# 1985–86 Iraqi National League

The 1985–86 Iraqi National Clubs League (First Division) was the 12th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Unlike the previous season, each win was worth two points rather than three. Al-Talaba won their third league title, finishing two points ahead of Al-Rasheed and only losing one match.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Talaba (C) | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 25 | 1986 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Al-Rasheed | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 23 | 1986 Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 3 | Al-Tayaran | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 22 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 20 | |
| 5 | Al-Jaish | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 18 | |
| 6 | Al-Shorta | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 18 | |
| 7 | Salahaddin | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 17 | |
| 8 | Al-Mosul | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 16 | |
| 9 | Al-Zawraa | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 13 | |
| 10 | Al-Sinaa | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | |
| 11 | Al-Sulaikh | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | Relegated via play-offs |
| 12 | Al-Amana | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 12 | Relegated via play-offs |
| 13 | Wahid Huzairan | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 11 | Relegated via play-offs |
| 14 | Al-Minaa | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 9 | Relegated via play-offs |
| 15 | Al-Naft | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 7 | Into play-offs |
| 16 | Al-Tijara | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 4 | Relegated via play-offs |
* ↑ As holders, Al-Rasheed automatically qualified for the Arab Club Champions Cup.
* 1 2 3 The relegation play-offs saw two top division places being contested by the bottom six from the top division and the top four from the lower division. Al-Naft were able to retain their place in the top division through the play-offs, beating Al-Nasr 4–2, Erbil 1–0, Al-Amana 4–2 on penalties and Al-Bahri 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, while Al-Bahri earned the other place to secure promotion. Al-Sulaikh, Al-Amana, Wahid Huzairan, Al-Minaa and Al-Tijara were therefore relegated to the Iraqi National Second Division.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AMN | JSH | MIN | MSL | NFT | RSH | SHB | SHR | SIN | SLK | TAY | TJR | ZWR | SAL | WHU |
| Al-Amana | | | | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 3–3 |
| Al-Jaish | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Minaa | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | 3–1 | | | | 2–1 | | | | | | 2–2 |
| Al-Mosul | 3–1 | | | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 |
| Al-Naft | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Rasheed | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–1 |
| Al-Shabab | | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Shorta | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
| Al-Sinaa | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | 2–0 | | 2–0 | |
| Al-Sulaikh | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | | 1–1 | | | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Talaba | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| Al-Tayaran | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Tijara | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 |
| Al-Zawraa | | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 8–0 | | | 4–0 |
| Salahaddin | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| Wahid Huzairan | | | | | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 | | | | | | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Pos | Scorer | Goals | Team |
| 1 | Ahmed Radhi | 9 | Al-Rasheed |
| 1 | Hussein Saeed | 9 | Al-Talaba |
| 1 | Rahim Hameed | 9 | Al-Jaish |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Mohammed Jassim | Al-Tayaran | Al-Amana | 4–1 | 28 November 1985 |
| Hussein Saeed$^4$ | Al-Talaba | Wahid Huzairan | 5–1 | 24 January 1986 |
| Rahim Hameed | Al-Jaish | Al-Tijara | 4–0 | 24 January 1986 |
| Saad Jassim | Al-Zawraa | Al-Tijara | 8–0 | 12 February 1986 |

#### Notes

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals