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2021–22 Iraqi First Division League
The 2021–22 Iraqi First Division League was the 48th season of what is now called the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second tier of the Iraqi football league system The Iraqi football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in Iraq. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at differ ..., since its establishment in 1974. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various reasons; in this season the number of clubs has been reduced from 28 teams to 24. The top two teams are directly promoted to the Iraqi Premier League, while the bottom 4 teams in each group are directly relegated to the Iraqi Second Division League. The season started on 12 October 2021 and ended 19 April 2022, while the summer transfer window began on August 1 and ended on midnight on September 19. Al-Hudood won the title by beating Karbalaa 1–0 i ...
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Iraqi Premier Division League
The Iraqi Premier Division League ( ar, دوري الدرجة الممتازة العراقي) is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Iraq Stars League. The league is contested by 22 clubs and is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). It will be governed by the Iraqi Pro League Association from the 2024–25 season. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Premier Division League are automatically promoted to the Stars League. The four lowest-finishing teams are relegated to Iraqi First Division League, First Division League. The number of clubs in the league have changed throughout history, most recently in the 2023–24 Iraqi Premier Division League, 2023–24 season, when the number of clubs decreased from 24 to 22 and the competition's name was changed from First Division League to Premier Division League. In the 2022–23 Iraqi First Division League, 2022–23 season, Al-Minaa SC, Al-Minaa won the title and were promoted ...
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Al-Bahri SC
Al-Bahri Sport Club ( ar, نادي البحري الرياضي, lit=''Navy Club'') is an Iraqi football team based in Al-Jubaila, Basra, arrived twice to the semi-final in Iraq FA Cup. In 1990, the Iraqi Defense Ministry dissolved the club within its decision to dissolve all Iraqi military clubs, the club was playing in the Iraqi Premier League, then it was reconstituted. History Al-Bahri were founded in 1976, and in only their second season in existence, they reached the semifinals of the 1977–78 Iraq FA Cup, beating the reigning champions at the time ( Al-Zawra'a) on the way, however they withdrew from the semifinal and handed their opponents Al-Tayaran a 3–0 victory. The following season, they won the Iraq Division One and were promoted into the 1979–80 Iraqi National League. However, they failed to win a single match, drawing four games and losing a huge 18 matches, finishing bottom of the league and being relegated back into the lower division. They returned to the I ...
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Al-Hussein SC (Baghdad)
Al-Hussein ( ar, نادي الحسين), is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. They were crowned champions of the 2015–16 Iraq Division One which promoted them to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in their history. History Al-Hussein, named after the Imam of Shia Husayn ibn Ali, were founded in 1999 during the reign of Saddam Hussein. Their first participation in the Iraq FA Cup was in the 2002–03 edition when they were in the third division of Iraqi football; they faced Al-Tharthar in Round 1 on September 2, 2002 and the game ended 0–0 with Al-Hussein being knocked out of the competition via penalty shootout. By the 2004–05 season, Al-Hussein were in the Iraq Division One (the second division of Iraqi football) and in that season, they finished top of their group in the first stage with 20 points from ten games to qualify for the final stage. In the final stage, Al-Hussein needed to finish top of their group to be promoted to the Iraqi Premier League but ...
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Al-Difaa Al-Madani
Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club ( ar, نادي الدفاع المدني الرياضي, lit=''Civil Defense SC''), is an Iraqi football team based in Al-Shaab, Baghdad, that plays in the Iraq Division One and Iraq FA Cup. History Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club was founded in 2005 by Ministry of Defence. The club didn't have a headquarters until 2017, when they rehabilitated one of the war shelters to turn it into a club headquarters, they played in the Iraq FA Cup in 2015–16 season, the team played their first match against Al-Mahmoudiyah FC and beat him, but they were in the 32nd round facing Al-Zawraa, the league champions that season and lost the match. The club played in Iraq Division One in 2017–18 season and almost qualified for Iraqi Premier League in 2018 season, but in the final lost against Erbil, the Iraqi champions for three seasons in the last ten years and Erbil is qualified. Personnel Board members {, class="toccolours" !bgcolor=silver, Position !bgcolor=s ...
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Al-Samawa FC
Al-Samawa SC ( ar, نادي السماوة), is an Iraqi sports club based in As-Samawa, Al-Muthanna, Iraq, which plays in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of the Iraqi football. The club's home stadium is As Samawah Stadium. History Al-Samawa Sports Club was founded in 1963 by Shamkhi Jabr Athab, the first president of the club was Hatem Rashid Deibes. In 1974 the team played in the Iraqi Premier League since the beginning of the league, they won sixth place. In the end of next season 1975–76 they came in last place and relegated to Iraq Division One. The club returned to play in the Premier League again in the 1999–2000 season, and continued for seven seasons until they relegated to Division One in the 2005–06 season. The club returned after a year to qualification for the Premier League again since the 2007–08 season, and after three seasons relegated to Division One in the 2009–10 season, but returned to play in the Premier League in 2015–16 season whe ...
