Iraq 1998/99

League 1998/99

Cross-Table:
                         Zaw Tal Quw Min Shu Kar Diy Naj Duh Naf Sam Jai Kad May Sal Sul
Al-Zawraa                xxx 1-0 0-4 4-0 1-1 4-1 4-1 3-2 1-1 2-1 2-1 1-0 2-0 3-0 3-1 1-0
Al-Talaba                1-3 xxx 1-0 3-0 3-3 1-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 6-1 5-2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya        2-0 1-1 xxx 6-0 1-0 3-2 6-1 3-1 2-0 2-1 9-0 2-0 5-1 4-1 3-0 4-0
Al-Minaa                 0-1 2-1 2-1 xxx 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 4-0 1-0
Al-Shurta                1-5 1-3 2-2 1-0 xxx 0-0 1-2 4-4 1-1 5-2 2-1 3-1 2-2 4-2 3-1 2-0
Al-Karkh                 1-3 0-1 4-2 2-2 2-1 xxx 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 6-2 4-0 3-1
Diyala                   1-3 1-4 2-2 1-0 0-0 1-0 xxx 1-1 1-2 2-2 2-0 2-0 5-2 2-2 0-0 0-1
Najaf                    1-2 3-4 0-3 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-2 xxx 3-0 0-0 4-0 2-0 3-2 2-0 2-1 1-0
Duhok                    0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 xxx 2-2 1-0 0-0 2-2 1-0 6-1 1-0
Al-Naft                  1-1 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 xxx 1-0 0-2 2-3 2-0 3-0 3-1
Samarra                  0-5 3-6 0-0 1-1 1-0 0-0 2-0 1-1 0-2 4-1 xxx 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 2-1
Al-Jaish                 0-9 0-1 2-1 0-3 1-1 0-1 0-1 2-1 1-2 0-2 1-2 xxx 4-1 2-1 0-1 1-0
Al-Kadhimiya             1-4 0-1 3-6 3-3 1-2 0-0 1-2 3-2 2-0 1-2 0-1 1-0 xxx 2-0 4-1 1-0
Maysan                   0-3 0-1 0-4 1-0 1-2 2-2 0-1 2-1 1-1 0-4 1-2 0-4 1-0 xxx 1-0 4-2
Salahaddin               0-1 1-4 2-3 1-0 0-4 0-2 1-1 1-3 1-1 1-2 3-1 0-1 6-2 1-2 xxx 1-0
Al-Sulaikh               0-0 1-5 0-3 0-2 0-4 1-2 0-4 0-1 1-1 1-3 1-2 1-2 1-1 2-0 0-1 xxx

Final Table:

 1.Al-Zawraa            30  24  4  2  73-22  76  Champions
 2.Al-Talaba            30  24  3  3  71-25  75
 3.Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya    30  21  5  4  87-27  68
 4.Al-Minaa             30  14  8  8  35-29  50
 5.Al-Shurta            30  13 10  7  55-40  49
 6.Al-Karkh             30  11 12  7  42-32  45
 7.Diyala               30  10 12  8  37-39  42
 8.Najaf                30   9 10 11  45-43  37
 9.Duhok                30   8 13  9  31-33  37
10.Al-Naft              30   9  9 12  37-40  36
11.Samarra              30   9  8 13  28-51  35
12.Al-Jaish             30   9  4 17  25-43  31
13.Al-Kadhimiya         30   7  8 15  42-62  29
14.Maysan               30   6  4 20  25-63  22
15.Salahaddin           30   6  3 21  27-67  21
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16.Al-Sulaikh           30   2  3 25  17-61   9  Relegated

Promoted: Arbil, Al-Difaa Al-Jawi, Al-Ramadi, Mosul, Nasiriya, Diwaniya,
          Samawa, Al-Kut, Karbala, Kirkuk, Al-Haifa

Topscorers:

1.Ahmed Khudhair (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) 19
  Hashim Ridha (Al-Shurta)           19
2.Husham Mohammed (Al-Zawraa)        17
3.Abbas Rahim (Al-Karkh)             17
4.Hussein Abdullah (Diyala)          16

