1986–87 Iraqi National League

Iraqi Premier League

Season	1986–87
Champions	Al-Rasheed (1st title)
Asian Club Championship	Al-Rasheed
Arab Club Champions Cup	Al-Rasheed Al-Jaish
Top goalscorer	Rahim Hameed (14 goals)
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Iraqi National League was the 13th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Rasheed won their first ever league title, and won the 1986–87 Iraq FA Cup to complete the double. The league was played in a quadruple round-robin format for the only time in history.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Rasheed	44	24	14	6	65	29	+36	62	1987 Asian Club Championship qualifying round
										1987 Arab Club Champions Cup group stage 1
2	Al-Jaish	44	19	21	4	57	24	+33	59	1987 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round 1
3	Al-Shabab	44	18	16	10	50	34	+26	52
4	Al-Tayaran	44	16	19	9	47	41	+6	51
5	Al-Shorta	44	15	19	10	40	32	+8	49
6	Al-Talaba	44	15	15	14	34	34	0	45
7	Al-Zawraa	44	12	20	12	38	35	+3	44
8	Al-Bahri	44	10	17	17	37	48	–11	37
9	Salahaddin	44	12	13	19	29	45	–16	37
10	Al-Sinaa	44	8	19	17	33	47	–14	35
11	Al-Naft	44	9	14	21	26	47	–21	32
12	Al-Mosul	44	4	17	23	23	63	–40	25

¹ As the holders of the competition, Al-Rasheed automatically qualified for the Arab Club Champions Cup meaning Iraq were given another slot in the competition, given to league and cup runners-up Al-Jaish.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Rahim Hameed	14	Al-Jaish
2	Ali Hussein Mahmoud	12	Al-Jaish
3	Karim Hadi	10	Al-Shabab
	Hassan Saddawi		Al-Tayaran
	Jassim Ibrahim		Al-Tayaran

External links

• Iraqi Football Website