2016–17 Al-Talaba SC season

The 2016–17 season is Al-Talaba Sport Club's 42nd consecutive season in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Having finished in 3rd place in the final stage of the previous season, Al-Talaba is competing in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.

Al-Talaba
2016–17 season
President
Honorary President
Alaa Kadhim
Abdul-Razzaq Al-Essa
ManagerAyoub Odisho
StadiumAl-Shaab Stadium
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Iraqi Premier League4th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Samer Saeed (3 goals)

All: Samer Saeed (3 goals)
2017–18 →

Season summary edit

Pre-season edit

The first step that was taken by the administrative board was to renew Ayoub Odisho's contract for another season, announcing it on their Facebook page on 10 June 2016 with a worth of 300m IQD.[1][2] With Kareem Salman being taken to the Iraq national under-23 team as an assistant manager, Al-Talaba were left to sign a new assistant, contacting Mudhaffar Jabbar and Saadi Toma, who refused the offer,[3] and Shaker Mahmoud who approved and was signed on 15 July.[4]

Al-Talaba announced on 13 June their first six signings.[5] They signed eight other players including two big names, Ameer Sabah and Mustafa Karim, on 20 June, returning to their home club.[6][7] The board also renewed the contracts of 12 players including last season's captain, Younis Mahmoud,[8] second captain Mahdi Karim, and the team's playmaker, Samer Saeed.[9] Al-Talaba released Mustafa Karim and Ameer Sabah in August, after two months of signing them due to a financial dispute with the board along with signing the three allowed foreign players who were all from Africa.[10]

September edit

Al-Talaba started their 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League campaign on 15 September 2016 with a 1–1 draw against their rivals Al-Shorta, equalizing the score just before the end of the first half with a header from the team's captain, Samer Saeed, from a corner after the opponent took advantage of a miscommunication between Ali Abdul-Hassan and Ehab Kadhim and scored the first goal.[11] In the second round, Al-Talaba managed to get a 1–0 win against the title holders Al-Zawra'a with Samer Saeed's goal from Saad Jassim's cross.[12] Against the newly promoted club Al-Hussein, Al-Talaba claimed their second win with a goal from Karrar Ali Barri while playing with ten men due to the injury of Muthana Khalid and having no substitutes left.[13]

October edit

After their match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya was postponed, Al-Talaba faced the newly promoted side Al-Bahri away. The match ended in a 2–2 draw with the goals of Mustafa Al-Ameen, which went in from a deflection in the second minute of the match, and Ehab Kadhim from a penalty in the second half before Al-Bahri equalized in the last minutes with a penalty as well.[14] Al-Talaba returned to their winning ways with a comfortable 3–0 against Karbalaa at home. Two goals were scored by Yassir Abdul-Mohsen and the last one was scored from a penalty by Mahdi Karim.[15]

November edit

Al-Talaba went into their sixth game of the season with no losses to face Al-Naft away. After only 12 seconds, Al-Naft scored and in the 18th minute, they extended the lead, ending the first half at 2–0. In the second half, Samer Saeed pulled one back before the team captain Mahdi Karim equalized from a penalty in the extra time.[16] On 6 November, the club announced its bankruptcy and decided to stop all of its activities and withdraw from the league.[17] After two days, they took back their decision after the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdul-Razzaq Al-Essa promised the club to pay for all of its dues after an interference from the Minister of Youth and Sport Abdul-Hussein Aptan to solve the situation.[18] In the 8th round, Al-Talaba faced Erbil at home. They dominated the match but Erbil's defense denied them many goals which resulted in a 0–0 draw.[19]

Players edit

Squad information edit

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below:

Note 1: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 2016–17 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Iraqi Premier League Iraq FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   IRQ Mustafa Mohammed 2 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF   IRQ Saad Jasim 6 1 6 1 0 0
4 DF   IRQ Burhan Juma'a 7 0 7 0 0 0
5 DF   IRQ Haider Saadoun 2 0 2 0 0 0
6 MF   IRQ Mohammed Faisal 3 0 3 0 0 0
7 FW   IRQ Karrar Ali Barri 11 2 11 2 0 0
8 MF   IRQ Samer Saeed 8 3 8 3 0 0
9 FW   IRQ Younis Mahmoud 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   IRQ Mustafa Al-Ameen 11 2 11 2 0 0
13 DF   IRQ Mohammed Saeed Mijbal 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 DF   IRQ Abbas Ayyad 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   IRQ Muhannad Arzayej 10 0 10 0 0 0
16 FW   IRQ Yassir Abdul-Mohsen 7 0 7 0 0 0
17 MF   IRQ Ehab Kadhim 6 1 6 1 0 0
18 DF   IRQ Mahdi Karim 6 2 6 2 0 0
19 FW   IRQ Ahmed Abdul-Abbas 1 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF   IRQ Muthana Khalid 5 0 5 0 0 0
22 MF   IRQ Murtadha Juwad 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   IRQ Haider Jamal 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 MF   IRQ Mohammed Ridha 6 1 6 1 0 0
25 MF   IRQ Sattar Yaseen 11 0 11 0 0 0
28 FW   NGA Kabiru Akinsola 3 0 3 0 0 0
29 MF   IRQ Shihab Razzaq Farhan 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 FW   CIV Abou Kone 8 0 8 0 0 0
31 MF   IRQ Omar Adnan 8 0 8 0 0 0
33 MF   IRQ Ahmed Khalid 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   SEN Fallou Sarr 5 0 5 0 0 0
35 GK   IRQ Ali Abdul-Hassan 10 0 10 0 0 0
39 DF   IRQ Ahmed Nadhim 8 0 8 0 0 0
GK   IRQ Karrar Mahmoud 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   IRQ Samir Salman 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Samir Majid 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Karrar Nabeel 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Hassan Jassim 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   IRQ Ibrahim Bayish 0 0 0 0 0 0

Players In edit

N Date Pos Player Moving from Type Transfer window
15 13 June 2016 DF   Muhannad Arzayej   Al-Shorta Transfer Summer
4 13 June 2016 DF   Burhan Juma'a   Erbil Transfer Summer
19 13 June 2016 FW   Ahmed Abdul-Abbas   Al-Kahraba Transfer Summer
25 13 June 2016 MF   Sattar Yaseen   Zakho Transfer Summer
13 June 2016 MF   Samir Majid   Al-Karkh Transfer Summer
13 June 2016 DF   Ahmed Khalid   Al-Karkh Transfer Summer
13 June 2016 FW   Ibrahim Bayish   Al-Sinaa Transfer Summer
7 14 June 2016 MF   Karrar Ali Barri   Al-Kahraba Transfer Summer
20 June 2016 FW   Mustafa Karim   Naft Al-Wasat Transfer Summer
20 June 2016 MF   Ameer Sabah   Al-Shorta Transfer Summer
20 June 2016 MF   Karrar Nabeel   Diwaniya Transfer Summer
21 June 2016 DF   Samir Salman   Amanat Baghdad Transfer Summer
31 21 June 2016 MF   Omar Adnan   Al-Sinaa Transfer Summer
29 June 2016 GK   Karrar Mahmoud   Al-Bareed Transfer Summer
3 July 2016 MF   Hassan Jassim   Al-Jaish Transfer Summer
5 5 July 2016 DF   Haider Saadoun   Al-Kahraba Transfer Summer
29 13 July 2016 MF   Shihab Razzaq Farhan   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer Summer
13 17 August 2016 DF   Mohammed Saeed Mijbal   Al-Karkh Transfer Summer
28 31 August 2016 FW   Kabiru Akinsola   Mérida Transfer Summer
34 31 August 2016 DF   Fallou Sarr   AJEL de Rufisque Transfer Summer
30 31 August 2016 FW   Abou Kone   Al-Shabab Transfer Summer

Players Out edit

Date Pos Player Moving to Type Transfer window
23 May 2016 MF   Yousif Nabeel Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 FW   Mustafa Ali Ni'ma Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 FW   Karrar Ali Dodah Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 DF   Haider Ali Abid Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 DF   Ali Hussein Ali Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 DF   Haider Ali Kadhim Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 DF   Hassan Abbas Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 DF   Saad Hassan Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 DF   Moayad Al-Khouli Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 MF   Thaer Kroma Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 FW   Abdul-Lateef Salqini Unattached End of contract Summer
23 May 2016 FW   James Abban Unattached End of contract Summer
17 June 2016 FW   Alaa Muhsin   Karbalaa Transfer Summer
19 June 2016 MF   Aqeel Abbas Jabur   Baghdad Transfer Summer
20 June 2016 MF   Ahmed Ali Hussein   Al-Hedood Transfer Summer
22 June 2016 FW   Amjad Abbas   Al-Kahraba Transfer Summer
4 July 2016 DF   Mohammed Abdul-Zahra   Najaf Transfer Summer
7 July 2016 FW   Abdul-Qadir Tariq   Al-Shorta Transfer Summer
25 July 2016 GK   Saif Jameel   Al-Kahraba Transfer Summer
4 August 2016 FW   Mustafa Karim Unattached Released Summer
24 August 2016 MF   Sajjad Jassim Unattached Released Summer
27 August 2016 MF   Ameer Sabah Unattached Released Summer

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
First team manager Ayoub Odisho
Assistant manager Shaker Mahmoud
Hassan Turki
Sadiq Saadoun
Goalkeeping coach Hisham Ali

Last updated: 15 July 2016
Source: Facebook – ALTalaba Sport Club

Statistics edit

Overall statistics edit

League Cup Total Stats
Games played 11 0 11
Games won 5 0 5
Games drawn 6 0 6
Games lost 0 0 0
Goals scored 15 0 15
Goals conceded 7 0 7
Goal difference +8 0 +8
Clean sheets 5 0 5
Goal by Substitute 1 0 1
Red cards 0 0 0

