List of Iraq Stars League top scorers
Award
The following is the list of Iraq Stars League top scorers by season from 1974–75.[1][2] The latest top scorer is Aymen Hussein of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who scored 27 goals in 2023–24.[3]
Younis Abid 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] Thirteen 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, Mohannad Abdul-Raheem and Aymen Hussein. 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 181 goals.[7]
Winners
Awards won by player
Awards
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Player
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Seasons
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4
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Karim Saddam
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1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93
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3
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Thamer Yousif
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1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82
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Hussein Saeed
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1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86
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Rahim Hameed
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1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
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2
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Ali Hussein Mahmoud
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1979–80, 1983–84
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Ahmed Radhi
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1985–86, 1991–92
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Hashim Ridha
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1998–99, 2001–02
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Ahmed Salah
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2006–07, 2008–09
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Amjad Radhi
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2009–10, 2012–13
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Hammadi Ahmed
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2011–12, 2015–16
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Alaa Abdul-Zahra
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2016–17, 2018–19
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Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
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2015–16, 2022–23
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Aymen Hussein
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2020–21, 2023–24
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Awards won by nationality
Awards won by club
All-time scorers
- As of 14 July 2024.[44]
Rank
|
Player
|
Goals
|
First app
|
Last app
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Club(s) (goals)
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1
|
Amjad Radhi
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181
|
2007 |
present
|
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (98), Erbil (75), Al-Najaf (8)
|
2
|
Sahib Abbas
|
177
|
1988 |
2012
|
Salahaddin (42), Al-Zawraa (62), Al-Talaba (18), Karbala (50), Al-Sinaa (5)
|
3
|
Karim Saddam
|
171
|
1979 |
1996
|
Al-Sinaa (23), Al-Jaish (11), Al-Rasheed (4), Al-Zawraa (127), Al-Shorta (6)
|
4
|
Ali Hashim
|
170
|
1987 |
2004
|
Al-Najaf (149), Al-Karkh (21)
|
5
|
Hussein Abdullah
|
167
|
1991 |
2010
|
Al-Sinaa (32), Al-Naft (16), Diyala (40), Duhok (58), Erbil (14), Kirkuk (2), Peris (5)
|
6
|
Hammadi Ahmed
|
163
|
2005 |
2023
|
Samarra (19), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (144)
|
7
|
Alaa Abdul-Zahra
|
158
|
2004 |
present
|
Al-Zawraa (54), Duhok (26), Al-Shorta (78)
|
8
|
Younis Abid Ali
|
157
|
1983 |
2000
|
Al-Shorta (135), Al-Rasheed (15), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3), Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (4)
|
9
|
Ahmed Radhi
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146
|
1981 |
1999
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Al-Zawraa (103), Al-Rasheed (43)
|
10
|
Alaa Kadhim
|
145
|
1988 |
2007
|
Al-Sinaa (8), Al-Talaba (137)
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Bold denotes players still playing in the Iraq Stars League.
See also
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