1997–98 Iraqi Premier League

March 2015 1997–98 Iraqi Premier League Al-Shorta(2nd title) 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship Al-Shorta 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Al-Zawraa Mahmoud Majeed(22 goals) Al-MosulAl-KutAl-Sinaa 1996–97 1998–99 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. 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 draw or lose 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.Al-Sabti Ali Iraqi League History 1974-2011 2014 Iraq 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.Al-Munshi Dr.Dhia Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq 2005 Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad League table main WDL 5 QR SHR Al-Shorta QWJ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ZWR Al-Zawraa NJF Al-Najaf TLB Al-Talaba JSH Al-Jaish MNA Al-Minaa NFT Al-Naft MYS Maysan DYL Diyala SLK Al-Sulaikh SLH Salahaddin SMR Samarra MSL Al-Mosul KUT Al-Kut SIN Al-Sinaa 23 4 3 71 30 C 22 5 3 67 21 21 7 2 70 22 18 8 4 58 22 18 7 5 67 28 12 8 10 37 36 12 3 15 29 41 9 11 10 37 34 9 8 13 26 40 8 10 12 38 47 8 8 14 23 36 7 7 16 26 40 6 8 16 27 55 4 9 17 28 72 R 3 8 19 24 65 R 1 7 22 19 58 R green1 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship ACC blue1 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Al-Zawraa qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Iraq FA Cup. ACWC red1 Relegation to the Iraqi First Division League R R R complete Ali Al-Sabti Archive Results main FBR grey JSH KUT MIN MSL NFT NJF QWJ SHR SIN SLK TLB ZWR DYL MYS SAL SMR Al-Jaish 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 Al-Kut 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–6 0–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–4 0–6 2–3 1–2 2–2 2–0 Al-Minaa 0–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 Al-Mosul 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–5 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–4 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 Al-Naft 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 Al-Najaf 2–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 5–0 2–0 5–1 3–1 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–3 5–1 0–0 1–0 6–0 Al-Shorta 2–0 2–0 3–2 6–2 3–2 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 Al-Sinaa 1–3 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 Al-Sulaikh 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–3 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 Al-Talaba 2–2 9–1 7–0 7–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 Al-Zawraa 1–2 1–0 2–1 5–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 6–1 4–0 5–1 Diyala 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 Maysan 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–4 0–4 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 Salahaddin 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–0 Samarra 1–0 5–1 1–0 3–3 0–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–5 1–1 2–1 2–1 Ali Al-Sabti Archive complete Season statistics Top scorers PosScorerGoalsTeam1Mahmoud Majeed22Al-Shorta2Alaa Kadhim18Al-Talaba3Hussam Fawzi17Al-Zawraa Hat-tricks List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateIraq 1991 Salman Hussein 1Al-Najaf Al-Sulaikh 4–1 dmy 1997 10 30Iraq 1991 Mustafa Qasim 14Samarra Al-Kut 5–1 dmy 1997 10 30Iraq 1991 Bahaa Hussein 1Al-Kut Al-Sinaa 3–0 dmy 1997 11 14Iraq 1991 Hussam FawziAl-Zawraa Al-Mosul 5–0 dmy 1997 12 12Iraq 1991 Ahmed RadhiAl-Zawraa Samarra 5–0 dmy 1997 12 19Iraq 1991 Qahtan ChathirAl-Talaba Al-Minaa 7–0 dmy 1997 12 19Iraq 1991 Ahmed Zuhair 1Maysan Diyala 3–0 dmy 1997 12 19Iraq 1991 Alaa Kadhim6Al-Talaba Al-Mosul 7–1 dmy 1998 01 09Iraq 1991 Hussein Abdullah 1Diyala Samarra 3–0 dmy 1998 02 16Iraq 1991 Sahib AbbasAl-Zawraa Salahaddin 3–2 dmy 1998 03 19Iraq 1991 Sahib AbbasAl-Zawraa Maysan 6–1 dmy 1998 03 27Iraq 1991 Qahtan Chathir4Al-Talaba Al-Kut 9–1 dmy 1998 04 17Iraq 1991 Ali Hussein Awda 14Al-Najaf Al-Kut 6–0 dmy 1998 05 22 Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals 6 Player scored 6 goals References External links Iraq Football Association 1997–98 1 Iraq