2023–24 Iraqi Premier Division League

Iraqi Premier Division League
Season2023–24
Dates1 December 2023 – 20 July 2024
ChampionsDiyala
(2nd title)
PromotedDiyala
Al-Karma
RelegatedSamarra
Al-Shirqat
Al-Kufa
Al-Diwaniya
← 2022–23
(Iraqi First Division League)

The 2023–24 Iraqi Premier Division League is the 50th season of the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second tier of the Iraqi football league system since its establishment in 1974, and the first under its new name.

22 teams are split into two groups in the first round, where the top four teams in each group qualify for the second round, and the bottom two teams in each group are directly relegated to the Iraqi First Division League.

In the second round, the eight teams are split into two groups, with each team playing the other teams in their group home and away. The two group winners qualify for the final and gain promotion to the Iraq Stars League, while the two group runners-up compete in a third place match, with the winner entering a promotion play-off.[1]

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:

Teams

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A total of 22 teams are contesting the league, including 16 sides from the 2022–23 season[2] and the 2 relegated sides from the Iraq Stars League and the 4 promoted sides from the Iraqi First Division League, because of the recent changes necessary to adjustment to having 22 teams possible this season. Indeed, Al-Sinaa and Al-Diwaniya were relegated from the Stars League (known as the Premier League in the previous season),[3][4][5] and the four teams Al-Karma, Ghaz Al-Shamal, Al-Gharraf and Al-Fahad were promoted from the First Division League (known as the Second Division League in the previous season).[6][7] Al-Difaa Al-Madani and Al-Muroor were also considered to have withdrawn from the league after the Ministry of Interior officially dissolved them.[8]

The teams were divided into two groups, and the draw was held on November 19, 2023,[9] and it was decided that the championship will start on December 1, 2023.[10]

2023–24 season

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Locations of the 2023–24 Iraqi Premier Division League teams
Team Manager Location Stadium Capacity
Afak Iraq Adel Acher Al-Qādisiyyah (Afak) Al-Kifl Stadium 8,000
Al-Bahri Iraq Qusay Hashim Basra (Al-Jubaila) Al-Bahri Stadium 7,000
Al-Diwaniya Iraq Haider Abu Ajjah Al-Qādisiyyah (Al-Diwaniyah) Al-Kut Olympic Stadium 20,000
Al-Etisalat Iraq Rashid Sultan Baghdad (Al-Mansour) Al-Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Fahad Iraq Anmar Salam Al-Anbar (Al-Khalidiya) Al-Ramadi Stadium 15,000
Al-Gharraf Iraq Moayad Tauma Dhi Qar (Al-Gharraf) Al-Shatra Stadium 7,500
Al-Hussein Iraq Haider Abdul-Zahra Baghdad (Sadr City) Five Thousand Stadium 5,000
Al-Jolan Iraq Jumaa Jedaya Al-Anbar (Al-Fallujah) Al-Fallujah Stadium 7,000
Al-Karma Iraq Haidar Mahmoud Al-Anbar (Al-Karmah) Al-Fallujah Stadium 7,000
Al-Kufa Iraq Maitham Jaber Najaf Najaf Stadium 30,000
Al-Nasiriya Iraq Haider Obeid Dhi Qar (Nasiriyah) An Nasiriya Stadium 10,000
Al-Ramadi Iraq Mahmoud Majeed Al-Anbar (Al-Ramadi) Al Ramadi Stadium 15,000
Al-Sinaa Iraq Safwan Abdul-Ghani Baghdad (Al-Habibiya) Al-Sinaa Stadium 10,000
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Iraq Khalid Mohammed Sabbar Baghdad (Al-Wazireya) Al-Sinaa Stadium 5,000
Al-Shirqat Iraq Farhan Hamad Saladin (Al-Shirqat) Al-Shirqat Stadium 5,000
Diyala Iraq Sadeq Hanoon Diyala Diyala Stadium 350,000
Ghaz Al-Shamal Iraq Mustafa Karim Kirkuk Ghaz Al-Shamal Stadium 5,000
Masafi Al-Junoob Iraq Uday Ismail Basra (Shaibah) Masafi Al-Junoob Stadium 5,000
Masafi Al-Wasat Iraq Ali Wahab Baghdad (Al-Dura) Al-Masafi Stadium 5,000
Maysan Iraq Mizher Rahim Maysan Maysan Stadium 25,000
Peshmerga Sulaymaniya Iraq Ammar Hussein Sulaymaniyah Peshmerga Stadium 10,000
Samarra Iraq Ayoub Younes Saladin (Samarra) Samarra Stadium 10,000

First round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Karma 20 11 4 5 36 17 +19 37 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Peshmerga Sulaymaniya 20 9 9 2 30 16 +14 36
3 Al-Nasiriya 20 8 8 4 26 18 +8 32
4 Al-Etisalat 20 7 9 4 29 26 +3 30
5 Masafi Al-Junoob 20 6 11 3 19 17 +2 29
6 Al-Hussein 20 6 8 6 20 24 −4 26
7 Maysan 20 6 8 6 17 21 −4 26
8 Afak 20 6 6 8 28 26 +2 24
9 Al-Fahad 20 6 6 8 28 29 −1 24
10 Samarra 20 3 6 11 17 31 −14 15 Relegation to Iraqi First Division League
11 Al-Shirqat 20 2 5 13 14 39 −25 11
Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2024. Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Diyala 20 10 7 3 25 14 +11 37 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Al-Jolan 20 11 2 7 22 17 +5 35
3 Masafi Al-Wasat 20 8 7 5 24 19 +5 31
4 Al-Ramadi 20 8 7 5 24 20 +4 31
5 Al-Sinaa 20 7 10 3 15 11 +4 31
6 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 20 7 7 6 21 15 +6 28
7 Al-Bahri 20 6 8 6 19 14 +5 26
8 Al-Gharraf 20 6 7 7 18 16 +2 25
9 Ghaz Al-Shamal 20 5 9 6 21 21 0 24
10 Al-Kufa 20 3 6 11 15 32 −17 15 Relegation to Iraqi First Division League
11 Al-Diwaniya 20 2 4 14 9 34 −25 10
Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2024. Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.

Second round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Karma 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9 15 Qualification for the Iraq Stars League
2 Al-Ramadi 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Qualification for the play-out round
3 Al-Jolan 6 0 3 3 6 10 −4 3
4 Al-Nasiriya 6 0 3 3 8 16 −8 3
Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2024. Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Diyala 6 3 2 1 5 2 +3 11 Qualification for the Iraq Stars League
2 Peshmerga Sulaymaniya 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 Qualification for the play-out round
3 Masafi Al-Wasat 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7
4 Al-Etisalat 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5
Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2024. Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.

Promotion play-offs

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Play-out round

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The second-placed teams in both groups of second round will compete in a play-off, with the loser remaining in Premier Division League and the winner advancing to the promotion play-off.

Al-Ramadi1–4Peshmerga Sulaymaniya

Promotion play-off

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The winner of the play-out round will compete in a play-off with loser from the play-out round of 17th and 18th-placed teams of the Iraq Stars League for a place in next season's Stars League.

Al-Qasim2–1Peshmerga Sulaymaniya

Final

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Al-Karma2–2Diyala
Penalties
6–7

References

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