2023–24 Iraq Stars League

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Iraq Stars League
Season2023–24
Dates26 October 2023 – 5 July 2024
Top goalscorerAymen Hussein
(20 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[edit]

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[edit]

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Locations of the 2023–24 Iraq Stars League teams

Clubs and locations[edit]

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 Egypt Haitham Shaaban Baghdad Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium 5,150
Al-Minaa Iraq Hassan Ahmed Basra Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium 30,000
Al-Naft Iraq Basim Qasim Baghdad Al-Madina Stadium 32,000
Al-Najaf Iraq Abdul-Ghani Shahad Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Al-Qasim Syria Ayman Hakeem Babil Karbala International Stadium 30,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Ayoub Odisho Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Shorta Egypt Moamen Soliman Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Talaba Iraq Ahmed Salah Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Zawraa Iraq Essam Hamad Baghdad Al-Zawraa Stadium 15,443
Amanat Baghdad Iraq Abbas Obeid Baghdad Al-Madina Stadium 32,000
Duhok Iraq Ahmed Khalaf Duhok Duhok Stadium 22,800
Erbil Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium 25,000
Karbala Iraq Chasib Sultan Karbala Karbala International Stadium 30,000
Naft Al-Basra Iraq Salim Nayrouz Basra Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium 30,000
Naft Al-Wasat Iraq Emad Aoda Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Naft Maysan Iraq Ali Abdul-Jabbar Maysan Maysan Olympic Stadium 25,000
Newroz Syria Nizar Mahrous Sulaymaniya Sulaymaniya Stadium 15,000
Zakho Qatar Talal Al-Bloushi Duhok Zakho International Stadium 20,000

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shorta 22 16 3 3 44 17 +27 51 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 22 14 7 1 43 18 +25 49
3 Al-Zawraa 22 9 10 3 23 13 +10 37
4 Zakho 22 9 10 3 16 8 +8 37
5 Duhok 22 9 7 6 18 16 +2 34
6 Newroz 22 9 6 7 33 23 +10 33
7 Al-Najaf 22 9 6 7 21 16 +5 33
8 Al-Naft 22 8 9 5 27 24 +3 33
9 Al-Hudood 22 9 5 8 25 30 −5 32
10 Al-Talaba 21 8 7 6 24 22 +2 31
11 Naft Maysan 22 6 10 6 24 21 +3 28
12 Al-Kahrabaa 21 6 8 7 29 26 +3 26
13 Al-Minaa 22 7 5 10 19 35 −16 26
14 Erbil 21 5 8 8 24 25 −1 23
15 Al-Karkh 22 4 11 7 20 24 −4 23
16 Karbala 21 6 4 11 23 36 −13 22
17 Naft Al-Basra 22 5 6 11 20 28 −8 21
18 Al-Qasim 22 4 7 11 22 31 −9 16[a] Qualification for the "Play-out" round
19 Amanat Baghdad 22 3 5 14 16 33 −17 14
20 Naft Al-Wasat 22 0 10 12 6 31 −25 10 Relegation to the Iraqi Premier Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2024. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Qasim were deducted three points as punishment for withdrawing from their match away to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya during the first half.[4]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away HUD KAH KAR MIN NFT NJF QSM QWJ SHR TLB ZWR AMN DHK ERB KRB NFB NFW NFM NEW ZAK
Al-Hudood 0–3 3–3 0–4 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0
Al-Kahrabaa 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 1–0
Al-Karkh 0–1 4–1 0–3 0–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1
Al-Minaa 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–1 1–0 a 0–3[a] 1–3 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2
Al-Naft 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0
Al-Najaf 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0
Al-Qasim 3–3 0–0 2–3 1–2 2–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–0[b] 0–3 0–1 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–2 4–2 3–0[c] 2–2 1–1 a 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Al-Shorta 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 a a 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–0
Al-Talaba 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 a 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–4
Al-Zawraa 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 a 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–2
Amanat Baghdad 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2
Duhok 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 0–0
Erbil 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2
Karbala 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–0 3–5 2–2 2–2 2–4 0–1
Naft Al-Basra 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2
Naft Al-Wasat 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–4
Naft Maysan 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2
Newroz 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 3–0 0–2
Zakho 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2024. 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 seven players and had their player Mohammed Khudhair go off injured in the eighth minute while Al-Shorta were leading 1–0.[5]
  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 involving the player Qasim Mohammed, who had not been included in the squad list submitted for the match.[6]
  3. ^ The Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya–Al-Qasim match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, after Al-Qasim withdrew from the game in protest at the referee awarding a penalty to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the 32nd minute while the score was 0–0.[7]

"Play-out" round[edit]

The 18th and 19th-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
19th place 18th place – –

First leg[edit]

19th placev18th place

Second leg[edit]

18th placev19th place

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Iraq Aymen Hussein Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 20
2 Syria Alaa Al Dali Naft Maysan 13
3 Nigeria Okiki Afolabi Al-Naft 12
4 Iraq Ibrahim Ghazi Al-Hudood 10
Syria Mahmoud Al-Mawas Al-Shorta
Iraq Mahmoud Khalil Al-Kahrabaa
Iraq Mohanad Ali Al-Shorta

Hat-tricks[edit]

Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Syria Alaa Al Dali Naft Maysan Al-Talaba 4–0 (A)[8] 4 November 2023
Syria Alaa Al Dali Naft Maysan Al-Minaa 3–0 (H)[9] 1 December 2023
Iraq Aymen Hussein Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Minaa 4–2 (H)[10] 10 February 2024
Nigeria Okiki Afolabi Al-Naft Naft Al-Wasat 4–0 (A)[11] 17 February 2024
Iraq Mohammed Qasim Nassif Erbil Karbala 5–3 (A)[12] 19 February 2024
Iraq Aymen Hussein Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Naft 4–1 (A)[13] 4 March 2024
Iraq Marwan Hussein Newroz Al-Minaa 4–1 (A)[14] 25 April 2024
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

References[edit]

  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. ^ "القاسم يرد رسميا على قرارات لجنة الانضباط". kooora.com (in Arabic). 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ "إنهاء مباراة الشرطة والميناء بعد 11 دقيقة فقط!". kooora.com (in Arabic). 3 November 2023.
  6. ^ "خطأ إداري يكلف نفط البصرة الخسارة أمام القاسم". kooora.com (in Arabic). 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "أزمة التحكيم تتفاقم.. انسحاب القاسم من مواجهة القوة الجوية". kooora.com (in Arabic). 23 February 2024.
  8. ^ "هاتريك الدالي يقود نفط ميسان لانتصار تاريخي على الطلبة" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 November 2023.
  9. ^ "هاتريك الدالي يقود نفط ميسان لتجاوز الميناء" (in Arabic). Kooora. 1 December 2023.
  10. ^ ""هاتريك لأيمن حسين".. الجوية يكرم وفادة الميناء برباعية في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 10 February 2024.
  11. ^ "النفط يقسو على نفط الوسط برباعية نظيفة" (in Arabic). Almaalomah. 17 February 2024.
  12. ^ ""القلعة الصفراء" يخطف 3 نقاط من "العميد" في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 19 February 2024.
  13. ^ "القوة الجوية يقسو على النفط ويعزز صدارته للدوري العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ "بالصور.. نوروز يعطل الميناء في الدوري العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 25 April 2024.

External links[edit]

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