2015–16 Iraqi Premier League

The 2015–16 Iraqi Premier League (known as the Fuchs Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 15 September 2015 and concluded on 22 May 2016.

Iraqi Premier League
Season2015–16
Dates15 September 2015 – 22 May 2016
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(13th title)
RelegatedDuhok
Al-Sinaa
AFC CupAl-Zawraa
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Arab Club ChampionshipNaft Al-Wasat
Matches played198
Goals scored410 (2.07 per match)
Top goalscorerHammadi Ahmed
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
(12 goals each)
Highest scoringAl-Karkh 4–4 Al-Talaba
(21 March 2015)
Longest winning run5 games
Al-Minaa
Longest unbeaten run24 games
Al-Zawraa
Longest winless run13 games
Al-Sinaa
Longest losing run5 games
Al-Kahrabaa

Al-Zawraa won a record 13th Iraqi Premier League title, finishing one point ahead of defending champions Naft Al-Wasat. Al-Zawraa went through all 24 matches without a single defeat: the seventh time that a team has won the league undefeated since the league's inception in 1974.

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