The 2015–16 season was Al-Talaba Sports Club's 41st consecutive season in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Having finished in 5th of Group 2 in the previous season, and having withdrawn from the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Talaba only competed in the Iraqi Premier League.
In the first stage of the league, Al-Talaba were inconsistent in their results, finishing in 4th place of the Group 1 table at 27 points with seven wins, six draws, four losses and a goal difference of +6. In the second stage, Al-Talaba lost their first match against Al-Shorta and before clinching a win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. After drawing with the league leaders, Al-Zawra'a and the defending champions, Naft Al-Wasat, they won against Al-Mina'a which could have led them from 3rd to 2nd before drawing the next match with Al-Naft. They won their last match against Baghdad to remain in their position of 3rd in the league after three wins, three draws, a loss, at 12 points.
Kit
Period |
Home colours |
Away colours |
Third colours |
Supplier |
September 2015 – February 2016 |
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Nike |
February 2016 – April 2016 |
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April 2016 |
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Royal Arena Sport |
April 2016 – May 2016 |
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Royal Arena Sport, Nike |
Players
Squad information
- As of 31 January 2016[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. |
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Position |
Player
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19 |
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FW |
Mustafa Ali Nima
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20 |
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MF |
Ahmed Ali Hussein
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21 |
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FW |
Alaa Muhaisin
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22 |
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MF |
Samer Saeed
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23 |
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GK |
Muhannad Jabbar
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24 |
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MF |
Muthana Khalid
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25 |
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MF |
Aqeel Abbas Jabur
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26 |
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DF |
Hassan Abbas
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27 |
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FW |
Karrar Ali Dodah
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28 |
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DF |
Haider Ali Abid
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31 |
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FW |
Abdul-Latif Salqini
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32 |
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DF |
Ali Hussein Ali
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33 |
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DF |
Moayad Al-Khouli
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34 |
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DF |
Haider Ali Kadhim
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35 |
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GK |
Ali Abdul-Muhsin
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37 |
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MF |
Mustafa Mohammed
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38 |
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FW |
James Abban
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39 |
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DF |
Ahmed Nadhim |
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On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. |
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Position |
Player
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— |
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FW |
Ali Rasheed (at Al-Karkh until 30 June 2016) |
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Players In
N |
Date |
Pos |
Player |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
20 |
000000002015-07-12-000012 July 2015 |
c MF |
Ahmed Ali Hussein |
Al-Hedood |
Transfer |
Summer |
28 |
000000002015-07-12-000012 July 2015 |
c DF |
Haider Ali Abid |
Al-Karkh |
Transfer |
Summer |
11 |
000000002015-07-14-000014 July 2015 |
c FW |
Amjad Abbas |
Ahli Sidab |
Transfer |
Summer |
7 |
000000002015-07-26-000026 July 2015 |
c MF |
Sajjad Jassim |
Najaf |
Transfer |
Summer |
10 |
000000002015-07-29-000029 July 2015 |
c FW |
Abdul-Qadir Tariq |
Al-Karkh |
Transfer |
Summer |
34 |
000000002015-07-29-000029 July 2015 |
c DF |
Haider Ali Kadhim |
Zakho |
Transfer |
Summer |
16 |
000000002015-07-30-000030 July 2015 |
c FW |
Yassir Abdul-Mohsen |
Zakho |
Transfer |
Summer |
18 |
000000002015-08-01-00001 August 2015 |
c DF |
Mahdi Karim |
Al-Shorta |
Transfer |
Summer |
8 |
000000002015-08-01-00001 August 2015 |
c MF |
Mustafa Al-Ameen |
Naft Maysan |
Transfer |
Summer |
27 |
000000002015-08-01-00001 August 2015 |
c FW |
Karrar Ali Dodah |
Sulaymaniyah |
Transfer |
Summer |
4 |
000000002015-08-12-000012 August 2015 |
c DF |
Mohammed Abdul-Zahra |
Al-Sinaa |
Transfer |
Summer |
3 |
000000002015-08-12-000012 August 2015 |
c DF |
Saad Jassim |
Zakho |
Transfer |
Summer |
1 |
000000002015-08-12-000012 August 2015 |
c GK |
Saif Jameel |
Al-Shorta |
Transfer |
Summer |
17 |
000000002015-08-12-000012 August 2015 |
c MF |
Ihab Kadhim |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Transfer |
Summer |
15 |
000000002015-08-16-000016 August 2015 |
c MF |
Yousif Nabeel |
Al-Kahraba |
Transfer |
Summer |
13 |
000000002015-09-06-00006 September 2015 |
c MF |
Thaer Kroma |
Al-Wahda |
Transfer |
Summer |
31 |
000000002015-09-06-00006 September 2015 |
c FW |
Abdul-Latif Salqini |
Al-Jaish |
Transfer |
Summer |
33 |
000000002015-09-06-00006 September 2015 |
c DF |
Moayad Al-Khouli |
Al-Jaish |
Transfer |
Summer |
9 |
000000002015-09-18-000018 September 2015 |
c FW |
Younis Mahmoud |
Unattached |
Free |
Mid-season |
22 |
000000002015-11-16-000016 November 2015 |
c MF |
Samer Saeed |
Al-Karkh |
Transfer |
Mid-season |
37 |
000000002015-11-30-000030 November 2015 |
c MF |
Mustafa Mohammed |
Al-Shorta |
Transfer |
Mid-season |
38 |
000000002015-12-12-000012 December 2015 |
c FW |
James Abban |
Aduana Stars |
Transfer |
Mid-season |
39 |
000000002016-01-07-00007 January 2016 |
c DF |
Ahmed Nadhim |
Naft Al-Janoob |
Transfer |
Winter |
5 |
000000002016-01-12-000012 January 2016 |
c MF |
Muthana Khalid |
Baghdad |
Transfer |
Winter |
2 |
000000002016-01-31-000031 January 2016 |
c DF |
Saad Hassan |
Al-Jaish |
Transfer |
Winter |
Players Out
Date |
Pos |
Player |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c DF |
Nozad Abdul-Hameed |
Al-Karkh |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c FW |
Sayyid Arafat |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c DF |
Mohammed Saeed |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c MF |
Karrar Salih |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c MF |
Sadiq Abbas |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c MF |
Yousif Dhaidan |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c MF |
Ali Faez Qasim |
Naft Maysan |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c FW |
Ali Rasheed |
Al-Karkh |
Loan |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c DF |
Adnan Atiya |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c DF |
Mohammed Abdul-Zahra |
Al-Sinaa |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c DF |
Adnan Atiya |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c GC |
Badir Shakir |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c MF |
Thamir Fouad |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c DF |
Salah Hilal |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c MF |
Hassan Attwan |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c MF |
Al-Habib Mohammed |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c DF |
Mohammed Ali Karim |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c MF |
Wisam Zaki |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-15-000015 July 2015 |
c AM |
Ahmed Kadhim Assad |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-16-000016 July 2015 |
c FW |
Ali Salah Hashim |
Zakho |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-07-21-000021 July 2015 |
c MF |
Salih Sadir |
Naft Al-Wasat |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-07-22-000022 July 2015 |
c AM |
Nawaf Slall |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-22-000022 July 2015 |
c MF |
Mustafa Hussein |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-22-000022 July 2015 |
c DF |
Majeed Hameed |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-07-23-000023 July 2015 |
c DF |
Waleed Bahar |
Al-Naft |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-07-23-000023 July 2015 |
c DF |
Mohammed Jabbar Rubat |
Naft Al-Janoob |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-07-26-000026 July 2015 |
c MF |
Mustafa Jalal |
Wadi Degla |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-07-26-000026 July 2015 |
c MF |
Ahmed Jabbar |
Al-Mina'a |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-08-12-000012 August 2015 |
c GK |
Muhannad Qassim |
Baghdad |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-08-12-000012 August 2015 |
c DF |
Ahmed Khalid |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002015-08-12-000012 August 2015 |
c DF |
Ahmed Essa |
Al-Zawra'a |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002015-12-05-00005 December 2015 |
c MF |
Osama Ali |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Transfer |
Winter |
Technical staff
As of 7 June 2015[2]
Statistics
Top scorers
Captains
Penalties
Friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
Competitions
Overall record
Competition |
First match |
Last match |
Record |
G |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Win % |
Iraqi Premier League |
14 September 2015 |
21 May 2016 |
7001240000000000000♠24 |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
7000900000000000000♠9 |
7000500000000000000♠5 |
7001280000000000000♠28 |
7001200000000000000♠20 |
+8 |
7001416700000000000♠41.67 |
Total |
7001240000000000000♠24 |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
7000900000000000000♠9 |
7000500000000000000♠5 |
7001280000000000000♠28 |
7001200000000000000♠20 |
+8 |
7001416700000000000♠41.67 |
Iraqi Premier League
Group stage
Updated to games played on 28 February 2016.
Source: Iraqi-SN.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | – | D | W | D | W | L |
Source: Kooora.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Win
Draw
Loss
Cancelled
Matches
Last updated: 3 March 2016
Source: Kooora
Final stage
Updated to games played on 21 May 2016.
Source: Kooora.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Ground | N | N | N | A | H | N | N |
Result | L | W | D | D | W | D | W |
Source: Kooora.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Win
Draw
Loss
Cancelled
Matches
Last updated: 21 May 2016
Source: Kooora
References
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Training ground | University of Baghdad Stadium |
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