2023–24 Iraq Stars League
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 26 October 2023 – present |
Top goalscorer | Aymen Hussein (24 goals) |
← 2022–23 (Iraqi Premier League) |
The 2023–24 Iraq Stars League is the 50th season of the highest tier football league in Iraq since its establishment in 1974, and the first season since launching as a professional league under the name Iraq Stars League. The season started on 26 October 2023.[1]
Overview
20 teams are competing in the Iraq Stars League: the 18 teams from the 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League, as well as Al-Minaa and Amanat Baghdad who were promoted from the 2022–23 Iraqi First Division League and are both returning to the top tier after a one-year absence.[2][3]
Teams
Clubs and locations
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Shorta | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 73 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 66 | |
3 | Al-Zawraa | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 63 | |
4 | Al-Najaf | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 56 | |
5 | Zakho | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 55 | |
6 | Duhok | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 49 | |
7 | Newroz | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 48 | |
8 | Al-Naft | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 43 | |
9 | Al-Talaba | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 42 | |
10 | Al-Hudood | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 42 | |
11 | Naft Maysan | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 39 | |
12 | Al-Kahrabaa | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 34 | |
13 | Al-Minaa | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 34 | |
14 | Karbala | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 33 | |
15 | Erbil | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | |
16 | Al-Karkh | 32 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 31 | |
17 | Naft Al-Basra | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 28 | Qualification for the "play-out" round |
18 | Al-Qasim | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 25[a] | |
19 | Amanat Baghdad | 32 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 23 | Relegation to the Iraqi Premier Division League |
20 | Naft Al-Wasat | 32 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 51 | −34 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Results
Relegation play-offs
"Play-out" round
The 17th and 18th-placed teams will compete in a play-off, with the winner remaining in the Stars League and the loser advancing to the relegation play-off.
TBD | v | TBD |
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Relegation play-off
The loser of the "play-out" round will compete in a play-off with the 3rd-placed team from the Premier Division League for a place in next season's Stars League.
TBD | v | TBD |
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Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Aymen Hussein | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 24 |
2 | Alaa Al Dali | Naft Maysan | 17 |
3 | Mahmoud Al-Mawas | Al-Shorta | 15 |
Mohanad Ali | Al-Shorta | ||
5 | Ibrahim Ghazi | Al-Hudood | 14 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alaa Al Dali | Naft Maysan | Al-Talaba | 4–0 (A)[8] | 4 November 2023 |
Alaa Al Dali | Naft Maysan | Al-Minaa | 3–0 (H)[9] | 1 December 2023 |
Aymen Hussein | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Minaa | 4–2 (H)[10] | 10 February 2024 |
Okiki Afolabi | Al-Naft | Naft Al-Wasat | 4–0 (A)[11] | 17 February 2024 |
Mohammed Qasim Nassif | Erbil | Karbala | 5–3 (A)[12] | 19 February 2024 |
Aymen Hussein | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Naft | 4–1 (A)[13] | 4 March 2024 |
Marwan Hussein | Newroz | Al-Minaa | 4–1 (A)[14] | 25 April 2024 |
Ibrahim Tomiwa | Newroz | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4–2 (H)[15] | 31 May 2024 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
References
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- ^ "Dirjal reveals undisclosed details about the Iraqi Pro League" (in Arabic). Winwin. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Iraq signs 2 contracts with Spanish La Liga to develop Iraqi football". Xinhua. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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- ^ "إنهاء مباراة الشرطة والميناء بعد 11 دقيقة فقط!". kooora.com (in Arabic). 3 November 2023.
- ^ "خطأ إداري يكلف نفط البصرة الخسارة أمام القاسم". kooora.com (in Arabic). 28 November 2023.
- ^ "أزمة التحكيم تتفاقم.. انسحاب القاسم من مواجهة القوة الجوية". kooora.com (in Arabic). 23 February 2024.
- ^ "هاتريك الدالي يقود نفط ميسان لانتصار تاريخي على الطلبة" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 November 2023.
- ^ "هاتريك الدالي يقود نفط ميسان لتجاوز الميناء" (in Arabic). Kooora. 1 December 2023.
- ^ ""هاتريك لأيمن حسين".. الجوية يكرم وفادة الميناء برباعية في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 10 February 2024.
- ^ "النفط يقسو على نفط الوسط برباعية نظيفة" (in Arabic). Almaalomah. 17 February 2024.
- ^ ""القلعة الصفراء" يخطف 3 نقاط من "العميد" في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 19 February 2024.
- ^ "القوة الجوية يقسو على النفط ويعزز صدارته للدوري العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 March 2024.
- ^ "بالصور.. نوروز يعطل الميناء في الدوري العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 25 April 2024.
- ^ "بالصور.. نوروز يعطل الميناء في الدوري العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 25 April 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Arabic)
- Iraq Football Association