# 1988–89 Iraqi Pan-National League

The 1988–89 Iraqi Pan-National Clubs League (First Division) was the 15th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974 and the first that was played in a group stage format rather than a round-robin format. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi National Clubs League to Iraqi Pan-National Clubs League. Al-Rasheed won the title by defeating Al-Talaba on penalties in the final, to become the first team to win three Premier League titles in a row.
During the regional stage, if a match ended in a draw, it would go to extra time and then penalties if necessary. A team would earn three points if they won a game by two goals or more after normal time, two points if they won a game by one goal or in extra time, and one point if they won a penalty shootout.

## Regional stage
### North Group

| Team | Result |
| Erbil | Qualified to National Stage |
| Wahid Huzairan | Qualified to National Stage |
| Al-Mosul | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Salahaddin | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Duhok | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Sulaymaniya | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |

### Central Group

| Team | Result |
| Al-Najaf | Qualified to National Stage |
| Al-Nasr | Qualified to National Stage |
| Diyala | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Al-Jamahir | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Babil | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Al-Diwaniya | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |

### South Group

| Team | Result |
| Al-Bahri | Qualified to National Stage |
| Al-Minaa | Qualified to National Stage |
| Al-Nasiriya | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Al-Samawa | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Al-Hurriya | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Al-Numaniya | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |

### Baghdad Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Zawraa | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 8 | 39 | Qualified to National Stage |
| 2 | Al-Rasheed | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 8 | 37 | Qualified to National Stage |
| 3 | Al-Tayaran | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 5 | 31 | Qualified to National Stage |
| 4 | Al-Talaba | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 4 | 28 | Qualified to National Stage |
| 5 | Al-Shorta | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 0 | 21 | |
| 6 | Al-Jaish | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 3 | 20 | |
| 7 | Al-Shabab | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | Al-Sulaikh | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 2 | 12 | |
| 9 | Al-Sinaa | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 1 | 11 | |
| 10 | Al-Naft | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 0 | 10 | |
| 11 | Al-Tijara | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 1 | 7 | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | JSH | NFT | RSH | SHB | SHR | SIN | SUL | TLB | TAY | TJR | ZWR |
| Al-Jaish | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Al-Naft | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Al-Rasheed | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Shabab | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Al-Shorta | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Al-Sinaa | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Al-Sulaikh | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Al-Talaba | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Al-Tayaran | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | | 7–2 | 3–1 |
| Al-Tijara | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 3–4 |
| Al-Zawraa | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
* ↑ Al-Jaish won 4–2 on penalties.
* ↑ 3–3 after normal time; 4–4 after extra time; Al-Talaba won 5–4 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Tayaran won 3–2 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Shorta won 6–5 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Sulaikh won 4–3 on penalties.
* ↑ 2–2 after normal time; 3–2 to Al-Naft after extra time.
* ↑ Al-Rasheed won 5–3 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Zawraa won 3–2 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Shabab won 5–4 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Shabab won 4–3 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Shorta won 4–3 on penalties.
* ↑ 0–0 after normal time; 1–0 to Al-Shorta after extra time.
* ↑ Al-Sulaikh won 4–3 on penalties.
* ↑ 0–0 after normal time; 1–0 to Al-Shorta after extra time.
* ↑ Al-Zawraa won 4–2 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Shabab won 3–1 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Talaba won 4–3 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Sulaikh won 6–5 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Shorta won 4–3 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Sulaikh won 3–1 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Sulaikh won 5–4 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Sulaikh won 3–2 on penalties.
* ↑ 2–2 after normal time; 3–2 to Al-Talaba after extra time.
* ↑ 1–1 after normal time; 2–1 to Al-Talaba after extra time.
* ↑ Al-Tayaran won 5–4 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Tayaran won 6–5 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Tayaran won 5–4 on penalties.
* ↑ Al-Zawraa won 7–6 on penalties.

## National stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TLB | ERB | MIN | NSR |
| 1 | Al-Zawraa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 | Qualified to Semi-finals | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Al-Talaba | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Qualified to Semi-finals | | 3–0 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Erbil | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | | | | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Al-Minaa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division | 1–2 | | | 2–1 |
| 5 | Al-Nasr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division | | 0–0 | | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TAY | BHR | NJF | WHZ |
| 1 | Al-Tayaran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 8 | Qualified to Semi-finals | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Al-Rasheed | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 | Qualified to Semi-finals | 1–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Al-Bahri | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | | | | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Al-Najaf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | | | | | 1–0 |
| 5 | Wahid Huzairan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division | | | | |

## Golden stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 April 1989 | 26 April 1989 |
| Al-Zawraa | 1 (2) |
| Al-Zawraa | 1 (2) | 28 April 1989 | 28 April 1989 |
| Al-Rasheed (p) | 1 (4) | 28 April 1989 | 28 April 1989 |
| Al-Rasheed (p) | 1 (4) | Al-Rasheed (p) | 1 (5) |
| 26 April 1989 | 26 April 1989 | | Al-Rasheed (p) | 1 (5) |
| 26 April 1989 | 26 April 1989 | Al-Talaba | 1 (4) |
| Al-Tayaran | 1 (5) | Al-Talaba | 1 (4) |
| Al-Talaba (p) | 1 (6) | | |
| Al-Talaba (p) | 1 (6) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 27 April 1989 | 27 April 1989 |
| | | Al-Tayaran | 4 |
| | | Al-Zawraa | 1 |

### Final
## Qualification to AFC and UAFA competitions

| Team | Qualification method | Competition(s) qualified to |
| Al-Rasheed | League champions | 1989–90 Asian Club Championship and 1989 Arab Cup Winners' Cup |
| Al-Tayaran | FA Cup runners-up | 1989 Arab Club Champions Cup |
* ↑ Although Al-Rasheed were the league champions and not the FA Cup winners, the IFA decided to admit them into the Arab Cup Winners' Cup rather than the Arab Club Champions Cup.
* ↑ As FA Cup winners Al-Zawraa participated in the 1989 Arab Cooperation Council Club Championship, runners-up Al-Tayaran were chosen to participate in the Arab Club Champions Cup.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Pos | Scorer | Goals | Team |
| 1 | Karim Saddam | 22 | Al-Zawraa |
| 2 | Natiq Hashim | 12 | Al-Tayaran |
| 2 | Hussein Saeed | 12 | Al-Talaba |
| 2 | Saad Abdul-Raheem | 12 | Al-Zawraa |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Mohammed Jassim | Al-Tayaran | Al-Tijara | 7–2 | 11 October 1988 |
| Natiq Hashim$^4$ | Al-Tayaran | Al-Jaish | 4–2 | 7 November 1988 |
| Saad Abdul-Raheem | Al-Zawraa | Al-Sulaikh | 3–2 | 2 March 1989 |

#### Notes

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals