2015–16 Al-Talaba SC season

Al-Talaba 2015–16 football season
Al-Talaba
2015–16 season
President
Honorary President		Alaa Kadhim
Hussein al-Shahristani
ManagerAyoub Odisho
StadiumAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
(September 2015–April 2016)
Al-Shaab Stadium
(April–May 2016)
Iraqi Premier League3rd – Final stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Abdul-Qadir Tariq (10)
All:
Abdul-Qadir Tariq (10)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2014–15

The 2015–16 season was Al-Talaba Sports Club's 41st consecutive season in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Having finished in 5th of Group 2 in the previous season, and having withdrawn from the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Talaba only competed in the Iraqi Premier League.

In the first stage of the league, Al-Talaba were inconsistent in their results, finishing in 4th place of the Group 1 table at 27 points with seven wins, six draws, four losses and a goal difference of +6. In the second stage, Al-Talaba lost their first match against Al-Shorta and before clinching a win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. After drawing with the league leaders, Al-Zawra'a and the defending champions, Naft Al-Wasat, they won against Al-Mina'a which could have led them from 3rd to 2nd before drawing the next match with Al-Naft. They won their last match against Baghdad to remain in their position of 3rd in the league after three wins, three draws, a loss, at 12 points.

Kit

Period Home colours Away colours Third colours Supplier
September 2015 – February 2016
Nike
February 2016 – April 2016
April 2016
Record Sport
April 2016 – May 2016
Record Sport,
Nike

Players

Squad information

As of 31 January 2016[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iraq IRQ Saif Jameel
2 DF Syria SYR Saad Hassan
3 DF Iraq IRQ Saad Jassim
4 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Abdul-Zahra (3rd captain)
5 MF Iraq IRQ Muthana Khalid
6 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Mtashar
7 MF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Jassim
8 MF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Al-Ameen
9 FW Iraq IRQ Younis Mahmoud (captain)
10 FW Iraq IRQ Abdul-Qadir Tariq
11 FW Iraq IRQ Amjad Abbas
12 GK Iraq IRQ Ali Abd Laftah
13 MF Syria SYR Thaer Kroma
14 DF Iraq IRQ Abbas Ayyad
15 MF Iraq IRQ Yousif Nabeel
16 FW Iraq IRQ Yassir Abdul-Mohsen
17 MF Iraq IRQ Ihab Kadhim
18 MF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Karim (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Iraq IRQ Mustafa Ali Nima
20 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Ali Hussein
21 FW Iraq IRQ Alaa Muhaisin
22 MF Iraq IRQ Samer Saeed
23 GK Iraq IRQ Muhannad Jabbar
24 MF Iraq IRQ Muthana Khalid
25 MF Iraq IRQ Aqeel Abbas Jabur
26 DF Iraq IRQ Hassan Abbas
27 FW Iraq IRQ Karrar Ali Dodah
28 DF Iraq IRQ Haider Ali Abid
31 FW Syria SYR Abdul-Latif Salqini
32 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Hussein Ali
33 DF Syria SYR Moayad Al-Khouli
34 DF Iraq IRQ Haider Ali Kadhim
35 GK Iraq IRQ Ali Abdul-Muhsin
37 MF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Mohammed
38 FW Ghana GHA James Abban
39 DF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Nadhim

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Iraq IRQ Ali Rasheed (at Al-Karkh until 30 June 2016)

