The 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League was the 23rd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Advanced League to Iraqi Premier League. The league title was won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya for the fourth time. They also won the Iraq FA Cup, the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship and the Iraqi Perseverance Cup in this season, completing the first ever domestic quadruple in Iraqi football history.
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers PosScorerGoalsTeam1Ali Hashim19Al-Najaf2Sahib Abbas17Al-Zawraa3Sabah Jeayer12Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date 6Al-Zawraa Al-Karkh 6–0 Al-Zawraa Samarra 6–0 Al-Zawraa Al-Sulaikh 3–1 Al-Najaf Samarra 3–0 Al-Zawraa Al-Sinaa 3–0 Al-Talaba Al-Ramadi 5–0 Al-Talaba Al-Karkh 4–0 Al-Talaba Al-Sinaa 5–0 Al-Karkh Al-Ramadi 5–0 Al-Zawraa Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–3
Notes 6 Player scored 6 goals
References
External links Iraq Football Association