List of Iraq Stars League top scorers

Iraq Stars League Top Scorer
Awarded for	The leading goalscorer in a given Iraq Stars League season.
Country	Iraq
Presented by	IFA
First awarded	1974–75
Last awarded	2022–23
Currently held by	Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (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 Mohannad Abdul-Raheem of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who scored 18 goals in 2022–23.^[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] Twelve 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 and Mohannad Abdul-Raheem. 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

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]
1989–90	Karim Saddam (2)	13	Al-Zawraa	Iraq	^[15]
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]
1995–96	Ali Hassan	11	Al-Karkh	Iraq	^[19]
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]
1998–99	Hashim Ridha	19	Al-Shorta	Iraq	^[22]
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]
2015–16	Mohannad Abdul-Raheem	12	Al-Zawraa^§	Iraq	^[37]
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	^[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

Awards won by nationality

Country	Players	Total
Iraq	34	51
Syria	1	1

Awards won by club

Club	Total	Players
Al-Zawraa	11	7
Al-Shorta	9	8
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	6	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 12 May 2024.^[43]

Rank	Player	Goals	First app	Last app	Club(s) (goals)
1	Amjad Radhi	181	2007	present	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (98), Erbil (75), Al-Najaf (8)
2	Sahib Abbas	177	1988	2012	Salahaddin (42), Al-Zawraa (62), Al-Talaba (18), Karbala (50), Al-Sinaa (5)
3	Karim Saddam	171	1979	1996	Al-Sinaa (23), Al-Jaish (11), Al-Rasheed (4), Al-Zawraa (127), Al-Shorta (6)
4	Ali Hashim	170	1987	2004	Al-Najaf (149), Al-Karkh (21)
5	Hussein Abdullah	167	1991	2010	Al-Sinaa (32), Al-Naft (16), Diyala (40), Duhok (58), Erbil (14), Kirkuk (2), Peris (5)
6	Hammadi Ahmed	163	2005	2023	Samarra (19), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (144)
7	Younis Abid Ali	157	1983	2000	Al-Shorta (135), Al-Rasheed (15), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3), Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (4)
7	Alaa Abdul-Zahra	157	2004	present	Al-Zawraa (54), Duhok (26), Al-Shorta (77)
9	Ahmed Radhi	146	1981	1999	Al-Zawraa (103), Al-Rasheed (43)
10	Alaa Kadhim	145	1988	2007	Al-Sinaa (8), Al-Talaba (137)

Bold denotes players still playing in the Iraq Stars League.

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Iraq Stars League top scorers

1974–75: Yousif
1975–76: Yousif
1976–77: Jaber
1977–78: Hanoon
1978–79: F. Hassan
1979–80: Mahmoud
1980–81: Saeed
1981–82: Yousif
1982–83: Saeed
1983–84: Mahmoud
1984–85: cancelled
1985–86: Ah. Radhi / Saeed / Hameed
1986–87: Hameed
1987–88: Hameed
1988–89: Saddam
1989–90: Abdul-Ridha / Saddam
1990–91: Saddam
1991–92: Ah. Radhi
1992–93: Saddam
1993–94: Abed Ali
1994–95: Joodi
1995–96: Fawzi / A. Hassan
1996–97: Hashim
1997–98: Majeed
1998–99: Khudhair / Ridha
1999–2000: Ayed
2000–01: Abdullah
2001–02: Ridha
2002–03: cancelled
2003–04: cancelled
2004–05: Karim
2005–06: Abbas
2006–07: Ah. Salah
2007–08: Abdul-Nabi
2008–09: Ah. Salah
2009–10: Am. Radhi
2010–11: L. Salah
2011–12: Ahmed
2012–13: Am. Radhi
2013–14: Al. Salah
2014–15: M. Hussein
2015–16: Ahmed / Abdul-Raheem
2016–17: Abdul-Zahra
2017–18: Saadoun
2018–19: Abdul-Zahra
2019–20: cancelled
2020–21: A. Hussein
2021–22: Al-Mawas
2022–23: Abdul-Raheem

Iraq Stars League

Seasons

1970s	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24