Players In

N Date Pos Player Moving from Type Transfer window
20 12 July 2015 MF Iraq Ahmed Ali Hussein Iraq Al-Hedood Transfer Summer
28 12 July 2015 DF Iraq Haider Ali Abid Iraq Al-Karkh Transfer Summer
11 14 July 2015 FW Iraq Amjad Abbas Oman Ahli Sidab Transfer Summer
7 26 July 2015 MF Iraq Sajjad Jassim Iraq Najaf Transfer Summer
10 29 July 2015 FW Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq Iraq Al-Karkh Transfer Summer
34 29 July 2015 DF Iraq Haider Ali Kadhim Iraq Zakho Transfer Summer
16 30 July 2015 FW Iraq Yassir Abdul-Mohsen Iraq Zakho Transfer Summer
18 1 August 2015 DF Iraq Mahdi Karim Iraq Al-Shorta Transfer Summer
8 1 August 2015 MF Iraq Mustafa Al-Ameen Iraq Naft Maysan Transfer Summer
27 1 August 2015 FW Iraq Karrar Ali Dodah Iraq Sulaymaniyah Transfer Summer
4 12 August 2015 DF Iraq Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Iraq Al-Sinaa Transfer Summer
3 12 August 2015 DF Iraq Saad Jassim Iraq Zakho Transfer Summer
1 12 August 2015 GK Iraq Saif Jameel Iraq Al-Shorta Transfer Summer
17 12 August 2015 MF Iraq Ihab Kadhim Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer Summer
15 16 August 2015 MF Iraq Yousif Nabeel Iraq Al-Kahraba Transfer Summer
13 6 September 2015 MF Syria Thaer Kroma Syria Al-Wahda Transfer Summer
31 6 September 2015 FW Syria Abdul-Latif Salqini Syria Al-Jaish Transfer Summer
33 6 September 2015 DF Syria Moayad Al-Khouli Syria Al-Jaish Transfer Summer
9 18 September 2015 FW Iraq Younis Mahmoud Unattached Free Mid-season
22 16 November 2015 MF Iraq Samer Saeed Iraq Al-Karkh Transfer Mid-season
37 30 November 2015 MF Iraq Mustafa Mohammed Iraq Al-Shorta Transfer Mid-season
38 12 December 2015 FW Ghana James Abban Ghana Aduana Stars Transfer Mid-season
39 7 January 2016 DF Iraq Ahmed Nadhim Iraq Naft Al-Janoob Transfer Winter
5 12 January 2016 MF Iraq Muthana Khalid Iraq Baghdad Transfer Winter
2 31 January 2016 DF Syria Saad Hassan Syria Al-Jaish Transfer Winter

Players Out

Date Pos Player Moving to Type Transfer window
15 July 2015 DF Iraq Nozad Abdul-Hameed Iraq Al-Karkh End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 FW Cameroon Sayyid Arafat Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 DF Iraq Mohammed Saeed Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 MF Iraq Karrar Salih Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 MF Iraq Sadiq Abbas Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 MF Iraq Yousif Dhaidan Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 MF Iraq Ali Faez Qasim Iraq Naft Maysan Transfer Summer
15 July 2015 FW Iraq Ali Rasheed Iraq Al-Karkh Loan Summer
15 July 2015 DF Iraq Adnan Atiya Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 DF Iraq Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Iraq Al-Sinaa Transfer Summer
15 July 2015 DF Iraq Adnan Atiya Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 GC Iraq Badir Shakir Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 MF Iraq Thamir Fouad Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 DF Iraq Salah Hilal Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 MF Iraq Hassan Attwan Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 MF Egypt Al-Habib Mohammed Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 DF Iraq Mohammed Ali Karim Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 MF Iraq Wisam Zaki Unattached End of contract Summer
15 July 2015 AM Iraq Ahmed Kadhim Assad Unattached End of contract Summer
16 July 2015 FW Iraq Ali Salah Hashim Iraq Zakho Transfer Summer
21 July 2015 MF Iraq Salih Sadir Iraq Naft Al-Wasat Transfer Summer
22 July 2015 AM Iraq Nawaf Slall Unattached End of contract Summer
22 July 2015 MF Iraq Mustafa Hussein Unattached End of contract Summer
22 July 2015 DF Iraq Majeed Hameed Unattached End of contract Summer
23 July 2015 DF Iraq Waleed Bahar Iraq Al-Naft Transfer Summer
23 July 2015 DF Iraq Mohammed Jabbar Rubat Iraq Naft Al-Janoob Transfer Summer
26 July 2015 MF Egypt Mustafa Jalal Egypt Wadi Degla Transfer Summer
26 July 2015 MF Iraq Ahmed Jabbar Iraq Al-Mina'a Transfer Summer
12 August 2015 GK Iraq Muhannad Qassim Iraq Baghdad Transfer Summer
12 August 2015 DF Iraq Ahmed Khalid Unattached End of contract Summer
12 August 2015 DF Iraq Ahmed Essa Iraq Al-Zawra'a Transfer Summer
5 December 2015 MF Iraq Osama Ali Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer Winter

Technical staff

As of 7 June 2015[update][2]

