1979–80 Iraqi National League

Iraqi Premier League

Season	1979–80
Champions	Al-Shorta (1st title)
Relegated	Al-Bahri
Arab Club Champions Cup	Al-Shorta
Top goalscorer	Ali Hussein Mahmoud (18 goals)
← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Iraqi National League was the 6th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Shorta won their first Premier League title; this qualified them for the inaugural edition of the Arab Club Champions Cup which they went on to win.

The race for the title went to the very last matchday; Al-Shorta beat Al-Minaa 3–1 in their last game on 2 May to go top of the league but Al-Zawraa would win the league if they managed to beat Al-Shabab two days later. Al-Zawraa could only muster a 1–1 draw though, therefore failing to overtake Al-Shorta and handing them the title on goal difference.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Shorta (C)	22	14	7	1	41	15	+26	35	1980–82 Arab Club Champions Cup
2	Al-Zawraa	22	15	5	2	36	13	+23	35
3	Al-Talaba	22	11	5	6	27	13	+14	27
4	Al-Shabab	22	10	6	6	26	19	+7	26
5	Al-Jaish	22	6	10	6	22	23	–1	22
6	Al-Tijara	22	7	8	7	14	18	–4	22
7	Al-Sinaa	22	6	10	6	16	27	–11	22
8	Al-Amana	22	6	8	8	25	24	+1	20
9	Al-Tayaran	22	7	6	9	20	21	–1	20
10	Al-Minaa	22	7	6	9	26	29	–3	20
11	Salahaddin	22	2	7	13	8	27	–19	11
12	Al-Bahri	22	0	4	18	13	45	–32	4	Relegated to Iraq Division 1

Top goalscorers

Pos	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Ali Hussein Mahmoud	18	Al-Shorta
2	Jalil Hanoon	13	Al-Minaa
3	Thamer Yousif	12	Al-Zawraa

External links

• Iraqi Football Website