Iraq - List of Champions

1948/49   Sharakat Nafat Al-Basra

Iraqi FA Cup Championship

NB: competition was considered the national championship but played in
    knock-out format; clubs were divided over 2 divisions, the champions
    below are those of the first level.  A Baghdad-based league was first
    held in 1961/62, the FA Cup tournament continued.

1956/57   Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab 
1957/58   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 
1958/59   Amana Al-Asama 
1959/60   Nadi Athori [aka Assyrian SC]
1960/61   Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab

League of the Institutes (Dawr Foroq Al-Muassasat) of Baghdad 1962-1973

1961/62   Al-Quwa Al-Jawia 
1962/63   Madrasa Al-Shurta
1963/64   Al-Quwa Al-Jawia 
1964/65   Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab 
1965/66   Al-Farqa Al-Thalatha
1966/67     abandoned after Six-Day War in June 1967  
1967/68   Aliyat Al-Shurta
1968/69   Aliyat Al-Shurta           
1969/70   Aliyat Al-Shurta
1970/71   Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab 
1971/72   Aliyat Al-Shurta
1972/73   Al-Tayaran (=Al-Quwa Al-Jawia)

League of the Institutes (Dawr Foroq Al-Muassasat) of Iraq 1973/74

1973/74   Al-Tayaran

League of Iraqi Clubs

1974/75   Al-Tayaran
1975/76   Al-Zawra
1976/77   Al-Zawra
1977/78   Al-Mina
1978/79   Al-Zawra
1979/80   Al-Shurta
1980/81   Al-Talaba
1981/82   Al-Talaba
1982/83   Salaheddeen 
1983/84   Al-Jaish 
1984/85     abandoned
1985/86   Al-Talaba
1986/87   Al-Rasheed
1987/88   Al-Rasheed
1988/89   Al-Rasheed
1989/90   Al-Tayaran
1990/91   Al-Zawra
1991/92   Al-Quwa Al-Jawia 
1992/93   Al-Talaba 
1993/94   Al-Zawra
1994/95   Al-Zawra
1995/96   Al-Zawra
1996/97   Al-Quwa Al-Jawia 
1997/98   Al-Shurta
1998/99   Al-Zawra
1999/00   Al-Zawra
Premier League (Dawri Al-Nokba)
2000/01   Al-Zawra
2001/02   Al-Talaba 
2002/03     abandoned
2003/04     abandoned
2004/05   Al-Quwa Al-Jawia 
2005/06   Al-Zawra
2006/07   Arbil
2007/08   Arbil
2008/09   Arbil
2009/10   Duhok
2010/11   Al-Zawra
2011/12   Arbil
2012/13

Number of Titles (34; since 1974/75)

 12  Al-Zawra (Baghdad)

  5  Al-Quwa Al-Jawia (Baghdad) [includes Al-Tayaran]
     Al-Talaba (Baghdad)

  4  Arbil (Arbil)

  3  Al-Rasheed (Baghdad)

  2  Al-Shurta (Police) (Baghdad)

  1  Duhok (Duhok)
     Al-Jaish (Army) (Baghdad) 
     Salaheddeen (Tikrit)

Note on team names:

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Air Force) renamed Al-Tayaran (Airlines) in 1968 and 
  reverted to Air Force at the beginning of season 1991-92.
Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab (Passenger Transport Department)
Fareeka Al-Thalatha (Third Battalion) renamed Salah-Al-Deen in 1973 
  and next season merged with Al-Jaish (Army)
Al-Jamiaa (University) renamed Talaba (Students) in 1978.
Al-Shurta (Police)
Al-Rasheed renamed Al-Karkh at the beginning in 1991.
Baladiyat (Municipalities) renamed Amana in 1977.
Iktisad renamed Tijara (Trade) in 1978.
Wahid Huzairan (First of June) renamed Kirkuk.
The Kurdish name for the city of Arbil is Hawlar.

About this document

Thanks to Refel Hashim (refel76@hotmail.com) and Hassanin Mubarak (Iraqifootball@yahoo.com)

Prepared and maintained by Atsushi Fujioka for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Atsushi Fujioka (ajf@din.or.jp)
Last updated: 17 Jan 2013