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.
† | Winning manager also won Iraq FA Cup in the same season, completing the Iraqi domestic Double. |
Rank | Manager | Titles | Club(s) | Winning years |
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1 | Ayoub Odisho | 4 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2), Al-Talaba (1), Al-Zawraa (1) | 1993, 1997, 2018, 2021 |
2 | Basim Qasim | 3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1), Al-Zawraa (1), Duhok (1) | 2010, 2016, 2017 |
Jamal Salih | 3 | Al-Rasheed (2), Al-Talaba (1) | 1982, 1988, 1989 | |
Thair Ahmed | 3 | Erbil (2), Al-Talaba (1) | 2002, 2008, 2009 | |
5 | Adnan Hamad | 2 | Al-Zawraa (2) | 1996, 2000 |
Amer Jameel | 2 | Al-Tayaran (1), Al-Zawraa (1) | 1990, 1999 | |
Ammo Baba | 2 | Al-Talaba (1), Al-Zawraa (1) | 1981, 1994 | |
Saadi Salih | 2 | Al-Zawraa (2) | 1976, 1977 | |
Sabah Abdul-Jalil | 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1), Al-Zawraa (1) | 2001, 2005 | |
Moamen Soliman | 2 | Al-Shorta (2) | 2022, 2024 |
Country | Managers | Titles |
---|---|---|
Iraq | 27 | 41 |
Egypt | 1 | 2 |
Montenegro | 1 | 1 |
Syria | 1 | 1 |
Total | 30 | 45 |
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