The 2023–24 Iraqi First Division League is the 50th season of the Iraqi First Division League, the third tier in the Iraqi football league system since its establishment in 1974, and the first under its new name. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various reasons. in this season, the number of clubs is 26 divided into three groups, with 10 clubs relegated from the Iraqi First Division League to the Second Division League, and two teams promoted to the Premier Division League next season. The teams will be distributed among 3 groups according to the geographical area, competing among them for the promotion of two teams from each group, then the 6 qualifying teams will be divided into two groups that will play among themselves in a home-and-away system, while the mechanism of relegation will be the relegation of 10 teams, with 3 teams from each group, and the tenth relegated team, Its position will be decided by playing a home-and-away match with the sixth-place finishers from the first and second groups. The season is scheduled to start on 29 December 2023.
Teams A total of 26 teams are contesting the league, including 23 sides from the 2022–23 season and the 4 relegated sides from the Iraqi Premier Division League, The teams promoted from the Iraqi Second Division League were neglected, because of the recent changes necessary to adjustment to having 26 teams possible this season. Indeed, Al-Hawija, Al-Jinsiya, Al-Samawa and Al-Sulaikh were relegated from the Premier Division League in the previous season, but Al-Jinsiya was also considered to have withdrawn from the league after the Ministry of Interior officially dissolved them.
The teams were divided into three groups, and the draw was held on December 13, 2023, and it was decided that the championship will start on December 29, 2023.
2023–24 season
TeamManagerLocationStadiumCapacityAl-Alam Amin AbbasSaladin Al-Alam Stadium5,000 Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli Ridhwan Mohammed NinevehAhmed Radhi Stadium5,000Al Bdeir Hassan Faleh Al-Abedi Al-Qādisiyyah Al Bdeir Stadium5,000Al-Furat Abdul Yemma WarwarDhi QarSuq Al-Shuyukh Stadium5,000 Al-Hawija Mohammed ShatharKirkukAl-Hawija Stadium5,000Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi Azhar TaherBaghdad Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium5,150Al-Jawhara Jassim Jaber Al-AwadiBabilAl-Hashimiya Stadium5,000Al-Kadhimiya Ali BahjatBaghdadAl-Kadhimiya Stadium5,000Al-Khalis Nasser Kamel Mohammed DiyalaAl-Khalis Stadium5,000Al-Khidhir Mohammed JunaihMuthanna Al-Khidhir Olympic Stadium7,500 Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya Ali AbboudBaghdad Al-Ameriya Stadium5,000Al-Kifl Nadhim HusseinBabil Al-Kifl Stadium8,000Al-Kut Haider IbrahimWasit Al-Kut Olympic Stadium20,000Al-Mosul Ali HilalNinevehMosul University Stadium20,000Al-Numaniya Salah Thamir IbrahimWasitAl-Azeeziya Stadium5,000Al-Qurna Ali NajemBasraAl-Qurna Stadium7,000Al-Sadeq Wissam HamzaBasraAl-Sadeq Stadium5,000Al-Samawa Falah Hadi HusseinMuthannaAl-Samawah Stadium15,000Al-Sufiya Shaker Mohammed SabbarAl-AnbarAl-Sufiya Stadium5,000Al-Sulaikh Shaker Abed Ali BaghdadAl-Sulaikh Stadium5,000 Al-Suwaira Nazar Marah Wasit Al-Al-Suwaira Stadium10,000Al-Taji Thiyab NuhairBaghdad Al-Taji Stadium5,000Ararat Safeen Hamad Amin ErbilArarat Stadium5,000Baladiyat Al-Mosul Tariq TuaimaNinevehBaladiyat Al-Mosul Stadium5,000Jadidat Al-Shatt Hassan Abdul-HadiDiyalaJadidat Al-Shatt Stadium5,000Naft Al-Shamal Ahmed HabibKirkuk Khak Stadium5,000
First round Group 1
Results
Group 2
Results
Group 3
Results
Final game
Iraqi First Division League2023–24 winnerAl-Mosul
References
External links Iraq Football Association Iraqi First Division League 2023/2024