2004–05 Iraqi Premier League

The 2004–05 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on October 20, 2004. The 36 teams were split into four groups. At the end of the group stage, the top three teams from each group (a total of 12 teams) advanced to the Elite Stage, while the bottom three in each group were demoted to the lower division.

Iraqi Premier League
Season2004–05
ChampionsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(5th title)
RelegatedBalad
Al-Dasiniya
Al-Estiqlal
Al-Nasiriya
Al-Ramadi
Al-Sulaymaniya
Al-Shuala
Al-Basra
Al-Mosul
Babil
Salahaddin
Al-Diwaniya
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Minaa
Arab Champions LeagueAl-Talaba
Al-Zawraa
Top goalscorerMustafa Karim
(16 goals)

In the Elite Stage, the 12 teams were split into four groups of three, with teams playing home and away against each team in their group respectively. The top team in each of the four groups moved on to the two-legged semi-finals which determined who played for the championship game; a single match held in Baghdad. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won their fifth Premier League title with a 2–0 victory over Al-Minaa.[1]

Name changes
  • Peris renamed to Al-Dasiniya after round 12 of their group.

Group stage

North Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 16 8 7 1 18 7 +11 31 Qualified to Elite Stage
2 Duhok 16 8 5 3 20 9 +11 29
3 Erbil 16 6 6 4 24 18 +6 24
4 Zakho 16 6 6 4 14 15 −1 24
5 Kirkuk 16 5 5 6 19 19 0 20
6 Sirwan 16 4 7 5 13 16 −3 19
7 Al-Dasiniya 16 4 6 6 15 16 −1 18 Relegated to Iraq Division One
8 Al-Sulaymaniya 16 3 6 7 12 24 −12 15
9 Al-Mosul 16 2 4 10 13 24 −11 10
Source: Goalzz

Results
Home \ Away DAS MSL QWJ SUL DUH ERB KIR SRW ZAK
Al-Dasiniya 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–1
Al-Mosul 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–0
Al-Sulaymaniya 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
Duhok 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Erbil 1–1 2–1 1–1 5–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1
Kirkuk 1–0 2–1 2–2 5–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–1
Sirwan 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 3–0
Zakho 0–0 5–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Peris–Al-Mosul match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Peris, as Al-Mosul did not turn up for the game.

Euphrates Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Zawraa 16 12 4 0 46 9 +37 40 Qualified to Elite Stage
2 Al-Najaf 16 11 4 1 33 7 +26 37
3 Karbalaa 16 8 4 4 24 18 +6 28
4 Al-Sinaa 16 7 3 6 23 20 +3 24
5 Al-Jaish 16 5 3 8 20 24 −4 18
6 Al-Kadhimiya 16 3 7 6 15 24 −9 16
7 Al-Estiqlal 16 4 4 8 13 25 −12 16 Relegated to Iraq Division One
8 Al-Shuala 16 3 1 12 14 37 −23 10
9 Babil 16 2 4 10 13 37 −24 10
Source: Goalzz

Results
Home \ Away EST JSH KDH NJF SHL SIN ZWR BBL KRB
Al-Estiqlal 1–2 1–0 1–4 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0
Al-Jaish 0–3 1–1 2–1 5–2 0–0 1–2 4–1 0–2
Al-Kadhimiya 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–3
Al-Najaf 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 4–0
Al-Shuala 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 1–4 0–3 0–4 0–7 3–0 1–3
Al-Sinaa 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–4
Al-Zawraa 6–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 4–1 6–0 3–1
Babil 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–4 1–2 1–1
Karbalaa 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–4 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–0
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Al-Shuala–Al-Estiqlal match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shuala due to Al-Estiqlal's players leaving the field on 83 minutes while losing 2–1.

Central Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Talaba 16 8 4 4 26 13 +13 28 Qualified to Elite Stage
2 Al-Naft 16 7 6 3 23 14 +9 27
3 Al-Karkh 16 8 3 5 20 11 +9 27
4 Al-Kahrabaa 16 8 2 6 35 17 +18 26
5 Diyala 16 6 7 3 18 16 +2 25
6 Samaraa 16 6 5 5 8 12 −4 23
7 Balad 16 6 3 7 14 18 −4 21 Relegated to Iraq Division One
8 Al-Ramadi 16 4 4 8 15 23 −8 16
9 Salahaddin 16 0 4 12 6 41 −35 4
Source: Goalzz

Results
Home \ Away KAH KKH NFT RAM TLB BLD DIY SAL SMR
Al-Kahrabaa 2–3 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–3 6–0 4–0
Al-Karkh 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–0
Al-Naft 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
Al-Ramadi 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 5–2 0–1
Al-Talaba 2–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 4–2 2–2 4–0 1–1
Balad 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 5–0 1–0
Diyala 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1
Salahaddin 2–7 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–0
Samaraa 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Balad–Al-Kahrabaa match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Kahrabaa due to security guards calling off the match on 88 minutes while Al-Kahrabaa were winning 2–0.

South Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Minaa 14 9 2 3 22 5 +17 29 Qualified to Elite Stage
2 Al-Kut 14 8 2 4 18 17 +1 26
3 Al-Shorta 14 7 3 4 25 11 +14 24
4 Al-Samawa 14 6 3 5 19 12 +7 21
5 Maysan 14 4 8 2 14 12 +2 20
6 Naft Al-Junoob 14 4 4 6 14 24 −10 16
7 Al-Nasiriya 14 2 3 9 15 27 −12 9 Relegated to Iraq Division One
8 Al-Basra 14 1 5 8 11 30 −19 8
9 Al-Diwaniya[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Goalzz
Notes:
  1. Al-Diwaniya withdrew from the league after eight matches, with their results being annulled.

