1992–93 Iraqi National League

Iraqi National League
Season1992–93
ChampionsAl-Talaba
(4th title)
RelegatedAl-Tijara
Al-Amana
Al-Salam
Al-Dawr Al-Ahli
Sulaymaniya
Asian Cup Winners' CupAl-Zawraa
Top goalscorerKarim Saddam
(33 goals)

The 1992–93 Iraqi National Clubs League (First Division) was the 19th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The league title was won by Al-Talaba for the fourth time in their history. The league was 69 rounds long (totalling 828 matches), the most rounds in any season in the competition's history, with the Iraq Football Association (IFA) deciding that no player could play more than 46 matches. Players that had been selected for the Iraq national team were released for international duty by their clubs after round 24, after which they did not participate in any more league matches.

After 46 rounds, the IFA decided to remove the four lowest-placed teams from Baghdad along with the lowest-placed team from outside Baghdad, and replaced them with five new teams to play the remaining 23 games in their place, with each new team adopting the record of the club they had replaced.[1][2]

Name changes

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Talaba (C) 69 46 18 5 130 34 +96 110
2 Al-Zawraa 69 43 17 9 134 40 +94 103 1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[a]
3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 69 43 15 11 114 48 +66 101
4 Al-Shorta 69 33 22 14 102 51 +51 88
5 Al-Jaish 69 29 29 11 83 48 +35 87
6 Al-Karkh 69 29 24 16 94 64 +30 82
7 Al-Naft 69 24 29 16 83 73 +10 77
8 Al-Sinaa 69 26 23 20 73 59 +14 75
9 Samarra 69 24 24 21 83 81 +2 72
10 Salahaddin 69 24 23 22 82 68 +14 71
11 Al-Minaa 69 21 28 20 58 70 −12 70
12 Al-Khutoot 69 23 22 24 59 62 −3 68
13 Al-Kut 69 22 23 24 85 75 +10 67
14 Al-Mosul 69 21 25 23 69 89 −20 67
15 Al-Najaf 69 20 26 23 78 72 +6 66
16 Al-Ramadi 69 21 24 24 72 79 −7 66
17 Al-Diwaniya 69 18 27 24 62 68 −6 63
18 Al-Umal[b] 69 16 27 26 55 83 −28 59
19 Al-Nasiriya[c] 69 17 25 27 61 94 −33 59
20 Diyala[d] 69 14 25 30 63 96 −33 53
21 Karbala[e] 69 11 24 34 36 88 −52 46
22 Erbil 69 11 21 37 69 122 −53 43
23 Kirkuk 69 7 24 38 49 114 −65 38
24 Sulaymaniya[f] 69 7 11 51 45 161 −116 25 Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Zawraa qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Iraq FA Cup.
  2. ^ Al-Umal replaced Al-Tijara after 46 games, adopting Al-Tijara's record at that point which was 10 wins, 18 draws, 18 losses, 39 goals scored, 55 goals conceded, 38 points.
  3. ^ Al-Nasiriya replaced Al-Amana after 46 games, adopting Al-Amana's record at that point which was 9 wins, 20 draws, 17 losses, 37 goals scored, 59 goals conceded, 38 points.
  4. ^ Diyala replaced Al-Shabab after 46 games, adopting Al-Shabab's record at that point which was 4 wins, 16 draws, 26 losses, 34 goals scored, 75 goals conceded, 24 points.
  5. ^ Karbala replaced Al-Salam after 46 games, adopting Al-Salam's record at that point which was 6 wins, 18 draws, 22 losses, 20 goals scored, 59 goals conceded, 30 points.
  6. ^ Sulaymaniya replaced Al-Dawr Al-Ahli after 46 games, adopting Al-Dawr Al-Ahli's record at that point which was 6 wins, 9 draws, 31 losses, 37 goals scored, 97 goals conceded, 21 points.

Results

Rounds 1–46

Home \ Away AMN DAH DIW JSH KKH KHT KUT MIN MSL NFT NJF QWJ RMA SLM SHB SHR SIN TLB TJR ZWR ERB KRK SLH SMR
Al-Amana[a] 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0
Al-Dawr Al-Ahli[b] 3–3 1–1 0–1 4–3 1–2 0–3[c] 1–2 4–1 5–2 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–2
Al-Diwaniya 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–1
Al-Jaish 3–0 3–2 2–1 4–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0
Al-Karkh 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–0 5–2 2–2 2–1 3–0
Al-Khutoot 4–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
Al-Kut 3–0 2–0 3–0[d] 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 4–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1
Al-Minaa 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Al-Mosul 1–4 3–2 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–0
Al-Naft 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–2
Al-Najaf 2–1 6–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–1 6–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 4–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 7–1 2–0 1–0 4–0
Al-Ramadi 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–5 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2
Al-Salam[e] 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–3[f] 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0
Al-Shabab[g] 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–4 0–0 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–4
Al-Shorta 4–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 3–0
Al-Sinaa 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 5–2 2–0 0–0 0–0
Al-Talaba 3–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 4–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 0–1
Al-Tijara[h] 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–1
Al-Zawraa 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 4–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 5–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 3–2 4–0 1–0 5–2
Erbil 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 3–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 4–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 4–1 0–0 0–1
Kirkuk 1–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0
Salahaddin 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 4–1 3–2
Samarra 0–0 6–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 6–0 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–4 3–2 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–1
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Amana were replaced by Al-Nasiriya after 46 games, with Al-Nasiriya adopting the results obtained by Al-Amana up to that point.
  2. ^ Al-Dawr Al-Ahli were replaced by Sulaymaniya after 46 games, with Sulaymaniya adopting the results obtained by Al-Dawr Al-Ahli up to that point.
  3. ^ The Al-Dawr Al-Ahli–Al-Kut match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Kut, as Al-Dawr Al-Ahli did not turn up for the game.
  4. ^ The Al-Kut–Al-Diwaniya match originally ended as a 1–0 win for Al-Kut but was changed to a 3–0 win due to Al-Diwaniya fielding the ineligible player Mohammed Turki.
  5. ^ Al-Salam were replaced by Karbala after 46 games, with Karbala adopting the results obtained by Al-Salam up to that point.
  6. ^ The Al-Salam–Al-Tijara match was awarded as a 3–0 win for Al-Tijara after the game had originally ended in a 1–1 draw.
  7. ^ Al-Shabab were replaced by Diyala after 46 games, with Diyala adopting the results obtained by Al-Shabab up to that point.
  8. ^ Al-Tijara were replaced by Al-Umal after 46 games, with Al-Umal adopting the results obtained by Al-Tijara up to that point.

