The 1984–85 Iraqi National Clubs First Division was the 11th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. For the first time in Iraqi football history, three points were awarded for a win instead of two.
The tournament reached round 21 with several postponed games from previous rounds, and on 23 February 1985, the
Iraq Football Association
The Iraq Football Association (IFA) ( ar, الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraqi Premier League. The Iraqi Football Association was founded ...
(IFA) officially cancelled the league. This was because the league schedule was conflicting with the national team's
World Cup qualifying campaign, which was considered to be the priority. At the time of cancellation,
Al-Talaba's
Hussein Saeed
Hussein Saeed Mohammed ( ar, حسين سعيد محمد, born 21 January 1958) is an Iraqi former association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for the Iraqi Premier League club Al-Talaba SC, Al-Talaba ...
was the leading scorer with 14 goals.
Name changes
*Qiwa Al-Amn Al-Dakhili renamed to
Al-Shorta
Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...
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League table at abandonment
Results
Season statistics
Hat-tricks
References
External links
Iraq Football Association
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Iraqi Premier League seasons
1984–85 in Iraqi football
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...