List of Iraq Stars League winning managers

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The following is a list of association football managers who have won the Iraq Stars League, the top level of the Iraqi football league system, since its establishment in 1974.

Winning managers[edit]

Ayoub Odisho is the most successful manager in Iraq Stars League history, having won four league titles coaching Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawraa between 1993 and 2021.
Key
00 Winning manager also won Iraq FA Cup in the same season, completing the Iraqi domestic Double.
Season Manager Club (Titles) Ref.
Name (Titles) Nationality
1974–75 (1st) Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan  IRQ Al-Tayaran (1) [1]
1975–76 (2nd) Saadi Salih  IRQ Al-Zawraa (1) [1]
1976–77 (3rd) Saadi Salih (2)  IRQ Al-Zawraa (2) [1]
1977–78 (4th) Jamil Hanoon  IRQ Al-Minaa (1) [1]
1978–79 (5th) Anwar Jassam  IRQ Al-Zawraa (3) [1]
1979–80 (6th) Douglas Aziz  IRQ Al-Shorta (1) [1]
1980–81 (7th) Ammo Baba  IRQ Al-Talaba (1) [1]
1981–82 (8th) Jamal Salih  IRQ Al-Talaba (2) [1]
1982–83 (9th) Wathiq Naji  IRQ Salahaddin (1) [1]
1983–84 (10th) Munthir Al-Waadh  IRQ Al-Jaish (1) [1]
1984–85 (11th) Cancelled due to FIFA World Cup qualification
1985–86 (12th) Yahya Alwan  IRQ Al-Talaba (3) [1]
1986–87 (13th) Nasrat Nassir  IRQ Al-Rasheed (1) [1]
1987–88 (14th) Jamal Salih (2)  IRQ Al-Rasheed (2) [1]
1988–89 (15th) Jamal Salih (3)  IRQ Al-Rasheed (3) [1]
1989–90 (16th) Amer Jameel  IRQ Al-Tayaran (2) [1]
1990–91 (17th) Falah Hassan  IRQ Al-Zawraa (4) [1]
1991–92 (18th) Adil Yousef  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3) [1]
1992–93 (19th) Ayoub Odisho  IRQ Al-Talaba (4) [1]
1993–94 (20th) Ammo Baba (2)  IRQ Al-Zawraa (5) [1]
1994–95 (21st) Hadi Mutanash  IRQ Al-Zawraa (6) [1]
1995–96 (22nd) Adnan Hamad  IRQ Al-Zawraa (7) [1]
1996–97 (23rd) Ayoub Odisho (2)  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (4) [1]
1997–98 (24th) Abdelilah Abdul-Hameed  IRQ Al-Shorta (2) [1]
1998–99 (25th) Amer Jameel (2)  IRQ Al-Zawraa (8) [1]
1999–2000 (26th) Adnan Hamad (2)  IRQ Al-Zawraa (9) [1]
2000–01 (27th) Sabah Abdul-Jalil  IRQ Al-Zawraa (10) [1]
2001–02 (28th) Thair Ahmed  IRQ Al-Talaba (5) [1]
2002–03 (29th) Cancelled due to the Iraq War
2003–04 (30th) Cancelled due to scheduling and security issues
2004–05 (31st) Sabah Abdul-Jalil (2)  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (5) [1]
2005–06 (32nd) Salih Radhi  IRQ Al-Zawraa (11) [1]
2006–07 (33rd) Akram Salman  IRQ Erbil (1) [1]
2007–08 (34th) Thair Ahmed (2)  IRQ Erbil (2) [1]
2008–09 (35th) Thair Ahmed (3)  IRQ Erbil (3) [1]
2009–10 (36th) Basim Qasim  IRQ Duhok (1) [2]
2010–11 (37th) Radhi Shenaishil  IRQ Al-Zawraa (12) [1]
2011–12 (38th) Nizar Mahrous  SYR Erbil (4) [3]
2012–13 (39th) Thair Jassam  IRQ Al-Shorta (3) [1]
2013–14 (40th) Ended prematurely without awarding title
2014–15 (41st) Abdul-Ghani Shahad  IRQ Naft Al-Wasat (1) [4]
2015–16 (42nd) Basim Qasim (2)  IRQ Al-Zawraa (13) [5]
2016–17 (43rd) Basim Qasim (3)  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (6) [6]
2017–18 (44th) Ayoub Odisho (3)  IRQ Al-Zawraa (14) [1]
2018–19 (45th) Nebojša Jovović  MNE Al-Shorta (4) [7]
2019–20 (46th) Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 (47th) Ayoub Odisho (4)  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (7) [8]
2021–22 (48th) Moamen Soliman  EGY Al-Shorta (5) [9]
2022–23 (49th) Ahmed Salah  IRQ Al-Shorta (6) [10]

Multiple winners[edit]

Rank Manager Titles Club(s) Winning years
1
Iraq Ayoub Odisho
4
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2), Al-Talaba (1), Al-Zawraa (1) 1993, 1997, 2018, 2021
2 Iraq Basim Qasim
3
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1), Al-Zawraa (1), Duhok (1) 2010, 2016, 2017
Iraq Jamal Salih
3
Al-Rasheed (2), Al-Talaba (1) 1982, 1988, 1989
Iraq Thair Ahmed
3
Erbil (2), Al-Talaba (1) 2002, 2008, 2009
5 Iraq Adnan Hamad
2
Al-Zawraa (2) 1996, 2000
Iraq Amer Jameel
2
Al-Tayaran (1), Al-Zawraa (1) 1990, 1999
Iraq Ammo Baba
2
Al-Talaba (1), Al-Zawraa (1) 1981, 1994
Iraq Saadi Salih
2
Al-Zawraa (2) 1976, 1977
Iraq Sabah Abdul-Jalil
2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1), Al-Zawraa (1) 2001, 2005

Winners by nationality[edit]

Country Managers Titles
 Iraq 27 41
 Egypt 1 1
 Montenegro 1 1
 Syria 1 1
Total 30 44

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