Season | 2012–13 |
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Dates | 19 October 2012 – 4 September 2013 |
Champions | Al-Shorta (3rd title) |
Relegated | Al-Kahrabaa Sulaymaniya Al-Sinaa Kirkuk |
AFC Champions League | Al-Shorta |
AFC Cup | Erbil |
Matches played | 305 |
Goals scored | 776 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Amjad Radhi (25 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al-Zawraa 7–0 Kirkuk (29 April 2013) Erbil 8–1 Al-Minaa (27 June 2013) |
Biggest away win | Al-Sinaa 0–6 Al-Minaa (12 April 2013) |
Highest scoring | Erbil 8–1 Al-Minaa (27 June 2013) |
Longest winning run | 6 games Zakho Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 games Al-Shorta |
Longest winless run | 14 games Kirkuk |
Longest losing run | 12 games Kirkuk |
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The 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League was the 39th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. The season began on 19 October 2012 and finished on 4 September 2013. Al-Shorta were crowned champions for the third time, finishing on 72 points, two points ahead of nearest competitors Erbil.
Having only managed a seventh place finish in the previous season, Al-Shorta's results improved significantly under the presidency of Ayad Bunyan and they were able to outperform favourites Erbil, Duhok, Al-Zawraa and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.[1]
On the final day of the season, three teams were all still in the race for the title. Al-Shorta needed a win against Al-Talaba to secure the league, whilst Erbil had to defeat Al-Najaf and hope that Al-Shorta failed to win their game if they wanted to retain their title. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya needed both Al-Shorta and Erbil to slip up and needed to defeat Masafi Al-Wasat by a large goal margin in order for them to go home with the trophy.
All three teams ended up winning their respective matches, making Al-Shorta the champions. It was the club's first league title since the 1997–98 season.[2]
SWAT incident
[edit]On 23 June 2013, after a match with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, seven football players of Karbala and their manager were beaten by the anti-terror police. They used sticks and batons against the eight men.
Five of them were in critical condition, and on June 30, Mohammed Abbas Al-Jabouri, the club's manager, died in hospital.[3] Several teams refused to play their matches in round 25 as a result of the incident.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Shorta (C) | 34 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 72 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 1 |
2 | Erbil | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 70 | Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage |
3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 69 | |
4 | Al-Zawraa | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 65 | |
5 | Duhok | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 58 | |
6 | Baghdad | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 53 | |
7 | Zakho | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 52 | |
8 | Al-Minaa | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 52 | |
9 | Al-Naft | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 46 | |
10 | Naft Al-Junoob | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 39[a] | |
11 | Al-Najaf | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 38 | |
12 | Karbala | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 37 | |
13 | Masafi Al-Wasat | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 37 | |
14 | Al-Talaba | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 35 | |
15 | Al-Kahrabaa (R) | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 34[a] | Relegation to the Iraqi First Division League |
16 | Sulaymaniya (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 34 | |
17 | Al-Sinaa (R) | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 25 | |
18 | Kirkuk (R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 74 | −57 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Erbil | 25 |
2 | ![]() |
Duhok | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
Erbil | 15 |
5 | ![]() |
Al-Kahrabaa | 11 |
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Al-Zawraa |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player[4] | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Al-Shorta | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4–1 | 18 November 2012 |
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Al-Minaa | Sulaymaniya | 5–2 | 27 January 2013 |
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Erbil | Kirkuk | 6–0 | 28 January 2013 |
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Erbil | Al-Najaf | 4–1 | 28 February 2013 |
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Al-Minaa | Al-Sinaa | 6–0 | 12 April 2013 |
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Duhok | Kirkuk | 4–0 | 19 April 2013 |
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Al-Zawraa | Kirkuk | 7–0 | 29 April 2013 |
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Al-Kahrabaa | Erbil | 3–5 | 6 May 2013 |
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Zakho | Al-Kahrabaa | 6–2 | 4 September 2013 |
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Zakho | Al-Kahrabaa | 6–2 | 4 September 2013 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
Media coverage
[edit]Iraqi Elite League Media Coverage | ||
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Country | Television Channel | Matches |
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Al-Iraqiya Sports Channel | 3 matches per round |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Iraqi League 2012–2013". Goalzz.com.
- ^ "Al-Jazeera SC official website - SWAT Incident". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2012/2013 All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.