +6 10 0–1 0–0 4–1
3 Al-Sinaa 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 0–2 2–4 0–0
4 Al-Jaish 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1 0–3 0–3 0–1
Source: Goalzz

Note: Diyala withdrew from the league and were relegated. Lower division side Al-Ramadi were chosen to replace them but they also withdrew.

Central Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZWR TLB NFT KHR ADL
1 Al-Zawraa 8 3 5 0 9 3 +6 14 Qualified to Elite Stage 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
2 Al-Talaba 8 3 4 1 7 5 +2 13 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0
3 Al-Naft 8 2 3 3 9 8 +1 9 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–1
4 Al-Kahrabaa 8 2 3 3 6 9 −3 9 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–0
5 Al-Adala 8 1 3 4 1 7 −6 6 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–1
Source: Goalzz

South Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NJF MIN KRB NFJ MYS SHT FRT
1 Al-Najaf 12 10 1 1 24 9 +15 31 Qualified to Elite Stage 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 5–1 4–0
2 Al-Minaa 12 8 3 1 19 6 +13 27 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–0
3 Karbala 12 5 6 1 18 8 +10 21 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–0
4 Naft Al-Junoob 12 3 4 5 12 12 0 13 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0
5 Maysan 12 2 3 7 10 20 −10 9 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
6 Al-Shatra 12 2 2 8 10 19 −9 8 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 4–0 1–0
7 Al-Furat 12 2 1 9 7 26 −19 7 1–2 0–1 0–4 2–1 1–3 2–1
Source: Goalzz
Notes:
  1. The Al-Minaa–Al-Najaf match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Minaa, as Al-Najaf did not turn up for the game.
  2. The Al-Shatra–Naft Al-Junoob match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Naft Al-Junoob after the game had originally ended in a 1–0 win for Al-Shatra.

Elite stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ERB TLB KRB MIN NFT SHR
1 Erbil 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12 Qualified to Semi-finals 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2 Al-Talaba 5 2 2 1 3 2 +1 8 1–1 0–0
3 Karbala 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7 0–2 2–1
4 Al-Minaa 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 7 1–0 1–3
5 Al-Naft 5 1 1 3 2 4 −2 4 0–1 0–1
6 Al-Shorta 5 1 1 3 2 7 −5 4 0–1 0–0
Source: Goalzz

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification QWJ NJF SIN ZWR DHK SRW
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5 4 1 0 8 4 +4 13 Qualified to Semi-finals 2–2 1–0
2 Al-Najaf 5 2 3 0 11 5 +6 9 2–1 5–0
3 Al-Sinaa 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8 0–1 1–1
4 Al-Zawraa 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 5 0–1 1–1
5 Duhok 5 0 2 3 6 10 −4 2 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–4 0–0
6 Sirwan 5 0 2 3 2 9 −7 2 0–1 2–2
Source: Goalzz

Golden stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 July 2007
 
 
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2
 
6 July 2007
 
 Al-Talaba 0
 
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0
 
4 July 2007
 
 Erbil 1
 
 Erbil 2
 
 
 Al-Najaf0
 
Third place
 
 
6 July 2007
 
 
 Al-Talaba 1
 
 
 Al-Najaf 2

Semi-finals
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2–0Al-Talaba
Mansoor 38'
Rahim 54'
Erbil2–0Al-Najaf
Munir 15'
Salah 22'

Third place match
Al-Talaba1–2Al-Najaf
Abdul-Mohsen 52' Abdul-Razzaq 7'
Mohammed 18'

Final
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0–1Erbil
Salah 1'
Referee: Kadhim Awda
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Erbil

Final positions
Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1Erbil 194578.9%2008 AFC Champions League
2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 132666.7%2008 AFC Champions League
3Al-Najaf 194375.4%2007–08 Arab Champions League
4Al-Talaba 152146.7%2007–08 Arab Champions League
Eliminated in the Elite Stage
5Al-Sinaa 111339.4%
6Karbala 172854.9%
7Al-Minaa 173466.7%
8Al-Zawraa 131948.7%
9Al-Naft 131333.3%
10Duhok 172447.1%
11Al-Shorta 112266.7%
12Sirwan 172243.1%
Eliminated in the Group Stage
—Sulaymaniya 121952.8%
—Al-Kahrabaa 8937.5%
—Naft Al-Junoob 121336.1%
—Al-Adala 8625.0%
—Maysan 12925.0%
—Al-Mosul 12822.2%
—Samarra 12822.2%
—Al-Shatra 12822.2%
—Kirkuk 12822.2%
—Al-Furat 12719.4%
—Al-Jaish 615.6%

Top scorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Ahmed Salah 11 Erbil
2 Sahib Abbas 9 Karbala
3 Halgurd Mulla Mohammed 8 Sulaymaniya
4 Mustafa Karim 7 Erbil
5 Khalid Mushir 6 Duhok
Hussam Ibrahim Al-Minaa
Saeed Mohsen Al-Najaf

References
  1. "Iraqi League 2006–2007". Goalzz.com.
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