1974–75 Iraqi National League

The 1974–75 Iraqi National League of Clubs, or simply the 1974–75 Iraqi National League, was the 1st 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 League of Clubs and Institutions that had been established one year prior. Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) won the title.[1][2]

Iraqi Premier League
Season1974–75
ChampionsAl-Tayaran
(1st title)
RelegatedAl-Rafidain
Top goalscorerThamer Yousif
(12 goals)

Changes from previous season

Iraq's 16 top division teams were reduced to 10 clubs (names highlighted in bold) for the 1974–75 season.

#Team1973–74 posChanges
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1stRenamed to Al-Tayaran
2 Aliyat Al-Shorta2ndIFA licences revoked; three slots merged into one slot;
Al-Shorta inaugurated as single sports club to inherit this slot
Shorta Al-Najda8th
Kuliya Al-ShortaPromoted
3 Al-Minaa3rdMerged to form Al-Muwasalat
Al-Bareed9th
4 Quwat Al-Nasr4thIFA licences revoked; two slots merged into one slot;
Al-Jaish inaugurated as single sports club to inherit this slot
Quwat Salahaddin5th
5 Al-Kahrabaa6thRenamed to Al-Sinaa
6 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed7thRenamed to Al-Naqil
7 Al-Samawa10thNo change
8 Babil13thNo change
– Shorta Erbil14thIFA licence revoked
9 Al-Rafidain15thNo change
10 Esalet Al-MaiPromotedMerged with Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab to form Al-Baladiyat
– Al-Quwa Al-BahriyaPromotedIFA licence revoked

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Tayaran 18 13 4 1 36 11 +25 30 League Champions
2 Al-Naqil 18 13 3 2 47 11 +36 29 Disbanded
3 Al-Muwasalat 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 Iraq Division One
Source: Al-Shameri Archive

Results
Home \ Away BLD JSH MUW NAQ RFD SMW SHR SIN TAY BBL
Al-Baladiyat 0–0 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0
Al-Jaish 4–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–3 1–0
Al-Muwasalat 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Al-Naqil 1–0 4–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 11–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Al-Rafidain 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–7 1–2 0–5 1–2 0–3 0–1
Al-Samawa 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–4 1–2 0–0
Al-Shorta 1–2 3–1 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2
Al-Sinaa 4–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1
Al-Tayaran 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–0
Babil 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–5 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–6 0–3
Source: Al-Shameri Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
 Thamer Yousif
12
 Al-Naqil
2
 Kadhim Waal
9
 Al-Muwasalat

References
  1. Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.
  2. Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.
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