2023–24 Iraqi Premier Division League Explained

Competition:Iraqi Premier Division League
Season:2023–24
Dates:1 December 2023 – 20 July 2024
Winners:Diyala
(2nd title)
Promoted:Diyala
Al-Karma
Relegated:Samarra
Al-Shirqat
Al-Kufa
Al-Diwaniya
Prevseason:2022–23
(Iraqi First Division League)
Nextseason:2024–25

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 first round, where the top four teams in each group qualify for the second round, and the bottom two teams in each group are directly relegated to the Iraqi First Division League.

In the second round, the eight teams are split into two groups, with each team playing the other teams in their group home and away. The two group winners qualify for the final and gain promotion to the Iraq Stars League, while the two group runners-up compete in a third place match, with the winner entering a promotion play-off.[1]

Team changes

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

To Iraqi Premier Division League

Promoted from Iraqi First Division League

Relegated from the Iraq Stars League

From Iraqi Premier Division League

Promoted to the Iraq Stars League

Relegated to Iraqi First Division League

Withdrawn teams

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Second Division League in the previous season).[6] [7] Al-Difaa Al-Madani and Al-Muroor were also considered to have withdrawn from the league after the Ministry of Interior officially dissolved them.[8]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

TeamManagerLocationStadiumCapacity
Afak Adel AcherAl-Kifl Stadium8,000
Al-Bahri Qusay HashimAl-Bahri Stadium7,000
Al-Diwaniya Haider Abu AjjahAl-Qādisiyyah Al-Kut Olympic Stadium20,000
Rashid Sultan Baghdad Al-Taji Stadium5,000
Al-Fahad Anmar SalamAl-Ramadi Stadium15,000
Al-Gharraf Moayad TaumaAl-Shatra Stadium7,500
Al-Hussein Haider Abdul-ZahraBaghdad Five Thousand Stadium5,000
Al-Jolan Jumaa JedayaAl-Anbar Al-Fallujah Stadium7,000
Al-Karma Haidar MahmoudAl-Anbar Al-Fallujah Stadium7,000
Al-Kufa Maitham JaberNajaf Stadium30,000
Haider ObeidDhi Qar An Nasiriya Stadium10,000
Al-Ramadi Mahmoud MajeedAl-Anbar Al Ramadi Stadium15,000
Safwan Abdul-GhaniBaghdad Al-Sinaa Stadium10,000
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Khalid Mohammed SabbarBaghdad Al-Sinaa Stadium5,000
Al-Shirqat Farhan HamadAl-Shirqat Stadium5,000
Diyala Sadeq HanoonDiyalaDiyala Stadium350,000
Ghaz Al-Shamal Mustafa KarimGhaz Al-Shamal Stadium5,000
Masafi Al-Junoob Uday IsmailBasra Masafi Al-Junoob Stadium5,000
Masafi Al-Wasat Ali Wahab Baghdad Al-Masafi Stadium5,000
Maysan Mizher RahimMaysanMaysan Stadium25,000
Peshmerga Sulaymaniya Ammar Hussein SulaymaniyahPeshmerga Stadium10,000
Samarra Ayoub YounesSaladin Samarra Stadium10,000

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Second round

Group 1

Group 2

Promotion play-offs

Play-out round

The second-placed teams in both groups of second round will compete in a play-off, with the loser remaining in Premier Division League and the winner advancing to the promotion play-off.

Promotion play-off

The winner of the play-out round will compete in a play-off with loser from the play-out round of 17th and 18th-placed teams of the Iraq Stars League for a place in next season's Stars League.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: اتحاد الكرة يجري قرعة الدوري الممتاز. 19 November 2023. Badr News. ar.
  2. Web site: تنظيم جيد لدوري المظاليم لكنه بحاجة إلى المزيد من الأضواء. 7 June 2023. azzaman-iraq.com. ar.
  3. Web site: رسمياً .. هبوط الصناعة والديوانية لدوري الدرجة الأولى. 11 July 2023. nabd.com. ar.
  4. Web site: الدوري العراقي الممتاز.. قراءة سريعة في أوراق الجولة الـ 36. 12 July 2023. shafaq.com. ar.
  5. Web site: النفط يجتاز القاسم ويضمن البقاء.. وهبوط الصناعة رسميا. 12 July 2023. kooora.com. ar.
  6. Web site: الاتحاد العراقي يحدد موعد وآلية انطلاق بطولة الجمهورية. 28 July 2023. shafaq.com. ar.
  7. Web site: رئيس اتحاد الكرة يبارك تأهل فرق الكرمة والغراف والفهد وغاز الشمال إلى دوري الدرجة الأولى. 30 July 2023. addustor.com. ar.
  8. Web site: ar:بالوثيقة.. وزير الداخلية يلغي 4 أندية تابعة للوزارة. https://baghdadtoday.news/219736-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9.-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%BA%D9%8A-4-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9.html. baghdadtoday.news. 27 April 2023. 30 July 2023. ar.
  9. Web site: تعرف على نتائج قرعة الدوري الممتاز 2023/ 2024. 19 November 2023. earthiq.news. ar.
  10. Web site: الاعلان عن قرعة دوري الكرة الممتاز وموعد انطلاقته. 19 November 2023. aldaaenews.com. ar.