The 2016–17 season is Al-Talaba Sport Club's 42nd consecutive season in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Having finished in 3rd place in the final stage of the previous season, Al-Talaba is competing in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.
Season summary
Pre-season
The first step that was taken by the administrative board was to renew Ayoub Odisho's contract for another season, announcing it on their Facebook page on 10 June 2016 with a worth of 300m IQD.[1][2] With Kareem Salman being taken to the Iraq national under-23 team as an assistant manager, Al-Talaba were left to sign a new assistant, contacting Mudhaffar Jabbar and Saadi Toma, who refused the offer,[3] and Shaker Mahmoud who approved and was signed on 15 July.[4]
Al-Talaba announced on 13 June their first six signings.[5] They signed eight other players including two big names, Ameer Sabah and Mustafa Karim, on 20 June, returning to their home club.[6][7] The board also renewed the contracts of 12 players including last season's captain, Younis Mahmoud,[8] second captain Mahdi Karim, and the team's playmaker, Samer Saeed.[9] Al-Talaba released Mustafa Karim and Ameer Sabah in August, after two months of signing them due to a financial dispute with the board along with signing the three allowed foreign players who were all from Africa.[10]
September
Al-Talaba started their 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League campaign on 15 September 2016 with a 1–1 draw against their rivals Al-Shorta, equalizing the score just before the end of the first half with a header from the team's captain, Samer Saeed, from a corner after the opponent took advantage of a miscommunication between Ali Abdul-Hassan and Ehab Kadhim and scored the first goal.[11] In the second round, Al-Talaba managed to get a 1–0 win against the title holders Al-Zawra'a with Samer Saeed's goal from Saad Jassim's cross.[12] Against the newly promoted club Al-Hussein, Al-Talaba claimed their second win with a goal from Karrar Ali Barri while playing with ten men due to the injury of Muthana Khalid and having no subtitutes left.[13]
October
After their match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya was postponed, Al-Talaba faced the newly promoted side Al-Bahri away. The match ended in a 2–2 draw with the goals of Mustafa Al-Ameen, which went in from a deflection in the second minute of the match, and Ehab Kadhim from a penalty in the second half before Al-Bahri equalized in the last minutes with a penalty as well.[14] Al-Talaba returned to their winning ways with a comfortable 3–0 against Karbalaa at home. Two goals were scored by Yassir Abdul-Mohsen and the last one was scored from a penalty by Mahdi Karim.[15]
November
Al-Talaba went into their sixth game of the season with no losses to face Al-Naft away. After only 12 seconds, Al-Naft scored and in the 18th minute, they extended the lead, ending the first half at 2–0. In the second half, Samer Saeed pulled one back before the team captain Mahdi Karim equalized from a penalty in the extra time.[16] On 6 November, the club announced its bankruptcy and decided to stop all of its activities and withdraw from the league.[17] After two days, they took back their decision after the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdul-Razzaq Al-Essa promised the club to pay for all of its dues after an interference from the Minister of Youth and Sport Abdul-Hussein Aptan to solve the situation.[18] In the 8th round, Al-Talaba faced Erbil at home. They dominated the match but Erbil's defense denied them many goals which resulted in a 0–0 draw.[19]
Kit
- September–November 2016
Supplier: Uhlsport / Sponsor: Iraqi Dates For Processing & Marketing Company (25 September onward)
- November 2016–
Supplier: Nike / First Sponsor: Fuchs Petrolub / Second Sponsor: Iraqi Dates For Processing & Marketing Company
Players
Squad information
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below:
Note 1: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 2016–17 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.
