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 group stage, where the top four teams in each group qualify for the final stage, and the bottom two teams in each group are directly relegated to the
Iraqi First Division League
The Iraqi First Division League is a football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league consists of 26 teams and was founded in 1974. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various ...
. In the final stage, the eight teams will play each other home and away, with the top two teams gaining promotion to the
Iraq Stars League.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:
To Iraqi Premier Division League
Promoted from
Iraqi First Division League
The Iraqi First Division League is a football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league consists of 26 teams and was founded in 1974. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various ...
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Al-Fahad
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Al-Gharraf
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Al-Karma
Al-Karmah, also sometimes transliterated as Karma, Karmah, or Garma (Iraqi Arabic: الگرمة), is a city in central Iraq, 16 km (10 mi) northeast of Fallujah in the province of Al Anbar.
U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq
For most ...
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Ghaz Al-Shamal
Relegated from the
Iraq Stars League
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Al-Diwaniya
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Al-Sinaa
From Iraqi Premier Division League
Promoted to the
Iraq Stars League
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Al-Minaa
Al-Minaa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الميناء الرياضي, lit=Port Sports Club) is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the mo ...
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Amanat Baghdad
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. For ...
Relegated to
Iraqi First Division League
The Iraqi First Division League is a football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league consists of 26 teams and was founded in 1974. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various ...
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Al-Hawija
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Al-Jinsiya
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Al-Samawa
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Al-Sulaikh
Withdrawn teams
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Al-Difaa Al-Madani
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Al-Muroor
Teams
A total of 22 teams are contesting the league, including 16 sides from the
2022–23 season and the 2 relegated sides from the
Iraq Stars League and the 4 promoted sides from the
Iraqi First Division League
The Iraqi First Division League is a football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league consists of 26 teams and was founded in 1974. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various ...
, 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), and the four teams
Al-Karma
Al-Karmah, also sometimes transliterated as Karma, Karmah, or Garma (Iraqi Arabic: الگرمة), is a city in central Iraq, 16 km (10 mi) northeast of Fallujah in the province of Al Anbar.
U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq
For most ...
,
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).
Al-Difaa Al-Madani and
Al-Muroor were also considered to have withdrawn from the league after the
Ministry of Interior officially dissolved them.
The teams were divided into two groups, and the draw was held on November 19, 2023, and it was decided that the championship will start on December 1, 2023.
2023–24 season
Group stage
Group 1
Results
Group 2
Results
References
External links
Iraq Football AssociationIraqi Premier Division League 2023/2024
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Iraqi Premier Division League seasons
2023–24 in Iraqi football