Position Staff
Head coach Ayoub Odisho
Assistant coach Hassan Turki
Assistant coach Kareem Salman
Assistant coach Sadiq Saadoun
Goalkeeping coach Hisham Ali

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Pos. No. Name Iraqi Premier League Total
1 FW 10 Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq 10 10
2 FW 9 Iraq Younis Mahmoud 3 3
3 FW 16 Iraq Yassir Abdul-Mohsen 2 2
FW 38 Ghana James Abban 2 2
MF 13 Syria Thaer Kroma 2 2
4 FW 31 Syria Abdul-Latif Salqini 1 1
FW 27 Iraq Karrar Ali Dodah 1 1
MF 8 Iraq Mustafa Al-Ameen 1 1
MF 22 Iraq Samer Saeed 1 1
DF 4 Iraq Mohammed Abdul-Zahra 1 1
DF 18 Iraq Mahdi Karim 1 1
DF 2 Syria Saad Hassan 1 1
DF 39 Iraq Ahmed Nadhim 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 28 28

Captains

Rank Pos. No. Name Starts
1 FW 9 Iraq Younis Mahmoud 13
2 DF 18 Iraq Mahdi Karim 6
3 DF 4 Iraq Mohammed Abdul-Zahra 5
Total 24

Penalties

Date Name Opponent Result
21 October 2015 Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Karkh Green tickY
28 February 2016 Iraq Mahdi Karim Samawa Green tickY

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Al-Sinaa v Al-Talaba
24 December 2015 Friendly Al-Sinaa 0–1 Al-Talaba Baghdad
7:00 UTC+03:00 Jassim Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Shorta
15 January 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 1–2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Tariq (pen.) Chammari
Hussein 		Stadium: University of Baghdad Stadium
Al-Shorta v Al-Talaba
28 January 2016 Friendly Al-Shorta 0–0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
Al-Kahraba v Al-Talaba
9 February 2016 Friendly Al-Kahraba 2–1 Al-Talaba Baghdad
14:00 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al Kahraba Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Hussein
21 March 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 0–0 Al-Hussein Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: University of Baghdad Stadium
Al-Talaba v Haifa
23 March 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 4–0 Haifa Baghdad
15:15 UTC+03:00 Abdul-Mohsen 10'
Karim 25'
Jassim 40'
Nima 80'		 Stadium: University of Baghdad Stadium
Al-Talaba v Baghdad
27 March 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 1–1 Baghdad Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Karim 36' Agha 89' Stadium: Baghdad Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Shorta
3 May 2016 Friendly Al-Talaba 0–1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
16:00 UTC+03:00 Faez 62' Stadium: University of Baghdad Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Iraqi Premier League 14 September 2015 21 May 2016 24 10 9 5 28 20 +8 041.67
Total 24 10 9 5 28 20 +8 041.67

Iraqi Premier League

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Naft Al-Wasat 17 10 5 2 24 14 +10 35 Qualified to Elite Stage
3 Al-Naft 17 9 5 3 21 10 +11 32
4 Al-Talaba 17 7 6 4 20 14 +6 27
5 Naft Maysan 17 6 6 5 16 16 0 24
6 Al-Kahrabaa 17 3 7 7 9 17 −8 16
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results by round
Source: Kooora.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Naft Al-Wasat v Al-Talaba
14 September 2015 1 Naft Al-Wasat 1–0 Al-Talaba Najaf
15:30 UTC+03:00 Sadir 31' Stadium: An-Najaf Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Kahraba
19 September 2015 2 Al-Talaba 3–1 Al-Kahraba Baghdad
15:30 UTC+03:00 Tariq 45', 50'
Abdul-Mohsen 70'		 Ali 69' Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Al-Talaba v Naft Maysan
24 September 2015 3 Al-Talaba 2–0 Naft Maysan Baghdad
15:30 UTC+03:00 Abdul-Zahra 41'
Tariq 72'
Abbas Red card 80'		 Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Duhok v Al-Talaba
29 September 2015 4 Duhok 1–1 Al-Talaba Duhok
15:30 UTC+03:00 Ali 56' Salqini 34' Stadium: Duhok Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Zawra'a
16 October 2015 5 Al-Talaba 0–1 Al-Zawra'a Baghdad
15:00 UTC+03:00 Abdul-Raheem 25' Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Al-Karkh v Al-Talaba
21 October 2015 6 Al-Karkh 4–4 Al-Talaba Baghdad
15:00 UTC+03:00 Hameed 13'
Al-Jarih 26'
Kareem 61'
Mousa 83'		 Mahmoud 6'
Tariq 20' (pen.), 73'
Dodah 79'		 Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium
Al-Talaba v Naft Al-Janoob
26 October 2015 7 Al-Talaba 1–0 Naft Al-Janoob Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Tariq 69' Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Samawa v Al-Talaba
5 November 2015 8 Samawa 0–1 Al-Talaba Samawa
14:30 UTC+03:00 Mahmoud 61' Stadium: As Samawah Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Naft
7 December 2015 9 Al-Talaba 0–1 Al-Naft Baghdad
14:00 UTC+03:00 Kadhim Red card 90' Qasim 28' Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Al-Talaba v Naft Al-Wasat
12 December 2015 10 Al-Talaba 1–1 Naft Al-Wasat Baghdad
14:00 UTC+03:00 Mahmoud 76' Sadir 31'
Noumi Red card 57'		 Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Al-Kahraba v Al-Talaba
16 December 2015 11 Al-Kahraba 0–2 Al-Talaba Baghdad
14:00 UTC+03:00 Kroma 13'
Tariq Red card 46'
Amado 90+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Al Kahraba Stadium
Naft Maysan v Al-Talaba
20 January 2016 12 Naft Maysan 0–0 Al-Talaba Amarah
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Maimuna Stadium
Al-Talaba v Duhok
27 January 2016 13 Al-Talaba – Duhok Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Note: Duhok withdrew from the second half of the group.
Al-Zawra'a v Al-Talaba
2 February 2016 14 Al-Zawra'a 0–0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al Sinaa Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Karkh
15 February 2016 15 Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Karkh Baghdad
14:00 UTC+03:00 Tariq 5'
Mohammed Red card 70'		 Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Naft Al-Janoob v Al-Talaba
19 February 2016 16 Naft Al-Janoob 2–2 Al-Talaba Basra
14:00 UTC+03:00 Malik 2', 57' Tariq 25'
Saeed 58'		 Stadium: Naft Al-Janoob Stadium
Al-Talaba v Samawa
28 February 2016 17 Al-Talaba 2–0 Samawa Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Tariq 58'
Karim 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Al-Naft v Al-Talaba
3 March 2016 18 Al-Naft 2–0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Hussein 9'
Karim 24'		 Stadium: Al Naft Stadium

Last updated: 3 March 2016
Source: Kooora

Final stage

Results by round
Round1234567
GroundNNNAHNN
ResultLWDDWDW
Source: Kooora.com
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Al-Talaba v Al-Shorta
2 April 2016 1 Al-Talaba 0–1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
15:10 UTC+03:00 Kalaf 86' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
7 April 2016 2 Al-Talaba 2–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad
15:30 UTC+03:00 Tariq 72'
Nadhim 80'		 Rasan 33' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Zawra'a
16 April 2016 3 Al-Talaba 1–1 Al-Zawra'a Baghdad
16:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Ameen 24' Jwayed 17' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Naft Al-Wasat v Al-Talaba
22 April 2016 4 Naft Al-Wasat 1–1 Al-Talaba Najaf
16:30 UTC+03:00 Yassin 55' Al-Ameen Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card
Abban 90+3'		 Stadium: An-Najaf Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Mina'a
8 May 2016 5 Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
16:45 UTC+03:00 Abdul-Mohsen 81' Ibrahim Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Talaba v Al-Naft
16 May 2016 6 Al-Talaba 1–1 Al-Naft Baghdad
16:45 UTC+03:00 Abban 90+2'
Mahmoud Yellow card 90+5' Yellow-red card		 Karim 36' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Talaba v Baghdad
21 May 2016 7 Al-Talaba 2–1 Baghdad Baghdad
16:45 UTC+03:00 Kroma 27'
Hassan 76'		 Abbas 38' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Last updated: 21 May 2016
Source: Kooora

References

  1. ^ "Iraq – Al-Talaba – Players". Goalzz.
  2. ^ Essa, Sami (June 7, 2015). "اوديشو مدربا لنادي الطلبة العراقي بشكل رسمي" [Odisho is officially the manager of Al-Talaba]. Kooora (in Arabic).
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