List of Iraq Stars League winning managers

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The following is a list of association football managers who have won the Iraq Stars League , the top level of the Iraqi football league system, since its establishment in 1974.

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Winning managers

Ayoub Odisho is the most successful manager in Iraq Stars League history, having won four league titles coaching Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawraa. ywb wdyshw fy Hd lbTwlt lsywyh.jpg
Ayoub Odisho is the most successful manager in Iraq Stars League history, having won four league titles coaching Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawraa.
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Winning manager also won Iraq FA Cup in the same season, completing the Iraqi domestic Double.
SeasonManagerClub (Titles)Ref.
Name (Titles)Nationality
1974–75 (1st) Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Tayaran (1) [1]
1975–76 (2nd) Saadi Salih Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (1) [1]
1976–77 (3rd) Saadi Salih (2)Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (2) [1]
1977–78 (4th) Jamil Hanoon Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Minaa (1) [1]
1978–79 (5th) Anwar Jassam Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (3) [1]
1979–80 (6th) Douglas Aziz Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Shorta (1) [1]
1980–81 (7th) Ammo Baba Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Talaba (1) [1]
1981–82 (8th) Jamal Salih Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Talaba (2) [1]
1982–83 (9th) Wathiq Naji Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Salahaddin (1) [1]
1983–84 (10th) Munthir Al-Waadh Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Jaish (1) [1]
1984–85 (11th)Cancelled due to FIFA World Cup qualification
1985–86 (12th) Yahya Alwan Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Talaba (3) [1]
1986–87 (13th) Nasrat Nassir Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Rasheed (1) [1]
1987–88 (14th) Jamal Salih (2)Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Rasheed (2) [1]
1988–89 (15th) Jamal Salih (3)Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Rasheed (3) [1]
1989–90 (16th) Amer Jameel Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  IRQ Al-Tayaran (2) [1]
1990–91 (17th) Falah Hassan Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (4) [1]
1991–92 (18th) Adil Yousef Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3) [1]
1992–93 (19th) Ayoub Odisho Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Talaba (4) [1]
1993–94 (20th) Ammo Baba (2)Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (5) [1]
1994–95 (21st) Hadi Mutanash Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (6) [1]
1995–96 (22nd) Adnan Hamad Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (7) [1]
1996–97 (23rd) Ayoub Odisho (2)Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (4) [1]
1997–98 (24th) Abdelilah Abdul-Hameed Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Shorta (2) [1]
1998–99 (25th) Amer Jameel (2)Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (8) [1]
1999–2000 (26th) Adnan Hamad (2)Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (9) [1]
2000–01 (27th) Sabah Abdul-Jalil Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (10) [1]
2001–02 (28th) Thair Ahmed Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  IRQ Al-Talaba (5) [1]
2002–03 (29th)Cancelled due to the Iraq War
2003–04 (30th)Cancelled due to scheduling and security issues
2004–05 (31st) Sabah Abdul-Jalil (2)Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (5) [1]
2005–06 (32nd) Salih Radhi Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (11) [1]
2006–07 (33rd) Akram Salman Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  IRQ Erbil (1) [1]
2007–08 (34th) Thair Ahmed (2)Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Erbil (2) [1]
2008–09 (35th) Thair Ahmed (3)Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Erbil (3) [1]
2009–10 (36th) Basim Qasim Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Duhok (1) [2]
2010–11 (37th) Radhi Shenaishil Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (12) [1]
2011–12 (38th) Nizar Mahrous Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  SYR Erbil (4) [3]
2012–13 (39th) Thair Jassam Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Al-Shorta (3) [1]
2013–14 (40th)Ended prematurely without awarding title
2014–15 (41st) Abdul-Ghani Shahad Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Naft Al-Wasat (1) [4]
2015–16 (42nd) Basim Qasim (2)Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (13) [5]
2016–17 (43rd) Basim Qasim (3)Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (6) [6]
2017–18 (44th) Ayoub Odisho (3)Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Al-Zawraa (14) [1]
2018–19 (45th) Nebojša Jovović Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Al-Shorta (4) [7]
2019–20 (46th)Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 (47th) Ayoub Odisho (4)Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (7) [8]
2021–22 (48th) Moamen Soliman Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Al-Shorta (5) [9]
2022–23 (49th) Ahmed Salah Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Al-Shorta (6) [10]
2023–24 (50th) Moamen Soliman (2)Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Al-Shorta (7) [11]
2024–25 (51st) Moamen Soliman (3)Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Al-Shorta (8) [12]

Multiple winners

RankManagerTitlesClub(s)Winning years
1
Flag of Iraq.svg Ayoub Odisho
4
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2), Al-Talaba (1), Al-Zawraa (1)1993, 1997, 2018, 2021
2 Flag of Iraq.svg Basim Qasim
3
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1), Al-Zawraa (1), Duhok (1)2010, 2016, 2017
Flag of Iraq.svg Jamal Salih
3
Al-Rasheed (2), Al-Talaba (1)1982, 1988, 1989
Flag of Iraq.svg Thair Ahmed
3
Erbil (2), Al-Talaba (1)2002, 2008, 2009
Flag of Egypt.svg Moamen Soliman
3
Al-Shorta (3)2022, 2024, 2025
6 Flag of Iraq.svg Adnan Hamad
2
Al-Zawraa (2)1996, 2000
Flag of Iraq.svg Amer Jameel
2
Al-Tayaran (1), Al-Zawraa (1)1990, 1999
Flag of Iraq.svg Ammo Baba
2
Al-Talaba (1), Al-Zawraa (1)1981, 1994
Flag of Iraq.svg Saadi Salih
2
Al-Zawraa (2)1976, 1977
Flag of Iraq.svg Sabah Abdul-Jalil
2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1), Al-Zawraa (1)2001, 2005

Winners by nationality

CountryManagersTitles
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2741
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 13
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 11
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria 11
Total3046

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