Iraqi Professional Basketball League Explained

Iraqi Professional Basketball League
Pixels:	100
Country:	Iraq
Confed:	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Teams:	11
Relegation:	Iraqi Basketball First Division League
Levels:	1
Supercup:	Iraqi Basketball Perseverance Cup
Confed Cup:	Basketball Champions League Asia FIBA West Asia Super League Arab Club Basketball Championship
Champions:	Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (3rd title)
Season:	2023–24
Most Champs:	Al-Karkh (13 titles)

The Iraqi Professional Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Iraq.

The record winners of the competition are Al-Karkh, who have won the championship 13 times. Al-Difaa Al-Jawi are the current champions, having won their 3rd title in the 2023–24 season by beating Al-Karkh in the final.^[1]

Current clubs

Team	City	Colour
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi	Baghdad
Al-Karkh	Baghdad
Al-Shorta	Baghdad
Dijlah Al-Jamiea	Baghdad
Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi	Baghdad
Al-Kahrabaa	Baghdad
Al-Hilla	Hilla
Zakho	Zakho
Ghaz Al-Shamal
Al-Tijara	Baghdad
Darbandikhan	Sulaymaniya

List of champions

No. Season Champion 1 1979–80 Al-Jaish 2 1980–81 Al-Karkh 3 1981–82 Al-Karkh 4 1982–83 Al-Karkh 5 1983–84 Al-Jaish 6 1984–85 Al-Karkh 7 1985–86 Al-Rasheed 8 1986–87 Al-Rasheed 9 1987–88 Al-Rasheed 10 1988–89 Al-Rasheed 11 1989–90 Al-Rasheed 12 1990–91 Al-Karkh 13 1991–92 Al-Karkh 14 1992–93 Al-Naft 15 1993–94 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

No. Season Champion 16 1994–95 Al-Shorta 17 1995–96 Al-Shorta 18 1996–97 Al-Karkh 19 1997–98 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 20 1998–99 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 21 1999–2000 Al-Karkh 22 2000–01 Al-Karkh 23 2001–02 Al-Karkh 24 2002–03 Al-Hilla 25 2003–04 Al-Hilla 26 2004–05 Al-Karkh 27 2005–06 Al-Kahrabaa 28 2006–07 Al-Hilla 29 2007–08 Al-Karkh 30 2008–09 Duhok

No. Season Champion 31 2009–10 Duhok 32 2010–11 Duhok 33 2011–12 Duhok 34 2012–13 Al-Kahrabaa 35 2013–14 Duhok 36 2014–15 Al-Shorta 37 2015–16 Al-Karkh 38 2016–17 Al-Naft 39 2017–18 Al-Naft 40 2018–19 Al-Naft 41 2019–20 Abandoned 42 2020–21 Al-Naft 43 2021–22 Al-Naft 44 2022–23 Al-Naft 45 2023–24 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi

Most successful clubs

Club	Titles	Winning seasons
Al-Karkh	13	1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2015–16
Al-Naft	7	1992–93, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Al-Rasheed	5	1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
Duhok	2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
Al-Hilla	3	2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
Al-Shorta	1994–95, 1995–96, 2014–15
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi	1997–98, 1998–99, 2023–24
Al-Jaish	2	1979–80, 1983–84
Al-Kahrabaa	2005–06, 2012–13
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1	1993–94

Recent finals

Season	Winners	Result	Runners-up	Reference
2012–13	Al-Kahrabaa	2–0	Al-Karkh	^[2]
2013–14	Duhok	2–0	Naft Al-Junoob	^[3]
2014–15	Al-Shorta	2–1	Al-Karkh	^[4]
2015–16	Al-Karkh	4–2	Al-Minaa	^[5]
2016–17	Al-Naft	3–0	Al-Shorta	^[6]
2017–18	Al-Naft	3–1	Al-Shorta	^[7]
2018–19	Al-Naft	3–0	Al-Shorta	^[8]
2019–20	Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Al-Naft	3–0	Al-Shorta	^[9]
2021–22	Al-Naft	4–1	Al-Shorta	^[10]
2022–23	Al-Naft	4–2	Al-Shorta	^[11]
2023–24	Al-Difaa Al-Jawi	4–0	Al-Karkh

External links

• AsiaBasket.com League Page

Notes and References

1. Web site: IBL (2023-2024). May 23, 2024 . Asia Basket.
2. Web site: IBL (2012-2013). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
3. Web site: IBL (2013-2014). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
4. Web site: IBL (2014-2015). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
5. Web site: IBL (2015-2016). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
6. Web site: IBL (2016-2017). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
7. Web site: IBL (2017-2018). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
8. Web site: IBL (2018-2019). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
9. Web site: IBL (2019-2020). April 5, 2022 . Asia Basket.
10. Web site: IBL (2021-2022). April 11, 2022 . Asia Basket.
11. Web site: IBL (2022-2023). May 24, 2023 . Asia Basket.