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2012–13 Iraqi First Division League

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Iraqi First Division League
Season2012–13
ChampionsAl-Karkh
(1st title)
PromotedAl-Karkh
Naft Maysan
Matches played85
Goals scored168 (1.98 per match)
Biggest home winNaft Maysan 4-0 Salahaddin
Biggest away winAl-Adala 1-5 Naft Maysan
Highest scoringAl-Karkh 5-2 Salahaddin

The 2012–13 Iraqi First Division League season began on December 8, 2012. Sulaymaniya were the champions of the previous season and Naft Al-Junoob were runners-up, hence both promoted to the 2012–13 Iraqi Premier League.

Format and teams

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2012–13 Iraqi First Division League is located in Iraq
Al-Adala Al-Hudood Al-Jaish Al-Karkh
Location of the teams for the 2012–13 season

The 42 teams were split into six groups. At the end of the regular season, the top 2 teams from each group, a total of 12 teams advanced to the next round. In the second round, these 12 teams will be split into two groups of 6, with teams playing a home and away round robin matches with each opponent in the group. The top two teams in each of the two groups advanced to the next round creating a 4 team playoff. The Final stage is one group with teams playing a home and away round robin matches with each opponent in the group. The top two teams qualify to the 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League next season.

Governorate Teams Name of Teams
Center
Baghdad 4 Al-Adala, Al-Hudood, Al-Jaish, and Al-Karkh
Salahaddin 4 Salahaddin, Samaraa, Al-Shirqat, and Al-Tuz
Middle Euphrates
Muthana 1 Al-Samawa
Najaf 2 Al-Kufa and Naft Al-Wasat
South
Maysan 1 Naft Maysan

Groups stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Naft Maysan (A) 9 6 2 1 25 11 +14 20 Qualification for Iraqi First Division League Final Stage
2 Al-Tuz (A) 9 6 1 2 14 11 +3 19
3 Samaraa 8 3 3 2 9 9 0 12
4 Al-Hudood 8 2 4 2 6 6 0 10
5 Al-Kufa 8 1 3 4 10 14 −4 6
6 Al-Adala 8 0 1 7 4 17 −13 1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2013. Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Home \ Away ADA HUD KUF NFM SMR TUZ
Al-Adala 1–2 1–1 1–5 0–1
Al-Hudood 1–0 1–1 1–1
Al-Kufa 1–0 2–4 1–2 2–3
Naft Maysan 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–1
Samaraa 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1
Al-Tuz 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2013. Source: Goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Karkh (A) 10 5 4 1 14 8 +6 19 Qualification for Iraqi First Division League Final Stage
2 Salahaddin (A) 10 5 4 1 8 2 +6 19
3 Al-Shirqat 10 4 4 2 17 10 +7 16
4 Naft Al-Wasat 9 1 5 3 9 14 −5 8
5 Al-Jaish 9 1 5 3 10 11 −1 8
6 Al-Samawa 8 0 2 6 3 16 −13 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 July 2013. Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Home \ Away JAI KAR NFW SAL SMA SHQ
Al-Jaish 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–1
Al-Karkh 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–0
Naft Al-Wasat 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–1
Salahaddin 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–2
Al-Samawa 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–2
Al-Shirqat 2–2 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2013. Source: Goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

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The Final stage is one group with teams playing a home and away round robin matches with each opponent in the group. The top two teams qualify to the 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League next season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Al-Karkh (C, P) 6 4 2 0 16 7 +9 14 Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League
2 Naft Maysan (P) 6 2 2 2 11 7 +4 8
3 Salahaddin 6 1 3 2 6 12 −6 6
4 Al-Tuz 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2013. Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Home \ Away KAR NFM SAL TUZ
Al-Karkh 2–1 5–2 3–1
Naft Maysan 2–2 4–0 3–1
Salahaddin 0–0 1–1 2–1
Al-Tuz 1–4 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2013. Source: Goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

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References

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