No. |
Pos |
Nat |
Player |
Total | Iraqi Premier League | Iraq FA Cup |
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
2 |
DF |
|
Mustafa Mohammed |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
DF |
|
Saad Jasim |
4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4‡ |
DF |
|
Burhan Juma'a |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5‡ |
DF |
|
Haider Saadoun |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
MF |
|
Mohammed Faisal |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7‡ |
FW |
|
Karrar Ali Barri |
8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 |
MF |
|
Samer Saeed |
6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
9 |
FW |
|
Younis Mahmoud |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
MF |
|
Mustafa Al-Ameen |
8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
13‡ |
DF |
|
Mohammed Saeed Mijbal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
DF |
|
Abbas Ayyad |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15‡ |
DF |
|
Muhannad Arzayej |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 |
FW |
|
Yassir Abdul-Mohsen |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
MF |
|
Ehab Kadhim |
4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 |
DF |
|
Mahdi Karim |
5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
19‡ |
FW |
|
Ahmed Abdul-Abbas |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 |
MF |
|
Muthana Khalid |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 |
MF |
|
Murtadha Juwad |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 |
GK |
|
Haider Jamal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 |
MF |
|
Mohammed Ridha |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25‡ |
MF |
|
Sattar Yaseen |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28‡ |
FW |
|
Kabiru Akinsola |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29‡ |
MF |
|
Shihab Razzaq Farhan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30‡ |
FW |
|
Abou Kone |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31‡ |
MF |
|
Omar Adnan |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33‡ |
MF |
|
Ahmed Khalid |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34‡ |
DF |
|
Fallou Sarr |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 |
GK |
|
Ali Abdul-Hassan |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 |
DF |
|
Ahmed Nadhim |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–‡ |
GK |
|
Karrar Mahmoud |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–‡ |
DF |
|
Samir Salman |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–‡ |
MF |
|
Samir Majid |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–‡ |
MF |
|
Karrar Nabeel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–‡ |
MF |
|
Hassan Jassim |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–‡ |
FW |
|
Ibrahim Bayish |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players In
N |
Date |
Pos |
Player |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
15 |
000000002016-06-13-000013 June 2016 |
c DF |
Muhannad Arzayej |
Al-Shorta |
Transfer |
Summer |
4 |
000000002016-06-13-000013 June 2016 |
c DF |
Burhan Juma'a |
Erbil |
Transfer |
Summer |
19 |
000000002016-06-13-000013 June 2016 |
c FW |
Ahmed Abdul-Abbas |
Al-Kahraba |
Transfer |
Summer |
25 |
000000002016-06-13-000013 June 2016 |
c MF |
Sattar Yaseen |
Zakho |
Transfer |
Summer |
– |
000000002016-06-13-000013 June 2016 |
c MF |
Samir Majid |
Al-Karkh |
Transfer |
Summer |
– |
000000002016-06-13-000013 June 2016 |
c DF |
Ahmed Khalid |
Al-Karkh |
Transfer |
Summer |
– |
000000002016-06-13-000013 June 2016 |
c FW |
Ibrahim Bayish |
Al-Sinaa |
Transfer |
Summer |
7 |
000000002016-06-14-000014 June 2016 |
c MF |
Karrar Ali Barri |
Al-Kahraba |
Transfer |
Summer |
– |
000000002016-06-20-000020 June 2016 |
c FW |
Mustafa Karim |
Naft Al-Wasat |
Transfer |
Summer |
– |
000000002016-06-20-000020 June 2016 |
c MF |
Ameer Sabah |
Al-Shorta |
Transfer |
Summer |
– |
000000002016-06-20-000020 June 2016 |
c MF |
Karrar Nabeel |
Diwaniya |
Transfer |
Summer |
– |
000000002016-06-21-000021 June 2016 |
c DF |
Samir Salman |
Amanat Baghdad |
Transfer |
Summer |
31 |
000000002016-06-21-000021 June 2016 |
c MF |
Omar Adnan |
Al-Sinaa |
Transfer |
Summer |
– |
000000002016-06-29-000029 June 2016 |
c GK |
Karrar Mahmoud |
Al-Bareed |
Transfer |
Summer |
– |
000000002016-07-03-00003 July 2016 |
c MF |
Hassan Jassim |
Al-Jaish |
Transfer |
Summer |
5 |
000000002016-07-05-00005 July 2016 |
c DF |
Haider Saadoun |
Al-Kahraba |
Transfer |
Summer |
29 |
000000002016-07-13-000013 July 2016 |
c MF |
Shihab Razzaq Farhan |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Transfer |
Summer |
13 |
000000002016-08-17-000017 August 2016 |
c DF |
Mohammed Saeed Mijbal |
Al-Karkh |
Transfer |
Summer |
28 |
000000002016-08-31-000031 August 2016 |
c FW |
Kabiru Akinsola |
Mérida |
Transfer |
Summer |
34 |
000000002016-08-31-000031 August 2016 |
c DF |
Fallou Sarr |
