Iraqi StarsLeague
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2022-2023
Location
Iraq
Abbreviation
IRQ1
Summary
The Iraqi Premier League (IRQ1) is the top football league in Iraq's football system. At the end of the 2022-2023 IRQ1 season, the IRQ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2023-2024 AFC Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2022-2023 IRQ1 vs 1st place 2021-2022 IRQ1 playoff winner
- 2023-2024 AFC Cup - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2022-2023 IRQ1 vs 2nd place 2021-2022 IRQ1 playoff winner
- 2nd place 2022-2023 1st place 2022-2023 Iraq FA Cup vs 1st place 2021-2022 Iraq FA Cup playoff winner
Leagues Pyramid - Iraq
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| IRQ1 | Iraqi Premier League | 20/td> |
| IRQ2 | Iraq Division One | 24 |
| IRQ3 | Iraq Division Two | 126 |
| IRQ4 | Iraq Division Three | 173 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 9 Oct 2022 - 21 Jul 2023 | 20: IRQ1 (16), IRQ2 (4) | ||
Season Format
Each IRQ1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 19 IRQ1 teams for a total of 38 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goals difference, then (2) goals scored.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2022-2023 IRQ1 season, the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th place teams will be relegated to the IRQ2.
More Info...
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Al-Shorta SC | 38 | 25 -7-6 | 82 | - | 63 | 24 | 39 | 19 | 14 -4-1 | 46 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 11 -3-5 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 38 | 23 -9-6 | 78 | - | 62 | 26 | 36 | 19 | 11 -4-4 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 12 -5-2 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a SC | 38 | 18 -14-6 | 68 | - | 50 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 10 -6-3 | 36 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 8 -8-3 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| 4 | Al-Talaba SC | 38 | 19 -9-10 | 66 | - | 52 | 39 | 13 | 19 | 10 -4-5 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 5 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | 38 | 17 -11-10 | 62 | - | 51 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 8 -6-5 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 5 |
| 6 | Erbil SC | 38 | 16 -10-12 | 58 | - | 44 | 39 | 5 | 19 | 10 -5-4 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 6 -5-8 | 23 | 23 | 25 | -2 |
| 7 | Al-Najaf SC | 38 | 15 -11-12 | 56 | - | 46 | 41 | 5 | 19 | 8 -4-7 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 19 | 7 -7-5 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 8 | Karbalaa FC | 38 | 15 -11-12 | 56 | - | 39 | 34 | 5 | 19 | 9 -7-3 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 6 -4-9 | 22 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| 9 | Al-Karkh SC | 38 | 13 -12-13 | 51 | - | 40 | 36 | 4 | 19 | 8 -6-5 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 17 | 18 | -1 |
| 10 | Newroz SC | 38 | 14 -9-15 | 51 | - | 45 | 43 | 2 | 19 | 10 -4-5 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 11 | Naft Maysan FC | 38 | 13 -12-13 | 51 | - | 42 | 54 | -12 | 19 | 8 -8-3 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 5 -4-10 | 19 | 21 | 33 | -12 |
| 12 | Duhok SC | 38 | 11 -17-10 | 50 | - | 34 | 39 | -5 | 19 | 7 -8-4 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 4 -9-6 | 21 | 13 | 20 | -7 |
| 13 | Al-Hudood SC | 38 | 10 -19-9 | 49 | - | 40 | 37 | 3 | 19 | 5 -10-4 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 5 -9-5 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Basra SC | 38 | 9 -16-13 | 43 | - | 34 | 40 | -6 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 19 | 4 -10-5 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 15 | Zakho SC | 38 | 9 -15-14 | 42 | - | 39 | 42 | -3 | 19 | 6 -9-4 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 3 -6-10 | 15 | 19 | 24 | -5 |
| 16 | Al-Naft SC | 38 | 9 -13-16 | 40 | - | 39 | 50 | -11 | 19 | 4 -7-8 | 19 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 17 | 24 | -7 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim SC | 38 | 9 -13-16 | 40 | - | 31 | 40 | -9 | 19 | 6 -6-7 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 3 -7-9 | 16 | 15 | 24 | -9 |
| 18 | Naft Al-Wasat SC | 38 | 5 -21-12 | 36 | - | 26 | 34 | -8 | 19 | 3 -11-5 | 20 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 19 | 2 -10-7 | 16 | 13 | 19 | -6 |
| 19 | Al-Sinaah SC | 38 | 7 -7-24 | 28 | - | 26 | 54 | -28 | 19 | 4 -4-11 | 16 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 19 | 3 -3-13 | 12 | 12 | 31 | -19 |
| 20 | Al-Diwaniya SC | 38 | 2 -6-30 | 12 | - | 25 | 86 | -61 | 19 | 2 -2-15 | 8 | 12 | 42 | -30 | 19 | 0 -4-15 | 4 | 13 | 44 | -31 |
2024 AFCCL 2024 AFCCUP Relegation to IRQ2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Fri - 21 Jul 2023
 | 12 | Al-Talaba SC | Al-Najaf Stadium |
 | 30 | Al-Qasim SC | Franso Hariri Stadium | |||
| Erbil SC wins 3-0 by walkover | ||||||
 | 22 | Naft Al-Basra SC | Zakho International Stadium |
 | 01 | Al-Naft SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
 | 11 | Al-Karkh SC | Al-Sina'a Stadium |
Thu - 20 Jul 2023
 | 01 | Karbalaa FC | Al-Najaf Stadium |
 | 11 | Duhok SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
 | 01 | Naft Maysan FC | Karbala Stadium |
 | 01 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Sulaymaniyah Stadium |
Tue - 18 Jul 2023
 | 21 | Al-Hudood SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
Sun - 16 Jul 2023
| 10 | Al-Karkh SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 10 | Al-Najaf SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 00 | Al-Naft SC | Karbala Stadium |
| 10 | Al-Sinaah SC | Al Najaf Stadium |
| 21 | Naft Al-Wasat SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
Sat - 15 Jul 2023
| 21 | Zakho SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 50 | Al-Diwaniya SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 03 | Al-Shorta SC | Maysan International Stadium |
| 02 | Al-Hudood SC | Duhok Stadium |
| 21 | Newroz SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |