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Iraqi Elite League
The Iraq Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم العراق) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Association. The league was formed by the Iraq Football Association in 1974 as the Iraqi National Clubs League, the first nationwide league of clubs in Iraq, and later became known as the Iraqi Premier League. In 2023, the competition was transformed into a professional league under the name Iraq Stars League. The current format sees 20 teams playing 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Of the 79 teams to have competed since the inception of the league in 1974, eleven have won the title. Al-Zawraa are the most successful club with 14 titles, followed by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (7), Al-Shorta (6) and Al-Talaba (5), who together contest the Baghdad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in Oceania Football Confederation, OFC, joined AFC in 2006. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, both Territories of the United States, territories of the United States, are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC who managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Sponsors Member associations It has 47 member associations split into 5 regions. Some nations proposed a South West Asian Federation that would not interfere with AFC zones. Afghanistan Football Federation, Afghanistan, Myanma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi Pro League Association
The Iraqi Pro League Association ( ar, رابطة دوري المحترفين العراقي; ) is a sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Iraq, the Iraq Stars League and, from the 2024–25 season, Iraqi Premier Division League, with the possibility of the Iraqi First Division League becoming under its umbrella in the future. Founded in 2023, the organisation will have independent legal status from the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and it is autonomous in its operations. Its main role, in addition to defending its members' interests, is to organise the national league championship in conjunction with the IFA. The headquarters are temporarily based in the Iraqi FA headquarters in Zayouna, until the completion of the new sports complex that will house the headquarters of both the IFA as well as the IPLA independently. Competitions The 20 member clubs (this number will increase from next season) of the IPLA are grouped into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Jaish SC (Iraq)
Al-Jaish Sports Club ( ar, نادي الجيش الرياضي, lit=''Army Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Baghdad. The football team has won the Iraqi Premier League once in its history, back in 1984. For the 2008/09 season Al Jaish will play in the Iraq Division One as they were relegated from the Iraqi Premier League the season before. Honours Major *Iraqi Premier League **Winners (1): 1983–84 **''Runners-up (2):'' 1986–87, 1987–88 *Iraq FA Cup **Winners (2): 1979–80, 1982–83 **''Runners-up (4):'' 1978–79, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1994–95 Minor *Al-Qadisiya Championship **Winners (2): 1983, 1984 *Marah Halim Cup **Winners (1): 1984 **''Runners-up (1):'' 1983 *Rovers Cup **Winners (1): 1983 *Military Friendship Championship **Winners (1): 1980 Famous head coaches * Munzir Al-Waaiz * Hakeem Shaker Hakeem Shaker ( ar, حكيم شاكر; born 7 January 1963 in Baghdad, Iraq), is a former Iraqi football player and manager. At some point bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Baladiyat SC
Amanat Baghdad Sport Club ( ar, نادي أمانة بغداد الرياضي, lit=Mayoralty of Baghdad) is a football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, Iraq, that competes in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. Formed in 1957 as Amanat Al-Asima ( ar, أمانة العاصمة, lit=Capital Mayoralty), the team merged with Al-Baladiyat SC in 1977, who had finished as runners-up of the 1975–76 Iraq FA Cup. History On 1 July 1957, Amanat Al-Asima ( ar, أمانة العاصمة, lit=Capital Mayoralty) were formed to represent the Municipality of Baghdad. Amanat Al-Asima won the Iraq Central FA League title in the 1958–59 season and won the Police Director General Cup twice in 1959 and 1960. In 1977, Amanat Al-Asima merged with Al-Baladiyat SC to form Al-Amana SC ( ar, الأمانة). On 5 August 2009, Al-Amana SC was renamed to Baghdad SC ( ar, بغداد). In 2014, Baghdad SC renamed to Amanat Baghdad SC ( ar, أمانة بغداد). Merged tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Sinaa SC
Al-Sinaa Sport club ( ar, نادي الصناعة الرياضي, lit=''Industry SC'') is a football club based in Thawra District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad, that plays in Iraqi Premier League. History Premier League Play Overview Al-Sinaa started playing in the Iraqi Premier League since the start of the championship in the 1974–75 season, and lasted for 23 consecutive seasons, before being relegated to the Iraq Division One in the 1997–98 season, but the team returned to play in the Premier League in the 2001–02 season, and in the 2010–11 season they got third place in the league, but was relegated to the Iraq Division One again in the 2012–13 season, then returned in the 2015–16 season, but was relegated from the league in the same season after it fell to the bottom of the standings in its group. 2020–21 Season After qualifying for the preliminary round, Al-Sinaa played in the 2020-21 Iraq Division One, 13 matches without losing, winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falah Hassan
Falah Hassan ( ar, فلاح حسن, born 1 July 1951) is a former Iraqi international football player, and current president of Al-Zawraa Sport Club in Baghdad. Early life Falah Hassan was born in 1951 in the village of Mimouna, in a district of Qal'at Saleh. His father was a farmer and after the 1958 Revolution, his family moved to Al-Thawra (now Al-Sadr) in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, taking advantage of the new government’s initiative in building low cost housing for families wanting to move to Baghdad, it was there he first played the game on the streets of the city. During the 1970s, Falah Hassan was seen as one of the greatest players in Asia, and was offered lucrative contracts to play professionally abroad, in 1978 he received two offers one from Belgium and the other from the Emirates. Al-Shaab from the UAE reportedly offered Falah and teammate Ali Kadhim a contract to play for them in 1978, while after the arrival of Belgium’s army team in Baghdad, the delegation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974–75 Iraqi National League