AJEL de Rufisque |
Transfer |
Summer |
30 |
000000002016-08-31-000031 August 2016 |
c FW |
Abou Kone |
Al-Shabab |
Transfer |
Summer |
Players Out
Date |
Pos |
Player |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c MF |
Yousif Nabeel |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c FW |
Mustafa Ali Ni'ma |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c FW |
Karrar Ali Dodah |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c DF |
Haider Ali Abid |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c DF |
Ali Hussein Ali |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c DF |
Haider Ali Kadhim |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c DF |
Hassan Abbas |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c DF |
Saad Hassan |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c DF |
Moayad Al-Khouli |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c MF |
Thaer Kroma |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c FW |
Abdul-Lateef Salqini |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-05-23-000023 May 2016 |
c FW |
James Abban |
Unattached |
End of contract |
Summer |
000000002016-06-17-000017 June 2016 |
c FW |
Alaa Muhsin |
Karbalaa |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002016-06-19-000019 June 2016 |
c MF |
Aqeel Abbas Jabur |
Baghdad |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002016-06-20-000020 June 2016 |
c MF |
Ahmed Ali Hussein |
Al-Hedood |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002016-06-22-000022 June 2016 |
c FW |
Amjad Abbas |
Al-Kahraba |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002016-07-04-00004 July 2016 |
c DF |
Mohammed Abdul-Zahra |
Najaf |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002016-07-07-00007 July 2016 |
c FW |
Abdul-Qadir Tariq |
Al-Shorta |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002016-07-25-000025 July 2016 |
c GK |
Saif Jameel |
Al-Kahraba |
Transfer |
Summer |
000000002016-08-04-00004 August 2016 |
c FW |
Mustafa Karim |
Unattached |
Released |
Summer |
000000002016-08-24-000024 August 2016 |
c MF |
Sajjad Jassim |
Unattached |
Released |
Summer |
000000002016-08-27-000027 August 2016 |
c MF |
Ameer Sabah |
Unattached |
Released |
Summer |
Technical staff
Statistics
Overall statistics
|
League |
Cup |
Total Stats |
Games played | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Games won | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Games drawn | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Games lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals scored | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Goals conceded | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Goal difference | +5 | 0 | +5 |
Clean sheets | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Goal by Substitute | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 November 2016
Top scorers
Rank |
Position |
Nationality |
Number |
Name |
Iraqi Premier League |
Iraq FA Cup |
Total |
1 |
MF |
|
8 |
Samer Saeed |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
FW |
|
16 |
Yassir Abdul-Mohsen |
2 |
0 |
2 |
DF |
|
18 |
Mahdi Karim |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
FW |
|
7 |
Karrar Ali Barri |
1 |
0 |
1 |
MF |
|
10 |
Mustafa Al-Ameen |
1 |
0 |
1 |
MF |
|
17 |
Ehab Kadhim |
1 |
0 |
1 |
DF |
|
3 |
Saad Jasim |
1 |
0 |
1 |
TOTALS |
11 |
0 |
11 |
Last updated: 30 November 2016
Clean sheets
Rank |
Nationality |
Number |
Name |
Iraqi Premier League |
Iraq FA Cup |
Total |
1 |
|
35 |
Ali Abdul-Hassan |
4 |
0 |
4 |
TOTALS |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Last updated: 27 October 2016
Friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
Competitions
Overview
Competition |
Record |
G |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Win % |
Iraqi Premier League |
7000800000000000000♠8 |
7000300000000000000♠3 |
7000500000000000000♠5 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
7001110000000000000♠11 |
7000600000000000000♠6 |
+5 |
7001375000000000000♠37.50 |
Iraq FA Cup |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
+0 |
!— |
Total |
7000800000000000000♠8 |
7000300000000000000♠3 |
7000500000000000000♠5 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
7001110000000000000♠11 |
7000600000000000000♠6 |
+5 |
7001375000000000000♠37.50 |
Last updated: 30 November 2016
Source: Competitions
Iraqi Premier League
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2016. Source:
KoooraRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
8 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
+5 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
+1 |
Last updated: 30 November 2016.
Source: Kooora
Results by matchday
Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Result | D | W | W | P | D | W | D | D | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Position | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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