List of Iraq Stars League top scorers

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Iraq Stars League Top Scorer
Awarded forThe leading goalscorer in a given Iraq Stars League season.
CountryIraq
Presented byIFA
First awarded1974–75
Last awarded2022–23
Currently held by Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (IRQ)
Most awards Karim Saddam (IRQ) (4)

The following is the list of Iraq Stars League top scorers by season from 1974–75.[1][2] The latest top scorer is Mohannad Abdul-Raheem of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who scored 18 goals in 2022–23.[3]

Younis Abed Ali holds the record for most goals in a single season at 36, while Zahrawi Jaber scored the fewest goals in a season for a league top scorer at six.[4] Twelve players were top scorers in more than one season: Thamer Yousif, Ali Hussein Mahmoud, Hussein Saeed, Ahmed Radhi, Rahim Hameed, Karim Saddam, Hashim Ridha, Ahmed Salah, Amjad Radhi, Hammadi Ahmed, Alaa Abdul-Zahra and Mohannad Abdul-Raheem. Rahim Hameed became the first player to become the league's top scorer three times in a row, in 1985–86, 1986–87 and 1987–88.[5] Karim Saddam is the most successful player by winning the top scorer award four times, in 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1992–93.[6] Syrian player Mahmoud Al-Mawas became the first non-Iraqi player to win the top scorer award in 2021–22.

Amjad Radhi is the all-time top scorer of the Iraq Stars League with a total of 180 goals.[7]

Winners[edit]

Younis Abed Ali holds the record for most goals scored in a single season (36 goals, in 1993–94).
Key
Player (X) Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
§ Denotes the club were Stars League champions in the same season
Year Player Goals Club Nationality Ref.
1974–75 Thamer Yousif
12
Al-Naqil  Iraq [8]
1975–76 Thamer Yousif (2)
13
Al-Zawraa§  Iraq [8]
1976–77 Zahrawi Jaber
6
Al-Shorta  Iraq [9]
1977–78 Jalil Hanoon
11
Al-Minaa§  Iraq [10]
1978–79 Falah Hassan
7
Al-Zawraa§  Iraq [11]
1979–80 Ali Hussein Mahmoud
18
Al-Shorta§  Iraq [12]
1980–81 Hussein Saeed
11
Al-Talaba§  Iraq [13]
1981–82 Thamer Yousif (3)
14
Al-Zawraa  Iraq [8]
1982–83 Hussein Saeed (2)
17
Al-Talaba  Iraq [13]
1983–84 Ali Hussein Mahmoud (2)
13
Al-Jaish§  Iraq [12]
1984–85
1985–86 Ahmed Radhi 9 Al-Rasheed  Iraq [5]
Hussein Saeed (3) Al-Talaba§  Iraq
Rahim Hameed Al-Jaish  Iraq
1986–87 Rahim Hameed (2)
14
Al-Jaish  Iraq [5]
1987–88 Rahim Hameed (3)
15
Al-Jaish  Iraq [5]
1988–89 Karim Saddam
22
Al-Zawraa  Iraq [14]
1989–90 Majeed Abdul-Ridha 13 Al-Shabab  Iraq [15]
Karim Saddam (2) Al-Zawraa  Iraq
1990–91 Karim Saddam (3)
20
Al-Zawraa§  Iraq [14]
1991–92 Ahmed Radhi (2)
34
Al-Zawraa  Iraq [16]
1992–93 Karim Saddam (4)
33
Al-Zawraa  Iraq [14]
1993–94 Younis Abed Ali
36
Al-Shorta  Iraq [17]
1994–95 Muayad Judi
30
Al-Karkh  Iraq [18]
1995–96 Hussam Fawzi 11 Al-Zawraa§  Iraq [19]
Ali Hassan Al-Karkh  Iraq
1996–97 Ali Hashim
19
Al-Najaf  Iraq [20]
1997–98 Mahmoud Majeed
22
Al-Shorta§  Iraq [21]
1998–99 Ahmed Khudhair 19 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  Iraq [22]
Hashim Ridha Al-Shorta  Iraq
1999–2000 Haidar Ayed
28
Al-Nasiriya  Iraq [23]
2000–01 Hussein Abdullah
21
Duhok  Iraq [24]
2001–02 Hashim Ridha (2)
32
Al-Shorta  Iraq [25]
2002–03
Cancelled due to the Iraq War
2003–04
Cancelled due to scheduling and security issues
2004–05 Mustafa Karim
16
Al-Kahrabaa  Iraq [26]
2005–06 Sahib Abbas
17
Karbala  Iraq [27]
2006–07 Ahmed Salah
11
Erbil§  Iraq [28]
2007–08 Asaad Abdul-Nabi
14
Al-Kahrabaa  Iraq [29]
2008–09 Ahmed Salah (2)
15
Erbil§  Iraq [30]
2009–10 Amjad Radhi
31
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  Iraq [31]
2010–11 Luay Salah
17
Erbil  Iraq [32]
2011–12 Hammadi Ahmed
27
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  Iraq [33]
2012–13 Amjad Radhi (2)
25
Erbil  Iraq [34]
2013–14 Ali Salah
14
Al-Talaba  Iraq [35]
2014–15 Marwan Hussein
15
Al-Shorta  Iraq [36]
2015–16 Hammadi Ahmed (2) 12 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  Iraq [37]
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Al-Zawraa§  Iraq
2016–17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra
23
Al-Zawraa  Iraq [38]
2017–18 Wissam Saadoun
24
Naft Maysan  Iraq [39]
2018–19 Alaa Abdul-Zahra (2)
28
Al-Shorta§  Iraq [40]
2019–20
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Aymen Hussein
22
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya§  Iraq [41]
2021–22 Mahmoud Al-Mawas
22
Al-Shorta§  Syria [42]
2022–23 Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (2)
18
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  Iraq [3]

