Iraqi Premier Division League
Season2023–24
Dates1 December 2023 – June 2024
← 2022–23
(Iraqi First Division League)

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. 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.[1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:

Teams

A total of 22 teams are contesting the league, including 16 sides from the 2022–23 season[2] and the 2 relegated sides from the Iraq Stars League and the 4 promoted sides from the Iraqi First Division League, 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),[3][4][5] and the four teams Al-Karma, 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the Second Division League in the previous season).[6][7] Al-Difaa Al-Madani and Al-Muroor were also considered to have withdrawn from the league after the Ministry of Interior officially dissolved them.[8]

The teams were divided into two groups, and the draw was held on November 19, 2023,[9] and it was decided that the championship will start on December 1, 2023.[10]

2023–24 season

Team Manager Location Stadium Capacity
Afak Iraq Hussein Mohie Al-Qādisiyyah (Afak) Al-Kifl Stadium 8,000
Al-Bahri Iraq Ahmed Rahim Basra (Al-Jubaila) Al-Bahri Stadium 7,000
Al-Diwaniya Iraq Saeed Mohsen Al-Qādisiyyah (Al-Diwaniyah) Al-Kut Olympic Stadium 20,000
Al-Etisalat Iraq Rashid Sultan Baghdad (Al-Mansour) Al-Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Fahad Iraq Jabbar Hameed Al-Anbar (Al-Khalidiya) Al-Ramadi Stadium 15,000
Al-Gharraf Iraq Moayad Tauma Dhi Qar (Al-Gharraf) Al-Shatra Stadium 7,500
Al-Hussein Iraq Haider Abdul-Zahra Baghdad (Sadr City) Five Thousand Stadium 5,000
Al-Jolan Iraq Thair Jassam Al-Anbar (Al-Fallujah) Al-Fallujah Stadium 7,000
Al-Karma Iraq Haidar Mahmoud Al-Anbar (Al-Karmah) Al-Fallujah Stadium 7,000
Al-Kufa Iraq Maitham Jaber Najaf Najaf Stadium 30,000
Al-Nasiriya Iraq Ali Wahab Dhi Qar (Nasiriyah) An Nasiriya Stadium 10,000
Al-Ramadi Iraq Shaker Mahmoud Al-Anbar (Al-Ramadi) Al Ramadi Stadium 15,000
Al-Sinaa Iraq Safwan Abdul-Ghani Baghdad (Al-Habibiya) Al-Sinaa Stadium 10,000
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Iraq Qusay Hashim Baghdad (Al-Wazireya) Al-Sinaa Stadium 5,000
Al-Shirqat Iraq Farhan Hamad Saladin (Al-Shirqat) Al-Shirqat Stadium 5,000
Diyala Iraq Sadeq Hanoon Diyala Diyala Stadium 350,000
Ghaz Al-Shamal Iraq Natiq Haddad Kirkuk Ghaz Al-Shamal Stadium 5,000
Masafi Al-Junoob Iraq Uday Ismail Basra (Shaibah) Masafi Al-Junoob Stadium 5,000
Masafi Al-Wasat Iraq Mahdi Kadhim Baghdad (Al-Dura) Al-Masafi Stadium 5,000
Maysan Iraq Mizher Rahim Maysan Maysan Stadium 25,000
Peshmerga Sulaymaniya Iraq Ammar Hussein Sulaymaniyah Peshmerga Stadium 10,000
Samarra Iraq Ayoub Younes Saladin (Samarra) Samarra Stadium 10,000

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Karma 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11 Qualification for the Final Stage
2 Peshmerga Sulaymaniya 5 2 3 0 9 6 +3 9
3 Al-Etisalat 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 8
4 Al-Fahad 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
5 Samarra 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
6 Masafi Al-Junoob 5 1 4 0 4 2 +2 7
7 Maysan 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7
8 Al-Nasiriya 5 2 1 2 3 3 0 7
9 Al-Hussein 5 1 2 2 4 6 −2 5
10 Al-Shirqat 5 1 1 3 2 4 −2 4 Relegation to Iraqi First Division League
11 Afak 5 1 0 4 5 8 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2024. Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AFK ETI FAH HUS KAR NAS SRQ MSJ MAY PES SAM
Afak — 3–0 0–2 1–2
Al-Etisalat — 2–0 2–1 2–2
Al-Fahad 3–1 — 2–1 0–0
Al-Hussein 1–0 1–1 — 1–1
Al-Karma 1–0 — 0–1 2–1
Al-Nasiriya 1–2 — 1–0
Al-Shirqat 1–0 — 0–0
Masafi Al-Junoob 1–1 0–0 —
Maysan 1–0 — 1–2
Peshmerga Sulaymaniya 2–0 2–2 3–3 —
Samarra 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2024. Source: IFA official website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Jolan 5 5 0 0 7 0 +7 15 Qualification for the Final Stage
2 Diyala 6 3 3 0 5 2 +3 12
3 Al-Sinaa 5 2 3 0 3 1 +2 9
4 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 8
5 Ghaz Al-Shamal 5 1 4 0 5 1 +4 7
6 Al-Gharraf 5 2 1 2 6 5 +1 7
7 Masafi Al-Wasat 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7
8 Al-Ramadi 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
9 Al-Bahri 5 1 3 1 3 3 0 6
10 Al-Kufa 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 Relegation to Iraqi First Division League
11 Al-Diwaniya 5 0 0 5 1 12 −11 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2024. Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away BAH DIW GRF JOL KUF RAM SIN SNK DIY GZS MSW
Al-Bahri — 3–2 0–0 0–1
Al-Diwaniya — 0–2 0–2
Al-Gharraf — 0–2 4–2
Al-Jolan 1–0 — 2–0
Al-Kufa 0–1 — 1–0 0–1
Al-Ramadi 4–1 — 0–4 2–0
Al-Sinaa — 0–0 0–0 1–1
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 0–0 0–1 4–0 —
Diyala 0–0 1–0 3–2 —
Ghaz Al-Shamal 0–0 1–1 0–0 —
Masafi Al-Wasat 3–0 3–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2024. Source: IFA official website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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