1976–77 Iraqi National League

The 1976–77 Iraqi National Clubs League (First Division) was the 3rd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Due to scheduling difficulties, the season had to be cut short during round 18 of 22, with several postponed games from previous rounds. The Iraq Football Association decided to annul the results from the second half of the season, using the league table at the halfway stage of the campaign (when each team had played each other once) as the final standings, and crowned Al-Zawraa as the champions for their second consecutive league title.

Iraqi National League
Season1976–77
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(2nd title)
Top goalscorerZahrawi Jaber
(6 goals)

Al-Zawraa lost one of their four games from the second half of the season 3–2 against Al-Baladiyat, and Al-Jamiea lost one of their games in the second half of the season 3–2 against Al-Zawraa, but because the second half of the season was annulled, Al-Zawraa and Al-Jamiea both finished the season without a single loss.[1][2]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Zawraa 11 9 2 0 24 8 +16 20 League Champions
2 Al-Jamiea 11 4 7 0 9 3 +6 15
3 Al-Shorta 11 5 4 2 13 7 +6 14
4 Al-Baladiyat 11 5 3 3 11 10 +1 13
5 Al-Minaa 11 3 6 2 12 12 0 12
6 Al-Ittihad 11 4 3 4 12 12 0 11
7 Al-Sinaa 11 2 7 2 10 13 −3 11
8 Al-Jaish 11 4 2 5 16 15 +1 10[lower-alpha 1]
9 Al-Tayaran 11 2 6 3 9 8 +1 10[lower-alpha 1]
10 Babil 11 1 5 5 6 13 −7 7
11 Al-Iktisad 11 1 4 6 8 13 −5 6
12 Al-Hilla 11 0 3 8 3 19 −16 3
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Notes:
  1. Al-Jaish ranked ahead of Al-Tayaran by number of wins, due to equal points and goal difference.

Results
Home \ Away BLD HLL IKT ITT JSH JAM MIN SHR SIN TAY ZWR BBL
Al-Baladiyat 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2
Al-Hilla 1–3 0–1 0–4 0–0 –[lower-alpha 1] 0–1
Al-Iktisad 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Al-Ittihad 1–0 2–4 0–0 –[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 1–0
Al-Jaish 3–1 1–1
Al-Jamiea 1–0 3–0 –[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 –[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 1–0 –[lower-alpha 1] 0–0
Al-Minaa 0–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 3–0
Al-Shorta 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 –[lower-alpha 1] 4–0 2–1 –[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Sinaa 1–1 0–0 2–2 –[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 3–1
Al-Tayaran 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 –[lower-alpha 1] –[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Zawraa –[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
Babil 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. All match results from rounds 12 to 18 were annulled. Among those matches were the following results:
    • Al-Jamiea 2–3 Al-Zawraa
    • Al-Hilla 1–4 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Sinaa 0–0 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Tayaran 0–0 Al-Jamiea
    • Al-Zawraa 2–3 Al-Baladiyat
    • Al-Tayaran 0–1 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Jamiea 1–0 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Shorta 3–1 Babil
    • Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Shorta 1–0 Al-Minaa
  2. The Al-Jamiea–Al-Iktisad match was called off due to a power outage in the stadium while the score was 1–1. The match was set to be replayed, but all match results from rounds 12 to 18 were later annulled.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
 Zahrawi Jaber
6
 Al-Shorta
2
 Ali Kadhim
5
 Al-Zawraa
3
 Ahmed Subhi
4
 Al-Baladiyat

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Player[1]ForAgainstResultDate
Iraq Hazem Jassam Al-ZawraaAl-Minaa5–111 March 1977

References
  1. Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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