1978–79 Iraqi National League

Iraqi Premier League
Season	1978–79
Champions	Al-Zawraa (3rd title)
Relegated	Al-Ittihad Al-Thawra
Top goalscorer	Falah Hassan (7 goals)
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 Iraqi National League was the 5th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Zawraa won their third league title in four seasons, and also won the 1978–79 Iraq FA Cup to secure the double, cementing their dominance on Iraqi football. For the third season in a row, the champions of the league did not lose a single match. Al-Zawraa's record was 12 matches, 7 wins, 5 draws, 0 losses, 22 goals scored, 5 goals conceded, +17 goal difference and 19 points.

Name Changes

Al-Iktisad renamed to Al-Tijara.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Al-Zawraa (C)	12	19
2	Al-Shorta	12	15
3	Al-Talaba	12	15
4	Al-Minaa	12	15
5	Al-Tayaran	12	15
6	Al-Jaish	12	13
7	Al-Sinaa	12	13
8	Al-Shabab	12	11
9	Al-Tijara	12	11
10	Al-Amana	12	11
11	Salahaddin	12	8
12	Al-Ittihad	12	7
13	Al-Thawra	12	3

Relegated to Iraq Division 1

Top goalscorers

Pos	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Falah Hassan	7	Al-Zawraa
2	Hussein Saeed	6	Al-Talaba
3	Haris Mohammed	5	Al-Talaba

References

Iraq - List of final tables (RSSSF)

External links

Iraqi Football Website

Iraqi Premier League

2016–17 clubs

Seasons

1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17

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