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Suq Al-Shuyukh FC
Suq Al-Shuyukh Club ( ar, نادي سوق الشيوخ), is an Iraqi football team based in Suq al-Shuyukh, Dhi Qar, that plays in Iraq Division One The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. It is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two top-finishing teams .... Managerial history * Bassim Obaid * Hassan Al-Araji * Moayad Tomeh * Mohammed Kadhim See also * 2019–20 Iraq FA Cup * 2021–22 Iraq FA Cup References External links Suq Al-Shuyukh FCon Goalzz.com {{Iraq Division 1 2004 establishments in Iraq Association football clubs established in 2004 Football clubs in Dhi Qar ...
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Al-Nasiriya FC
Al-Nasiriya Sports Club ( ar, الناصرية), often simply known as Al-Nasiriya SC, is an Iraqi football team based in An Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar Governorate. The club plays in the Iraq Division One and was founded on 21 October 1961. An Nasiriyah FC is nicknamed Sons of Sumer ( ar, احفاد سومر). The An Nasiriyah Stadium is where Al-Nasiriya SC play their home games. It is a multi-use stadium in An Nasiriyah, Iraq and has a maximum capacity of around 10,000. Sponsors Current technical staff {, class="toccolours" !bgcolor=silver, Position !bgcolor=silver, Name !bgcolor=silver, Nationality , - bgcolor=#eeeeee , Manager:, , Ali Wahaib, , , -bgcolor=#eeeeee , Assistant Manager:, , Aziz Abdul-Nabi, , , - , Assistant Manager:, , Jaleel Ibrahim, , , -bgcolor=#eeeeee , Team supervisor:, , Majid Awada, , , - , U-19 Manager:, , Abbas Fadl, , , - Managerial history * Ahmed Daham * Murtadha Ali * Ali Jawad * Ali Wahaib Ali Wahaib Shnaiyn (born 24 December 1975) is ...
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Maysan FC
Maysan ( ar, نادي ميسان), is an Iraqi football club based in Maysan Governorate , image_map = Maysan in Iraq.svg , mapsize = 200px , settlement_type = Governorate , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_t .... External links Club's page on Goalzz.com {{Iraq Division 1 1963 establishments in Iraq Football clubs in Maysan ...
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Afak FC
Afak Sports Club ( ar, نادي عفك), is an Iraqi football club based in Afak, Al-Qādisiyyah. The team competes in the Iraq Division One. History Afak Club was established in 1991 by some athletes in Al Diwaniyah Governorate, and after reaching the Iraq Division One, it participated seven times in the final rounds of qualifying for the Premier League, but did not qualify. In the 2020–21 season, the team managed to reach the third-place match after playing 13 matches without losing, but they lost in the match to determine the third place against Samarra 1-0, from a penalty kick, and for the eighth time, they were close to qualifying, without qualifying to play in the Premier League. Stadium On May 31, 2016, Afak Stadium was opened in the presence of sports and government figures. The stadium accommodate 5,000 spectators. Managerial history * Haider Hussein * Saeed Mohsen Saeed Mohsen Ali ( ar, سعيد محسن علي) (Born 22 January 1982) is an Iraqi football p ...
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Al-Kufa FC
Al-Kufa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الكوفة الرياضي), is an Iraqi football team based in Kufa, Al-Najaf, that plays in Iraq Division One The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. It is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two top-finishing teams .... Managerial history * Adel Ali Al-Aasam * Salman Hussein * Maitham Jaber See also * 2019–20 Iraq FA Cup * 2021–22 Iraq FA Cup * 2022–23 Iraq FA Cup References External links Al-Kufa SCon Goalzz.com {{Iraq Division 1 Football clubs in Najaf Kufa ...
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Karbalaa FC
Karbala Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karbala that plays in the Iraqi Premier League, the top tier of Iraqi football. SWAT Incident On June 23, 2013, after a match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, seven football players of Karbala FC and their coach were beaten by the anti-terror police. They used sticks and batons against the coach and his players. Five of them were in critical condition, and on the 30th of June, Mohammed Al-Jaboury, coach of Karbala FC has died in hospital. Stadium Karbala International Stadium is a purpose built football stadium being constructed in Karbala, Iraq. It was opened in 2016 in which it has the capacity to hold 30,000 people and become the new home of the club. Current squad First-team squad Honours *Iraq Division One The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. It is operated by the Iraq Football Associ ...
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Babylon SC
Babil Sport Club ( ar, نادي بابل الرياضي), is an Iraqi football club based in Babil, that plays in Iraq Division One. History Babil Sport Club was founded in 1960. The team has played in the Iraqi Premier League since the start of the tournament in 1974, and They had played for four seasons, and in all of them it had been struggling to stay away from relegation. In the end, they were relegated to the Iraq Division One in the 1978 season. The team returned after eleven seasons, but quickly relegated at the end of the season again. In the 1993–94 season, originally, the Iraq Youth Team participated in the league. Their record was 25 games, 8 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses, 33 goals scored, 29 goals conceded and 24 points. At the halfway stage of the season, they were replaced by Babil, and Babil adopted the Youth Team's record at that point. In the end, Babil finished before last and survived from relegation, but finally relegated the following season. After ten seasons ...
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