Iraqi National League (Institutions)

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Iraqi National League (Institutions)
ChampionsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
RelegatedMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Shorta Sulaymaniya
Top goalscorerZahrawi Jaber
Ammo Yousif
(13 goals each)

The 1973–74 Iraqi National League was a football tournament organised by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) in the 1973–74 season, which was formed as the top-tier national league in Iraq to replace the Iraq Central FA League and the Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul leagues. The tournament began on 11 October 1973.

Matches that ended in a draw were settled via penalty shootout (with no extra time), with the winner of the shootout earning one point. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the league title with a total of 23 points, and they also won the regional Iraq FA Baghdad Cup knockout tournament in the same season.

From the 1974–75 season, the competition was replaced by the Iraqi National League of Clubs which was only open to formally registered clubs and not institute-representative teams.[1][2]

Name changes[]

  • Al-Mushat renamed to Quwat Al-Nasr.

Regional qualifiers[]

To decide which six teams from other provinces would participate alongside the eight teams from the 1972–73 Iraq Central FA First Division, 14 teams were split into three groups with the top two in each group qualifying for the final league competition. The qualifying matches were played from 24–31 August 1973 in the cities of Erbil, Babil and Basra. The six teams that qualified were Al-Minaa, Al-Samawa, Babil, Shorta Erbil, Shorta Sulaymaniya and Al-Rafidain.[3]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W PW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 14 11 1 2 35 15 +20 23 League Champions
2 Aliyat Al-Shorta 14 10 0 4 23 16 +7 20
3 Al-Minaa 14 8 3 3 27 9 +18 19
4 Quwat Al-Nasr 14 7 4 3 27 14 +13 18
5 Al-Kahrabaa 14 8 1 5 31 21 +10 17
6 Quwat Salahaddin 14 7 3 4 18 8 +10 17
7 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 14 8 0 6 30 22 +8 16
8 Shorta Al-Najda 14 8 0 6 25 19 +6 16
9 Al-Bareed 14 6 1 7 19 15 +4 13
10 Al-Samawa 14 5 2 7 14 14 0 12
11 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 14 2 3 9 11 19 −8 7 Relegated to Iraq Division One[a]
12 Shorta Sulaymaniya 14 2 0 12 4 18 −14 4
13 Babil 14 2 0 12 10 31 −21 4
14 Shorta Erbil 14 1 1 12 8 26 −18 3
15 Al-Rafidain 14 1 0 13 7 42 −35 2
Source: Anwiyah Archive
Notes:
  1. ^ The IFA decided to relegate one team from Baghdad (Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab as the lowest-placed Baghdad team) and one team from outside Baghdad (Shorta Sulaymaniya due to their withdrawal from several matches). Three teams were to be promoted in their place (Kuliya Al-Shorta, Esalet Al-Mai and Al-Quwa Al-Bahriya) to form a 16-team league for the following season. However, the IFA later decided to form a new league of clubs which led to several changes in the make-up of the participating teams; see here.

Results[]

Home \ Away BAR ASH KAH MIN QWJ RAF SMA SIK BAB MAS QWN QSD SHN SHS SHE
Al-Bareed 1–2 0–1 4–0 2–3 3–1 0–0[a] 1–0
Aliyat Al-Shorta 0–2 5–2 1–0 1–0 2–2[b] 2–0 1–0
Al-Kahrabaa 1–2 1–3 5–1 4–3 1–0 0–0[c] 3–1
Al-Minaa 2–3 0–2 2–1 5–0 3–1 2–0 0–0[d]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 4–5 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0[e]
Al-Rafidain 1–3 0–5 0–1 1–2 0–8 3–6 0–1[f]
Al-Samawa 1–1[g] 4–1 0–1 1–1[h] 2–0 0–3 1–0[i]
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 3–0 0–0[j] 1–0 3–2 3–5 4–2 4–0
Babil 1–2 0–4 1–4 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–1
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 0–1 1–1[k] 1–0[l] 1–2 1–1[m] 1–3 1–1[n]
Quwat Al-Nasr 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–0[o] 2–0 1–1[p] 2–0
Quwat Salahaddin 3–1 0–0[q] 1–0 2–1 0–0[r] 1–2 2–1
Shorta Al-Najda 2–1 1–3 1–1[s] 2–0 1–0[t] 0–0[u] 1–0
Shorta Sulaymaniya 0–1[v] 0–3 0–1[w] 0–1[x] 1–1[y] 0–2 1–0
Shorta Erbil 1–2 1–1[z] 0–5 0–2 1–1[aa] 1–2 1–4
Source: Anwiyah Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Bareed won 7–6 on penalties.
  2. ^ Quwat Al-Nasr won 5–4 on penalties.
  3. ^ Quwat Salahaddin won 5–4 on penalties.
  4. ^ Al-Minaa won 4–2 on penalties.
  5. ^ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were awarded a 1–0 win due to the withdrawal of Shorta Sulaymaniya.
  6. ^ The match originally finished as a 2–0 win for Al-Rafidain, but was awarded as a 1–0 win for Shorta Erbil due to Al-Rafidain violating tournament rules.
  7. ^ Al-Samawa won 5–4 on penalties.
  8. ^ Al-Samawa won 5–4 on penalties.
  9. ^ Al-Samawa were awarded a 1–0 win due to the withdrawal of Shorta Sulaymaniya.
  10. ^ Al-Minaa won 5–4 on penalties.
  11. ^ Al-Minaa won 4–3 on penalties.
  12. ^ The match originally finished as a 2–2 draw with Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab winning 5–3 on penalties, but was awarded as a 1–0 win for Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab due to Al-Rafidain violating tournament rules.
  13. ^ Quwat Al-Nasr won 5–4 on penalties.
  14. ^ Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won 4–3 on penalties.
  15. ^ Quwat Al-Nasr won 4–2 on penalties.
  16. ^ Quwat Salahaddin won 5–4 on penalties.
  17. ^ Quwat Salahaddin won 4–3 on penalties.
  18. ^ Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won 5–4 on penalties.
  19. ^ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 5–3 on penalties.
  20. ^ The match originally finished as a 1–1 draw with Babil winning 4–2 on penalties, but was awarded as a 1–0 win for Shorta Al-Najda due to Babil violating tournament rules.
  21. ^ Quwat Al-Nasr won 5–4 on penalties.
  22. ^ Aliyat Al-Shorta were awarded a 1–0 win due to the withdrawal of Shorta Sulaymaniya.
  23. ^ The match originally finished as a 1–0 win for Shorta Sulaymaniya, but was awarded as a 1–0 win for Al-Rafidain due to Shorta Sulaymaniya withdrawing from several previous matches in the league.
  24. ^ Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed were awarded a 1–0 win due to the withdrawal of Shorta Sulaymaniya.
  25. ^ Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won 5–4 on penalties.
  26. ^ Al-Kahrabaa won 5–4 on penalties.
  27. ^ Shorta Erbil won 5–4 on penalties.

Top goalscorers[]

Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Zahrawi Jaber 13 Shorta Al-Najda
Ammo Yousif Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

References[]

  1. ^ Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.
  2. ^ Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.
  3. ^ Iraq 1973/74 Qualifiers

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