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1997–98 Iraqi Premier League

The 1997–98 Iraqi Premier League was the 24th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. For the first time in the competition's history, there were three teams in contention for the title on the last day of the season: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta and Al-Zawraa.

Iraqi Premier League
Season1997–98
ChampionsAl-Shorta
(2nd title)
RelegatedAl-Mosul
Al-Kut
Al-Sinaa
1999–2000 Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Shorta
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' CupAl-Zawraa
Top goalscorerMahmoud Majeed
(22 goals)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were playing Al-Zawraa on the final day (22 May) at the same time as Al-Shorta played Al-Sulaikh. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya needed a win to guarantee the title, whereas Al-Shorta needed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya to lose or draw and needed to win their game in order to win the league. For Al-Zawraa to win the league, they needed to beat Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and needed Al-Shorta to draw or lose their match.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya drew 1–1 with Al-Zawraa, while Al-Shorta were losing 2–1 against Al-Sulaikh before an 84th-minute goal and a 91st-minute penalty kick saw them win 3–2 and clinch the title. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players and fans thought that Al-Shorta had drawn their game and celebrated on the pitch thinking they had won the league, with manager Ayoub Odisho being interviewed on live television. Midway through the interview, the stadium announcer announced that Al-Shorta had won 3–2 and had therefore won the league, causing Odisho to stop talking and stand still with a shocked expression.[1]

Al-Shorta set a new league record of eleven consecutive wins on their way to the title, and also scored in all 30 of their matches.[2]

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al-Shorta (C)3023437130+41731999–2000 Asian Club Championship
2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3022536721+4671
3Al-Zawraa3021727022+48701999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[a]
4Al-Najaf3018845822+3662
5Al-Talaba3018756728+3961
6Al-Jaish30128103736+144
7Al-Minaa30123152941−1239
8Al-Naft30911103734+338
9Maysan3098132640−1435
10Diyala30810123847−934
11Al-Sulaikh3088142336−1332
12Salahaddin3077162640−1428
13Samarra3068162755−2826
14Al-Mosul (R)3049172872−4421Relegation to the Iraqi First Division League
15Al-Kut (R)3038192465−4117
16Al-Sinaa (R)3017221958−3910
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Zawraa qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Iraq FA Cup.

Results

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Home \ AwayJSHKUTMINMSLNFTNJFQWJSHRSINSLKTLBZWRDYLMYSSALSMR
Al-Jaish1–11–02–22–21–10–21–41–03–01–21–23–11–01–00–1
Al-Kut0–01–23–00–10–60–10–23–00–01–40–62–31–22–22–0
Al-Minaa0–21–04–12–00–30–13–23–01–02–10–32–02–12–11–0
Al-Mosul0–12–12–00–51–10–31–21–11–22–40–02–21–00–12–1
Al-Naft1–10–00–02–01–21–21–22–10–01–21–13–11–11–12–0
Al-Najaf2–01–11–05–04–01–12–12–14–12–10–02–03–03–01–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2–15–02–05–13–10–02–32–02–02–21–35–10–01–06–0
Al-Shorta2–02–03–26–23–23–03–21–02–01–12–23–11–23–04–0
Al-Sinaa1–31–10–03–11–20–40–40–21–21–32–31–20–11–31–1
Al-Sulaikh3–11–11–01–00–10–10–22–32–00–11–20–01–00–01–1
Al-Talaba2–29–17–07–11–02–11–20–11–12–01–03–01–13–11–0
Al-Zawraa1–21–02–15–01–02–01–11–12–03–12–11–16–14–05–1
Diyala2–23–23–01–10–02–20–11–21–11–11–21–22–02–03–0
Maysan0–12–01–10–02–22–11–40–41–01–10–00–13–01–02–1
Salahaddin1–22–01–01–11–10–11–21–23–01–00–02–30–22–00–0
Samarra1–05–11–03–30–32–20–11–11–11–21–20–51–12–12–1
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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PosScorerGoalsTeam
1Mahmoud Majeed22Al-Shorta
2Alaa Kadhim18Al-Talaba
3Hussam Fawzi17Al-Zawraa

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Player[1]ForAgainstResultDate
Salman HusseinAl-NajafAl-Sulaikh4–130 October 1997
Mustafa Qasim4SamarraAl-Kut5–130 October 1997
Bahaa HusseinAl-KutAl-Sinaa3–014 November 1997
Hussam FawziAl-ZawraaAl-Mosul5–012 December 1997
Ahmed RadhiAl-ZawraaSamarra5–019 December 1997
Qahtan ChathirAl-TalabaAl-Minaa7–019 December 1997
Ahmed ZuhairMaysanDiyala3–019 December 1997
Alaa Kadhim6Al-TalabaAl-Mosul7–19 January 1998
Hussein AbdullahDiyalaSamarra3–016 February 1998
Sahib AbbasAl-ZawraaSalahaddin3–219 March 1998
Sahib AbbasAl-ZawraaMaysan6–127 March 1998
Qahtan Chathir4Al-TalabaAl-Kut9–117 April 1998
Ali Hussein Awda4Al-NajafAl-Kut6–022 May 1998
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
6 Player scored 6 goals

References

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  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)
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