List of Iraq Stars League top scorers

Award
Iraq Stars League Top Scorer
Awarded forThe leading goalscorer in a given Iraq Stars League season.
CountryIraq
Presented byIFA
First awarded1974–75
Last awarded2023–24
Currently held by Aymen Hussein (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 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

Younis Abid 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
Cancelled due to FIFA World Cup qualification
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 Abid 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 [43]
2023–24 Aymen Hussein (2)
27
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  Iraq [3]

Awards won by player

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
Aymen Hussein 2020–21, 2023–24

Awards won by nationality

Country Players Total
 Iraq 34 52
 Syria 1 1

Awards won by club

Club Total Players
Al-Zawraa 11 7
Al-Shorta 9 8
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 7 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

As of 14 July 2024.[44]
Rank Player Goals First app Last app Club(s) (goals)
1 Iraq Amjad Radhi 181 2007 present Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (98), Erbil (75), 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 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 158 2004 present Al-Zawraa (54), Duhok (26), Al-Shorta (78)
8 Iraq Younis Abid Ali 157 1983 2000 Al-Shorta (135), Al-Rasheed (15), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3), Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (4)
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

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