The 2023–24 Iraqi First Division League is the 50th season of the

Iraqi First Division League The Iraqi First Division League is a Association football, football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system, which was founded in 1974. The league consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top fou ...

, the third tier in 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 across leagues at differe ...

since its establishment in 1974, and the first under its new name. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various reasons. in this season, the number of clubs is 26 divided into three groups, with 10 clubs relegated from the Iraqi First Division League to the Second Division League, and two teams promoted to the Premier Division League next season. The teams will be distributed among 3 groups according to the geographical area, competing among them for the promotion of two teams from each group, then the 6 qualifying teams will be divided into two groups that will play among themselves in a home-and-away system, while the mechanism of relegation will be the relegation of 10 teams, with 3 teams from each group, and the tenth relegated team, Its position will be decided by playing a home-and-away match with the sixth-place finishers from the first and second groups. The season is scheduled to start on 29 December 2023.

Teams

A total of 26 teams are contesting the league, including 23 sides from the 2022–23 season and the 4 relegated sides from the

Iraqi Premier Division League The Iraqi Premier Division League () is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Iraq Stars League. The league is contested by 20 clubs and is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two ...

, The teams promoted from the

Iraqi Second Division League The Iraqi Second Division League is a Association football, football league that is the fourth tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league was founded in 1974, and consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top fou ...

were neglected, because of the recent changes necessary to adjustment to having 26 teams possible this season. Indeed, Al-Hawija, Al-Jinsiya, Al-Samawa and Al-Sulaikh were relegated from the Premier Division League in the previous season, but Al-Jinsiya was also considered to have withdrawn from the league after the

Ministry of Interior An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement. In some states, th ...

officially dissolved them. The teams were divided into three groups, and the draw was held on December 13, 2023, and it was decided that the championship will start on December 29, 2023.

2023–24 season

First round

Group 1

Results

Group 2

Results

Group 3

Results

Final game

References

External links

Iraq Football Association

Iraqi First Division League 2023/2024
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