Iraqi StarsLeague
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2023-2024
Location
Iraq
Abbreviation
IRQ1
Summary
The Iraqi Stars League (IRQ1) (previously the Iraqi Premier League) is the top football league in Iraq's football system. At the end of the 2023-2024 IRQ1 season, the IRQ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2023-2024 IRQ1 vs 1st place 2022-2023 IRQ1 playoff winner
Leagues Pyramid - Iraq
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| IRQ1 | Iraqi Stars League | 20/td> |
| IRQ2 | Iraq Division One | 24 |
| IRQ3 | Iraq Division Two | 126 |
| IRQ4 | Iraq Division Three | 173 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 26 Oct 2023 - 4 Jul 2024 | 20: IRQ1 (17), IRQ2 (3) | ||
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) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4)wins then (5) goals scored.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2023-2024 IRQ1 season, the 19th and 20th place teams will be relegated to the IRQ2. The 17th and 18th place teams will play a Home/Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff. The loser is relegated.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 24 | 17 -4-3 | 55 | - | 49 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 9 -1-1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 23 | 15 -7-1 | 52 | - | 45 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 7 -5-0 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a SC | 24 | 11 -10-3 | 43 | - | 29 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 5 -6-1 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 -4-2 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Zakho SC | 23 | 10 -10-3 | 40 | - | 19 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 -6-1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Duhok SC | 24 | 10 -8-6 | 38 | - | 23 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 6 -5-1 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 4 -3-5 | 15 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 6 | Al-Naft SC | 24 | 9 -10-5 | 37 | - | 30 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 4 -5-3 | 17 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 12 | 5 -5-2 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Newroz SC | 23 | 10 -6-7 | 36 | - | 37 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 7 -2-3 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 12 |
| 8 | Al-Najaf SC | 23 | 9 -7-7 | 34 | - | 22 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 -5-2 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | Al-Hudood SC | 23 | 9 -5-9 | 32 | - | 26 | 32 | -6 | 12 | 3 -2-7 | 11 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Al-Talaba SC | 21 | 8 -7-6 | 31 | - | 24 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 10 | 3 -6-1 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | Naft Maysan FC | 23 | 6 -11-6 | 29 | - | 24 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 2 -6-4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | 23 | 6 -9-8 | 27 | - | 30 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 13 | Al Mina'a SC | 24 | 7 -6-11 | 27 | - | 21 | 40 | -19 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 9 | 15 | -6 |
| 14 | Al-Karkh SC | 24 | 4 -12-8 | 24 | - | 21 | 28 | -7 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 11 | 2 -8-1 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 15 | Erbil SC | 22 | 5 -8-9 | 23 | - | 26 | 29 | -3 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | Karbalaa FC | 23 | 6 -5-12 | 23 | - | 25 | 39 | -14 | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 17 | Naft Al-Basra SC | 23 | 5 -6-12 | 21 | - | 20 | 31 | -11 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 12 | 3 -5-4 | 14 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim SC | 24 | 4 -8-12 | 17 | -3 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 8 | 13 | -5 |
| 19 | Amanat Baghdad SC | 23 | 3 -6-14 | 15 | - | 17 | 34 | -17 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| 20 | Naft Al-Wasat SC | 23 | 0 -11-12 | 11 | - | 8 | 33 | -25 | 11 | 0 -5-6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 12 | 0 -6-6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -12 |
2024-2025 AFCCL 2024-2025 AFCCUP Relegation Playoff Relegation to IRQ2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 27 Apr 2024
 | Naft Al-Basra SC | Newroz International Stadium |
| Al-Najaf SC | Al Minaa Olympic Stadium |
 | Al-Hudood SC | Al-Madina Stadium |
Mon - 29 Apr 2024
 | Karbalaa FC | Al-Najaf Stadium |
 | Al Mina'a SC | Franso Hariri Stadium |
 | Al-Najaf SC | Al-Taji Stadium |
 | Amanat Baghdad SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
 | Al-Karkh SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
 | Al Mina'a SC | Zakho International Stadium |
Tue - 30 Apr 2024
 | Naft Maysan FC | Al-Sina'a Stadium |
 | Al-Hudood SC | Duhok Stadium |
| Naft Al-Basra SC | Zakho International Stadium |
 | Al Zawra'a SC | Al-Kefal Olympic Stadium |
 | Newroz SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
Thu - 2 May 2024
| Erbil SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Fri - 3 May 2024
| Al-Shorta SC | Al-Taji Stadium |
| Al-Naft SC | Basra Sports City Stadium |
| Al-Talaba SC | Al-Najaf Stadium |
| Naft Al-Wasat SC | Al-Zubair Stadium |
| Al-Qasim SC | Newroz International Stadium |
Results
Fri - 26 Apr 2024
| PSPD | Al-Naft SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| PSPD | Naft Maysan FC | Al-Najaf Stadium |
| PSPD | Erbil SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| PSPD | Al-Qasim SC | Maysan International Stadium |
| PSPD | Naft Al-Wasat SC | Al-Taji Stadium |
| 13 | Duhok SC | Al Kut Olympic Stadium |
| 03 | Al Zawra'a SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Thu - 25 Apr 2024
| 11 | Al-Shorta SC | Al-Madina Stadium |
| 14 | Newroz SC | Al Minaa Olympic Stadium |
| 21 | Karbalaa FC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| PSPD | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| PSPD | Al-Karkh SC | Al-Najaf Stadium |
| PSPD | Al-Kahrabaa FC | Karbala Stadium |
| PSPD | Duhok SC | Baghdad Stadium |
| 13 | Zakho SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
Tue - 23 Apr 2024
| 30 | Naft Al-Basra SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 11 | Amanat Baghdad SC | Al-Najaf Stadium |
| 11 | Al-Qasim SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Mon - 22 Apr 2024
| 22 | Naft Al-Wasat SC | Duhok Stadium |
| 12 | Al-Naft SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |