1974–75 Iraqi National League

The 1974–75 Iraqi National League of Clubs was the first edition of the competition since the Iraq Football Association (IFA) founded it as the country's first nationwide league of clubs, replacing the Iraqi National League (Institutions) that had been established one year prior. Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) won the title.[1][2]

Iraqi Premier League
Season1974–75
ChampionsAl-Tayaran
(1st title)
RelegatedAl-Rafidain
Top goalscorerThamer Yousif
(12 goals)

Changes from previous season

Iraq's 16 top division teams were reduced to 10 clubs (names highlighted in bold) for the 1974–75 season.

#TeamRegion1973–74 posChanges
1 Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaBaghdad1stRenamed to Al-Tayaran
2 Aliyat Al-ShortaBaghdad2ndReplaced by Al-Shorta as a single club in Baghdad
Shorta Al-NajdaBaghdad8th
Shorta ErbilErbil14th
Kuliya Al-ShortaBaghdadPromoted
3 Al-MinaaBasra3rdMerged to form Al-Muwasalat
Al-BareedBaghdad9th
4 Quwat Al-NasrBaghdad4thReplaced by Al-Jaish as a single club in Baghdad
Quwat SalahaddinHabbaniya6th
Al-Quwa Al-BahriyaBasraPromoted
5 Al-KahrabaaBaghdad5thRenamed to Al-Sinaa
6 Al-Sikak Al-HadeedBaghdad7thRenamed to Al-Naqil
7 Al-SamawaSamawa10thNo change
8 BabilHilla13thNo change
9 Al-RafidainDiwaniya15thNo change
10 Esalet Al-MaiBaghdadPromotedMerged with Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab to form Al-Baladiyat

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Tayaran 18 13 4 1 36 11 +25 30 League Champions
2 Al-Naqil 18 13 3 2 47 11 +36 29 Disbanded
3 Al-Muwasalat 18 12 3 3 29 13 +16 27
4 Al-Sinaa 18 10 5 3 36 16 +20 25
5 Al-Shorta 18 8 3 7 29 33 −4 19
6 Al-Samawa 18 5 6 7 22 23 −1 16
7 Al-Baladiyat 18 5 5 8 15 27 −12 15
8 Al-Jaish 18 3 4 11 13 30 −17 10
9 Babil 18 2 2 14 9 38 −29 6
10 Al-Rafidain 18 0 3 15 7 41 −34 3 Relegated to Iraq Division One
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive

Results
Home \ Away BLD JSH MUW NAQ RFD SMW SHR SIN TAY BBL
Al-Baladiyat 0–0 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0
Al-Jaish 4–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–3 1–0
Al-Muwasalat 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Al-Naqil 1–0 4–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 11–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Al-Rafidain 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–7 1–2 0–5 1–2 0–3 0–1
Al-Samawa 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–4 1–2 0–0
Al-Shorta 1–2 3–1 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2
Al-Sinaa 4–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1
Al-Tayaran 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–0
Babil 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–5 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–6 0–3
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
 Thamer Yousif
12
 Al-Naqil
2
 Kadhim Waal
9
 Al-Muwasalat

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.
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