NB: the league was abandoned just past the halfway stage due to waning public interest
after the national team had qualified for the 1986 World Cup and won the Arab Cup
and Pan Arab Games;
this season 3 points were awarded for a win for the first time, but this change
was dropped before the next season.
Cross-Table:
Ras Jai Tal Min Sha Sal Zaw Mos Tay Shu Tij Sin Wah Ama
Al-Rasheed xxx 1-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 1-1 4-0 2-0 1-0 3-1
Al-Jaish xxx 1-3 2-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 4-1 1-0 2-2
Al-Talaba xxx 2-2 1-0 5-0 1-1 3-1 1-0
Al-Minaa 0-0 1-1 xxx 1-2 1-0 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-2 0-0 3-1 2-1
Al-Shabab 0-2 1-2 xxx 2-0 1-2 4-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-1 5-2
Salahaddin 2-1 0-3 2-1 0-0 xxx 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-1 3-2 3-0
Al-Zawraa 0-3 2-0 3-3 1-1 xxx 1-0 2-0 2-0 3-1 2-1
Mosul 1-2 1-2 1-2 3-2 xxx 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0
Al-Tayaran 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 2-1 xxx 0-2 0-2 4-0 2-1
Al-Shurta 1-2 1-1 0-1 1-1 2-4 0-0 xxx 1-0 2-0 4-1
Al-Tijara 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 xxx 2-0
Al-Sinaa 2-3 2-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 xxx 1-0 1-0
Wahid Huzairan 1-0 1-1 0-3 1-1 0-1 xxx 0-0
Al-Amana 0-0 1-2 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 xxx
Table at abandonment:
1.Al-Rasheed 18 13 4 1 32- 8 43
2.Al-Jaish 18 9 5 4 26-17 32
3.Al-Talaba 15 8 5 2 26-14 29
4.Al-Minaa 18 7 6 5 20-17 27
5.Al-Shabab 18 7 4 7 24-23 25
6.Salahaddin 19 5 9 5 17-19 24
7.Al-Zawraa 14 6 4 4 21-17 22
8.Mosul 20 6 4 10 19-29 22
9.Al-Tayaran 16 5 6 5 14-15 21
10.Al-Shurta 19 5 6 8 20-22 21 [*]
11.Al-Tijara 17 5 6 6 11-14 21
12.Al-Sinaa 14 5 4 5 13-13 19
13.Wahid Huzairan 17 2 4 11 9-26 10
14.Al-Amana 17 1 5 11 10-28 8
[*] Quwat Al-Emen Al-Dakhili reverted to their former name Al-Shurta
NB: no official champions were declared (but Al-Rasheed were inscribed for
the AFC Champions Cup 1985/86); no clubs were relegated
Promoted: Al-Sulaikh and Al-Naft
Known results Round of 32 Al-Shurta 2-1 Al-Amana Al-Rasheed 2-1 Al-Zawraa Al-Talaba bt Samarra Al-Tayaran bt Al-Bahri Round of 16 Al-Sinaa 1-0 Al-Yaqdha Mosul bt Diyala Al-Shabab 1-0 Al-Numaniyah Quarterfinals Al-Rasheed 2-0 Mosul Al-Shabab 1-0 Al-Shurta Al-Sinaa 1-0 Al-Minaa Al-Tayaran 0-0 Al-Talaba [4-3 pen] Semifinals [not played, competition abandoned] Al-Rasheed - Al-Shabab Al-Tayaran - Al-Sinaa
NB: first ever edition Group A Al-Zawraa 3-2 Al-Rasheed Al-Naft 2-0 Al-Amana Al-Zawraa 2-1 Al-Amana Al-Rasheed 2-0 Al-Naft Al-Rasheed 4-1 Al-Amana Al-Naft 2-2 Al-Zawraa 1.Al-Zawraa 3 2 1 0 7- 5 5 Qualified 2.Al-Rasheed 3 2 0 1 8- 4 4 Qualified 3.Al-Naft 3 1 1 1 4- 4 3 4.Al-Amana 3 0 0 3 2- 8 0 Group B Mosul 1-0 Najaf Al-Talaba 1-1 Al-Shurta Al-Talaba 3-1 Najaf Al-Shurta 2-0 Mosul Al-Shurta 1-0 Najaf Al-Talaba 3-1 Mosul 1.Al-Talaba 3 2 1 0 7- 3 5 Qualified 2.Al-Shurta 3 2 1 0 4- 1 5 Qualified 3.Mosul 3 1 0 2 2- 5 2 4.Najaf 3 0 0 3 1- 5 0 Group C Al-Jaish 1-0 Al-Shabab Al-Sinaa 1-0 Al-Sulaikh Al-Jaish 1-0 Al-Sulaikh Al-Shabab 3-1 Al-Sinaa Al-Sinaa 3-0 Al-Jaish Al-Shabab 1-0 Al-Sulaikh 1.Al-Sinaa 3 2 0 1 5- 3 4 Qualified 2.Al-Shabab 3 2 0 1 4- 2 4 Qualified 3.Al-Jaish 3 2 0 1 2- 3 4 4.Al-Sulaikh 3 0 0 3 0- 3 0 Group D Al-Tijara 4-2 Arbil Al-Tayaran 1-1 Salahaddin Al-Tayaran 3-1 Arbil Al-Tijara 2-2 Salahaddin Al-Tayaran 2-0 Al-Tijara Salahaddin 3-1 Arbil 1.Al-Tayaran 3 2 1 0 6- 2 5 Qualified 2.Salahaddin 3 1 2 0 6- 4 4 3.Al-Tijara 3 1 1 1 6- 6 3 Qualified 4.Arbil 3 0 0 3 4-10 0 NB: it is unclear why Al-Tijara qualified instead of Salahaddin Quarterfinals Al-Zawraa 4-3 Al-Shurta Al-Sinaa 0-0 Al-Tijara [Al-Sinaa on pen?] Al-Tayaran 1-0 Al-Shabab Al-Rasheed 3-1 Al-Talaba Semifinals Al-Rasheed 1-0 Al-Tayaran Al-Zawraa 0-0 Al-Sinaa [6-5 pen] Third Place Match Al-Tayaran 1-0 Al-Sinaa Final Al-Rasheed 3-0 Al-Zawraa
Final Al-Tayaran 1-0 Al-Rasheed
Thanks to Hans Schöggl
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