2009–10 Iraqi Premier League
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The 2009–10 season was the 36th edition of the Iraqi Premier League. It was initially set to start in October 2009, but was later rescheduled for December, with an additional qualifying round to determine a 36-team league. The season saw Dohuk FC crowned as champions for the first time ever.
1 Replaced Sulaymaniyah FC
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2 Replaced New Sirwan.
Group B
League's Format
The league is to have 36 teams divided into two groups (North, and South) of 18 teams. All teams from Baghdad will be divided into both groups. The bottom-5 of each group will be relegated, and top 6 of each group reaching the final (elite) stage. The elite stage will have three groups of four. The three 1st places and best 2nd place will reach the semi-finals. There will also be a third-place match.Overview
Stadia| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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| Al-Diwaniya | Al-Diwaniya | Al Diwaniya Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Hassanin | Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
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| Al-Hindiya FC | Karbala Karbala Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people .... |
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| Al-Hedood Al-Hedood Al-Hedood , is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad.- Current Squad 2009-2010:-External links:*... |
Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
Al Naft Stadium Al Naft Stadium Al Naft Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al Naft. The stadium holds 3,000 people.... |
3,000 |
| Al-Ittisalat | Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
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| Al-Karkh | Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
Al Karkh Stadium Al Karkh Stadium Al Karkh Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al-Karkh. The stadium holds 6,000 people.File:Al Karkh Stadium 1 .JPG|Skybox-External links:*... |
6,000 |
| Al-Masafi Al-Masafi Al-Masafi is a football team from Iraq. As of the 2010-11 season they play in the Iraqi Premier League.-Current squad:Source: goalzz... |
Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
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| Al-Minaa | Basra Basra Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009... |
Al Mina'a Stadium Al Mina'a Stadium Al Mina'a Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Basra, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al Minaa. The stadium holds 10,000 people. It will be replaced by a new stadium with a capacity of 65,000 in 2013.... |
10,000 |
| Al-Naft | Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
Al Naft Stadium Al Naft Stadium Al Naft Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al Naft. The stadium holds 3,000 people.... |
3,000 |
| Al-Najaf FC | Al-Najaf | An Najaf Stadium An Najaf Stadium An Najaf Stadium , is a multi-use stadium in Najaf, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Najaf football club. The stadium holds 12,000 people.... |
10,000 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Air Force Club or Nadi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq. "Al Quwa Al Jawiya" is Arabic for "Air Force". It was the first club to be found in Iraq on July 4, 1931 under the name of "Gipsy Moth," by a group of Iraqi flight policemen from the RAF Base of Hinaidi... |
Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium | 6,000 |
| Al-Shirqat FC | Kirkuk Kirkuk Kirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, north of the capital, Baghdad... |
Al Shirqat Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Al-Shorta is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. They are widely regarded as Iraq's best team, as they are only one of two Iraqi teams to ever win any competition outside of Iraq -History:Al Shorta have won 14 trophies... |
Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
Al Shorta Stadium Al Shorta Stadium Al Shorta Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al-Shorta. The stadium holds 7,000 people.... |
7,000 |
| Al-Sinaa | Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
Al Sina'a Stadium Al Sina'a Stadium Al Sina'a Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al Sinaa. The stadium holds 10,000 people.... |
6,000 |
| Al-Talaba | Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
Al Karkh Stadium Al Karkh Stadium Al Karkh Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al-Karkh. The stadium holds 6,000 people.File:Al Karkh Stadium 1 .JPG|Skybox-External links:*... |
6,000 |
| Al-Zawraa Al-Zawraa Al-Zawra'a Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Al-Zawraa is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football clubs in history, as it has won 12 national titles... |
Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
Al Zawraa Stadium | 15,000 |
| Arbil FC | Arbil Arbil Arbil / Hewlêr is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul... |
Franso Hariri Stadium Franso Hariri Stadium Franso Hariri Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Arbil, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 28,000, making it the second largest in Iraq after the Al Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. The stadium was built on an old airfield in... |
28,000 |
| Baghdad FC | Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... |
Baghdad Stadium (under construction) | 3,000 |
| Diyala FC | Baqubah Baqubah Baqubah is the capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate.The city is located some to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2003 it had an estimated population of some 467,900 people.... |
Al Ba'quba Stadium Al Ba'quba Stadium Al Ba'quba Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Diyala, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Diyala football club. The stadium holds 10,000 people.... |
