1989–90 Iraqi National League

The 1989–90 Iraqi National League was the 16th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Pan-National League back to Iraqi National League and it was organised by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) achieved their second Premier League title, having previously won the inaugural title in the 1974–75 season.[1][2]

Iraqi Premier League
Season1989–90
ChampionsAl-Tayaran
(2nd title)
Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Rasheed
Arab Club Champions CupAl-Zawraa
Top goalscorerMajid Abdul-Ridha
Karim Saddam
(13 goals each)
← 1988–89

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Tayaran 26 17 8 1 41 8 +33 42 League Champions
2 Al-Rasheed 26 14 10 2 44 16 +28 38
1990–91 Asian Club Championship[lower-alpha 1]
Disbanded[lower-alpha 2]
3 Al-Shorta 26 15 6 5 32 14 +18 36
4 Al-Zawraa 26 12 10 4 32 17 +15 34
FA Cup Winners
1990 Arab Club Champions Cup
5 Al-Naft 26 12 9 5 24 16 +8 33
6 Al-Talaba 26 12 7 7 32 19 +13 31
7 Al-Jaish 26 9 10 7 22 23 −1 28
8 Al-Najaf 26 8 8 10 29 31 −2 24
9 Al-Sinaa 26 6 9 11 23 30 −7 21
10 Al-Shabab 26 5 9 12 28 39 −11 19
11 Al-Bahri 26 5 9 12 18 35 −17 19
12 Al-Sulaikh 26 4 9 13 18 34 −16 17
13 Samaraa 26 4 6 16 17 39 −22 14
14 Erbil 26 2 4 20 11 50 −39 8
Source: Al-Shameri Archive
Notes:
  1. For reasons unclear, the IFA decided to admit league runners-up Al-Rasheed into the Asian Club Championship, rather than champions Al-Tayaran.
  2. Al-Karkh took Al-Rasheed's place in the top division after Al-Rasheed were dissolved on 18 August 1990.

Results
Home \ Away BAH JSH NFT NJF RSH SHB SHR SIN SUL TLB TAY ZWR ERB SMR
Al-Bahri 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2
Al-Jaish 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0
Al-Naft 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0
Al-Najaf 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 4–1 4–1
Al-Rasheed 6–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
Al-Shabab 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 4–0 4–0
Al-Shorta 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–2 6–0 0–0
Al-Sinaa 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–4 0–1 2–0 0–1
Al-Sulaikh 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–0
Al-Talaba 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0
Al-Tayaran 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–3 3–0 2–0
Al-Zawraa 3–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
Erbil 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1
Samaraa 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0
Source: Al-Shameri Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The original Al-Jaish–Al-Talaba match was abandoned at half-time with the score at 0–0 due to attendance exceeding capacity.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Majid Abdul-Ridha 13 Al-Shabab
Karim Saddam Al-Zawraa
3 Natiq Hashim 12 Al-Tayaran
4 Hussein Saeed 10 Al-Talaba

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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