Iraq Stars League

Association football league in Iraq

Football league

Iraq Stars League

Organising body| Iraqi Pro League Association
Founded| 18 August 1974; 50 years ago (1974-08-18)
Country| Iraq
Confederation| AFC
Number of teams| 20 (since 2014–15)
Level on pyramid| 1
Relegation to| Iraqi Premier Division League
Domestic cup(s)| Iraq FA Cup
Iraqi Super Cup
International cup(s)| AFC Champions League Elite
AFC Champions League Two
Arab Club Champions Cup
AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League
Current champions| Al-Shorta (7th title)
(2023–24)
Most championships| Al-Zawraa
(14 titles)
Top goalscorer| Amjad Radhi (181)
TV partners| Al-Iraqiya TV
Al-Kass Sports
Al-Rabiaa Sports
Current: 2024–25 Iraq Stars League

The Iraq Stars League (Arabic: دوري نجوم العراق, romanized: Dawrī Nujūm Al-'Irāq), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Association.

The league was formed by the Iraq Football Association in 1974 as the Iraqi National Clubs League, the first nationwide league of clubs in Iraq, and later became known as the Iraqi Premier League. In 2023, the competition was transformed into a professional league under the name Iraq Stars League. The current format sees 20 teams playing 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season.

Of the 80 teams to have competed since the inception of the league in 1974, eleven have won the title. Al-Zawraa are the most successful club with 14 titles, followed by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (7), Al-Shorta (7) and Al-Talaba (5), who together contest the Baghdad derbies. The current champions are Al-Shorta, who won their third consecutive title in 2023–24.

## History

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### Origins

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Main article: Iraqi National First Division

Up until 1973, leagues in Iraq were played at a regional level.[1] The Central FA League, the Basra League and the Kirkuk League were all founded in 1948,[2] while the Mosul League was founded in 1950.[3] The first nationwide league to be held in the country was in the 1973–74 season when the Iraqi National First Division was formed,[4] with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya being crowned champions.[5] The IFA then decided to replace the competition with a new National Clubs League which would only be open to clubs and not institute-representative teams.[6]

### Foundation

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The league held its first season in 1974–75 and was originally composed of ten clubs.[7] The league's first ever goal was scored by Falah Hassan of Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) in a 1–1 draw with Al-Sinaa.[8] Al-Tayaran were crowned champions of the inaugural season which featured the following teams:[9]

* Al-Baladiyat
* Al-Jaish
* Al-Muwasalat
* Al-Naqil
* Al-Rafidain

* Al-Samawa
* Al-Sinaa
* Al-Shorta
* Al-Tayaran
* Babil

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### "Stars League" formation

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On 4 June 2023, Iraq Football Association (IFA) signed a three-year partnership agreement with Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (LaLiga) to transform the Iraqi Premier League into a professional league from the 2023–24 season. The competition is named the Iraq Stars League and is designed to meet the licensing criteria set down by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). A new association named the Iraqi Pro League Association, chaired by Javier Jiménez Sacristán and Matteo Mantovani, was formed to operate the competition and supervise the associated youth leagues.[10] An Iraqi management team is also being trained by LaLiga to take control of the committee once the partnership deal ends.[11] A start date of 26 October 2023 was set for the first Stars League season.[12]

### "Baghdad's Big Four" dominance

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Main article: Baghdad derbies

Results of the 'Big Four' from 1990 to 2002  Season | QWJ | SHR | TLB | ZWR

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1989–90 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4
1990–91 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1
1991–92 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2
1992–93 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2
1993–94 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1
1994–95 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1
1995–96 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1
1996–97 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2
1997–98 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3
1998–99 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1
1999–2000 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1
2000–01 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1
2001–02 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4
Top four | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13
out of 13
League champions

