Iraqi Women's Football League

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Iraqi Women's Football League
Founded2016
Country Iraq
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams7 (since 2023–24)
International cup(s)WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
Current championsNaft Al-Shamal (1st title)
(2020–21)
Most championshipsGhaz Al-Shamal
Naft Al-Shamal
(1 title each)
Current: 2023–24 Iraqi Women's Football League

The Iraqi Women's Football League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي للسيدات) is the league competition for women's football in Iraq. It is run by the Iraq Football Association and was first played in the 2015–16 season.[1][2] The league currently consists of seven teams.[3]

The current champions are Naft Al-Shamal, who won their first title in the 2020–21 season.[4][5]

List of champions[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
2015–16 Ghaz Al-Shamal Zeravani Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Biladi
2016–20 Competition not held
2020–21 Naft Al-Shamal Fatat Nineveh Biladi Shabab Al-Mustaqbal
2021–23 Competition not held
2023–24 To be determined

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ghaz Al-Shamal crowned champions of first Iraqi Women's League". Kooora.com. 19 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players have been training without any official competition". Al-Sumaria TV. 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Determining the date of the start of the Women's League competition". Iraq Akhbar. 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "التطبيعية تحدد موعد انطلاق الدوري الكروي النسوي". Al-Maalomah. 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Iraqi Women's League 2020-2021 – Scorers". Iraqi Women's Football Site. 12 April 2021.

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