1990–91 Iraqi National League

The 1990–91 Iraqi National League was the 17th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The league title was won by Al-Zawraa for the first time since the 1978–79 season. They also won the Iraq FA Cup to complete the double.

Iraqi Premier League
Season1990–91
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(4th title)
RelegatedAl-Jaish
Al-Bahri
Top goalscorerKarim Saddam
(20 goals)

At the halfway stage of the season, the Ministry of Defence decided to dissolve its teams (including Al-Tayaran, Al-Jaish and Al-Bahri) as part of cutbacks following the Gulf War. After protests from supporters, Al-Tayaran were brought back within less than two weeks but under the new name of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (meaning Air Force), which was the name the club had used prior to 1974.

Also at the halfway stage of the season, Erbil withdrew from the competition due to the 1991 uprisings in Iraq, so the Iraq Youth Team was brought in to play the remaining half of the season.[1][2]

Name changes

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Zawraa 28 19 8 1 66 22 +44 46 League Champions and FA Cup Winners
2 Al-Talaba 28 17 7 4 49 22 +27 41
3 Al-Shorta 28 15 9 4 38 18 +20 39
4 Al-Karkh 28 14 10 4 45 24 +21 38
5 Al-Naft 28 14 8 6 27 13 +14 36
6 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 28 10 12 6 38 25 +13 32
7 Al-Najaf 28 10 6 12 29 33 −4 26
8 Al-Minaa 28 7 9 12 17 24 −7 23
9 Samaraa 28 6 10 12 23 31 −8 22
10 Al-Sulaikh 28 5 11 12 18 31 −13 21
11 Al-Shabab 28 6 9 13 16 36 −20 21
12 Al-Jaish[lower-alpha 1] 15 6 6 3 16 10 +6 18 Relegated to Iraq Division One
13 Al-Tijara 28 4 9 15 22 39 −17 17
14 Iraq Youth Team[lower-alpha 2] 13 4 5 4 8 13 −5 13
15 Al-Sinaa 28 4 5 19 14 47 −33 13
16 Al-Bahri[lower-alpha 1] 15 1 7 7 2 14 −12 9 Relegated to Iraq Division One
17 Erbil[lower-alpha 3] 15 2 3 10 9 35 −26 7
Source: Al-Shameri Archive
Notes:
  1. Al-Jaish and Al-Bahri were dissolved by the Ministry of Defence at the halfway point of the season, and their results were not annulled. Both teams were reconstituted for the following season but were demoted to the lower tier.
  2. The Iraq Youth Team played the second half of the season to make up for Erbil's withdrawal; they did not feature in the following season.
  3. Erbil withdrew from the league at the halfway point of the season due to the 1991 uprisings in Iraq. Their results were not annulled.

Results
Home \ Away BHR JSH KAR MIN NFT NJF QWJ SHB SHR SIN SLK TLB TJR ZWR ERB IRQ SMR
Al-Bahri[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1
Al-Jaish[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0
Al-Karkh 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 6–2 0–0 4–1 3–1 3–3 4–0 2–0 1–0
Al-Minaa 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1
Al-Naft 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–0
Al-Najaf 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 6–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–6 0–0 1–1
Al-Shabab 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–5 0–0 0–0
Al-Shorta 1–0 0–0 5–3 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
Al-Sinaa 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–4 1–2 1–1
Al-Sulaikh 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–4 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
Al-Talaba 5–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 3–0 4–0
Al-Tijara 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–2
Al-Zawraa 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 6–1 4–2 4–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1
Erbil[lower-alpha 2] 1–4 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 0–3 0–2 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 2–2
Iraq Youth Team[lower-alpha 4] 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–0
Samaraa 1–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–4 1–2 0–2 1–1
Source: Al-Shameri Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Al-Jaish and Al-Bahri were dissolved by the Ministry of Defence at the halfway point of the season, and their results were not annulled. Both teams were reconstituted for the following season but were demoted to the lower tier.
  2. Erbil withdrew from the league at the halfway point of the season due to the 1991 uprisings in Iraq. Their results were not annulled.
  3. Erbil withdrew from their matches in rounds 12 to 15 due to the 1991 uprisings in Iraq. Their opponents (Al-Minaa, Al-Sulaikh, Al-Naft and Al-Shabab respectively) were all awarded 3–0 wins.
  4. The Iraq Youth Team played the second half of the season to make up for Erbil's withdrawal; they did not feature in the following season.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Karim Saddam 20 Al-Zawraa
2 Ahmed Radhi 19 Al-Zawraa
3 Natiq Hashim 17 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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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