Iraqi Stars League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2024-2025
Location
Iraq
Abbreviation
IRQ1
Summary
The Iraqi Stars League (IRQ1) (previously the Iraqi Premier League) is the top football league in Iraq's football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 IRQ1 season, the IRQ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 AFC Champions League Elite - League Stage:
- 1st place 2024-2025 IRQ1 team
- 2025-2026 AFC Champions League Two - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2024-2025 IRQ1 team
Leagues Pyramid - Iraq
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| IRQ1 | Iraqi Stars League | 20/td> |
| IRQ2 | Iraqi Premier Division League | 22 |
| IRQ3 | Iraqi First Division League | 26 |
| IRQ4 | Iraqi Second Division League | 173 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 20 Sep 2024 - 14 Jul 2025 | 20: IRQ1 (17 minimum), IRQ2 (3 maximum) | ||
Season Format
Each IRQ1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 19 IRQ1 teams for a total of 38 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, then (5) wins.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 IRQ1 season, the 19th and 20th place teams will be relegated to the IRQ2. The 18th place team will play a Home/Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff against the 3rd place IRQ2 team.
More Info...
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Al-Shorta SC | 27 | 17 -8-2 | 59 | - | 51 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 7 -6-1 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 -2-1 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a SC | 28 | 17 -7-4 | 58 | - | 42 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | Zakho SC | 28 | 15 -7-6 | 52 | - | 44 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 10 -2-2 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 5 -5-4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Al-Talaba SC | 27 | 14 -5-8 | 47 | - | 28 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 9 -2-3 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 28 | 13 -5-10 | 44 | - | 29 | 30 | -1 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| 6 | Al-Qasim SC | 28 | 11 -10-7 | 43 | - | 32 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 7 -5-2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 7 | Naft Maysan FC | 27 | 12 -6-9 | 42 | - | 32 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 6 -4-4 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | Duhok SC | 22 | 12 -5-5 | 41 | - | 30 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 7 -2-3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | Al-Naft SC | 28 | 10 -10-8 | 40 | - | 20 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 10 | Al-Karkh SC | 28 | 10 -8-10 | 38 | - | 29 | 31 | -2 | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| 11 | Al-Karma SC | 28 | 9 -10-9 | 37 | - | 31 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 5 -6-3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Al-Najaf SC | 28 | 9 -9-10 | 36 | - | 31 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 2 -6-6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| 13 | Newroz SC | 28 | 9 -8-11 | 35 | - | 35 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 17 | 22 | -5 |
| 14 | Erbil SC | 27 | 10 -5-12 | 35 | - | 35 | 45 | -10 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 5 -1-8 | 16 | 15 | 29 | -14 |
| 15 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | 28 | 8 -10-10 | 34 | - | 25 | 28 | -3 | 14 | 6 -5-3 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 16 | Al Mina'a SC | 27 | 7 -7-13 | 28 | - | 24 | 30 | -6 | 14 | 6 -4-4 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 |
| 17 | Naft Al-Basra SC | 28 | 6 -6-16 | 24 | - | 20 | 39 | -19 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 14 | 1 -2-11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | -16 |
| 18 | Diyala SC | 27 | 4 -9-14 | 21 | - | 21 | 42 | -21 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 13 | 0 -5-8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 |
| 19 | Karbalaa FC | 28 | 4 -9-15 | 21 | - | 17 | 39 | -22 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 15 | 1 -4-10 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -17 |
| 20 | Al-Hudood SC | 28 | 4 -2-22 | 14 | - | 27 | 59 | -32 | 14 | 3 -0-11 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 14 | 1 -2-11 | 5 | 14 | 31 | -17 |
2025-2026 AFCCL 2025-2026 AFCCL2 Relegation Playoff Relegation to IRQ2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Sat - 19 Apr 2025
 | 11 | Al-Hudood SC | Duhok Stadium |
Fri - 18 Apr 2025
 | 22 | Al-Qasim SC | Al-Zubair Stadium |
 | 22 | Newroz SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Thu - 17 Apr 2025
 | 01 | Al-Shorta SC | Basra Sports City Stadium |
 | 32 | Karbalaa FC | Al-Najaf Stadium |
 | 10 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
Wed - 16 Apr 2025
 | 23 | Al-Naft SC | Franso Hariri Stadium |
 | 20 | Al-Karma SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
 | 01 | Naft Maysan FC | Zakho International Stadium |
 | 21 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al Sadr City Stadium |
Sat - 12 Apr 2025
| 10 | Al-Najaf SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 22 | Naft Maysan FC | Newroz International Stadium |
| 20 | Naft Al-Basra SC | Al-Taji Stadium |
| 11 | Al-Talaba SC | Al-Ramadi Stadium |
Fri - 11 Apr 2025
| 10 | Zakho SC | Karbala International Stadium |
| 01 | Erbil SC | Al-Taji Stadium |
| 11 | Al-Karkh SC | Al-Kefal Olympic Stadium |
Thu - 10 Apr 2025
| 12 | Al Zawra'a SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| PSPD | Al Mina'a SC | Duhok Stadium |
| 20 | Diyala SC | Al-Sina'a Stadium |