1984–85 Iraqi National League
The 1984–85 Iraqi National League was the 11th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. For the first time in Iraqi football history, three points were awarded for a win (this was changed back to two for the following season).
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | None |
| Asian Club Championship | Al-Rasheed |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | Al-Rasheed |
← 1983–84 1985–86 → | |
The league was abandoned after 18 rounds and declared null and void. The reason for the abandonment was because the league schedule was conflicting with the national team's crucial World Cup qualifiers, which the fans and the Iraq Football Association considered to be the priority. At the time of abandonment, Al-Talaba's Hussein Saeed was leading the goalscoring charts with 14 goals.
After the abandonment of the league, Al-Rasheed set up a tournament called the Al-Rasheed Cup containing all of the Premier League teams (except for Al-Minaa and Wahid Huzairan) as well as four lower division teams (Al-Najaf, Al-Naft, Erbil and Al-Sulaikh). Al-Rasheed won the tournament by beating Al-Zawraa 3–0 in the final.[1][2]
Name changes
- Quwat Al-Emen Al-Dakhili renamed to Al-Shorta.
League table after round 16
Note: Further matches were played up to and including round 18 before the league was abandoned.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Rasheed[lower-alpha 1] | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 41 |
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| 2 | Al-Jaish | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 28 | |||
| 3 | Al-Talaba | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Al-Minaa | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Al-Tayaran | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Salahaddin | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Al-Tijara | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Al-Zawraa | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Al-Shorta | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Al-Shabab | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Al-Sinaa | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Al-Mosul | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Wahid Huzairan | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 9 | |||
| 14 | Al-Amana | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 6 |
Notes:
- The Iraq Football Association decided to admit Al-Rasheed, the league leaders before the league was voided, into both of the major continental competitions.
References
- Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)