Rounds 47–69

Home \ Away DIW JSH KKH KHT KUT MIN MSL NFT NJF NAS QWJ RMA SHR SIN TLB UML ZWR DYL ERB KRB KRK SLH SMR SUL
Al-Diwaniya 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–1
Al-Jaish 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 5–0
Al-Karkh 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–0[a]
Al-Khutoot 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Al-Kut 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 3–0 5–0 4–2 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–0
Al-Minaa 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–3 1–0
Al-Mosul 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Al-Naft 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0[a]
Al-Najaf 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 5–1
Al-Nasiriya 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0[a]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–2 7–0
Al-Ramadi 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–0[a]
Al-Shorta 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–2 0–1 1–1 3–0[a]
Al-Sinaa 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 3–0[a]
Al-Talaba 3–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 7–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–1
Al-Umal 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0
Al-Zawraa 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–1 1–0 7–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 3–0[b]
Diyala 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0[a]
Erbil 3–2
Karbala 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–0
Kirkuk 0–3[c] 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–1
Salahaddin 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–0
Samarra 0–3[d] 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–5 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 3–0
Sulaymaniya 3–2 0–0 1–1
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Sulaymaniya withdrew from their matches in Rounds 16–22, with their opponents (Al-Ramadi, Al-Shorta, Diyala, Al-Nasiriya, Al-Sinaa, Al-Naft and Al-Karkh) all being awarded 3–0 wins.
  2. ^ The Al-Zawraa–Sulaymaniya match originally ended in a 2–1 win for Sulaymaniya but was changed to a 3–0 win for Al-Zawraa due to Sulaymaniya fielding a player who avoided military service.
  3. ^ The Kirkuk–Al-Khutoot match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Khutoot after the game had originally ended in a 1–0 win for Kirkuk.
  4. ^ The Samarra–Al-Jaish match originally ended in a 2–1 win for Samarra but was changed to a 3–0 win for Al-Jaish due to Samarra violating the tournament rules.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Karim Saddam 33 Al-Zawraa
2 Adnan Hamad 31 Samarra
3 Ahmed Radhi 25 Al-Zawraa
4 Natiq Hashim 24 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Player[1] For Against Result Date
Iraq Adnan Hamad Samarra Al-Dawr Al-Ahli 6–1 8 October 1992
Iraq Mahdi Kadhim Al-Talaba Al-Dawr Al-Ahli 4–0 12 October 1992
Iraq Ali Abdul-Kadhim4 Al-Karkh Erbil 5–1 15 October 1992
Iraq Ahmed Radhi Al-Zawraa Al-Salam 5–0 29 October 1992
Iraq Younis Abid Ali Al-Shorta Samarra 3–0 12 November 1992
Iraq Ali Hashim Al-Najaf Al-Ramadi 4–1 7 December 1992
Iraq Akram Emmanuel4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Erbil 7–1 10 December 1992
Iraq Karim Saddam Al-Zawraa Samarra 5–2 14 December 1992
Iraq Muayad Judi Al-Amana Al-Mosul 3–2 14 December 1992
Iraq Saad Qais Al-Karkh Al-Salam 4–0 17 December 1992
Iraq Tariq Abdul-Rahman Erbil Al-Shabab 4–3 28 December 1992
Iraq Ali Hashim4 Al-Najaf Al-Salam 6–1 4 February 1993
Iraq Younis Abid Ali Al-Shorta Kirkuk 4–0 15 February 1993
Iraq Majeed Abdul-Ridha Al-Talaba Al-Shabab 4–1 15 February 1993
Iraq Mustafa Mohammed Al-Dawr Al-Ahli Al-Karkh 4–3 11 March 1993
Iraq Younis Abid Ali Al-Shorta Erbil 3–0 15 March 1993
Iraq Shakir Mohammed Sabbar Al-Zawraa Al-Nasiriya 7–1 19 April 1993
Iraq Bassam Raouf Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Sulaymaniya 7–0 13 May 1993
Iraq Waleed Dhahid Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Sulaymaniya 7–0 13 May 1993
Iraq Karim Saddam Al-Zawraa Erbil 4–0 27 May 1993
Iraq Mohamed Jassim Mahdi Al-Zawraa Samarra 5–0 6 June 1993
Iraq Rahim Saeed Al-Kut Al-Umal 5–0 6 June 1993
Iraq Ahmed Khalaf Al-Talaba Samarra 5–2 10 June 1993
Iraq Ali Hashim Al-Najaf Al-Nasiriya 4–1 10 June 1993
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards

References

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