2014–15 Iraqi Premier League
| Season | 2014–15 |
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| Champions |
Naft Al-Wasat 1st Premier League title 1st Iraqi title |
| AFC Cup |
Naft Al-Wasat Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Top goalscorer |
 Marwan Hussein(15 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Al-Talaba 5–0 Al-Najaf (24 December 2014) |
| Biggest away win |
Al-Zawraa 0–4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (28 November 2014) |
| Highest scoring |
Al-Masafi 4–2 Al-Zawraa (5 October 2014) Al-Masafi 2–4 Al-Karkh (10 October 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Al-Shorta (3 February 2015 - 19 February 2015) Al-Zawraa (26 December 2014 - 28 February 2015) Naft Al-Janoob (7 December 2014 - 14 February 2015) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 games Al-Shorta (19 October 2014 - 16 June 2015) |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Al-Talaba (1 March 2015 - 11 April 2015) |
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The 2014–2015 Iraqi Premier League was the 41st season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 30 September 2014 and ended on 11 July 2015. The season was played in a group stage format for the first time since 2010–11 and newly promoted side Naft Al-Wasat, founded in 2008, sensationally won the league in their first ever season in the top flight, defeating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the final 6–5 on penalties after a 0–0 draw. Defending champions Al-Shorta secured the third place position and Al-Minaa finished in fourth.
Teams promoted from 2013–14 Iraq Division 1
3. Al-Kahraba
4. Al-Hedood
Teams relegated to 2014–15 Iraq Division 1
None
Last season saw no teams relegated as the league was ended early and four teams from the lower division were promoted, resulting in a 20-team league for this season.
The format has changed from the single-league system back to a group stage system. The competition has two stages. The first stage of the league consists of two groups of ten teams. Each team will play the other teams in their group twice (home and away) with the top four teams from each group advancing to the elite stage and the bottom team from each group being relegated.
The elite stage consists of two groups of four. Each team will play the other three teams in their group twice. The two teams who finish top of their groups will advance to the final to determine the champion of the league, while the two group runners-up will play a match for 3rd place.
The draw for the groups and the fixtures of the first stage was made on September 8, 2014. The winner and the runner-up will qualify to the 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
Defending champions are in bold
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