| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 September 2015 – 22 May 2016 |
| Champions | Al-Zawraa (13th title) |
| Relegated | Duhok Al-Sinaa |
| AFC Cup | Al-Zawraa Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Arab Club Championship | Naft Al-Wasat |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 410 (2.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hammadi Ahmed Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (12 goals each) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Karkh 4–4Al-Talaba (21 March 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Al-Minaa |
| Longest unbeaten run | 24 games Al-Zawraa |
| Longest winless run | 13 games Al-Sinaa |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Al-Kahrabaa |
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The2015–16 Iraqi Premier League (known as theFuchs Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 15 September 2015 and concluded on 22 May 2016.
Al-Zawraa won a record 13th Iraqi Premier League title, finishing one point ahead of defending championsNaft Al-Wasat. Al-Zawraa went through all 24 matches without a single defeat: the seventh time that a team has won the league undefeated since the league's inception in 1974.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Zawraa | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 39 | Qualified toElite Stage |
| 2 | Naft Al-Wasat | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 35 | |
| 3 | Al-Naft | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 32 | |
| 4 | Al-Talaba | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 27 | |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Al-Kahrabaa | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 16 | |
| 7 | Naft Al-Junoob | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 15 | |
| 8 | Al-Karkh | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 12 | |
| 9 | Al-Samawa | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 10 | |
| 10 | Duhok[a] | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 7 | Relegated toIraqi First Division League |
| Home \ Away | KAH | KAR | NFT | SMA | TLB | ZWR | DUH | NFJ | NFW | NFM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Kahrabaa | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Karkh | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||
| Al-Naft | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Samawa | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | –[a] | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Talaba | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| Al-Zawraa | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Duhok[b] | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |||||
| Naft Al-Junoob | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | –[a] | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Naft Al-Wasat | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Naft Maysan | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 33 | Qualified toElite Stage |
| 2 | Al-Minaa | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 32 | |
| 3 | Amanat Baghdad | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 30 | |
| 4 | Al-Shorta | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 29 | |
| 5 | Zakho | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | Erbil | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Al-Najaf | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 23 | |
| 8 | Karbala | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Al-Hudood | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 12 | |
| 10 | Al-Sinaa | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 10 | Relegated toIraqi First Division League |
| Home \ Away | HUD | MIN | NJF | QWJ | SHR | SIN | AMN | ERB | KRB | ZAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hudood | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Minaa | 1–1 | 3–0[a] | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Najaf | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Shorta | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Sinaa | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Amanat Baghdad | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Erbil | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | –[b] | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Karbala | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Zakho | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
The Elite Stage started on 2 April and finished on 22 May. Each team played each other just once.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Zawraa(C) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 15 | Qualification for theAFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Naft Al-Wasat | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 14 | Qualification for theArab Club Championship play-off round |
| 3 | Al-Talaba | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | |
| 4 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Qualification for theAFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 5 | Al-Naft | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| 6 | Al-Minaa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 8 | |
| 7 | Al-Shorta | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | |
| 8 | Amanat Baghdad | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 |
| Home \ Away | MIN | NFT | QWJ | SHR | TLB | ZWR | AMN | NFW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Minaa | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |||||
| Al-Naft | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||||
| Al-Shorta | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | ||||
| Al-Talaba | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||||
| Al-Zawraa | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||
| Amanat Baghdad | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |||||
| Naft Al-Wasat | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Rank[2] | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 12 | |
| Al-Zawraa | |||
| 3 | Al-Minaa | 10 | |
| Al-Talaba | |||
| 5 | Al-Zawraa | 9 |