| 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 (Iraqi Advanced League) 1997–98 → | |
The1996–97 Iraqi Premier League was the 23rd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed fromIraqi Advanced League toIraqi Premier League. The league title was won byAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya for the fourth time. They also won theIraq FA Cup, theUmm al-Ma'arik Championship and theIraqi Perseverance Cup in this season, completing the first ever domestic quadruple in Iraqi football history.[1][2]
| 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 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 67 | |
| 3 | Al-Talaba | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 60 | 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[a] |
| 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 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 43 | |
| 7 | Samarra | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 39 | |
| 8 | Al-Minaa | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 37 | |
| 9 | Al-Naft | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 36 | |
| 10 | Salahaddin | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 34 | |
| 11 | Al-Kut | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 31 | |
| 12 | Al-Sinaa | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 29 | |
| 13 | Al-Sulaikh | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 28 | |
| 14 | Al-Karkh(R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 27 | Relegation to theIraqi First Division League |
| 15 | Al-Kadhimiya(R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 26 | |
| 16 | Al-Ramadi(R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 59 | −40 | 25 |
| Home \ Away | KDH | KAR | KUT | MIN | MSL | NFT | NJF | QWJ | RMA | SHR | SIN | SLK | TLB | ZWR | SAL | SMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Kadhimiya | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Karkh | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Kut | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Minaa | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3[a] | |
| Al-Mosul | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Naft | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–5 | |
| Al-Najaf | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Ramadi | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Shorta | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | |
| Al-Sinaa | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Sulaikh | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Talaba | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
| Al-Zawraa | 4–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | |
| Salahaddin | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Samarra | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| Pos | Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Hashim | 19 | Al-Najaf |
| 2 | Sahib Abbas | 17 | Al-Zawraa |
| 3 | Sabah Jeayer | 12 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Player[1] | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Zawraa | Al-Karkh | 6–0 | 18 October 1996 | |
| Al-Zawraa | Samarra | 6–0 | 1 November 1996 | |
| Al-Zawraa | Al-Sulaikh | 3–1 | 15 November 1996 | |
| Al-Najaf | Samarra | 3–0 | 14 December 1996 | |
| Al-Zawraa | Al-Sinaa | 3–0 | 27 December 1996 | |
| Al-Talaba | Al-Ramadi | 5–0 | 1 February 1997 | |
| Al-Talaba | Al-Karkh | 4–0 | 8 March 1997 | |
| Al-Talaba | Al-Sinaa | 5–0 | 11 April 1997 | |
| Al-Karkh | Al-Ramadi | 5–0 | 16 April 1997 | |
| Al-Zawraa | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 5–3 | 9 May 1997 |
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