The 2020–21 Iraqi First Division League was the 47th season of what is now called the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second tier of the Iraqi football league system, since its establishment in 1974. The number of clubs in the league have changed throughout history due to several factors, most recently in this season when the number of clubs increased from 12 to 28 in total. The top team from each group is directly promoted to the Premier League, while a third club can be promoted through play-offs, on the other hand, two clubs from each group are directly relegated to the Second Division League.
Al-Sinaa won the title and were promoted alongside runners-up Newroz.
Format Teams from all over Iraq participated in preliminary qualifications for the final stage. Total of 16 teams qualified for the final stage and 12 teams joined from previous season.
There was no First Division League nor Premier League season completed in the prior year due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
A total of 28 teams are contesting the league, including 10 sides from the 2018-2019 season, 16 promoted teams from the preliminary qualifications for the final stage and the two relegated sides from the Premier League.
TeamManagerLocationStadiumCapacityAfak Haider HusseinAl-Qādisiyyah (Diwaniya)Al-Kifl Stadium10,000 Akkad Bassim ObaidDhi Qar (Al-Shatrah)Al Shatrah Stadium7,500Al-Alam Ali JawadSaladinAl-Alam Stadium10,000Al-Bahri Asaad Abdul RazzaqBasra (Al-Jubaila)Al-Bahri Stadium7,000Al-Difaa Al-Madani Mahdi KadhimBaghdadAl-Taji Stadium5,000 Al-Ettifaq Abdul Zahra Odeh Al-Qādisiyyah (Diwaniya)Al-Diwaniya Stadium5,000Al-Hussein Kadhim YousefBaghdad (Sadr City)Five Thousand Stadium5,000Al-Jaish Maher OhklaBaghdadAl-Jaish Stadium6,000Al-Jinsiya Karim QumbilBaghdadAl-Jinsiya Stadium5,000Al-Kufa Adel Ali Al-Aasam Najaf (Kufa)Najaf Stadium12,000Al-Muroor Adel Ajer Baghdad (Sadr City)Al-Walaa Stadium5,000Al-Nasiriya Ali WahaibDhi Qar (Nasiriya)An Nasiriya Stadium10,000Al-Ramadi Khamis Hammoud Anbar (Ramadi)Al Ramadi Stadium10,000Al-Shirqat Mohammed Attiya Saladin (Shirqat)Shirqat Stadium5,000Al-Sinaa Sadeq Hanoon Baghdad (Sadr City)Al-Sinaa Stadium10,000Al-Sulaikh Rashid SultanBaghdad (Suleikh)Al Sulaikh Stadium5,000Babil Fouad JawadBabilAl Kifl Stadium10,000Brayati Mahmoud MajeedErbilFranso Hariri Stadium25,000Diyala Ali Abdullah Diyala (Baquba)Ba'quba Stadium10,000Duhok Adel NasserDuhokDuhok Stadium20,000Ghaz Al-Shamal Walid Mohammed QaderKirkukKirkuk Olympic Stadium20,000Karbalaa Ali WahabKarbalaKarbala Sports City30,000Masafi Al-Janoob Nasser Talla DahilanBasra (Shaibah)Masafi Al-Janoob Stadium5,000Maysan Ahmed ZuhairMaysanMaysan Stadium25,000Newroz Wali KarimSulaymaniyahZanko Stadium15,000Peshmerga Arsalan Jalal SulaymaniyahPeshmerga Stadium10,000Samarra Ahmed KadhimSaladin (Samarra)Samarra Stadium10,000Suq Al-Shuyukh Moayad TomehDhi Qar (Suq Al-Shuyukh)Souk Al-Shuyukh Stadium5,000
League table Group 1
Results
Group 2
Results
Third place
Final
Play-offs
Season statistics
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Samer MohsinAfak122 Hussein Ibrahim Al-Alam10 Ahmed TurkiAkkad4 Salih MotlaqSamarra95 Donatus EdafeAl-Nasiriya8 Fadhel WasmiMasafi Al-Janoob Ahmed SabriDuhok8 CisséAl-Ramadi7 Husham Ahmed Al-Difaa Al-Madani Jean-Christian KekeAl-Sinaa
References
External links Iraq Football Association