1979–80 Iraqi National League

The 1979–80 Iraqi National League was the 6th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Shorta won their first Premier League title; this qualified them for the inaugural edition of the Arab Club Champions Cup which they went on to win.

Iraqi Premier League
Season1979–80
ChampionsAl-Shorta
(1st title)
RelegatedAl-Bahri
Arab Club Champions CupAl-Shorta
Top goalscorerAli Hussein Mahmoud
(18 goals)

The race for the title went to the last matchday; Al-Shorta beat Al-Minaa 3–1 in their last game on 2 May to go top of the league but Al-Zawraa would win the league if they managed to beat Al-Shabab two days later. Al-Zawraa drew their match 1–1, therefore Al-Shorta were crowned champions, winning the title on goal difference.[1][2]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shorta 22 14 7 1 41 15 +26 35
League Champions
1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup
2 Al-Zawraa 22 15 5 2 36 13 +23 35
3 Al-Talaba 22 11 5 6 28 14 +14 27
4 Al-Shabab 22 10 6 6 26 19 +7 26
5 Al-Jaish 22 6 10 6 22 23 −1 22 FA Cup Winners
6 Al-Tijara 22 7 8 7 14 18 −4 22
7 Al-Sinaa 22 7 8 7 16 27 −11 22
8 Al-Amana 22 6 8 8 25 24 +1 20
9 Al-Tayaran 22 7 6 9 20 21 −1 20
10 Al-Minaa 22 7 6 9 26 29 −3 20
11 Salahaddin 22 2 7 13 8 27 −19 11
12 Al-Bahri 22 0 4 18 14 46 −32 4 Relegated to Iraq Division One
Source: Al-Shameri Archive

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

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Ali Hussein Mahmoud 18 Al-Shorta
2 Jalil Hanoon 13 Al-Minaa
3 Thamer Yousif 12 Al-Zawraa

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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