The 1974–75 Iraqi National Clubs Second Division was the first season of what is now called the
Iraqi Premier Division League, the second tier of the
Iraqi football league system, since its establishment in 1974. 18 teams participated in the tournament. The league started on October 31, 1974.
Al-Zawraa won the league championship and was promoted to the
First Division (now called the Stars League), along with the four teams that finished the tournament in the first five positions in the standings, namely;
Al-Jamiea,
Al-Iktisad,
Al-Hilla and
Diyala. The four teams that finished in the bottom positions in the standings table were relegated to the
Third Division, which are
Al-Diwaniya,
Al-Mosul, Al-Warkaa and
Sulaymaniya.
Competition format
18 teams are selected to play from one stage only, the winner of the match gets 2 points, and in the draw gets 1 point. The first five teams at the top of the standings are promoted to the Premier League, and the four teams at the bottom of the standings are relegated.
Teams
18 teams represent 3 of them
Baghdad
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, while the 15 teams represent the other
provinces of Iraq.
Number of teams by Iraqi provinces
League table
References
External links
Iraq Football Association
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Iraq Stars League seasons
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Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...