| Season: | 1988–89 |
| Competition: | Iraqi Pan-National League |
| Winners: | Al-Rasheed (3rd title) |
| League Topscorer: | Karim Saddam (22 goals) |
| Relegated: | Al-Minaa Al-Nasr Wahid Huzairan Al-Tijara Al-Mosul Diyala Al-Nasiriya Salahaddin Al-Jamahir Al-Samawa Duhok Babil Al-Hurriya Sulaymaniya Al-Diwaniya Al-Numaniya |
| Continentalcup1: | Asian Club Championship |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al-Rasheed |
| Continentalcup2: | Arab Club Champions Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al-Tayaran |
| Continentalcup3: | Arab Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Al-Rasheed |
| Prevseason: | 1987–88 (Iraqi National League) |
| Nextseason: | 1989–90 (Iraqi 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.[1] [2]
| Team | Result |
|---|---|
| Erbil | Qualified to National Stage |
| Wahid Huzairan | |
| Al-Mosul | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Salahaddin | |
| Duhok | |
| Sulaymaniya |
| Team | Result |
|---|---|
| Al-Najaf | Qualified to National Stage |
| Al-Nasr | |
| Diyala | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Al-Jamahir | |
| Babil | |
| Al-Diwaniya |
| Team | Result |
|---|---|
| Al-Bahri | Qualified to National Stage |
| Al-Minaa | |
| Al-Nasiriya | Relegated to Iraqi National Second Division |
| Al-Samawa | |
| Al-Hurriya | |
| Al-Numaniya |
| 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 |
| Pos | Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karim Saddam | 22 | Al-Zawraa |
| 2 | Natiq Hashim | 12 | Al-Tayaran |
| Hussein Saeed | Al-Talaba | ||
| Saad Abdul-Raheem | Al-Zawraa |
See main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks.
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7–2 | ||||
| 4 | 4–2 | ||||
| | 3–2 |