Ever since the league began, it has been dominated by the four biggest clubs in Baghdad: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa, who together contest the Baghdad derbies.[13] From the 1989–90 season until the 2005–06 season, the league was won by one of the four Baghdad teams every time.[6] After the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, players started to leave the Baghdad-based clubs and join clubs in the North such as Erbil and Duhok due to the economic instability and security issues in the capital city.[14] This led to a shift in the dominance of the "Big Four" as Erbil won three consecutive league titles from 2007 to 2009 with Duhok winning the league in 2010.[15] In the 2008–09 season, none of Baghdad's Big Four clubs finished in the top four and this is the only time that this has happened in the history of the league; the top four spots were occupied by Erbil, Al-Najaf, Duhok and Al-Amana.[16] However, Baghdad's Big Four have since returned to dominating the league, having won all titles since 2015–16.

## Competition format

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### Competition

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There are currently 20 clubs in the Iraq Stars League. During the course of a season, each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 38 games (however, matches between Baghdad's Big Four clubs are played at the neutral venue of Al-Shaab Stadium to accommodate more spectators).[17]

Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then head-to-head points, then head-to-head goal difference, then total goal difference, then goals scored and then number of wins.[17] If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank.[17]

The two teams at the bottom of the league table are relegated to the Iraqi Premier Division League, while the top two teams in the Premier Division League are promoted to the Stars League. The 18th-placed team in the Stars League competes in a play-off with the 3rd-placed team from the Premier Division League for a place in the following season's Stars League. Each club must register a 25-man squad for the season, but are not required to register players who have also been registered for their reserve or youth teams. Each club is allowed a maximum of six foreign outfield players in their squad, however this restriction does not apply to Yemeni players and to a maximum of one Syrian player. Only six foreign players including Yemeni and Syrian players can play at any given time, and no more than two players from countries ranked below 90th in the FIFA Men's World Ranking can play at any given time. A maximum of five substitutions are available per match for each team.[18]

The winners of the league qualify for the Iraqi Super Cup, a match played against the winners of the Iraq FA Cup (if the league winners also win the Iraq FA Cup, they play the league runners-up instead).[19]

## Clubs

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### 2024–25 season

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Twenty clubs are competing in the 2024–25 Iraq Stars League, including two promoted from the Premier Division League:

2024–25
Club  | 2023–24
Position  | First season in
the league  | Seasons
in the
league  | First season of
current spell in
the league  | Titles  | Most
recent title

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Al-Hudood | 9th | 2008–09 | 13 | 2022–23 | 0 | –
Al-Kahrabaa | 13th | 2004–05 | 20 | 2014–15 | 0 | –
Al-Karkh | 15th | 1990–91 | 29 | 2018–19 | 0 | –
Al-Karmab | 2nd (PDL) | 2024–25 | 1 | 2024–25 | 0 | –
Al-Minaa | 12th | 1975–76 | 47 | 2023–24 | 1 | 1977–78
Al-Naftb | 11th | 1985–86 | 40 | 1985–86 | 0 | –
Al-Najafb | 4th | 1987–88 | 38 | 1987–88 | 0 | –
Al-Qasimb | 17th | 2019–20 | 6 | 2019–20 | 0 | –
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiyaa, b | 2nd | 1974–75 | 51 | 1974–75 | 7 | 2020–21
Al-Shortaa, b | 1st | 1974–75 | 51 | 1974–75 | 7 | 2023–24
Al-Talabab | 8th | 1975–76 | 50 | 1975–76 | 5 | 2001–02
Al-Zawraab | 3rd | 1975–76 | 50 | 1975–76 | 14 | 2017–18
Diyala | 1st (PDL) | 1975–76 | 15 | 2024–25 | 0 | –
Duhok | 6th | 1988–89 | 22 | 2022–23 | 1 | 2009–10
Erbil | 14th | 1987–88 | 33 | 2018–19 | 4 | 2011–12
Karbala | 16th | 1992–93 | 23 | 2022–23 | 0 | –
Naft Al-Basra | 18th | 2004–05 | 20 | 2012–13 | 0 | –
Naft Maysan | 10th | 2009–10 | 14 | 2013–14 | 0 | –
Newrozb | 7th | 2021–22 | 4 | 2021–22 | 0 | –
Zakho | 5th | 2002–03 | 20 | 2019–20 | 0 | –

