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1978–79 Iraqi National League

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The 1978–79 Iraqi National Clubs First Division League was the 5th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Zawraa won their third league title in four seasons, doing so without losing a game, and also won the 1978–79 Iraq FA Cup to secure the double for the second time.[1][2]

Season1978–79
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(3rd title)
RelegatedAl-Ittihad
Al-Thawra
Top goalscorerFalah Hassan
(7 goals)
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Iraqi National League
Season1978–79
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(3rd title)
RelegatedAl-Ittihad
Al-Thawra
Top goalscorerFalah Hassan
(7 goals)
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Name changes

  • Al-Iktisad renamed to Al-Tijara.
  • Al-Jamiea became known as Al-Talaba after merging with a new club of the same name.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Zawraa 12 7 5 0 22 5 +17 19 League Champions and FA Cup Winners
2 Al-Shorta 12 5 5 2 19 10 +9 15
3 Al-Talaba 12 6 3 3 17 11 +6 15[a]
4 Al-Minaa 12 5 5 2 15 9 +6 15[a]
5 Al-Tayaran 12 4 7 1 15 9 +6 15[a]
6 Al-Jaish 12 5 3 4 10 10 0 13
7 Al-Sinaa 12 4 5 3 13 15 −2 13
8 Al-Shabab 12 3 5 4 10 13 −3 11
9 Al-Tijara 12 4 3 5 9 14 −5 11
10 Al-Amana 12 4 3 5 13 19 −6 11
11 Salahaddin 12 2 4 6 10 15 −5 8
12 Al-Ittihad 12 2 3 7 7 13 −6 7 Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division
13 Al-Thawra 12 1 1 10 12 29 −17 3
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Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Al-Talaba ranked ahead of Al-Minaa, and Al-Minaa ranked ahead of Al-Tayaran, both by number of wins due to equal points and goal difference.

Results

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Home \ Away AMN ITT JSH MIN SHB SHR SIN TLB TAY THW TJR ZWR SAL
Al-Amana 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1[a] 0–0 3–2
Al-Ittihad 2–1 1–1 3–1[a]
Al-Jaish 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1[a] 1–0
Al-Minaa 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Al-Shabab 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Al-Shorta 3–0 3–1 0–0 3–1[a] 5–2 1–0
Al-Sinaa 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
Al-Talaba 3–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–1
Al-Tayaran 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–2
Al-Thawra 3–2 1–1
Al-Tijara 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
Al-Zawraa 5–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 6–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0
Salahaddin 1–0 2–1
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Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Al-Thawra fans assaulted referee Hamid Mousa in their match with Al-Sinaa, forcing him to withdraw from the match. As a result, the IFA punished Al-Thawra by awarding 3–1 wins to the opponents of their last four matches (Al-Jaish, Al-Ittihad, Al-Shorta and Al-Amana). The result of 3–1 was chosen as this was the scoreline of Al-Thawra's heaviest defeat in the competition up to that point.

Season statistics

Top scorers

More information Pos, Scorer ...
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
 Falah Hassan
7
 Al-Zawraa
2
 Hussein Saeed
6
 Al-Talaba
3
 Haris Mohammed
5
 Al-Talaba
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
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Player[1]ForAgainstResult
Iraq Ali Hussein Mahmoud Al-ShortaAl-Tijara5–2
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