Iraqi Stars League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2025-2026
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 2025-2026 IRQ1 season, the IRQ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2026-2027 AFC Champions League Elite - League Stage:
    • 1st place 2025-2026 IRQ1 team
  • 2026-2027 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League - Group Stage:
    • 2nd place 2025-2026 IRQ1 team

Leagues Pyramid - Iraq

Abbrev League # of Teams
IRQ1 Iraqi Stars League 20
IRQ2 Iraqi Premier Division League 20
IRQ3 Iraqi First Division League 20
IRQ4 Iraqi Second Division League 20

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

13 Sep 2025 - 28 May 2026  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 2025-2026 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.


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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3021 -7-270-4819291611 -4-1372711161410 -3-13321813
2Al-Shorta SC 3019 -6-563-5828301512 -2-138351520157 -4-425231310
3Erbil SC 3017 -9-460-4223191510 -3-233241410157 -6-2271899
4Al-Talaba SC 3017 -7-658-442717159 -4-231221210158 -3-42722157
5Al Zawra'a SC 3015 -12-357-412318169 -5-232241212146 -7-12517116
6Al-Karma SC 3014 -10-652-422121169 -6-13328919145 -4-51914122
7Zakho SC 2913 -8-847-36288157 -6-22723149146 -2-6201314-1
8Al-Karkh SC 3012 -10-846-35305166 -6-42419154146 -4-42216151
9Newroz SC 3013 -4-1343-40373168 -1-72521165145 -3-6181921-2
10Diyala SC 3011 -9-1042-35296145 -6-32114113166 -3-72121183
11Al-Naft SC 309 -11-1038-27261146 -4-42216106163 -7-6161116-5
12Duhok SC 3010 -8-1238-3133-2166 -4-6221213-1144 -4-6161920-1
13Al-Gharraf SC 3010 -7-1337-3233-1156 -3-62116151154 -4-7161618-2
14Mosul SC 309 -10-1137-3138-7154 -3-8151322-9155 -7-32218162
15Amanat Baghdad SC 309 -4-1731-3453-19157 -2-62320182152 -2-1181435-21
16Al Mina'a SC 297 -8-1429-2936-7144 -5-51718153153 -3-9121121-10
17Naft Maysan FC 297 -8-1429-3144-13132 -5-6111219-7165 -3-8181925-6
18Al-Kahrabaa FC 308 -3-1927-3444-10154 -2-91418180154 -1-10131626-10
19Al-Najaf SC 294 -3-2215-2152-31142 -2-1081025-15152 -1-1271127-16
20Al-Qasim SC 300 -2-282-976-67130 -0-130440-36170 -2-152536-31
2026-2027 AFCCL
2026-2027 AGCFF Gulf Club CL
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to IRQ2

Fixtures

Sun - 26 Apr 2026
 Al-Shorta SC   Naft Maysan FCAl-Shaab Stadium
 Al-Karma SC   Al-Qasim SCAl-Ramadi Stadium
 Al Zawra'a SC   Amanat Baghdad SCAl-Zawraa Stadium
 Mosul SC   Diyala SCDuhok Stadium
Mon - 27 Apr 2026
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   Newroz SCAl-Shaab Stadium
 Al-Karkh SC   Al-Kahrabaa FCAl Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
 Zakho SC   Al-Naft SCZakho International Stadium
 Erbil SC   Al-Talaba SCFranso Hariri Stadium
 Duhok SC   Al-Najaf SCDuhok Stadium
Tue - 28 Apr 2026
 Al Mina'a SC   Al-Gharraf SCAl Minaa Olympic Stadium
Fri - 1 May 2026
 Al-Talaba SC   Diyala SCAl-Madina Stadium
 Al-Naft SC   Al-Shorta SCAl Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
 Naft Maysan FC   Zakho SCMaysan Olympic Stadium
 Duhok SC   Al Zawra'a SCDuhok Stadium
 Newroz SC   Al-Karma SCNewroz International Stadium
Sat - 2 May 2026
 Al-Karkh SC   Erbil SCAl Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
 Al-Qasim SC   Amanat Baghdad SCAl-Najaf International Stadium
 Al-Gharraf SC   Mosul SCAl-Nasiriya International Stadium
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   Al Mina'a SCAl-Shaab Stadium
 Al-Najaf SC   Al-Kahrabaa FCAl-Najaf International Stadium

Results

Thu - 23 Apr 2026
 Zakho SC 21 Al-Kahrabaa FCZakho International Stadium
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 11 Erbil SCAl-Shaab Stadium
 Duhok SC 11 Al-Gharraf SCDuhok Stadium
Wed - 22 Apr 2026
 Al-Karkh SC 00 Al-Karma SCAl Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
 Al-Talaba SC 22 Newroz SCAl-Madina Stadium
 Al Zawra'a SC 20 Diyala SCAl-Zawraa Stadium
 Mosul SC 00 Al-Naft SCDuhok Stadium
 Al-Shorta SC 31 Al-Qasim SCAl-Shaab Stadium
Tue - 21 Apr 2026
 Al Mina'a SC 40 Amanat Baghdad SCAl Minaa Olympic Stadium
 Naft Maysan FC PSPD Al-Najaf SCMaysan Olympic Stadium
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
 Al-Gharraf SC 13 Al-Talaba SCAl-Nasiriya International Stadium
 Duhok SC 12 Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaDuhok Stadium
 Diyala SC 10 Al-Naft SCAl Ba'quba Stadium
 Erbil SC 20 Al-Qasim SCFranso Hariri Stadium
 Al Zawra'a SC 30 Al-Karkh SCAl-Zawraa Stadium
Fri - 17 Apr 2026
 Al-Karma SC 11 Al-Shorta SCAl-Ramadi Stadium
 Al-Najaf SC 21 Newroz SCAl-Najaf International Stadium
 Mosul SC 11 Amanat Baghdad SCDuhok Stadium
 Al-Kahrabaa FC 13 Naft Maysan FCAl-Zawraa Stadium
Tue - 14 Apr 2026
 Al-Qasim SC 15 Al-Gharraf SCAl-Najaf International Stadium