Season | 1974–75 |
---|---|
Champions | Al-Tayaran (1st title) |
Relegated | Al-Rafidain |
Top goalscorer | Thamer Yousif (12 goals) |
1975–76 → |
The 1974–75 Iraqi National Clubs League (First Division) was the first edition of the competition since the Iraq Football Association (IFA) founded it as the country's first nationwide league of clubs, replacing the Iraqi National First Division that had been established one year prior for clubs and institutions. Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) won the title.[1][2]
Changes from previous season
[edit]Iraq's 16 top division teams were reduced to 10 clubs (names highlighted in bold) for the 1974–75 season.
# | Team | Region | 1973–74 pos | Changes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Baghdad | 1st | Renamed to Al-Tayaran SC |
2 | Aliyat Al-Shorta | Baghdad | 2nd | Replaced by Al-Shorta SC as a single team in Baghdad |
Shortat Al-Najda | Baghdad | 8th | ||
Shortat Erbil | Erbil | 14th | ||
Kuliyat Al-Shorta | Baghdad | Promoted | ||
3 | Al-Minaa | Basra | 3rd | Merged to form Al-Muwasalat SC |
Al-Bareed wal-Barq | Baghdad | 9th | ||
4 | Quwat Al-Nasr | Baghdad | 4th | Replaced by Al-Jaish SC as a single team in Baghdad |
Quwat Salahaddin | Habbaniya | 6th | ||
Al-Quwa Al-Bahriya | Basra | Promoted | ||
5 | Kahrabaa Al-Wusta | Baghdad | 5th | Renamed to Al-Sinaa SC |
6 | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | Baghdad | 7th | Renamed to Al-Naqil SC |
7 | Al-Samawa SC | Samawa | 10th | No change |
8 | Babil SC | Hilla | 13th | No change |
9 | Al-Rafidain SC | Diwaniya | 15th | No change |
10 | Isalat Al-Mai | Baghdad | Promoted | Merged with Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab to form Al-Baladiyat SC |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Tayaran | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 30 | League Champions |
2 | Al-Naqil[a] | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 29 | |
3 | Al-Muwasalat[b] | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 27 | |
4 | Al-Sinaa | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 25 | |
5 | Al-Shorta | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 19 | |
6 | Al-Samawa | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 16 | |
7 | Al-Baladiyat | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 15 | |
8 | Al-Jaish | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 10 | |
9 | Babil | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 6 | |
10 | Al-Rafidain | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 41 | −34 | 3 | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Notes:
Notes:
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Pos | Scorer | Goals | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1
|
Thamer Yousif | 12
|
Al-Naqil |
2
|
Kadhim Waal | 9
|
Al-Muwasalat |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player[1] | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Al-Naqil | Al-Shorta | 11–0 | 12 October 1974 |
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Al-Shorta | Al-Jaish | 3–1 | 17 October 1974 |
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Al-Tayaran | Al-Jaish | 4–0 | 17 November 1974 |
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Al-Naqil | Al-Rafidain | 7–1 | 25 January 1975 |
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Al-Naqil | Al-Rafidain | 7–1 | 25 January 1975 |
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Al-Naqil | Al-Muwasalat | 3–0 | 14 March 1975 |
- Notes
5 Player scored 5 goals
References
[edit]- ^ a b Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.
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