Last updated: 16 December 2016

Top scorers edit

Rank Position Nationality Number Name Iraqi Premier League Iraq FA Cup Total
1 MF   8 Samer Saeed 3 0 3
2 FW   16 Yassir Abdul-Mohsen 2 0 2
FW   7 Karrar Ali Barri 2 0 2
DF   18 Mahdi Karim 2 0 2
MF   10 Mustafa Al-Ameen 2 0 2
3 FW   30 Abou Kone 1 0 1
MF   17 Ehab Kadhim 1 0 1
DF   3 Saad Jasim 1 0 1
MF   24 Mohammed Ridha 1 0 1
TOTALS 15 0 15

Last updated: 11 December 2016

Clean sheets edit

Rank Nationality Number Name Iraqi Premier League Iraq FA Cup Total
1   35 Ali Abdul-Hassan 6 0 6
TOTALS 6 0 6

Last updated: 16 December 2016

Friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 July 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 2–0 Al-Hedood University of Baghdad, Baghdad
17:45 AST Stadium: Al-Burj Stadium
3 August 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 0–0 Iraq U20 University of Baghdad, Baghdad
17:30 AST Stadium: Al-Burj Stadium
15 August 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 2–1 Naft Maysan University of Baghdad, Baghdad
17:00 AST Kadhim   (pen.)
Abdul-Abbas  
Hamid   Stadium: Al-Burj Stadium
18 August 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 2–2 Al-Hedood University of Baghdad, Baghdad
17:00 AST Barri  
Sabah  
Stadium: Al-Burj Stadium
20 August 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 0–0 Al-Shorta University of Baghdad, Baghdad
17:00 AST Stadium: Al-Burj Stadium
30 August 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 1–1 Karbalaa University of Baghdad, Baghdad
17:00 AST Kadhim   (pen.) Kareem   (pen.) Stadium: Al-Burj Stadium
3 September 2016 Friendly Al-Naft 1–0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
16:00 AST Ali   89' Stadium: Al Naft Stadium
5 September 2016 Friendly Amanat Baghdad 1–0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
16:30 AST Hussein   (pen.) Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
9 September 2016 Friendly Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 Al-Talaba Baghdad
16:30 AST Radhi   (pen.) Kadhim   (pen.) Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
2 October 2016 Friendly Al-Zawra'a 1–2 Al-Talaba Baghdad
15:30 AST Salah   Karim  
Abdul-Abbas  
Stadium: Al-Shalchiya Stadium

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Iraqi Premier League 11 5 6 0 15 7 +8 045.45
Iraq FA Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 11 5 6 0 15 7 +8 045.45

Updated to match played 16 December 2016
Source: Competitions

Iraqi Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Naft Al-Wasat 36 19 11 6 45 26 +19 68
6 Al-Minaa 36 18 12 6 40 24 +16 66
7 Al-Talaba 36 14 12 10 51 38 +13 54
8 Amanat Baghdad 36 12 15 9 26 21 +5 51
9 Al-Najaf 36 12 13 11 41 38 +3 49
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
11 5 6 0 15 7  +8 21 3 3 0 7 1  +6 2 3 0 8 6  +2

Last updated: 16 December 2016.
Source: Kooora

Results by matchday edit

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GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDWWPDWDDDWWD
Position1023444556645
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2016. Source: Kooora
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

15 September 2016 1 Al-Talaba 1–1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
18:00 AST Saeed   45+3' Waleed   37' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Wathiq Mohammed
20 September 2016 2 Al-Zawra'a 0–1 Al-Talaba Baghdad
18:00 AST Fadhel   34'   82' Saeed   37' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Muhannad Qasim
25 September 2016 3 Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Hussein Baghdad
15:30 AST Barri   75' Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
20 October 2016 5 Al-Bahri 2–2 Al-Talaba Basra
15:00 AST Hadi   28'
Hussein   70' (pen.)
Al-Ameen   2'
Kadhim   52' (pen.)
Stadium: Al-Zubair Stadium
Referee: Sabah Abid
27 October 2016 6 Al-Talaba 3–0 Karbalaa Baghdad
14:30 AST Abdul-Mohsen   33', 56'
Karim   66' (pen.)
Stadium: Al Quwa Al Jawiya Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamir
3 November 2016 7 Al-Naft 2–2 Al-Talaba Baghdad
14:30 AST Fayad   1'
Jawda   18'
Saeed   56'
Karim   90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Al Naft Stadium
Referee: Haitham Mohammed
25 November 2016 8 Al-Talaba 0–0 Erbil Baghdad
16:00 AST Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Wathiq Mohammed
30 November 2016 9 Al-Samawa 1–1 Al-Talaba Samawa
14:00 AST Sillal   45' Jasim   56' Stadium: Al-Samawah Stadium
6 December 2016 10 Al-Talaba 2–0 Naft Al-Janoob Baghdad
14:00 AST Barri   32'
Ridha   84'
Stadium: Al Quwa Al Jawiya Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamir
11 December 2016 11 Naft Maysan 1–2 Al-Talaba Amarah
14:00 AST Mhaisin   50' Al-Ameen   39'
Kone   59' (pen.)
Stadium: Al-Maimouna Stadium
10 January 2017 17 Zakho v Al-Talaba Zakho
AST

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