Iraq Stars League
Season2023–24
Dates26 October 2023 – 5 July 2024
Top goalscorerAlaa Al Dali
(6 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 and will end on 5 July 2024.[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 Division One and are both returning to the top tier after a one-year absence.[2]

The summer transfer window started on 5 August and ended on 5 October. The winter transfer window dates are yet to be decided.[3]

Teams

Clubs and locations

Note: Bold indicates that the club's use of the stadium is temporary.

Team Manager Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Hudood Iraq Adel Nima Baghdad Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium 5,150
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq Luay Salah Baghdad Al-Zawraa Stadium 15,443
Al-Karkh Iraq Ahmed Abdul-Jabar Baghdad Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium 5,150
Al-Minaa Iraq Hassan Ahmed Basra Al-Fayhaa Stadium 10,000
Al-Naft Iraq Basim Qasim Baghdad Amanat Baghdad Stadium 5,000
Al-Najaf Egypt Hamza El Gamal Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Al-Qasim Iraq Chasib Sultan Babil Al-Kut Olympic Stadium 20,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Ayoub Odisho Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Shorta Tunisia Chiheb Ellili Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Talaba Iraq Ahmed Salah Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Zawraa Egypt Hossam El Badry Baghdad Al-Zawraa Stadium 15,443
Amanat Baghdad Iraq Wissam Talib Baghdad Amanat Baghdad Stadium 5,000
Duhok Iraq Soliman Ramadan Duhok Duhok Stadium 22,800
Erbil Iraq Abbas Obeid Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium 25,000
Karbala Iraq Haidar Aboodi Karbala Al-Kut Olympic Stadium 20,000
Naft Al-Basra Iraq Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Basra Al-Fayhaa Stadium 10,000
Naft Al-Wasat Iraq Majed Najim Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Naft Maysan Jordan Haitham Al-Shaboul Maysan Maysan Olympic Stadium 25,000
Newroz Iraq Wali Karim Sulaymaniya Sulaymaniya Stadium 15,000
Zakho Qatar Talal Al-Bloushi Duhok Zakho International Stadium 20,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5 4 1 0 8 4 +4 13 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Naft Maysan 6 3 2 1 10 2 +8 11
3 Al-Hudood 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
4 Duhok 6 3 2 1 4 1 +3 11
5 Newroz 6 3 1 2 8 3 +5 10
6 Al-Shorta 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
7 Al-Talaba 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10
8 Al-Qasim 5 3 0 2 6 3 +3 9
9 Al-Naft 6 2 3 1 8 8 0 9
10 Al-Karkh 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8
11 Al-Zawraa 5 2 2 1 3 3 0 8
12 Naft Al-Basra 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
13 Karbala 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6
14 Zakho 5 1 3 1 4 3 +1 6
15 Al-Najaf 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
16 Al-Kahrabaa 5 1 2 2 6 7 −1 5
17 Erbil 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 Qualification for the "Play-out" round
18 Amanat Baghdad 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4
19 Al-Minaa 6 1 1 4 3 13 −10 4 Relegation to the Iraqi Division One
20 Naft Al-Wasat 5 0 2 3 2 7 −5 2
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2023. Source: IPFL
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.

Results

Home \ Away HUD KAH KAR MIN NFT NJF QSM QWJ SHR TLB ZWR AMN DHK ERB KRB NFB NFW NFM NEW ZAK
Al-Hudood 0–1 2–1 2–1
Al-Kahrabaa 1–1 2–2
Al-Karkh 4–1 0–1 1–0
Al-Minaa 1–3 1–0 0–3[lower-alpha 1] a
Al-Naft 0–2 2–2 2–1
Al-Najaf 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–0
Al-Qasim 2–1 3–0[lower-alpha 2]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–2 a a 2–1 2–1
Al-Shorta 2–1 0–1 a a a 2–1
Al-Talaba 2–0 1–0 a a a 1–0 0–4
Al-Zawraa 1–0 a a a 0–2
Amanat Baghdad 1–1 0–1 0–2
Duhok 1–0 2–0 0–0
Erbil 1–0 1–1 0–2
Karbala 1–1 2–2 2–2
Naft Al-Basra a 3–0 0–2
Naft Al-Wasat 0–1 0–0 0–2
Naft Maysan 3–0 1–1 0–1
Newroz 3–0 0–0 0–1
Zakho 1–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2023. Source: IPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Al-Minaa–Al-Shorta match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shorta, as Al-Minaa started the game with only 7 players and had their player Mohammed Khudhair go off injured in the eighth minute while Al-Shorta were leading 1–0.[4]
  2. ↑ The Al-Qasim–Naft Al-Basra match originally ended 0–0 but was changed to a 3–0 win for Al-Qasim due to Naft Al-Basra including ineligible player Qasim Mohammed in their squad list for the match.[5]

"Play-out" round

The 17th and 18th-placed teams will compete in a two-legged play-off for a place in next season's Stars League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
18th place 17th place – –

First leg

18th placev17th place

Second leg

17th placev18th place

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Syria Alaa Al Dali Naft Maysan 6
2 Iraq Mahmoud Khalil Al-Kahrabaa 4
Nigeria Ibrahim Tomiwa Newroz
4 Iraq Mohanad Ali Al-Shorta 3
Iraq Aymen Hussein Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Iraq Ibrahim Ghazi Al-Hudood

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Syria Alaa Al DaliNaft MaysanAl-Talaba4–0 (A)[6]4 November 2023
Syria Alaa Al DaliNaft MaysanAl-Minaa3–0 (H)[7]1 December 2023
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

References

  1. ↑ "Dirjal: Iraq's qualification for the 2026 World Cup begins with the establishment of a professional league". Sports Asharq (in Arabic). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Dirjal reveals undisclosed details about the Iraqi Pro League" (in Arabic). Winwin. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Iraq signs 2 contracts with Spanish La Liga to develop Iraqi football". Xinhua. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "إنهاء مباراة الشرطة والميناء بعد 11 دقيقة فقط!". kooora.com (in Arabic). 3 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "خطأ إداري يكلف نفط البصرة الخسارة أمام القاسم". kooora.com (in Arabic). 28 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "هاتريك الدالي يقود نفط ميسان لانتصار تاريخي على الطلبة" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "هاتريك الدالي يقود نفط ميسان لانتصار تاريخي على الطلبة" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 November 2023.
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