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.
More Info...
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Erbil SC | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Diyala SC | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Al-Karma SC | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Al-Naft SC | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Mosul SC | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Al-Shorta SC | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Al-Gharraf SC | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Al-Talaba SC | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Newroz SC | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Mina'a SC | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Zakho SC | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 12 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Al-Karkh SC | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Naft Maysan FC | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | - | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 16 | Al-Najaf SC | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 17 | Duhok SC | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 18 | Amanat Baghdad SC | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Al-Qasim SC | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 20 | Al Zawra'a SC | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026-2027 AFCCL 2026-2027 AGCFF Gulf Club CL Relegation Playoff Relegation to IRQ2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 21 Sep 2025
 | FT | Al-Talaba SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
 | FT | Al-Kahrabaa FC | Al-Nasiriya International Stadium |
Thu - 25 Sep 2025
 | Al-Talaba SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
 | Newroz SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
Fri - 26 Sep 2025
 | Amanat Baghdad SC | Al-Najaf International Stadium |
 | Al-Gharraf SC | Maysan Olympic Stadium |
 | Al-Najaf SC | Duhok Stadium |
Sat - 27 Sep 2025
 | Al Mina'a SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| Erbil SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
 | Al Zawra'a SC | Al-Ramadi Stadium |
Results
Sun - 21 Sep 2025
| 03 | Mosul SC | Al-Madina Stadium |
| 20 | Duhok SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
Sat - 20 Sep 2025
| 21 | Al-Naft SC | Al-Ramadi Stadium |
| 13 | Erbil SC | Al Minaa Olympic Stadium |
| 12 | Naft Maysan FC | Newroz International Stadium |
 | 21 | Al-Qasim SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Fri - 19 Sep 2025
 | 21 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Zakho International Stadium |
| 01 | Diyala SC | Al-Najaf International Stadium |
Mon - 15 Sep 2025
| 32 | Al-Najaf SC | Franso Hariri Stadium |
| 01 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 10 | Mosul SC | Al-Nasiriya International Stadium |
Sun - 14 Sep 2025
| 01 | Al-Karma SC | Duhok Stadium |
| 13 | Al Mina'a SC | Maysan Olympic Stadium |
| 03 | Al-Naft SC | Al-Najaf International Stadium |
Sat - 13 Sep 2025
| 32 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | Newroz International Stadium |
| 10 | Zakho SC | Al-Madina Stadium |
| 12 | Diyala SC | Al-Madina Stadium |
| PSPD | Al-Shorta SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |