1984–85 Iraqi National League

The 1984–85 Iraqi National League 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 Premier League
Season1984–85
ChampionsNone
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
  • Quwat Al-Emen Al-Dakhili renamed to Al-Shorta.

League table at abandonment
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Rasheed[lower-alpha 1] 18 13 4 1 32 8 +24 43
1985–86 Asian Club Championship
1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
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: Al-Shameri Archive
Notes:
  1. The IFA decided to admit Al-Rasheed, the league leaders before the league was abandoned, 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: Al-Shameri Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.
  2. Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.
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