2021–22 Iraqi Premier League
The 2021–22 Iraqi Premier League was the 48th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest tier football league in Iraq, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 20 September 2021 and ended on 3 July 2022, with the relegation play-off held on 10 September 2022.
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 September 2021 – 3 July 2022 |
| Champions | Al-Shorta (5th title) |
| Relegated | Amanat Baghdad Al-Minaa Samarra |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | Al-Shorta Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 766 (2.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mahmoud Al-Mawas (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Diwaniya 7–0 Samarra (19 May 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Najaf 0–4 Naft Al-Basra (20 October 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Diwaniya 7–0 Samarra (19 May 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Al-Shorta |
| Longest unbeaten run | 25 matches Al-Shorta |
| Longest winless run | 22 matches Samarra |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Samarra |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
Al-Shorta secured the title with seven rounds of the league remaining, setting a new record for the earliest title win in Iraq and finishing a record 21 points clear at the top of the table. Al-Shorta also became the first club to beat all other teams in a 20-team season and the first club to win all Baghdad derbies home and away in one season.
Al-Shorta forward Mahmoud Al-Mawas from Syria became the first non-Iraqi player to win the league's top scorer award, scoring 22 goals, and the club's Egyptian manager Moamen Soliman became the first manager from Africa to win the Iraqi Premier League.