Iraq Division One
The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Premier League, The league is contested by 24 clubs. It is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Division One are automatically promoted to the Premier League. The four lowest-finishing teams in the Division One are relegated to Division Two. The number of clubs in the league have changed throughout history, most recently in the 2021-22 season when the number of clubs decreased from 28 to 24.
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| Founded | 1974 |
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| Country | Iraq |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Premier League |
| Relegation to | Iraq Division Two |
| Domestic cup(s) | Iraq FA Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup (via Iraq FA Cup) |
| Current champions | Al-Sinaa (2020–21) |
| TV partners | Shabab Sport Kurdistan 24 |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2021–22 Iraq Division One | |
It has previously been called the Division Two but has been known as the Division One since 2003. In the 2020–21 season, Al-Sinaa won the title and were promoted alongside runners-up Newroz.
League structure
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 regelated to Division Two.[1]
Current members
2021–22 season
| Team | Manager | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Afak |  Haider Hussein |
Al-Qādisiyyah, Diwaniya | Al-Kifl Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Alam | Ali Jawad |
Saladin | Al-Alam Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Bahri | Asaad Abdul Razzaq |
Basra, Al-Jubaila | Al-Bahri Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Difaa Al-Madani | Mahdi Kadhim |
Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Hussein | Kadhim Yousef |
Baghdad, Sadr City | Al-Hussein Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Jinsiya | Karim Qumbil |
Baghdad | Al-Jinsiya Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Kufa | Adel Ali Al-Aasam |
Najaf, Kufa | Najaf Stadium | 30,000 |
| Al-Muroor | Adel Ajer |
Baghdad, Sadr City | Al-Walaa Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Nasiriya | Ali Wahaib |
Dhi Qar, Nasiriya | An Nasiriya Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Ramadi | Khamis Hammoud |
Anbar, Ramadi | Al Ramadi Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Shirqat | Mohammed Attiya |
Saladin, Shirqat | Shirqat Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Sulaikh | Rashid Sultan |
Baghdad, Suleikh | Al Sulaikh Stadium | 5,000 |
| Babylon | Fouad Jawad |
Babylon | Al Kifl Stadium | 10,000 |
| Diyala | Ali Abdullah |
Diyala, Baquba | Ba'quba Stadium | 10,000 |
| Duhok | Adel Nasser |
Duhok | Duhok Stadium | 20,000 |
| Ghaz Al-Shamal | Walid Mohammed Qader |
Kirkuk | Kirkuk Olympic Stadium | 20,000 |
| Karbalaa | Ali Wahab |
Karbala | Karbala Sports City | 30,000 |
| Masafi Al-Janoob | Nasser Talla Dahilan |
Basra, Shaibah | Masafi Al-Janoob Stadium | 5,000 |
| Maysan | Ahmed Zuhair |
Maysan | Maysan Stadium | 25,000 |
| Peshmerga | Arsalan Jalal |
Sulaymaniyah | Peshmerga Stadium | 10,000 |
| Suq Al-Shuyukh | Moayad Tomeh |
Dhi Qar, Suq Al-Shuyukh | Souk Al-Shuyukh Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Hudood SC | Abbas Attiya |
Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | Adel Nima |
Baghdad | Al-Sinaat Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Samawa FC | Aqeel Ghani |
Al-Samawa | Al-Samawah Stadium | 15,000 |
References
- "اعتماد تصنيف وآلية وموعد انطلاق دوري الدرجة الأولى". الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
External links
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