Iraqi Cup 1998/99

First Preliminary Round
Arbil          13-0 Makhmur
Babil           2-1 Hindiya
Wasit           2-3 Hudood
Karat           0-1 Khawarnaq
Simele          0-1 Meshkhab
Samawa          1-0 Numaniya
Wat             2-3 Suwaira
Shabab          1-2 Haifa
Umal            2-0 Shuala
Difaa Jawiya    3-0 Tijara
Miqdadiya       4-1 Jalawla

Second Preliminary Round
Musayyib        0-3 Difaa Jawi  
Suwaira         6-0 Khawarnaq
Arbil           4-1 Kirkuk
Haifa           3-0 Khutoot
Hilla           5-0 Meshkhab
Ramadi          1-0 Qaqaa
Diwaniya        5-1 Afak
Bahri           3-1 Hay
Hudood          1-4 Sufiya
Mosul           3-0 Miqdadiya
Amana           2-1 Umal
Samawa          4-2 Babil

Round of 32 [Nov 2-16]
Diwaniya        0-1 1-1 Kadhimiya       
Salahaddin      0-2 0-3 Minaa           
Talaba          3-0 0-1 Difaa Jawi
Diyala          4-1 0-1 Zubair          
Mosul           6-0 4-3 Hilla           
Arbil           1-1 2-5 Quwa Jawiya     
Samarra         0-1 0-2 Naft            
Ramadi          2-0 2-1 Maysan          
Amana           2-2 1-0 Karbala         
Peris           1-0 0-2 Duhok           
Sufiya          1-1 1-2 Shatra          
Najaf           1-0 0-3 Zawraa          
Sulaikh         0-0 1-1 Karkh           
Suwaira         0-3 0-4 Jaish           
Samawa         1-5 0-11 Shurta          
Bahri           4-1 1-2 Haifa           

1/8 Finals [Dec 14-28]
Kadhimiya       2-2 0-1 Minaa           
Talaba          4-1 1-3 Diyala          
Mosul           0-1 0-3 Quwa Jawiya     
Naft            5-1 0-2 Ramadi          
Amana           1-0 0-4 Duhok           
Shatra          0-3 1-3 Zawraa          
Sulaikh         0-2 0-4 Jaish           
Shurta         10-1 1-0 Bahri           

Quarterfinals [Feb 8-Mar 1]
Minaa           1-1 0-1 Talaba          
Quwa Jawiya     3-1 2-0 Naft            
Duhok           2-4 2-3 Zawraa          
Jaish           0-1 1-2 Shurta          

Semifinals 
[Mar 16 and 22]
Zawraa          2-2 4-2 Shurta          
[Mar 15 and 23]
Talaba          5-0 0-0 Quwa Jawiya     

Cup Final [Apr 28]
Zawraa          1-0 Talaba          [asdet]
  [Mohamed Jasem]

Al-Muthabara Cup (Super Cup) 1999

[Sep 15, 1999]
Zawraa          2-2 Talaba          [aet, 5-4 pen]
  [NB: Alaa Kadim scored both goals for Talaba]

Umm Al-Maarik Cup 1998

Played by top-8 of league 1997/98, organised by Iraqi FA.

Group 1
Minaa           2-1 Zawraa          
Talaba          2-1 Shurta          
Minaa           1-0 Shurta          
Talaba          1-0 Zawraa          
Minaa           1-1 Talaba          
Zawraa          0-0 Shurta          

 1.Al-Talaba             3   2  1  0   4- 2   7  [1st place on draw]
 2.Al-Minaa              3   2  1  0   4- 2   7
 3.Al-Shurta             3   0  1  2   1- 3   1
   Al-Zawraa             3   0  1  2   1- 3   1

Group 2
Quwa Jawiya     2-0 Najaf           
Jaish           1-1 Naft            
Quwa Jawiya     1-1 Jaish           
Naft            2-0 Najaf           
Jaish           1-1 Najaf           
Quwa Jawiya     2-0 Naft            

 1.Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya     3   2  1  0   5- 1   7
 2.Al-Naft               3   1  1  1   3- 3   4
 3.Al-Jaish              3   0  3  0   3- 3   3
 4.Najaf                 3   0  1  2   1- 5   1

Semifinals
Talaba          0-1 Naft            [asdet]
Quwa Jawiya     4-1 Minaa           

Third Place Match
Talaba          3-1 Minaa           

Final
Quwa Jawiya     3-0 Naft            
  [Akram Ammanuel (2), Razzaq Farhan]


1997/98

1999/2000

list of champions

list of cup winners

list of topscorers


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