The 2021–22 Iraqi First Division League was the 48th season of what is now called the
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 t ...
, 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 in the final at
Al-Shaab Stadium, 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 Second Division League.
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
Iraqi Premier League. 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
Third place
Final
Play-off
References
External links
Iraq Football Association
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Iraqi Premier Division League seasons
2021–22 in Iraqi football