1980–81 Iraqi National League

The 1980–81 Iraqi National League was the 7th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The competition was originally meant to be held in a double round-robin format, but was later changed to a single round-robin tournament due to the Iran–Iraq War. Al-Talaba won the league title for the first time in their history.

Iraqi Premier League
Season1980–81
ChampionsAl-Talaba
(1st title)
RelegatedAl-Adhamiya
Top goalscorerHussein Saeed
(11 goals)

Holders Al-Shorta defeated Al-Zawraa 3–0 on the final day of the season on 19 May to move on equal points and equal goal difference with Al-Talaba. Although Al-Shorta had scored two more goals than Al-Talaba, the Iraq Football Association decided that teams who were equal on points and goal difference would be separated by number of wins and therefore Al-Talaba were crowned champions.[1][2]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Talaba 11 8 1 2 19 5 +14 17[lower-alpha 1] League Champions
2 Al-Shorta 11 6 5 0 21 7 +14 17[lower-alpha 1]
3 Al-Tayaran 11 6 4 1 17 7 +10 16
4 Al-Shabab 11 5 3 3 13 9 +4 13
5 Al-Tijara 11 5 3 3 10 9 +1 13
6 Al-Jaish 11 3 6 2 10 8 +2 12
7 Al-Zawraa 11 3 4 4 14 17 −3 10 FA Cup Winners
8 Al-Minaa 11 3 4 4 8 14 −6 10
9 Al-Sinaa 11 1 6 4 8 12 −4 8
9 Salahaddin 11 1 6 4 8 12 −4 8
11 Al-Amana 11 1 5 5 13 15 −2 7
12 Al-Adhamiya 11 0 1 10 3 29 −26 1 Relegated to Iraq Division One
Source: Al-Shameri Archive
Notes:
  1. Al-Talaba ranked ahead of Al-Shorta by number of wins, due to equal points and goal difference.

Results
Home \ Away ADH AMN JSH MIN SHB SHR SIN TLB TAY TJR ZWR SAL
Al-Adhamiya 1–1
Al-Amana 4–0 0–0 1–1
Al-Jaish 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Al-Minaa 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
Al-Shabab 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 4–1
Al-Shorta 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0
Al-Sinaa 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
Al-Talaba 6–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0
Al-Tayaran 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Al-Tijara 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0
Al-Zawraa 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–1
Salahaddin 2–0 2–2 1–1
Source: Al-Shameri Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Hussein Saeed 11 Al-Talaba
2 Ali Hussein Mahmoud 9 Al-Shorta
3 Faisal Aziz 5 Al-Shorta
Karim Mousa Al-Shabab

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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