Cross-Table:
Ras Jai Tay Sha Zaw Sin Naf Tal Shu Tij Bah Min Sal Mos Arb Naj
Al-Rasheed xxx 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 4-0 1-0 4-0 1-1 1-1 3-1 4-1 5-0
Al-Jaish 0-0 xxx 1-2 0-0 2-0 0-1 2-2 2-1 1-2 2-0 1-0 4-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 2-0
Al-Tayaran 0-3 0-1 xxx 0-2 0-1 1-0 6-1 2-1 1-0 2-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 2-1 1-0
Al-Shabab 0-1 0-0 1-1 xxx 3-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-0 3-1 3-0
Al-Zawraa 3-3 0-1 1-0 1-1 xxx 0-0 2-0 2-1 1-2 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0
Al-Sinaa 1-2 0-1 3-1 2-2 1-1 xxx 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0
Al-Naft 0-2 0-1 3-4 1-0 0-1 0-1 xxx 0-2 0-0 1-2 2-1 1-0 3-2 3-2 1-0 2-0
Al-Talaba 0-4 0-3 1-3 0-0 1-0 0-1 3-1 xxx 2-1 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 3-0 1-1 2-1
Al-Shurta 0-3 1-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 xxx 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-1 2-0 2-1 1-1
Al-Tijara 1-1 0-2 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-1 0-0 1-0 xxx 0-0 1-4 2-2 0-0 2-2 1-0
Al-Bahri 0-3 2-0 1-1 1-2 2-1 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-1 xxx 0-1 1-0 2-1 1-3 0-0
Al-Minaa 1-3 0-2 1-2 0-0 1-0 3-2 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 xxx 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-1
Salahaddin 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-0 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 xxx 1-1 4-0 3-0
Mosul 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 3-1 3-1 1-0 2-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 xxx 1-1 0-1
Arbil 0-3 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-2 2-2 3-3 0-2 1-0 0-0 0-1 2-0 2-1 1-0 xxx 0-1
Najaf 1-3 0-1 0-2 1-1 1-3 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-2 2-3 0-1 1-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 xxx
Final Table:
1.Al-Rasheed 30 20 7 3 62-15 47 Champions
2.Al-Jaish 30 18 7 5 37-13 43
3.Al-Tayaran 30 18 5 7 42-26 41
4.Al-Shabab 30 12 13 5 31-17 37
5.Al-Zawraa 30 14 8 8 32-23 36
6.Al-Sinaa 30 10 14 6 26-21 34
7.Al-Naft 30 13 5 12 35-42 31
8.Al-Talaba 30 8 14 8 29-31 30
9.Al-Shurta 30 10 9 11 23-28 29
10.Al-Tijara 30 7 14 9 21-27 28
11.Al-Bahri 30 8 10 12 21-31 26
12.Al-Minaa 30 5 13 12 22-34 23
13.Salahaddin 30 4 14 12 28-33 22
14.Mosul 30 4 12 14 18-34 20
15.Arbil 30 6 8 16 25-45 20
16.Najaf 30 2 9 19 15-47 13
NB: no relegation due to restructuring of league in 1988/89, which was
played in 4 regional groups followed by a 10-team play-off.
Topscorers:
1.Raheem Hameed (Al-Jaish) 14
2.Tarik Abdul Rahman (Arbil) 12
3.Kareem Hadi (Al-Shabab) 11
4.Yonis Abid Ali (Al-Rasheed) 10
First Round [Sep 1-?; teams which progressed marked with *] Al-Rasheed [*] 2-0 - Samarra Al-Naft [*] - - Al-Nasr Al-Tijara [*] - - Salahaddin Al-Sinaa [*] - - Najaf Al-Tayaran [*] - - Diyala Al-Bahri [*] - - Musayyib Al-Amana [*] - - Sulaymaniya Al-Jazayir - - Al-Talaba [*] Al-Zawraa [*] - - Al-Saha Diwaniya [*] - - Samawa Al-Shabab [*] - - Al-Umal Mosul [*] - - Brayati Al-Shurta [*] - - Al-Minaa Arbil [*] - - Al-Falastin Babil [*] - - Al-Jamahir Al-Sulaikh - - Al-Jaish [*] Second Round [Sep 8-12] Al-Rasheed 3-0 1-1 Al-Naft Al-Sinaa 1-0 0-1 Al-Tijara [5-6 pen] Al-Tayaran 0-0 1-3 Al-Bahri Al-Talaba 0-0 2-1 Al-Amana Al-Zawraa 6-0 2-1 Diwaniya Al-Shabab 2-1 4-1 Mosul Al-Shurta 2-0 0-0 Arbil Al-Jaish 7-1 14-0 Babil Quarterfinals [Sep 15-19] Al-Rasheed 3-1 5-1 Al-Tijara Al-Talaba 1-0 0-1 Al-Bahri [4-2 pen] Al-Zawraa 1-0 1-1 Al-Shabab Al-Jaish 4-0 4-1 Al-Shurta Semifinals [Sep ?- 26] Al-Rasheed 2-1 2-0 Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa 1-1 2-0 Al-Jaish Final [Sep 28] Al-Rasheed 0-0 Al-Zawraa [4-3 pen]
With thanks to Muhammed Ali
Prepared and maintained by Davide Angelini and Refel Hashim for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Davide Angelini and Refel Hashim
Last updated: 7 Mar 2025
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