Awards won by player[edit]

Awards Player Seasons
4 Karim Saddam 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93
3 Thamer Yousif 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82
Hussein Saeed 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86
Rahim Hameed 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
2 Ali Hussein Mahmoud 1979–80, 1983–84
Ahmed Radhi 1985–86, 1991–92
Hashim Ridha 1998–99, 2001–02
Ahmed Salah 2006–07, 2008–09
Amjad Radhi 2009–10, 2012–13
Hammadi Ahmed 2011–12, 2015–16
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 2016–17, 2018–19
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem 2015–16, 2022–23

Awards won by nationality[edit]

Country Players Total
 Iraq 34 51
 Syria 1 1

Awards won by club[edit]

Club Total Players
Al-Zawraa 11 7
Al-Shorta 9 8
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 5
Al-Jaish 4 2
Al-Talaba 4 2
Erbil 4 3
Al-Kahrabaa 2 2
Al-Karkh 2 2
Al-Minaa 1 1
Al-Najaf 1 1
Al-Naqil 1 1
Al-Nasiriya 1 1
Al-Rasheed 1 1
Al-Shabab 1 1
Duhok 1 1
Karbala 1 1
Naft Maysan 1 1

All-time scorers[edit]

As of 1 April 2024.[43]
Rank Player Goals First app Last app Club(s) (goals)
1 Iraq Amjad Radhi 180 2007 present Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (98), Erbil (74), Al-Najaf (8)
2 Iraq Sahib Abbas 177 1988 2012 Salahaddin (42), Al-Zawraa (62), Al-Talaba (18), Karbala (50), Al-Sinaa (5)
3 Iraq Karim Saddam 171 1979 1996 Al-Sinaa (23), Al-Jaish (11), Al-Rasheed (4), Al-Zawraa (127), Al-Shorta (6)
4 Iraq Ali Hashim 170 1987 2004 Al-Najaf (149), Al-Karkh (21)
5 Iraq Hussein Abdullah 167 1991 2010 Al-Sinaa (32), Al-Naft (16), Diyala (40), Duhok (58), Erbil (14), Kirkuk (2), Peris (5)
6 Iraq Hammadi Ahmed 163 2005 2023 Samarra (19), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (144)
7 Iraq Younis Abid Ali 157 1983 2000 Al-Shorta (135), Al-Rasheed (15), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3), Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (4)
8 Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra 156 2004 present Al-Zawraa (54), Duhok (26), Al-Shorta (76)
9 Iraq Ahmed Radhi 146 1981 1999 Al-Zawraa (103), Al-Rasheed (43)
10 Iraq Alaa Kadhim 145 1988 2007 Al-Sinaa (8), Al-Talaba (137)

Bold denotes players still playing in the Iraq Stars League.

See also[edit]

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