1976–77 Iraqi National League

The 1976–77 Iraqi National League 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, thus crowning Al-Zawraa the champions for their second consecutive league title.

Iraqi Premier 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-Jamea 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-Jamea 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-Jamea 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: Al-Shameri 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-Jamea 1–0 3–0 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: Al-Shameri 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-Jamea 2–3 Al-Zawraa
    • Al-Hilla 1–4 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Sinaa 0–0 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Tayaran 0–0 Al-Jamea
    • Al-Zawraa 2–3 Al-Baladiyat
    • Al-Tayaran 0–1 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Jamea 1–0 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Shorta 3–1 Babil
    • Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Shorta
    • Al-Shorta 1–0 Al-Minaa

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

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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