The 2021–22 Iraq Division One will be the 48th season of the Iraq Division One, 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 The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion ...

, while the bottom 4 teams in each group are directly relegated to the

Iraq Division Two The Iraq Division Two is a football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league consists of 126 teams and was founded in 1974. League format The Division Two consists of 126 teams divided into 2 groups. The to ...

. The season is scheduled to start on 12 October 2021, while the summer transfer window began on August 1 and ended on midnight on September 19.

Al-Hudood Al-Hudood Sports Club ( ar, نادي الحدود الرياضي, lit=''The Borders Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Falastin Street, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. It has teams in various sports including football, ...

won the title by beating

Karbalaa Karbala or Kerbala ( ar, كَرْبَلَاء, Karbalāʾ , , also ;) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorat ...

1–0 in the final at

Al-Shaab Stadium Al-Shaab International Stadium ( ar, ملعب الشعب الدولي, lit=The People's Stadium) is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. The 34,200-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the larg ...

, with both teams securing promotion.

Overview

Changes

In November 2020, The Iraq FA announced that the number of teams will decrease from 28 to 24 in total starting from 2021-2022 season. To make these changes possible, the Iraq FA announced that in 2020–21 season, The top teams in each group are directly promoted to the Premier League, while 8 teams in total are directly relegated to Division Two.

Teams

A total of 24 teams are contesting the league, including 21 sides from the 2020-2021 season and the 3 relegated sides from the

. There are no promoted teams participating in this season because of the recent changes necessary to adjustment to having 24 teams possible this season.

2021–22 season

League table

Group 1

Results

Group 2

Results

Final

References

External links

Iraq Football Association
Iraq Division One seasons 2021–22 in Iraqi football Football leagues in Iraq Second level football leagues in Asia {{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Iraq Division One