The 1974–75 Iraqi National Clubs First Division was the first edition of the competition since the Iraq Football Association (IFA) founded it as the country's first nationwide league of clubs, replacing the Iraqi National First Division that had been established one year prior for clubs and institutions. Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) won the title. Changes from previous season Iraq's 16 top division teams were reduced to 10 clubs (names highlighted in bold) for the 1974–75 season. League table Results Season statistics Top scorers Hat-tricks ;Notes 5 Player scored 5 goals References External links Iraq Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:1974-75 Iraqi League Iraqi Premier League seasons Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi National First Division
The 1973–74 Iraqi National First Division was a football tournament organised by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) in the 1973–74 season, which was formed as the top-tier national league in Iraq to replace the Iraq Central FA League and the Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul leagues. The tournament began on 11 October 1973. Matches that ended in a draw were settled via penalty shootout (with no extra time), with the winner of the shootout earning one point. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the league title with a total of 23 points, and they also won the regional Iraq FA Baghdad Cup knockout tournament in the same season, led by coach Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan. From the 1974–75 season, the competition was replaced by the Iraqi National Clubs First Division which was only open to clubs and not institute-representative teams. Name changes *Al-Mushat renamed to Quwat Al-Nasr. Regional qualifiers To decide which six teams from other provinces would participate alongside the eight teams from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq FA Kirkuk League
The Iraq FA Kirkuk League ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة كركوك) was the top-level division of football in Kirkuk between 1948 and 1973. It was controlled by the Kirkuk branch of the Iraq Football Association and was one of four regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with the others being in Baghdad, Basra and Mosul. The first champions of the competition were Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad, who won the title in both the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons. The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division. List of champions See also * List of Iraqi football champions * Iraqi Premier League * Iraqi Women's Football League The Iraqi Women's Football League ( ar, الدوري العراقي للسيدات) is the league competition for women's football in Iraq. It is run by the Iraq Football Association and was first played in the 2015–16 season. The league curre ... References External linksIraq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq FA Basra League
The Iraq FA Basra League ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة البصرة) was the top-level division of football in Basra between 1948 and 1973. It was controlled by the Basra branch of the Iraq Football Association and was one of four regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with the others being in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Mosul. The first champions of the competition were Al-Minaa, who won the title in the 1948–49 season. The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division. Al-Minaa were the competition's most successful team with 15 titles. List of champions See also * List of Iraqi football champions * Iraqi Premier League * Iraqi Women's Football League The Iraqi Women's Football League ( ar, الدوري العراقي للسيدات) is the league competition for women's football in Iraq. It is run by the Iraq Football Association and was first played in the 2015–16 season. The league cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq Central FA League
The Iraq Central FA League, previously named the Iraq FA Baghdad League ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة بغداد) and also known as the League of the Institutes ( ar, دوري المؤسسات, ''Dawri Al-Muassasat'') due to containing a number of teams representing different Iraqi institutes, was the top-level division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973. It was controlled by the Iraq Central Football Association and was played under a variety of different formats including a double-elimination format, a round-robin format and a double round-robin format. It was one of four regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with the others being in Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul. The last champions of the competition were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won the title in the 1972–73 season. The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division. List of champions Most successful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad Derbies
The Baghdad derbies are a series of derby matches between four Baghdad-based football clubs: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa, collectively known as the 'Popular Teams'. They are the four most successful teams in the history of Iraqi football, and league games between the clubs are played at the neutral venue of Al-Shaab Stadium to accommodate more spectators. The match between Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawraa is often referred to as the Iraqi El Clásico. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were the first to be founded in 1931, and Montakhab Al-Shorta were founded in 1932, with these two sides developing a strong rivalry during the Iraq Central FA League era. Al-Zawraa were founded in 1969, while Al-Talaba were founded in 1977 and merged with Al-Jamiea less than a year later. With the foundation of the Iraqi Premier League, a four-way rivalry soon developed in the capital city. None of the four teams have ever been relegated from the Iraqi Premier League. Al-Shorta won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
