The Iraqi Women's Football League ( ar, الدوري العراقي للسيدات) is the league competition for
women's football in Iraq
Women's football in Iraq is popular as there are less social restrictions on women than in the rest of the Arab world . One of the barriers to the sport's growth is the prejudice that many women experience as a result of playing the sport.
The n ...
. It is run by the
Iraq Football Association and was first played in the
2015–16 season. The league currently consists of seven teams.
The current champions are
Naft Al-Shamal, who won their first title in the
2020–21
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season.
List of champions
See also
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AFC Women's Club Championship
The AFC Women's Club Championship is the top-tier women's football club competition in Asia. It involves the top clubs from countries affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Designed as pilot tournaments, the format will change i ...
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Women's football in Iraq
Women's football in Iraq is popular as there are less social restrictions on women than in the rest of the Arab world . One of the barriers to the sport's growth is the prejudice that many women experience as a result of playing the sport.
The n ...
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Iraq women's national football team
The Iraq women's national football team is the female representative football team for Iraq.
The team played its first international match in 2010. Iraq's first participation in a women's major football tournament was the 2018 AFC Women's Asian ...
References
External links
Iraq Football Association
{{Top level women's association football leagues around the world
Iraqi Women's Football League
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 Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
Football leagues in Iraq
Sports leagues established in 2016
2016 establishments in Iraq
Women's sports leagues in Iraq