List of Iraqi football champions
Iraqi League (1st tier) |
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National First Division (1973–1974) Premier League (1974–present) |
Country |
Iraq |
Founded |
1973 |
Number of teams |
20 (since 2014–15 season) |
Current champions |
Al-Shorta (2021–22) |
Most successful club |
Al-Zawraa (14 championships) |
The Iraqi football champions are the winners of the highest league in Iraqi football. Following the establishment of the Iraq Football Association (IFA) in 1948, a regional league called the Iraq Central FA League was held for teams from Baghdad and its neighbouring cities, alongside three other regional leagues in Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul. These league championships lasted until 1973,[1] when the IFA established the first nationwide football league in Iraq by the name of Iraqi National First Division, which featured a mixture of clubs and institute teams.
After one season, a new clubs-only league competition was established, with many of the institute teams merging together or being replaced by sports clubs. The first season saw Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) achieving the league title.[2] The four "Popular Teams" of Baghdad (Al-Zawraa, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta and Al-Talaba), have dominated the now-called Iraqi Premier League over the years. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shorta have appeared in every season of the top-flight, while Al-Zawraa and Al-Talaba have also never been relegated.[2]
Al-Zawraa have won 14 titles, the most of any club.[3] Erbil are the only club outside of Baghdad to achieve more than one title, having won four titles, all in the 21st century.[4][5]
List of champions
† | Champions also won the Iraq FA Cup that season for a double |
* | Champions also won the Iraq FA Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup that season for a treble |
† | Champions also won the Iraq FA Cup and Iraqi Elite Cup that season for a domestic treble |
‡ | Champions also won the Iraqi Elite Cup that season |
# | Champions also won the AFC Cup that season |
1973–1974: Iraqi National First Division
Season | Champions (number of titles) | Runners-up | Third place | Winning manager |
---|---|---|---|---|
1973–74 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Aliyat Al-Shorta | Al-Minaa | Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan |
1974–present: Iraqi Premier League
Total titles won
There are 11 clubs who have won the Iraqi title.
Teams in bold compete in the Premier League as of the 2022–23 season.
Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
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1 | Al-Zawraa | 14 | 7 | 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2017–18 |
2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 8 | 13 | 1973–74, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2016–17, 2020–21 |
3 | Al-Talaba | 5 | 6 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1992–93, 2001–02 |
Al-Shorta | 5 | 2 | 1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2021–22 | |
5 | Erbil | 4 | 2 | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12 |
6 | Al-Rasheed | 3 | 2 | 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 |
7 | Al-Jaish | 1 | 2 | 1983–84 |
Al-Minaa | 1 | 1 | 1977–78 | |
Duhok | 1 | 1 | 2009–10 | |
Naft Al-Wasat | 1 | 1 | 2014–15 | |
Salahaddin | 1 | 0 | 1982–83 |
By region
Region | Championships | Clubs |
---|---|---|
Baghdad | 36
|
Al-Zawraa (14), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (8), Al-Talaba (5), Al-Shorta (5), Al-Rasheed (3), Al-Jaish (1) |
Kurdistan | 5
|
Erbil (4), Duhok (1) |
South | 1
|
Al-Minaa (1) |
Central | 1
|
Salahaddin (1) |
Central Euphrates | 1
|
Naft Al-Wasat (1) |
By city
City / Town | Championships | Clubs |
---|---|---|
Baghdad | 36
|
Al-Zawraa (14), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (8), Al-Talaba (5), Al-Shorta (5), Al-Rasheed (3), Al-Jaish (1) |
Erbil | 4
|
Erbil (4) |
Basra | 1
|
Al-Minaa (1) |
Duhok | 1
|
Duhok (1) |
Najaf | 1
|
Naft Al-Wasat (1) |
Tikrit | 1
|
Salahaddin (1) |
See also
- For Iraqi women's football champions, see Iraqi Women's Football League: List of champions
- Iraq Central FA League
- Iraq FA Basra League
- Iraq FA Kirkuk League
- Iraqi National First Division
- Iraqi Premier League
Notes
References
- ^ "Story of the Iraqi Football League". Kooora Forums (in Arabic). Abu Baqer Al-Ahmed. 11 February 2007.
- ^ a b Hashim, Refel. "Iraq 1975/76". RSSSF.
- ^ Al-Nasser, Falah (22 May 2016). "Al-Zawra'a Are the Champions of the Premier League for the 13th Time in Their History". As-Sabah Al-Jadeed (in Arabic).
- ^ Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974–2011. Iraq.
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