Results
Home \ Away BSR DIW KUT MIN NAS SMA SHR MSN NFJ
Al-Basra 1–3 1–2 2–4 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Al-Diwaniya[lower-alpha 1] –[lower-alpha 2] –[lower-alpha 2] –[lower-alpha 2]
Al-Kut 2–0 –[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0
Al-Minaa 4–0 –[lower-alpha 2] 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–1
Al-Nasiriya 1–1 –[lower-alpha 2] 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–0[lower-alpha 3] 1–1 2–3
Al-Samawa 5–0 –[lower-alpha 2] 3–1 0–1 2–2 3–0[lower-alpha 4] 1–0 1–2
Al-Shorta 4–0 4–0 1–0 3–0[lower-alpha 5] 2–0 5–1 1–1
Maysan 2–0 –[lower-alpha 2] 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–2
Naft Al-Junoob 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–5 0–0
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Al-Diwaniya withdrew from the league after eight matches, with their results being annulled.
  2. Al-Diwaniya's results against Al-Minaa (2–0 loss), Maysan (1–0 loss), Al-Basra (0–0 draw), Al-Samawa (2–1 loss), Naft Al-Junoob (3–0 loss), Al-Kut (2–2 draw), Al-Shorta (2–1 loss) and Al-Nasiriya (3–2 loss) were annulled after their withdrawal from the league.
  3. The Al-Nasiriya–Al-Shorta match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Nasiriya, as Al-Shorta did not turn up for the game.
  4. The Al-Samawa–Al-Shorta match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Samawa, as Al-Shorta did not turn up for the game.
  5. The Al-Shorta–Al-Nasiriya match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shorta, as Al-Nasiriya did not turn up for the game.

Elite stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIN KRB DUH
1 Al-Minaa 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Qualified to Semi-finals 4–1 1–0
2 Karbalaa 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 0–2 1–1
3 Duhok 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4 3–1 1–4
Source: Goalzz

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TLB NFT KKH
1 Al-Talaba 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 8 Qualified to Semi-finals 0–0 2–0
2 Al-Naft 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7 0–1 3–2
3 Al-Karkh 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1 0–0 0–1
Source: Goalzz

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZWR NJF SHR
1 Al-Zawraa 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 8 Qualified to Semi-finals 1–1 2–0
2 Al-Najaf 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 8 0–0 2–0
3 Al-Shorta 4 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0 1–3 0–1
Source: Goalzz

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification QWJ ERB KUT
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Qualified to Semi-finals 4–0 3–1
2 Erbil 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9 1–0 4–0
3 Al-Kut 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0 0–1 1–3
Source: Goalzz

Golden stage
  Semi-finals Final
                         
  Al-Zawraa 0 0 0  
  Al-Minaa 1 0 1    
      Al-Minaa 0
      Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 2 3    
  Al-Talaba 0 2 2   Third place match
 
  Al-Zawraa 1 (1)
  Al-Talaba (p) 1 (4)

First legs
Al-Zawraa0–1Al-Minaa
Abdul-Kadhim  28' (pen.)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–0Al-Talaba
Saddam  24'

Second legs
Al-Minaa0–0Al-Zawraa

Al-Minaa won 1–0 on aggregate

Al-Talaba2–2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Turki  46'
Nasser  67'
Abbas  69'		 Mohammed  7'
Khudhair  63'

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 3–2 on aggregate

Third place match
Al-Zawraa1–1Al-Talaba
Abdul-Jabar  65' Karim  57'
Penalties
Abdul-Jabar
Abdul-Sattar
Nassir 		1–4 Abdul-Hassan
Nasser
Nayrouz
Salah
Referee: Sabah Qasim
Al-Zawraa
Al-Talaba

Final
Al-Minaa0–2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Salah  58'
Essa  67' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir
Al-Minaa
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Final positions
Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 234768.1%2006 AFC Champions League
2Al-Minaa 214266.7%2006 AFC Champions League
3Al-Talaba 233855.1%2005–06 Arab Champions League
4Al-Zawraa 235072.5%2005–06 Arab Champions League
Eliminated in the Elite Stage
5Erbil 203355.0%
6Al-Najaf 204575.0%
7Al-Naft 203456.7%
8Karbalaa 203253.3%
9Duhok 203355.0%
10Al-Karkh 202846.7%
11Al-Shorta 182444.4%
12Al-Kut 182648.1%
Eliminated in the Group Stage
13Al-Kahrabaa 162654.2%
14Al-Samawa 142150.0%
15Al-Sinaa 162450.0%
16Zakho 162450.0%
17Diyala 162552.1%
18Maysan 142047.6%
19Kirkuk 162041.7%
20Al-Jaish 161837.5%
21Samaraa 162347.9%
22Sirwan 161939.6%
23Naft Al-Junoob 141638.1%
24Al-Kadhimiya 161633.3%
Relegated
25Balad 162143.8%
26Al-Dasiniya 161837.5%
27Al-Estiqlal 161633.3%
28Al-Nasiriya 14921.4%
29Al-Ramadi 161633.3%
30Al-Sulaymaniya 161531.3%
31Al-Shuala 161020.8%
32Al-Basra 14819.0%
33Al-Mosul 161020.8%
34Babil 161020.8%
35Salahaddin 1648.3%
36Al-Diwaniya 000.0%

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
 Mustafa Karim
16
 Al-Kahrabaa
2 Ali Mohammed 12 Al-Najaf
3 Mohammed Kalaf 10 Al-Naft
Abbas Hassan 10 Al-Zawraa
5 Khalid Harbi 9 Al-Nasiriya

References
  1. "Iraqi League 2004–2005". Goalzz.com.
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