a: Founding member of the league
b: Never been relegated from the league

#### Map

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Baghdad

Basra

Al-Karma

Al-Najaf

Al-Qasim

Diyala

Erbil

Karbala

Newroz

Naft Maysan

Zakho

Duhok

Baghdad teams
Al-Hudood
Al-Kahrabaa
Al-Karkh
Al-Naft
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Shorta
Al-Talaba
Al-Zawraa

Basra teams
Al-Minaa
Naft Al-Basra

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Location of clubs in Iraq for the 2024–25 Iraq Stars League season

### Seasons

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Since its first season in 1974–75 up until the 2024–25 season (not counting the qualifying rounds of the 2000–01 season), 80 teams have taken part in at least a single round. The teams in bold are competing in the Iraq Stars League in the 2024–25 season. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shorta are the only teams to have played in every single one of the 51 seasons.

* 51 seasons: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta
* 50 seasons: Al-Talaba, Al-Zawraa
* 47 seasons: Al-Minaa
* 40 seasons: Al-Naft
* 39 seasons: Al-Sinaa
* 38 seasons: Al-Najaf
* 33 seasons: Erbil
* 32 seasons: Al-Jaish
* 29 seasons: Al-Karkh
* 27 seasons: Amanat Baghdad
* 24 seasons: Salahaddin
* 23 seasons: Karbala, Samarra
* 22 seasons: Duhok
* 20 seasons: Al-Kahrabaa, Al-Mosul, Naft Al-Basra, Zakho
* 19 seasons: Kirkuk
* 18 seasons: Al-Samawa
* 16 seasons: Al-Shabab, Al-Tijara
* 15 seasons: Al-Diwaniya, Diyala

* 14 seasons: Al-Ramadi, Naft Maysan
* 13 seasons: Al-Hudood
* 12 seasons: Al-Nasiriya
* 10 seasons: Al-Kut, Naft Al-Wasat
* 9 seasons: Al-Bahri, Al-Sulaikh, Maysan, Sulaymaniya
* 8 seasons: Babil
* 6 seasons: Al-Difaa Al-Jawi, Al-Kadhimiya, Al-Qasim, Al-Rasheed, Masafi Al-Wasat
* 5 seasons: Peris
* 4 seasons: Al-Ittihad, Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya, Newroz, Sirwan
* 3 seasons: Al-Amara, Al-Baladiyat, Al-Basra, Al-Etisalat, Al-Hilla, Al-Hussein, Al-Khutoot, Al-Kufa, Al-Shatra, Al-Umal
* 2 seasons: Al-Adala, Al-Furat, Al-Hasanain, Al-Hindiya, Al-Salam, Al-Shirqat, Al-Shuala, Al-Thawra, Iraq U19[a]
* 1 season: Al-Adhamiya, Al-Dawr Al-Ahli, Al-Jamahir, Al-Karma, Al-Muwasalat, Al-Naqil, Al-Numaniya, Al-Rafidain, Al-Taji, Ararat, Balad, Haifa, Masafi Al-Junoob, Peshmerga

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1. ^ Played the second half of the 1990–91 season to accommodate for the withdrawal of Erbil and played the first half of the 1993–94 season before being replaced by Babil.

## Champions

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Main article: List of Iraqi football champions

Club  | Titles  | Winning seasons

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Al-Zawraa | 14  | 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
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 7  | 1974–75, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2016–17, 2020–21
Al-Shorta | 7  | 1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Al-Talaba | 5  | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1992–93, 2001–02
Erbil | 4  | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12
Al-Rasheed | 3  | 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
Al-Minaa | 1  | 1977–78
Salahaddin | 1  | 1982–83
Al-Jaish | 1  | 1983–84
Duhok | 1  | 2009–10
Naft Al-Wasat | 1  | 2014–15

## International competitions

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### Qualification for Asian competitions

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The champions of the Iraq Stars League qualify for the subsequent season's AFC Champions League Elite league stage, while the winners of the Iraq FA Cup qualify for the AFC Champions League Two group stage. If the same team wins the Stars League and the FA Cup, the Stars League runners-up qualify for the AFC Champions League Two group stage. The number of places allocated to Iraqi clubs in AFC competitions is dependent upon the position the country holds in the AFC Club Competitions Ranking, which is calculated based upon the performance of teams in AFC competitions in the previous four years.[20]

Collectively, Iraqi teams have reached nine finals of Asian club competitions. Before the foundation of the national league, Aliyat Al-Shorta were the first Iraqi team to participate in the Asian Champion Club Tournament in 1971 and they reached the final, but they refused to play Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv and took the runner-up spot.[21] Al-Rasheed reached the final of the Asian Club Championship in 1989 but they lost a two-legged final on away goals to Al-Saad of Qatar.[21] Al-Talaba reached the final of the 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup but they lost it 2–1 to Bellmare Hiratsuka,[22] and five years later, Al-Zawraa lost the final of the same competition 1–0 to Shimizu S-Pulse in 2000.[23] Erbil reached the final of Asia's secondary tournament, the AFC Cup, twice in 2012 and 2014 but lost both times to Al-Kuwait and Al-Qadsia respectively.[14] Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya managed to win the AFC Cup when they beat Indian club Bengaluru FC 1–0 in the 2016 final, and they won the competition for the second consecutive season in 2017 by beating FC Istiklol by the same scoreline. They earned a joint-record third AFC Cup title with a 2–0 defeat of Altyn Asyr in 2018.[24]

### Qualification for Arab competitions

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Iraqi clubs also participate in the Arab Club Champions Cup and the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League, which are organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations and the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation respectively. Al-Shorta won the inaugural Arab Club Champions Cup in 1982 by defeating Al-Nejmeh 4–2 on aggregate in the final.[25] Meanwhile, Al-Rasheed won the Arab Club Champions Cup three times in a row in 1985, 1986 and 1987 and are the competition's joint-most successful side.[26]

## Sponsorship

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The league was founded as the National Clubs League and has been renamed several times, with the current Stars League name remaining in place since 2023. The competition has had title sponsorship rights sold to three companies, which were Zain Iraq in the 2009–10 season,[27] Asiacell in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons[28] and Fuchs in the 2015–16 season.[29]

Period  | Sponsor  | Name

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1974–1988 | No sponsor | National Clubs League
1988–1989 | Pan-National Clubs League
1989–1995 | National Clubs League
1995–1996 | Advanced League
1996–1999 | Premier League
1999–2000 | First Division League
2000–2002 | Elite League
2002–2003 | First Division League
2003–2009 | Premier League
2009–2010 | Zain Iraq | Zain Iraq League
2010–2012 | Asiacell | Asiacell Elite League
2012–2013 | No sponsor | Elite League
2013–2015 | Premier League
2015–2016 | Fuchs | Fuchs Premier League
2016–2023 | No sponsor | Premier League
2023–present  | Stars League

## Players

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### Top scorers

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See also: List of Iraq Stars League top scorers

As of 14 July 2024.[6]
Rank  | Player  | Goals  | First app | Last app | Club(s) (goals)

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1  |  Amjad Radhi | 181 | 2007 | present  | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (98), Erbil (75), Al-Najaf (8)
2  |  Sahib Abbas | 177 | 1988 | 2012  | Salahaddin (42), Al-Zawraa (62), Al-Talaba (18), Karbala (50), Al-Sinaa (5)
3  |  Karim Saddam | 171 | 1979 | 1996  | Al-Sinaa (23), Al-Jaish (11), Al-Rasheed (4), Al-Zawraa (127), Al-Shorta (6)
4  |  Ali Hashim | 170 | 1987 | 2004  | Al-Najaf (149), Al-Karkh (21)
5  |  Hussein Abdullah | 167 | 1991 | 2010  | Al-Sinaa (32), Al-Naft (16), Diyala (40), Duhok (58), Erbil (14), Kirkuk (2), Peris (5)
6  |  Hammadi Ahmed | 163 | 2005 | 2023  | Samarra (19), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (144)
7  |  Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 158 | 2004 | present  | Al-Zawraa (54), Duhok (26), Al-Shorta (78)
8  |  Younis Abid Ali | 157 | 1983 | 2000  | Al-Shorta (135), Al-Rasheed (15), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3), Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (4)
9  |  Ahmed Radhi | 146 | 1981 | 1999  | Al-Zawraa (103), Al-Rasheed (43)
10  |  Alaa Kadhim | 145 | 1988 | 2007  | Al-Sinaa (8), Al-Talaba (137)

Bold denotes players still playing in the Iraq Stars League.

## Awards

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### Trophy

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The current Iraq Stars League trophy was revealed on 13 July 2024 and was sculpted by the Iraqi painter and sculptor Ahmed Albahrani. The trophy is predominantly silver in colour, and features a silver and golden football at the top. The trophy has a silver base with the words "Iraq Stars League" written in English and Arabic, alongside the logo of the competition and the season.[30]

## Records

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### League records

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Titles

* Most titles: 14, Al-Zawraa[31]
* Most consecutive title wins: 3 – joint record:[31]
* Al-Zawraa twice (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01)
* Al-Rasheed (1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89)
* Erbil (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09)
* Al-Shorta (2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24)
* Biggest title-winning margin: 21 points, 2021–22; Al-Shorta (91 points) over Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (70 points)[32]
* Smallest title-winning margin: 0 points, 0 goal difference and 2 wins – 1980–81; Al-Talaba (8 wins) over Al-Shorta (6 wins)[33]
* Earliest title win with the most games remaining: 7 games, Al-Shorta (2021–22)[32]

Wins

* Most consecutive wins: 11, Al-Shorta (13 March – 22 May 1998)[34]
* Most consecutive wins from the start of a season: 9 – joint record:[35]
* Erbil (2008–09)
* Al-Zawraa (2017–18)
* Most consecutive wins to the end of a season: 11, Al-Shorta (1997–98)[34]
* Defeated all league opponents at least once in a season: joint record:[36]
* Al-Tayaran (1974–75, 9 opponents)
* Al-Zawraa (2000–01, 15 opponents)
* Al-Shorta (2021–22, 19 opponents)

Losses

* Fewest losses in a season: 0 – joint record:[6]
* Al-Zawraa four times (1976–77, 11 rounds, 1978–79, 12 rounds, 2005–06, 19 rounds, 2015–16, 24 rounds)
* Al-Jamiea (1976–77, 11 rounds)
* Al-Minaa (1977–78, 13 rounds)
* Al-Shorta (1980–81, 11 rounds)
* Salahaddin (1982–83, 22 rounds)
* Al-Jaish (1983–84, 24 rounds)
* Longest unbeaten run: 39 games – joint record:[37]
* Al-Zawraa (25 November 1993 – 3 October 1994)
* Al-Shorta (21 May 2018 – 23 May 2019)

Goals

* Most consecutive matches scored in: 37, Al-Shorta (13 October 1997 – 13 November 1998)[38]
* Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 14, Erbil (16 July 2009 – 20 March 2010)[39]
* Scored in every match during a season: joint record:[6]
* Al-Shorta twice (1980–81, 11 rounds, and 1997–98, 30 rounds)
* Al-Zawraa (1976–77, 11 rounds)
* Al-Minaa (1977–78, 13 rounds)
* Karbala (2005–06, 16 rounds up to elimination)

