1984–85 Iraqi National League

The 1984–85 Iraqi National Clubs League (First Division) was the 11th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. For the first time in Iraqi football history, three points were awarded for a win instead of two.

Iraqi National League
Season1984–85
ChampionsN/A (season cancelled)
Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Rasheed
Arab Club Champions CupAl-Rasheed

The tournament reached round 21 with several postponed games from previous rounds, and on 23 February 1985, the Iraq Football Association (IFA) officially cancelled the league. This was because the league schedule was conflicting with the national team's World Cup qualifying campaign, which was considered to be the priority. At the time of cancellation, Al-Talaba's Hussein Saeed was the leading scorer with 14 goals.[1][2]

Name changes

League table at abandonment
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Rasheed 18 13 4 1 32 8 +24 43 1985–86 Asian Club Championship and 1985 Arab Club Champions Cup[lower-alpha 1]
2 Al-Jaish 18 9 5 4 26 17 +9 32
3 Al-Talaba 15 8 5 2 26 14 +12 29
4 Al-Minaa 18 7 6 5 20 17 +3 27
5 Al-Shabab 18 7 4 7 24 23 +1 25
6 Salahaddin 19 5 9 5 17 19 −2 24
7 Al-Zawraa 14 6 4 4 21 17 +4 22
8 Al-Mosul 20 6 4 10 19 29 −10 22
9 Al-Tayaran 16 5 6 5 14 15 −1 21
10 Al-Shorta 19 5 6 8 20 22 −2 21
11 Al-Tijara 17 5 6 6 11 14 −3 21
12 Al-Sinaa 14 5 4 5 13 13 0 19
13 Wahid Huzairan 17 2 4 11 9 26 −17 10
14 Al-Amana 17 1 5 11 10 28 −18 8
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive

Notes:

  1. The IFA decided to admit Al-Rasheed, the league leaders before the league was cancelled, into both of the major continental competitions.

Results
Home \ Away AMN JSH MIN MSL RSH SHB SHR SIN TLB TAY TJR ZWR SAL WHU
Al-Amana 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
Al-Jaish 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–0
Al-Minaa 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–1
Al-Mosul 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–1
Al-Rasheed 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–0
Al-Shabab 5–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 4–2 0–0 2–0 2–1
Al-Shorta 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–4 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0
Al-Sinaa 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0
Al-Talaba 5–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Al-Tayaran 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 4–0
Al-Tijara 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0
Al-Zawraa 2–1 2–0 3–3 1–0 0–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1
Salahaddin 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–2
Wahid Huzairan 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–1
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Player[1]ForAgainstResultDate
Iraq Jalil Hanoon Al-MinaaAl-Zawraa3–320 October 1984
Iraq Jalil Hanoon Al-MinaaWahid Huzairan3–01 January 1985

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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