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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq.
Al-Sinaa Sport club is a football club based in Thawra District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad, that plays in Iraqi Premier League.
Al-Shorta 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 section of the club is the football team, whose origins date back to 1932. In 1974, following the Iraq Football Association's decision to implement a clubs-only policy for domestic competitions, Al-Shorta were established as a sports club.
The 1985–86 Iraqi National Clubs 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 out of the past five completed seasons, finishing two points ahead of Al-Rasheed and only losing one match.
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Al-Naqil Sports Club, was an Iraqi sports club based in Baghdad that was founded in 1937 under the name Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed. They were renamed Al-Naqil in 1974, competing in the first season of the Iraqi Premier League and finishing as runners-up.
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