### Match records

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See also: List of highest-scoring Iraq Stars League matches

Scorelines

* Highest scoring match: 11 goals – joint record:[40]
* Al-Naqil 11–0 Al-Shorta (12 October 1974)
* Al-Ramadi 11–0 Kirkuk (15 May 1995)
* Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 9–2 Al-Diwaniya (11 May 2023)

Attendances

* Highest attendance, single game: 68,000, Al-Shorta v. Al-Zawraa (at Al-Shaab Stadium, 13 December 1991)[41]

### Player records

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See also: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks

Appearances

* Youngest player: Mohanad Ali, 13 years and 279 days (for Al-Shorta v. Al-Talaba, 26 March 2014)[42]

Titles

* Most titles: 7 – joint record:[43]
* Salam Hashim (three with Al-Rasheed in 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89 and four with Al-Zawraa in 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96)
* Mohamed Jassim Mahdi (seven with Al-Zawraa in 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01)
* Most titles as captain: 3 – joint record:[44]
* Hazem Jassam (three with Al-Zawraa in 1975–76, 1976–77 and 1978–79)
* Ahmed Radhi (one with Al-Rasheed in 1988–89 and two with Al-Zawraa in 1990–91 and 1998–99)
* Rafid Badr Al-Deen (three with Erbil in 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09)
* Alaa Abdul-Zahra (three with Al-Shorta in 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24)

Goals

* Most goals: 181, Amjad Radhi[6]
* Most goals for one club: 149, Ali Hashim (for Al-Najaf)[6]
* Most top scorer awards: 4, Karim Saddam (1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93)[31]
* Most consecutive top scorer awards: 3 – joint record:[31]
* Rahim Hameed (1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88)
* Karim Saddam (1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91)
* Most goals in a season: 36, Younis Abid Ali (1993–94, 50 rounds)[31]
* Most goals in a single game: 6 – joint record:[45]
* Shakir Mohammed Sabbar (for Al-Ramadi v. Kirkuk, 15 May 1995)
* Sahib Abbas (for Al-Zawraa v. Al-Karkh, 18 October 1996)
* Alaa Kadhim (for Al-Talaba v. Al-Mosul, 9 January 1998)
* Fastest goal: 7 seconds, Alaa Abdul-Sattar (for Al-Zawraa v. Al-Kadhimiya, 25 January 2002)[46]
* Most hat-tricks: 10 – joint record:[6]
* Qahtan Chathir
* Sahib Abbas
* Most hat-tricks in a season: 4, Qahtan Chathir (Al-Karkh, 1999–2000)[6]

### Managerial records

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See also: List of Iraq Stars League winning managers

Titles

The following managers have won multiple titles:[47]

Manager  | Club(s)  | Wins  | Winning seasons

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Ayoub Odisho | Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2), Al-Zawraa | 4  | 1992–93, 1996–97, 2017–18, 2020–21
Jamal Salih | Al-Talaba, Al-Rasheed (2)  | 3  | 1981–82, 1987–88, 1988–89
Thair Ahmed | Al-Talaba, Erbil (2)  | 2001–02, 2007–08, 2008–09
Basim Qasim | Duhok, Al-Zawraa, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17
Saadi Salih | Al-Zawraa | 2  | 1975–76, 1976–77
Ammo Baba | Al-Talaba, Al-Zawraa | 1980–81, 1993–94
Amer Jameel | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Zawraa | 1989–90, 1998–99
Adnan Hamad | Al-Zawraa | 1995–96, 1999–2000
Sabah Abdul-Jalil | Al-Zawraa, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2000–01, 2004–05
Moamen Soliman | Al-Shorta | 2021–22, 2023–24

## See also

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* List of Iraqi football champions
* Iraqi clubs in the AFC Club Competitions
* Iraqi Women's Football League

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## External links

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* Iraq Football Association

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Iraq Stars League

Seasons|

| 1970s|

* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80

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1980s|

* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90

1990s|

* 1990–91
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2000s|

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* 2008–09
* 2009–10

2010s|

* 2010–11
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* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

