1977–78 Iraqi National League

Iraqi National League
Season1977–78
ChampionsAl-Minaa
(1st title)
RelegatedAl-Hilla
Babil
Top goalscorerJalil Hanoon
(11 goals)

The 1977–78 Iraqi National Clubs League (First Division) was the 4th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Minaa won their first national league title, winning the competition without defeat and becoming the first team from outside Baghdad to win the national league.[1][2]

Name changes

  • Al-Baladiyat merged with Amanat Al-Asima to form Al-Amana.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Minaa 13 8 5 0 27 10 +17 21 League Champions
2 Al-Zawraa 13 9 1 3 31 9 +22 19
3 Al-Sinaa 13 8 3 2 18 7 +11 19
4 Al-Jaish 13 9 0 4 16 12 +4 18
5 Al-Amana 13 7 3 3 14 6 +8 17
6 Al-Shorta 13 5 7 1 11 5 +6 17
7 Al-Tayaran 13 5 4 4 19 11 +8 14 FA Cup Winners
8 Al-Jamiea 13 4 6 3 8 10 −2 14
9 Al-Iktisad 13 4 3 6 13 17 −4 11
10 Salahaddin 13 2 5 6 10 15 −5 9
11 Al-Ittihad 13 3 3 7 11 17 −6 9
12 Al-Thawra 13 3 3 7 9 17 −8 9
13 Al-Hilla 13 1 2 10 4 30 −26 4 Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division
14 Babil 13 0 1 12 3 28 −25 1
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive

Results

Home \ Away AMN HLL IKT ITT JSH MIN SHR SIN TLB TAY THW ZWR BBL SAL
Al-Amana 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 3–0 1–0
Al-Hilla 0–4 1–0
Al-Iktisad 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0
Al-Ittihad 1–1 2–1 2–1
Al-Jaish 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1
Al-Minaa 2–0 5–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 6–0 2–2
Al-Shorta 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Al-Sinaa 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–1
Al-Jamiea 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Al-Tayaran 2–0 5–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–2
Al-Thawra 0–1 3–0 2–1
Al-Zawraa 0–1 4–0 6–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 4–0 1–0
Babil 0–2 1–3 0–0
Salahaddin 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
 Jalil Hanoon
11
 Al-Minaa
2
 Falah Hassan
10
 Al-Zawraa
3
 Salim Malakh
8
 Al-Tayaran
4
 Hassan Saddawi
7
 Al-Jaish
5
 Hazem Jassam
6
 Al-Zawraa

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Player[1] For Against Result Date
Iraq Hassan Saddawi Al-Jaish Salahaddin 3–1 25 October 1977
Iraq Mahdi Jassim Al-Zawraa Babil 4–0 3 November 1977
Iraq Salim Malakh Al-Tayaran Salahaddin 4–2 14 November 1977
Iraq Jalil Hanoon4 Al-Minaa Babil 6–0 27 January 1978
Iraq Falah Hassan Al-Zawraa Al-Hilla 4–0 27 January 1978
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

References

  1. ^ a b Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)