7,000 |
| Dohuk FC | Dohuk | Duhok Stadium | 20,000 |
| Karbalaa FC | Karbalaa | Karbala Stadium Karbala Stadium Karbala Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Karbala, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Karbalaa FC. The stadium holds 5,000 people.... |
5,000 |
| Kirkuk FC | Kirkuk Kirkuk Kirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, north of the capital, Baghdad... |
Kirkuk Stadium | 5,000 |
| Kufa FC Kufa FC Kufa , is an Iraqi football team based in Kufa.-External links:*... |
Kufa Kufa Kufa is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000.... |
Kufa Stadium | 3,000 |
| Masafi Al Janoob | Basra Basra Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009... |
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| Maysan FC | Amara Amara Amara, the sun beetles, are a large genus of carabid beetles, mostly holarctic, but a few species are neotropical or occurring in eastern Asia.These ground beetles are mostly black or bronze-coloured... |
Maysan Stadium Maysan Stadium Maysan Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Maysan, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Maysan football club. The stadium holds 25,000 people and was opened in 1987.... |
10,000 |
| Mosul FC Mosul FC Mosul football club is an Iraqi football club based in Mosul. The club only signs players from Mosul.-Iraqi Premier League Withdrawal:In the Iraqi Premier League 2007–08 season, Mosul FC withdrew for security reasons. Hence they came back to the Iraqi Premier League without playing in the lower... |
Mosul Mosul Mosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial... |
Al Mosul University Stadium Al Mosul University Stadium Al Mosul University Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Mosul, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Mosul FC. The stadium holds 20,000 people.... |
7,000 |
| Naft Al-Janoob Naft Al-Janoob Naft Al-Janoob , is an Iraqi football club based in Basra.-First-team squad:-External links:* *... |
Basra Basra Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009... |
An Nasiriyah Stadium An Nasiriyah Stadium An Nasiriyah Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in An Nasiriyah, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of An Nasiriyah FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people.-References:... |
10,000 |
| Naft Maysan | Amara Amara Amara, the sun beetles, are a large genus of carabid beetles, mostly holarctic, but a few species are neotropical or occurring in eastern Asia.These ground beetles are mostly black or bronze-coloured... |
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| Nassiriya FC | Nasiriya | An Nasiriyah Stadium An Nasiriyah Stadium An Nasiriyah Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in An Nasiriyah, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of An Nasiriyah FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people.-References:... |
10,000 |
| Peris FC Peris FC Peris is a sports club based in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. the team is considered as the second best in Duhok. They play in the Iraqi Premier League the north devison and also the Kurdish league.-Current squad:-External links:* *... |
Dohuk | Duhok Stadium | 20,000 |
| Ramadi FC | Ramadi Ramadi Ramadi is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad. It is the capital of Al Anbar Governorate.-History:Ramadi is located in a fertile, irrigated, alluvial plain.The Ottoman Empire founded Ramadi in 1869... |
Al Ramadi Stadium Al Ramadi Stadium Al Ramadi Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al Ramadi FC. The stadium holds 15,000 people.... |
10,000 |
| Salahaddin FC Salahaddin FC Salahaddin FC , is an Iraqi football team based in Tikrit, Salahaddin Governorate.-Honours:*Iraqi Premier League:-External links:*... |
Tikrit Tikrit Tikrit is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river . The town, with an estimated population in 2002 of about 260,000 is the administrative center of the Salah ad Din Governorate.-Ancient times:... |
Tikrit Stadium Tikrit Stadium Tikrit Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Tikrit, Iraq. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Salah ad Din FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people.-External links:*... |
10,000 |
| Samarra FC | Samarra Samarra Sāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700.... |
Samaraa Stadium Samaraa Stadium Samaraa Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Samarra, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Samaraa FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people.-References:... |
10,000 |
| Samawa FC | Samawah Samawah Samawah or As Samawah is a city in Iraq, 280 kilometres southeast of Baghdad. .The city of Samawah is the modern capital of the Al Muthanna Governorate. The city is located midway between Baghdad and Basra, at the northern edge of the governorate... |
As Samawah Stadium As Samawah Stadium As Samawah Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Samawah, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Samawa FC. The stadium holds 15,000 people.-References:... |
10,000 |
| Zakho FC | Zakho Zakho Zakho is a district and a town in Northern Iraq located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border.Zakho is a province of the Dohuk Governorate. The city has 200,000 inhabitants. It may have originally begun on a small island in the Little Khabur which currently flows through the city... |
Zakho Stadium | 6,000 |
Clubs 2009-10
Group A- Al-Hindiya FC (Karbala) 1
- Al-Masafi FC (Baghdad)
- Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaAir Force Club or Nadi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq. "Al Quwa Al Jawiya" is Arabic for "Air Force". It was the first club to be found in Iraq on July 4, 1931 under the name of "Gipsy Moth," by a group of Iraqi flight policemen from the RAF Base of Hinaidi...
(Baghdad) - Al-Ramadi
- Al-Sharqat FC (Kirkuk)
- Al-ZawraaAl-ZawraaAl-Zawra'a Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Al-Zawraa is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football clubs in history, as it has won 12 national titles...
(Baghdad) - Arbil FC
- Baghdad FC
- Diyala FC (Baqubah)
- Dohuk FC (Dohuk)
- Karbalaa FC (Baghdad)
- Kirkuk FC
- Masafi Al Janoob (Basra) 2
- Mosul FCMosul FCMosul football club is an Iraqi football club based in Mosul. The club only signs players from Mosul.-Iraqi Premier League Withdrawal:In the Iraqi Premier League 2007–08 season, Mosul FC withdrew for security reasons. Hence they came back to the Iraqi Premier League without playing in the lower...
- Peris FCPeris FCPeris is a sports club based in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. the team is considered as the second best in Duhok. They play in the Iraqi Premier League the north devison and also the Kurdish league.-Current squad:-External links:* *...
(Duhok) - Salahaddin FCSalahaddin FCSalahaddin FC , is an Iraqi football team based in Tikrit, Salahaddin Governorate.-Honours:*Iraqi Premier League:-External links:*...
(Tikrit) - Samarra FC
- Zakho FCZaxo FCZakho is a sports club based in Zakho, Dohuk.They are playing in the Iraq Division 1 for the 2008/09 season after being relegated from the Iraqi Premier League.- Team Squad :...
1 Replaced Sulaymaniyah FC
Sulaymaniyah FC
Sulaymaniyah football club also written is a sports club based in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. They currently play in the Iraqi Premier League.- Current squad :-Individual Honours:2009 FIFA Confederations Cup...
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2 Replaced New Sirwan.
Group B
- Al-Diwaniya
- Al-Hassanin (Baghdad)
- Al-HudodAl-HedoodAl-Hedood , is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad.- Current Squad 2009-2010:-External links:*...
(Baghdad) - Al-IttisalatAl-BareedAl Etisalat, is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad was called Al-Bareed before season 2009/10. They play in the Iraqi Premier League.-Current squad:-External links:*...
(Baghdad) - Al-Karkh (Baghdad)
- Al-Minaa (Basra)
- Al-Naft (Baghdad)
- Al-Najaf
- Al-NasiriyaNassriya FCNassriya FC , is an Iraqi football team based in Nassriya, Dhi Qar Governorate....
- Al-Samawa
- Al-ShortaAl-ShortaAl-Shorta is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. They are widely regarded as Iraq's best team, as they are only one of two Iraqi teams to ever win any competition outside of Iraq -History:Al Shorta have won 14 trophies...
(Baghdad) - Al-Sinaa (Baghdad)
- Al-Talaba (Baghdad)
- Karbalaa FC
- Kufa FCKufa FCKufa , is an Iraqi football team based in Kufa.-External links:*...
- Maysan FC (Amara)
- Naft Al-JanoobNaft Al-JanoobNaft Al-Janoob , is an Iraqi football club based in Basra.-First-team squad:-External links:* *...
(Basra) - Naft Maysan (Amara)
Clubs Rename
- On August 5, 2009 Al-Amana FC renamed to Baghdad FC.
- Al-Bareed renamed to Al-IttisalatAl-BareedAl Etisalat, is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad was called Al-Bareed before season 2009/10. They play in the Iraqi Premier League.-Current squad:-External links:*...
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Golden Stage Formation
- 4 Clubs in a knockout stage.
- The Elite stage groups' winners (3 teams) and the runner-up with the most points.
- 3rd place match and the final match is from a One-leg match and it will be held in Al-Shaab Stadium, BaghdadBaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. - The League winner and runner-up qualify to the AFC Cup 2011, while the 3rd place qualify to the Arab Champions League 2010-11
- 3rd place match and the final match is from a One-leg match and it will be held in Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Golden Stage Qualified teams
- Al-ZawraaAl-ZawraaAl-Zawra'a Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karkh, Baghdad. Al-Zawraa is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football clubs in history, as it has won 12 national titles...