2020s|

* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Clubs|

| 2024–25|

* Al-Hudood
* Al-Kahrabaa
* Al-Karkh
* Al-Karma
* Al-Minaa
* Al-Naft
* Al-Najaf
* Al-Qasim
* Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
* Al-Shorta
* Al-Talaba
* Al-Zawraa
* Diyala
* Duhok
* Erbil
* Karbala
* Naft Al-Basra
* Naft Maysan
* Newroz
* Zakho

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Former|

* Al-Adala
* Al-Adhamiya
* Al-Amara
* Al-Bahri
* Al-Baladiyat
* Al-Basra
* Al-Dawr Al-Ahli
* Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
* Al-Diwaniya
* Al-Etisalat
* Al-Furat
* Al-Hasanain
* Al-Hilla
* Al-Hindiya
* Al-Hussein
* Al-Ittihad
* Al-Jaish
* Al-Jamahir
* Al-Kadhimiya
* Al-Khutoot
* Al-Kufa
* Al-Kut
* Al-Mosul
* Al-Muwasalat
* Al-Naqil
* Al-Nasiriya
* Al-Numaniya
* Al-Rafidain
* Al-Ramadi
* Al-Rasheed
* Al-Salam
* Al-Samawa
* Al-Shabab
* Al-Shatra
* Al-Shirqat
* Al-Shuala
* Al-Sinaa
* Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
* Al-Sulaikh
* Al-Taji
* Al-Thawra
* Al-Tijara
* Al-Umal
* Amanat Baghdad
* Ararat
* Babil
* Balad
* Haifa
* Kirkuk
* Masafi Al-Junoob
* Masafi Al-Wasat
* Maysan
* Naft Al-Wasat
* Peris
* Peshmerga
* Salahaddin
* Samarra
* Sirwan
* Sulaymaniya

Competition|

* Champions
* Stadia
* Winning managers

Statistics and awards|

* Hat-tricks
* Highest scores
* Top scorers by season
* Goal of the Season

Associated competitions|

* Iraqi Super Cup
* Iraq FA Cup
* AFC Champions League Elite
* AFC Champions League Two
* Arab Club Champions Cup
* Gulf Club Champions League

* Category

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Football in Iraq

* Iraq Football Association
* Iraqi Pro League Association

National teams|

| Men|

* National team
* Olympic (U-23)
* U20
* U17
* Futsal
* Beach

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Women|

* National team
* U17
* Futsal

League competitions|

| Level 1|

* Iraq Stars League

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Levels 2–4|

* Iraqi Premier Division League
* Iraqi First Division League
* Iraqi Second Division League

Women|

Iraqi Women's Football League

Defunct (men)|

* Iraqi National First Division
* Iraq Central FA Premier League
* Iraq FA Basra Premier League
* Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* Iraq FA Cup
* Iraqi Super Cup

|

Defunct (men)|

* Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
* Iraq FA Baghdad Cup
* Independent Baghdad Tournament
* Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup

Lists|

* Champions
* Clubs
* Honours won
* Clubs in Asian competitions
* Stadiums by capacity

* Men's clubs
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* Expatriate players
* Managers
* Referees
* Venues
* Asian Cup record
* World Cup record
* Records and statistics
* Results

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Top-level football leagues of Asia (AFC)

Current|

* Afghanistan
* Australia
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* East Timor
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
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* Jordan
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* Laos
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* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
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* North Korea
* Northern Mariana Islands†
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* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
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* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Defunct|

* North Vietnam
* South Vietnam
* South Yemen

* † Associated members

*[QWJ]: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
*[SHR]: Al-Shorta
*[TLB]: Al-Talaba
*[ZWR]: Al-Zawraa
*[Top four]: Number of times that each side finished in the top four.
*[First app]: Year of first appearance
*[Last app]: Year of last appearance
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