Iraqi Stars League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2025-2026
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 2025-2026 IRQ1 season, the IRQ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 AFC Champions League Elite - League Stage:
- 1st place 2025-2026 IRQ1 team
- 2026-2027 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 IRQ1 team
Leagues Pyramid - Iraq
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| IRQ1 | Iraqi Stars League | 20 |
| IRQ2 | Iraqi Premier Division League | 20 |
| IRQ3 | Iraqi First Division League | 20 |
| IRQ4 | Iraqi Second Division League | 20 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 13 Sep 2025 - 28 May 2026 | 20: IRQ1 (17 minimum), IRQ2 (3 maximum) | ||
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) goals scored, then (5) wins.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 IRQ1 season, the 19th and 20th place teams will be relegated to the IRQ2. The 18th place team will play a Home/Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff against the 3rd place IRQ2 team.
More Info...
| 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-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 23 | 17 -4-2 | 55 | - | 33 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 -2-1 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Erbil SC | 23 | 15 -5-3 | 50 | - | 35 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 -1-2 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 -4-1 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Al-Shorta SC | 23 | 15 -4-4 | 49 | - | 41 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 10 -1-0 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 5 -3-4 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Al-Talaba SC | 24 | 14 -5-5 | 47 | - | 35 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 8 -2-2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 -3-3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a SC | 24 | 12 -9-3 | 45 | - | 32 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Al-Karma SC | 23 | 12 -6-5 | 42 | - | 33 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 -2-4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Zakho SC | 23 | 11 -7-5 | 40 | - | 31 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 -5-0 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5 -2-5 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | Al-Karkh SC | 23 | 10 -8-5 | 38 | - | 32 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | Duhok SC | 24 | 9 -7-8 | 34 | - | 27 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 5 -3-4 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 10 | Newroz SC | 24 | 11 -1-12 | 34 | - | 30 | 31 | -1 | 13 | 6 -0-7 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 11 | Al-Naft SC | 24 | 8 -8-8 | 32 | - | 26 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 5 -4-3 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| 12 | Diyala SC | 23 | 7 -8-8 | 29 | - | 25 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 13 | Al-Gharraf SC | 24 | 8 -5-11 | 29 | - | 24 | 27 | -3 | 12 | 5 -2-5 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 14 | Mosul SC | 23 | 8 -5-10 | 29 | - | 23 | 30 | -7 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 12 | 5 -4-3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 15 | Al Mina'a SC | 24 | 6 -8-10 | 26 | - | 24 | 28 | -4 | 12 | 3 -5-4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 16 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | 24 | 6 -3-15 | 21 | - | 24 | 34 | -10 | 12 | 2 -2-8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 | 4 -1-7 | 13 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| 17 | Naft Maysan FC | 23 | 5 -6-12 | 21 | - | 26 | 39 | -13 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 15 | 21 | -6 |
| 18 | Amanat Baghdad SC | 24 | 5 -4-15 | 19 | - | 24 | 43 | -19 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 12 | 2 -1-9 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -14 |
| 19 | Al-Najaf SC | 23 | 2 -3-18 | 9 | - | 15 | 41 | -26 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 12 | 1 -1-10 | 4 | 8 | 23 | -15 |
| 20 | Al-Qasim SC | 24 | 0 -2-22 | 2 | - | 7 | 54 | -47 | 11 | 0 -0-11 | 0 | 3 | 31 | -28 | 13 | 0 -2-11 | 2 | 4 | 23 | -19 |
2026-2027 AFCCL 2026-2027 AGCFF Gulf Club CL Relegation Playoff Relegation to IRQ2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Thu - 26 Mar 2026
 | Al-Karkh SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
 | Al-Shorta SC | Zakho International Stadium |
 | Mosul SC | Al-Ramadi Stadium |
Fri - 27 Mar 2026
 | Erbil SC | Maysan Olympic Stadium |
 | Al-Najaf SC | Al Ba'quba Stadium |
Results
Wed - 25 Mar 2026
 | 11 | Duhok SC | Al Minaa Olympic Stadium |
 | 10 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
 | 21 | Al-Gharraf SC | Newroz International Stadium |
 | 20 | Al-Qasim SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
 | 21 | Amanat Baghdad SC | Al-Madina Stadium |
Mon - 23 Mar 2026
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
Sat - 21 Mar 2026
| 32 | Amanat Baghdad SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 11 | Al-Shorta SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Thu - 19 Mar 2026
| 21 | Al-Qasim SC | Newroz International Stadium |
Wed - 18 Mar 2026
| 22 | Al-Karma SC | Zakho International Stadium |
| 11 | Naft Maysan FC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 11 | Diyala SC | Al Minaa Olympic Stadium |
Tue - 17 Mar 2026
| 01 | Al Zawra'a SC | Al-Nasiriya International Stadium |
| 33 | Al-Talaba SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 12 | Mosul SC | Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 12 | Al-Naft SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 31 | Amanat Baghdad SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
Sat - 14 Mar 2026
| 01 | Zakho SC | Al-Najaf International Stadium |