| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | N/A (season cancelled) |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa |
←2002–03 (Iraqi First Division League) 2004–05 → | |
The2003–04 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on January 8, 2004. The name of the league was changed fromIraqi First Division League toIraqi Premier League. Due to security issues and scheduling difficulties, the season was officially cancelled in June 2004 during the group stage.[1]
The top four teams from each group were meant to advance to the elite stage, where they would be split into two groups of eight teams each, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals, which would be followed by a third place match and a final. The champions and runners-up would qualify for the2005 AFC Champions League and the third and fourth-placed teams would qualify for the2004–05 Arab Champions League.
As the league was not completed, theIraq Football Association (IFA) decided that a play-off would be held between the top four teams from the Central Groups to decide which two sides would qualify for the AFC Champions League, on the assumption that the leaders of the North and South Groups at the time of cancellation (Erbil andAl-Najaf) would be able to take part in the Arab Champions League along withAl-Talaba, who were specially invited to compete.
Al-Shorta andAl-Zawraa were the teams to qualify to the AFC Champions League, but no teams were admitted to the Arab Champions League after Iraq withdrew from the tournament followingUAFA's decision to only let them have one participant in Al-Talaba.[2][3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | ERB | MSL | ZAK | KIR | DUH | SUL | PRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erbil[a] | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 21 | 2.10 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | Al-Mosul | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 16 | 2.00 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | Zakho | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 15 | 1.50 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||||
| 4 | Kirkuk | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 15 | 1.50 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Duhok | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 1.71 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | ||||
| 6 | Sulaymaniya | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | 0.67 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| 7 | Peris | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 0.25 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification | QWJ | SHR | KAR | EST | DIY | SAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 18 | 3.00 | Additional play-offs | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||||
| 2 | Al-Shorta | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 16 | 2.67 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–1 | |||||
| 3 | Al-Karkh | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 13 | 1.63 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | Al-Estiqlal | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 10 | 1.25 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | Diyala | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 6 | 0.67 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 6 | Salahaddin | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4 | 0.44 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification | NFT | JSH | TLB | SMR | SIN | ZWR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Naft | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 11 | 1.83 | Additional play-offs | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | ||||
| 2 | Al-Jaish | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1.43 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | ||||
| 3 | Al-Talaba[a] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | 3.00 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 4 | Samarra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1.20 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| 5 | Al-Sinaa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 5 | 0.63 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | ||||
| 6 | Al-Zawraa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 1.50 | Additional play-offs | 0–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | NJF | KRB | SMA | MIN | NAS | BSR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Najaf[a] | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | 2.57 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 2 | Karbala | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 17 | 1.89 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | Al-Samawa | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | 1.67 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Al-Minaa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 11 | 1.57 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||
| 5 | Al-Nasiriya | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 0.38 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |||
| 6 | Al-Basra | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | 0.38 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 |
Al-Zawraa qualified for the2005 AFC Champions League.
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–1 | Al-Shorta |
|---|---|---|
Khudhair Mohammed  | Ridha |
Al-Shorta won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the2005 AFC Champions League.
| Player[4] | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hashim Ridha | Al-Shorta | Diyala | 7–1 | 9 January 2004 |
| Hussein Abdullah | Erbil | Kirkuk | 4–1 | 10 May 2004 |
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