The 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League (known as the
Zain Iraq League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of the competition. It was initially set to start in October 2009, but was later rescheduled for December as a 36-team league. The season saw
Duhok
Duhok (; ; , ) is a city in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is the capital city of Duhok Governorate.
Name
The city of Duhok received its name from the Kurdish words ’du’ (two) and ’hok’ (lump) as a tax payment of two lumps from the baske ...
crowned as champions for the first time.
Name changes
* Al-Amana renamed to
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
.
* Al-Etisalat wal-Bareed renamed to
Al-Etisalat.
Group stage
North Group
Note: Sulaymaniya withdrew from the league and were relegated.
Results
South Group
Results
Elite stage
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Ranking of second-placed teams
Golden stage
Semi-finals
''Al-Talaba won 1–0 on aggregate''
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''Duhok won 5–2 on aggregate''
Third place match
Final
Match officials
*Assistant referees:
**Jalil Saifi
**Maitham Khamat
*Fourth official:
**Samir Shabib
Match rules
*90 minutes.
*30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
*Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Season statistics
Top four positions
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
;Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
References
External links
Iraq Football Association
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Iraq Stars League seasons
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Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...