1985–86 Iraqi National League

The 1985–86 Iraqi National League was the 12th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Unlike the previous season, each win was worth two points rather than three. Al-Talaba won their third league title out of the past five completed seasons, finishing two points ahead of Al-Rasheed and only losing one match.[1][2]

Iraqi Premier League
Season1985–86
ChampionsAl-Talaba
(3rd title)
RelegatedAl-Sulaikh
Al-Amana
Wahid Huzairan
Al-Minaa
Al-Tijara
Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Talaba
Arab Club Champions CupAl-Rasheed
Top goalscorerAhmed Radhi
Hussein Saeed
Rahim Hameed
(9 goals each)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Talaba (C) 15 11 3 1 26 8 +18 25 1986 Asian Club Championship
2 Al-Rasheed 15 11 1 3 24 10 +14 23 1986 Arab Club Champions Cup[lower-alpha 1]
3 Al-Tayaran 15 9 4 2 22 11 +11 22
4 Al-Shabab 15 7 6 2 17 11 +6 20
5 Al-Jaish 15 8 2 5 17 10 +7 18
6 Al-Shorta 15 5 8 2 15 12 +3 18
7 Salahaddin 15 4 9 2 14 13 +1 17
8 Al-Mosul 15 5 6 4 11 14 −3 16
9 Al-Zawraa 15 5 3 7 25 15 +10 13
10 Al-Sinaa 15 3 7 5 11 11 0 13
11 Al-Sulaikh 15 3 6 6 13 14 −1 12 Relegated via play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
12 Al-Amana 15 3 6 6 15 22 −7 12
13 Wahid Huzairan 15 2 7 6 12 23 −11 11
14 Al-Minaa 15 3 3 9 13 22 −9 9
15 Al-Naft 15 1 5 9 8 21 −13 7 Into play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
16 Al-Tijara 15 1 2 12 7 33 −26 4 Relegated via play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Al-Shameri Archive
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. As holders, Al-Rasheed automatically qualified for the Arab Club Champions Cup.
  2. The relegation play-offs saw two top division places being contested by the bottom six from the top division and the top four from the lower division. Al-Naft were able to retain their place in the top division through the play-offs, beating Al-Nasr 4–2, Erbil 1–0, Al-Amana 4–2 on penalties and Al-Bahri 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, while Al-Bahri earned the other place secure promotion. Al-Sulaikh, Al-Amana, Wahid Huzairan, Al-Minaa and Al-Tijara were therefore relegated to the Iraq Division One.

Results
Home \ Away AMN JSH MIN MSL NFT RSH SHB SHR SIN SLK TLB TAY TJR ZWR SAL WHU
Al-Amana 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–3
Al-Jaish 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 0–0 0–0
Al-Minaa 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–2
Al-Mosul 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Al-Naft 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–2
Al-Rasheed 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
Al-Shabab 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Al-Shorta 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–3 0–0
Al-Sinaa 0–0 2–0 2–0
Al-Sulaikh 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0
Al-Talaba 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 5–1
Al-Tayaran 4–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Al-Tijara 1–0 1–1
Al-Zawraa 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 8–0 4–0
Salahaddin 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0
Wahid Huzairan 1–0 2–1
Source: Al-Shameri Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Ahmed Radhi 9 Al-Rasheed
Hussein Saeed Al-Talaba
Rahim Hameed Al-Jaish

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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