Iraq Stars League
Season2023–24
Dates26 October 2023 – 5 July 2024
← 2022–23
(Iraqi Premier League)

The 2023–24 Iraq Stars League is the 50th season of the highest tier football league in Iraq since its establishment in 1974, and the first season since launching as a professional league under the name Iraq Stars League. The season started on 26 October 2023 and will end on 5 July 2024.[1]

Overview

20 teams are competing in the Iraq Stars League: the 18 teams from the 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League, as well as Al-Minaa and Amanat Baghdad who were promoted from the 2022–23 Iraqi First Division League and are both returning to the top tier after a one-year absence.[2]

The summer transfer window started on 5 August and ended on 5 October. The winter transfer window dates are yet to be decided.[3]

Teams

Clubs and locations

Team Manager Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Hudood Iraq Adel Nima Baghdad Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium 5,150
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq Luay Salah Baghdad Al-Zawraa Stadium 15,443
Al-Karkh Iraq Ahmed Abdul-Jabar Baghdad Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium 5,150
Al-Minaa Iraq Hassan Ahmed Basra Al-Fayhaa Stadium 10,000
Al-Naft Iraq Basim Qasim Baghdad Al-Madina Stadium 32,000
Al-Najaf Iraq Abdul-Ghani Shahad Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Al-Qasim Iraq Ali Abdul-Jabbar Babil Karbala International Stadium 30,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Ayoub Odisho Baghdad Al-Madina Stadium 32,000
Al-Shorta Tunisia Chiheb Ellili Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Talaba Iraq Ahmed Salah Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Zawraa Egypt Hossam El Badry Baghdad Al-Zawraa Stadium 15,443
Amanat Baghdad Iraq Wissam Talib Baghdad Amanat Baghdad Stadium 5,000
Duhok Iraq Ahmed Khalaf Duhok Duhok Stadium 22,800
Erbil Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium 25,000
Karbala Iraq Hussam Fawzi Karbala Karbala International Stadium 30,000
Naft Al-Basra Iraq Assad Abdul-Razzaq Basra Al-Fayhaa Stadium 10,000
Naft Al-Wasat Iraq Abbas Attiya Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Naft Maysan Jordan Haitham Al-Shaboul Maysan Maysan Olympic Stadium 25,000
Newroz Iraq Wali Karim Sulaymaniya Sulaymaniya Stadium 15,000
Zakho Qatar Talal Al-Bloushi Duhok Zakho International Stadium 20,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 12 9 3 0 23 10 +13 30 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Al-Shorta 12 9 1 2 23 8 +15 28
3 Al-Zawraa 12 6 5 1 13 5 +8 23
4 Newroz 12 5 4 3 16 9 +7 19
5 Naft Maysan 12 4 6 2 16 6 +10 18
6 Duhok 12 5 3 4 8 8 0 18
7 Al-Hudood 12 5 3 4 16 17 −1 18
8 Al-Talaba 12 4 5 3 11 11 0 17
9 Al-Kahrabaa 12 3 7 2 18 16 +2 16
10 Al-Naft 12 3 6 3 12 13 −1 15
11 Zakho 12 3 6 3 7 8 −1 15
12 Al-Minaa 12 4 3 5 9 19 −10 15
13 Al-Qasim 12 3 5 4 15 16 −1 14
14 Al-Najaf 12 3 4 5 7 10 −3 13
15 Erbil 12 3 3 6 11 15 −4 12
16 Al-Karkh 12 2 5 5 12 13 −1 11
17 Amanat Baghdad 12 3 2 7 9 16 −7 11
18 Naft Al-Basra 12 2 4 6 10 15 −5 10 Qualification for the "Play-out" round
19 Karbala 12 2 4 6 12 21 −9 10
20 Naft Al-Wasat 12 0 5 7 3 15 −12 5 Relegation to the Iraqi Premier Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: IPFL
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 HUD KAH KAR MIN NFT NJF QSM QWJ SHR TLB ZWR AMN DHK ERB KRB NFB NFW NFM NEW ZAK
Al-Hudood 3–3 0–4 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1
Al-Kahrabaa 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–0
Al-Karkh 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1
Al-Minaa 1–3 2–1 1–0 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 1–1
Al-Naft 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–0
Al-Najaf 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0
Al-Qasim 3–3 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 0–3
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–2 2–2 1–1 a 1–0 2–1 2–1
Al-Shorta 2–1 0–1 2–0 a a a 2–1 3–0 2–0
Al-Talaba 2–0 1–0 0–1 a a a 1–0 0–0 0–4
Al-Zawraa 1–1 1–1 1–0 a a a 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–2
Amanat Baghdad 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–2
Duhok 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–0
Erbil 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–1 1–0 0–2
Karbala 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–2
Naft Al-Basra a 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–1
Naft Al-Wasat 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2
Naft Maysan 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2
Newroz 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 3–0
Zakho 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: IPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Al-Minaa–Al-Shorta match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shorta, as Al-Minaa started the game with only 7 players and had their player Mohammed Khudhair go off injured in the eighth minute while Al-Shorta were leading 1–0.[4]
  2. ↑ The Al-Qasim–Naft Al-Basra match originally ended 0–0 but was changed to a 3–0 win for Al-Qasim due to Naft Al-Basra involving the player Qasim Mohammed, who had not been included in the squad list submitted for the match.[5]

"Play-out" round

The 18th and 19th-placed teams will compete in a two-legged play-off for a place in next season's Stars League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
19th place 18th place – –

First leg

19th placev18th place

Second leg

18th placev19th place

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Iraq Aymen Hussein Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 10
2 Syria Alaa Al Dali Naft Maysan 9
3 Iraq Mahmoud Khalil Al-Kahrabaa 8
Iraq Ibrahim Ghazi Al-Hudood
5 Nigeria Ibrahim Tomiwa Newroz 7

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Syria Alaa Al DaliNaft MaysanAl-Talaba4–0 (A)[6]4 November 2023
Syria Alaa Al DaliNaft MaysanAl-Minaa3–0 (H)[7]1 December 2023
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

References

  1. ↑ "Dirjal: Iraq's qualification for the 2026 World Cup begins with the establishment of a professional league". Sports Asharq (in Arabic). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Dirjal reveals undisclosed details about the Iraqi Pro League" (in Arabic). Winwin. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Iraq signs 2 contracts with Spanish La Liga to develop Iraqi football". Xinhua. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "إنهاء مباراة الشرطة والميناء بعد 11 دقيقة فقط!". kooora.com (in Arabic). 3 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "خطأ إداري يكلف نفط البصرة الخسارة أمام القاسم". kooora.com (in Arabic). 28 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "هاتريك الدالي يقود نفط ميسان لانتصار تاريخي على الطلبة" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "هاتريك الدالي يقود نفط ميسان لانتصار تاريخي على الطلبة" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 November 2023.
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