Kurdistan Premier League

Kurdistan Premier League
Founded	2006
Region	Kurdistan
Confederation	Unaffiliated
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	1
Top goalscorer	Thiago Amaral (12 goals)

The Kurdistan Premier League is the foremost association football league in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is overseen by the Iraqi Kurdistan Football Association.^[1] The league is not officially recognized by FIFA or any of its confederations, therefore cannot compete in their continental or intercontinental competitions.^[2] The season runs from August and finishes in May, with each playing twenty six matches each. During the season, clubs compete for the , which follows with the Kurdistan Super Cup, a contest held between league winners and the cup winners.

The current champions are Zeravani SC, who have four league titles.^[3]

History[]

The first season was the 2006/07 season, which saw Duhok Football Club crowned as the first champions.

Only nine clubs participated in the 2017/18 Kurdistan Premier League season, which didn't start until February 2018 after five teams pulled out. Kurd striker broke the record for highest goals scored 17 goals in one season in past that record was broken by Brazilian striker Thiago Amaral he was scored 12 goals in one season. Most winner in Kurdistan premier League is Zeravani SC they have 4 cups and second winner is Erbil SC they have 3 cups

Current members[]

Zeravani SC
Brayati FC
Erbil SC
Newroz SC
Zakho FC
Kirkuk FC
Duhok SC
Peshmerga FC
Sulaymaniyah FC

Champions[]

Season	club
2006-07	Duhok SC
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10	Erbil SC
2010-11
2011-12	Erbil SC
2012-13	Zeravani SC
2013-14	Zeravani SC
2014-15	Zeravani SC
2015-16	Erbil SC
2016-17
2018-17	Zeravani SC
2018-19
2019-20	Newroz SC
2020-21	Brayati FC

References[]

^ "Kurdish football prospers in new Iraq". 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
^ Rabas, Words: Jack Losh Film: Sebastien; Losh, Jack (2016-10-14). "The rebel World Cup: on the road with Kurdistan's football team". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
^ Kurdistan24. "Zeravani SC wins fourth Kurdistan Premier League title". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2019-02-10.

[1] "Kurdish football prospers in new Iraq". 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2019-02-10.

[2] Rabas, Words: Jack Losh Film: Sebastien; Losh, Jack (2016-10-14). "The rebel World Cup: on the road with Kurdistan's football team". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-10.

[3] Kurdistan24. "Zeravani SC wins fourth Kurdistan Premier League title". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2019-02-10.

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