1998–99 Iraqi Premier League

Iraqi Premier League

Season	1998–99
Champions	Al-Zawraa (8th title)
Relegated	Al-Sulaikh
2000–01 Asian Club Championship	Al-Zawraa
2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Al-Talaba
Top goalscorer	Ahmed Khudhair Hashim Ridha (19 goals each)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Iraqi Premier League was the 25th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The league title was won by Al-Zawraa for the eighth time in their history. Had Al-Talaba beaten Al-Naft on the last day of the season, they would have won the league title instead, but the match finished goalless and Al-Zawraa's win over Al-Karkh saw them claim the trophy. Al-Zawraa also won the Iraq FA Cup in this season to complete the double.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Zawraa (C)	30	24	4	2	73	22	+51	76	2000–01 Asian Club Championship
2	Al-Talaba	30	24	3	3	71	25	+46	75	2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
3	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	30	21	5	4	87	27	+50	68
4	Al-Minaa	30	14	8	8	35	29	+6	50
5	Al-Shorta	30	13	10	7	55	40	+15	49
6	Al-Karkh	30	11	12	7	42	32	+10	45
7	Diyala	30	10	12	8	35	37	–2	42
8	Al-Najaf	30	9	10	11	44	43	+1	37
9	Duhok	30	8	13	9	32	33	–1	37
10	Al-Naft	30	9	9	12	35	38	–3	36
11	Samaraa	30	9	8	13	28	51	–23	35
12	Al-Jaish	30	9	4	17	25	42	–17	31
13	Al-Kadhimiya	30	7	8	15	42	62	–20	29
14	Maysan	30	6	4	20	25	64	–39	22
15	Salahaddin	30	6	3	21	27	67	–40	21
16	Al-Sulaikh	30	2	3	25	17	61	–44	9	Relegated to Iraq Division 1

Top goalscorers

Pos	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Ahmed Khudhair	19	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
	Hashim Ridha		Al-Shorta
3	Hesham Mohammed	17	Al-Zawraa
	Abbas Rahim		Al-Karkh
5	Hussein Abdullah	16	Diyala

External links

• Iraqi Football Website