1990–91 Iraqi National League

The 1990–91 Iraqi National League was the 17th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The league title was won by Al-Zawraa for the first time since the 1978–79 season. They also won the Iraq FA Cup to complete the double.

Iraqi Premier League
Season1990–91
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(4th title)
RelegatedAl-Jaish
Al-Bahri
Top goalscorerKarim Saddam
(20 goals)

At the halfway stage of the season, the Ministry of Defence decided to dissolve all its teams, including Al-Tayaran, Al-Jaish and Al-Bahri. After fan protests, Al-Tayaran were brought back within less than two weeks, but under the new name of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (meaning Air Force), which was the name the club had used between 1958 and 1974.

Also at the halfway stage of the season, Erbil withdrew from the competition due to the 1991 uprisings in Iraq, so the Iraq Youth Team was brought in to play the remaining half of the season in their place.[1][2]

Name changes

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Al-Zawraa (C) 28 19 8 1 66 22 +44 46
2 Al-Talaba 28 17 7 4 49 22 +27 41
3 Al-Shorta 28 15 9 4 39 18 +21 39
4 Al-Karkh 28 14 10 4 45 24 +21 38
5 Al-Naft 28 13 9 6 27 14 +13 35
6 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 28 10 12 6 38 25 +13 32
7 Al-Najaf 28 10 6 12 29 33 −4 26
8 Al-Minaa 28 7 9 12 17 24 −7 23
9 Samaraa 28 6 11 11 24 32 −8 23
10 Al-Sulaikh 28 5 11 12 18 30 −12 21
11 Al-Shabab 28 6 8 14 16 35 −19 20
12 Al-Tijara 28 4 9 15 22 39 −17 17
13 Iraq Youth Team 13 4 5 4 8 13 −5 13[lower-alpha 1]
14 Al-Sinaa 28 4 5 19 14 47 −33 13
15 Erbil[lower-alpha 2] 15 — — — — — — 0
16 Al-Jaish[lower-alpha 3] 15 — — — — — — 0 Relegated to Iraq Division One
17 Al-Bahri[lower-alpha 3] 15 — — — — — — 0
Source: Al-Zubaidi Archive
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. The Iraq Youth Team only played the second half of the season to make up for Erbil's withdrawal; they did not feature the following season.
  2. Erbil withdrew from the league due to the 1991 uprisings in Iraq after playing half of their games. Their results were not annulled.
  3. Al-Jaish and Al-Bahri were dissolved by the Ministry of Defence after playing half of their games. Their results were not annulled.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Karim Saddam 20 Al-Zawraa
2 Ahmed Radhi 19 Al-Zawraa
3 Natiq Hashim 17 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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References
  1. Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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