(Group 1 Winner) - Arbil (Group 2 Winner)
- Duhok (Group 3 Winner)
- Al-Talaba (Group 1 runner-up Winner)
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Champions
| Champions |
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Duhok FC First Title |
Top scorers
- Last Update: 13 November 2010
| # | Player | Team | Goals | |
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| 1 |  |
Amjad Radhi Amjad Radhi Amjad Radhi Al-Janabi is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Arbil FC in the Iraqi Premier League. He has played in the Iraqi Premier League for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. and won the 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League top scorer award with 33 goals.... |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Air Force Club or Nadi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq. "Al Quwa Al Jawiya" is Arabic for "Air Force". It was the first club to be found in Iraq on July 4, 1931 under the name of "Gipsy Moth," by a group of Iraqi flight policemen from the RAF Base of Hinaidi... |
31 |
| 2 | |
Hussein Karim Hussein Karim Hussein Karim Hussein is an Iraqi footballer. He currently plays for Najaf FC in Iraq.- External links:*... |
Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Al-Shorta is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. They are widely regarded as Iraq's best team, as they are only one of two Iraqi teams to ever win any competition outside of Iraq -History:Al Shorta have won 14 trophies... |
21 |
| 3 | |
Ali Mansour Ali Mansour Alwan Ali Mansour Alwan is an Iraqi footballer. He currently plays for Arbil FC in Iraq and the Iraq Olympic team, he plays as Striker.-Asylum:... |
Baghdad | 17 |
| 3 | |
Ali Jawad Ali Jawad Ali Jawad is a British Paralympic Powerlifter. He was born in Lebanon, and currently lives in Tottenham, London. Jawad is a British Junior Powerlifting champion, and has set junior British and European records. He is currently ranked number 2 in the World Under-23 Powerlifting category... |
Naft Al-Janoob Naft Al-Janoob Naft Al-Janoob , is an Iraqi football club based in Basra.-First-team squad:-External links:* *... |
17 |
| 3 | |
Mustafa Ahmad Mustafa Ahmad Mustafa Ahmad Abdul-Amir is an Iraqi football striker. He currently plays for the Arbil FC football club in Iraq.- National Team debut:... |
Al Zawraa | 17 |
| 6 | |
Ayad Sha | Al-Sinaa | 14 |
| 7 | |
Muslim Mubarak Muslim Mubarak Muslim Mubarak Almas is an Arbil FC player. He was part of Iraq B team in the 2007 King's Cup.-Info:For several years the forward that been touted as starter for the national side after his displays for Al-Zawraa and the Under-19s, however coach after coach have overlooked the dazzling frontman... |
Arbil | 13 |
| 7 | |
Younes Shakor | Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Al-Shorta is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. They are widely regarded as Iraq's best team, as they are only one of two Iraqi teams to ever win any competition outside of Iraq -History:Al Shorta have won 14 trophies... |
13 |
| 9 | |
rawad Irzayyij | Ramadi | 11 |
| 9 | |
Ahmad Salah Alwan Ahmad Salah Alwan Ahmad Salah Alwan is an Iraqi footballer who last played for Arbil FC.On 16 September he was released along with 7 other players by Arbil FC.-The Beginning and the Youth Teams:... |
Duhok | 11 |
| 9 | |
Husam Ibrahim | Al-Minaa | 11 |
| 9 | |
Baqer Husain | Nassriya Nassriya FC Nassriya FC , is an Iraqi football team based in Nassriya, Dhi Qar Governorate.... |
11 |
| 9 | |
Qasem Muhammad | Naft Al-Janoob Naft Al-Janoob Naft Al-Janoob , is an Iraqi football club based in Basra.-First-team squad:-External links:* *... |
11 |
| 9 | |
Younis Rasheed | Al-Masafi Al-Masafi Al-Masafi is a football team from Iraq. As of the 2010-11 season they play in the Iraqi Premier League.-Current squad:Source: goalzz... |
11 |
| 15 | |
Mohammed Mahmood | Salahaddin Salahaddin FC Salahaddin FC , is an Iraqi football team based in Tikrit, Salahaddin Governorate.-Honours:*Iraqi Premier League:-External links:*... |
10 |
| 15 | |
Jassim Mohammed Suleiman | Duhok | 10 |
| 15 | |
Alaa Aasi | Najaf | 10 |
| 15 | |
Ali Oudah Ali Oudah Ali Oudah Halboos is an Iraqi footballer. He currently plays for Al-Shorta in Iraq and the Iraq Youth national team.-Al-Jaish:... |
Al-Naft | 10 |