1987–88 Iraqi National League

Iraqi Premier League
Season	1987–88
Champions	Al-Rasheed; (2nd title)
Asian Club Championship	Al-Rasheed
Arab Club Champions Cup	Al-Rasheed; Al-Shabab
Top goalscorer	Rahim Hameed; (15 goals)
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Iraqi National League was the 14th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Rasheed won their second league title in a row, and won the 1987–88 Iraq FA Cup to complete their second consecutive double.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Rasheed (C)	30	20	7	3	62	15	+47	47	1988–89 Asian Club Championship qualifying round
1	Al-Rasheed (C)	30	20	7	3	62	15	+47	47	1988 Arab Club Champions Cup group stage ¹
2	Al-Jaish	30	18	7	5	37	13	+24	43
3	Al-Tayaran	30	18	5	7	42	26	+16	41
4	Al-Shabab	30	12	13	5	31	17	+14	37	1988 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round ¹
5	Al-Zawraa	30	14	8	8	32	23	+9	36
6	Al-Sinaa	30	10	14	6	26	21	+5	34
7	Al-Naft	30	13	5	12	35	40	–5	31
8	Al-Talaba	30	8	14	8	25	31	–6	30
9	Al-Shorta	30	10	9	11	23	28	–5	29
10	Al-Tijara	30	7	14	9	21	27	–6	28
11	Al-Bahri	30	8	10	12	21	31	–10	26
12	Al-Minaa	30	5	13	12	22	34	–12	23
13	Salahaddin	30	4	14	12	26	33	–7	22
14	Al-Mosul	30	4	12	14	18	34	–16	20
15	Erbil	30	6	8	16	25	45	–20	20
16	Al-Najaf	30	2	9	19	15	47	–32	13

¹ As the holders of the competition, Al-Rasheed automatically qualified for the Arab Club Champions Cup meaning Iraq were given another slot in the competition. For reasons unclear, this slot went to fourth-placed Al-Shabab rather than league runners-up Al-Jaish or cup runners-up Al-Zawraa.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Rahim Hameed	15	Al-Jaish
2	Tariq Abdul-Rahman	12	Erbil
3	Karim Hadi	11	Al-Shabab
4	Younis Abid Ali	10	Al-Rasheed

References

↑ List of Iraqi Premier League Champions

External links

Iraqi Football Website

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[1] List of Iraqi Premier League Champions