1987–88 Iraqi National League

Iraqi National League
Season1987–88
ChampionsAl-Rasheed
(2nd title)
Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Rasheed
Arab Club Champions CupAl-Rasheed
Al-Shabab
Top goalscorerRahim Hameed
(15 goals)
1988–89
(Iraqi Pan-National League) →

The 1987–88 Iraqi National Clubs League (First Division) was the 14th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Rasheed won their second league title in a row, and also won the 1987–88 Iraq FA Cup to complete their second consecutive double.[1][2]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Rasheed (C) 30 20 7 3 62 15 +47 47 Asian Club Championship qualifying round and Arab Club Champions Cup group stage
2 Al-Jaish 30 18 7 5 37 13 +24 43
3 Al-Tayaran 30 18 5 7 42 26 +16 41
4 Al-Shabab 30 12 13 5 31 17 +14 37 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round[a]
5 Al-Zawraa 30 14 8 8 32 23 +9 36
6 Al-Sinaa 30 10 14 6 26 21 +5 34
7 Al-Naft 30 13 5 12 35 42 −7 31
8 Al-Talaba 30 8 14 8 29 31 −2 30
9 Al-Shorta 30 10 9 11 23 28 −5 29
10 Al-Tijara 30 7 14 9 21 27 −6 28
11 Al-Bahri 30 8 10 12 21 31 −10 26
12 Al-Minaa 30 5 13 12 22 34 −12 23
13 Salahaddin 30 4 14 12 28 33 −5 22
14 Al-Mosul 30 4 12 14 18 34 −16 20
15 Erbil 30 6 8 16 25 45 −20 20
16 Al-Najaf 30 2 9 19 15 47 −32 13
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As holders, Al-Rasheed automatically qualified for the Arab Club Champions Cup meaning Iraq were given another slot in the competition. Although Al-Jaish were runners-up of the league and Al-Zawraa were runners-up of the FA Cup (both won by Al-Rasheed), the IFA decided to give the slot to the league's fourth-placed team Al-Shabab.

Results

Home \ Away BAH JSH MIN MSL NFT NJF RSH SHB SHR SIN TLB TAY TIJ ZWR ERB SAL
Al-Bahri 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–0
Al-Jaish 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Al-Minaa 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1
Al-Mosul 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
Al-Naft 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 3–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–2
Al-Najaf 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–3 0–0 1–3
Al-Rasheed 4–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 5–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1
Al-Shabab 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1
Al-Shorta 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1
Al-Sinaa 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
Al-Talaba 1–1 0–3 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Al-Tayaran 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 6–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0
Al-Tijara 0–0 0–2 1–4 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–2
Al-Zawraa 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Erbil 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–3 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 2–1
Salahaddin 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 4–0
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Rahim Hameed 15 Al-Jaish
2 Tariq Abdul-Rahman 12 Erbil
3 Karim Hadi 11 Al-Shabab
4 Younis Abid Ali 10 Al-Rasheed

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Player[1] For Against Result Date
Iraq Tariq Abdul-Rahman Erbil Al-Naft 3–3 13 April 1988

References

  1. ^ a b Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)