2003–04 Iraqi Premier League

2003–04 Iraqi Premier League N/A (season cancelled) AFC Champions League Al-ShortaAl-Zawraa 2002–03(Iraqi First Division League) 2004–05 The 2003–04 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on January 8, 2004. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi First Division League to Iraqi Premier League. Due to security issues and scheduling difficulties, the season was officially cancelled in June 2004 during the group stage.https://www.kooora.com/?n=738&pg=1&o=n188 Cancellation the Iraqi League in order to devote time to clubs' and national teams' participations Goalzz.com 5 June 2004 Al-Abbar Ali The top four teams from each group were meant to advance to the elite stage, where they would be split into two groups of eight teams each, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals, which would be followed by a third place match and a final. The champions and runners-up would qualify for the 2005 AFC Champions League and the third and fourth-placed teams would qualify for the 2004–05 Arab Champions League. As the league was not completed, the Iraq Football Association (IFA) decided that a play-off would be held between the top four teams from the Central Groups to decide which two sides would qualify for the AFC Champions League, on the assumption that the leaders of the North and South Groups at the time of cancellation (Erbil and Al-Najaf) would be able to take part in the Arab Champions League along with Al-Talaba, who were specially invited to compete. Al-Shorta and Al-Zawraa were the teams to qualify to the AFC Champions League, but no teams were admitted to the Arab Champions League after Iraq withdrew from the tournament following UAFA's decision to only let them have one participant in Al-Talaba.Al-Sabti Ali Iraqi League History 1974-2011 2014 IraqAl-Munshi Dr.Dhia Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq 2005 Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad Name changes Al-Difaa Al-Jawi renamed to Al-Estiqlal. Group stage at abandonment North Group main WDL ppgpts ERB Erbil MSL Al-Mosul ZAK Zakho KIR Kirkuk DUH Duhok SUL Sulaymaniya PRS Pires 6 3 1 19 8 5 1 2 13 8 4 3 3 11 9 4 3 3 8 10 4 0 3 10 6 2 0 7 6 17 0 2 6 5 14 On the assumption that Iraq would be granted three slots for the 2004–05 Arab Champions League, the IFA planned to admit Erbil into the competition as leaders of the North Group. However, UAFA only allowed Iraq to have one participant, leading to Iraq withdrawing from the tournament. y FBR grey 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 complete Goalzz Central Group 1 main WDL Q ppgpts QWJ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya SHR Al-Shorta KAR Al-Karkh EST Al-Estiqlal DIY Diyala SAL Salahaddin 6 0 0 13 0 5 1 0 19 4 4 1 3 12 11 3 1 4 11 15 2 0 7 7 21 1 1 7 5 16 #BBF3BB Additional play-offs QPR QPR y FBR grey 5–1 0–2 0–5 2–4 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–1 7–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 complete Goalzz Central Group 2 main WDL Q ppgpts NFT Al-Naft JSH Al-Jaish TLB Al-Talaba SMR Samarra SIN Al-Sinaa ZWR Al-Zawraa 3 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 11 11 2 0 0 5 1 1 3 1 5 5 1 2 5 9 15 1 0 1 3 2 On the assumption that Iraq would be granted three slots for the 2004–05 Arab Champions League, the IFA planned to admit Al-Talaba into the competition after they were invited to compete by ART. However, UAFA only allowed Iraq to have one participant, leading to Iraq withdrawing from the tournament. #BBF3BB Additional play-offs QPR QPR y FBR grey 0–1 4–2 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 complete Goalzz South Group main WDL ppgpts NJF Al-Najaf KRB Karbala SMA Al-Samawa MIN Al-Minaa NAS Al-Nasiriya BSR Al-Basra 6 0 1 13 4 5 2 2 12 7 4 3 2 12 11 3 2 2 3 4 1 0 7 8 15 0 3 5 6 13 On the assumption that Iraq would be granted three slots for the 2004–05 Arab Champions League, the IFA planned to admit Al-Najaf into the competition as leaders of the South Group. However, UAFA only allowed Iraq to have one participant, leading to Iraq withdrawing from the tournament. y FBR grey 1–2 3–3 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–3 2–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 complete Goalzz Additional play-offs for AFC Champions League Al-Zawraa w/o(Al-Naft withdrew) Al-Naft Al-Zawraa qualified for the 2005 AFC Champions League. 22 September 2004 Al-Shorta 3–2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya A. Abdul-Hussein T. Abdul-Hussein 46Ridha 65 Mohammed Abdul-Wahid Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil 24 September 2004 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 Al-Shorta Khudhair Mohammed 0 Ridha Samir Shubaib Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil Al-Shorta won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2005 AFC Champions League. Season statistics Hat-tricks List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks Player http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=188&stage=1&sch=true Iraqi Premier League 2003/2004 Group Stage All Fixtures Goalzz Kooora.com 20 July 2022 For Against Result DateIraq 1991 Hashim RidhaAl-Shorta Diyala 7–1 dmy 2004 01 09Iraq 1991 Hussein Abdullah 1Erbil Kirkuk 4–1 dmy 2004 05 10 References External links Iraq Football Association 2003–04 1 Iraq