Iraqi Stars League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2025-2026
Location
Iraq
Abbreviation
IRQ1
Summary
The Iraqi Stars League (IRQ1) (previously the Iraqi Premier League) is the top football league in Iraq's football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 IRQ1 season, the IRQ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 AFC Champions League Elite - League Stage:
- 1st place 2025-2026 IRQ1 team
- 2026-2027 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 IRQ1 team
Leagues Pyramid - Iraq
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| IRQ1 | Iraqi Stars League | 20 |
| IRQ2 | Iraqi Premier Division League | 20 |
| IRQ3 | Iraqi First Division League | 20 |
| IRQ4 | Iraqi Second Division League | 20 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 13 Sep 2025 - 28 May 2026 | 20: IRQ1 (17 minimum), IRQ2 (3 maximum) | ||
Season Format
Each IRQ1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 19 IRQ1 teams for a total of 38 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, then (5) wins.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 IRQ1 season, the 19th and 20th place teams will be relegated to the IRQ2. The 18th place team will play a Home/Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff against the 3rd place IRQ2 team.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 28 | 20 -6-2 | 66 | - | 45 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 11 -3-1 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Al-Shorta SC | 28 | 18 -5-5 | 59 | - | 54 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 11 -2-1 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | Erbil SC | 28 | 16 -8-4 | 56 | - | 39 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 7 -5-2 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Al-Talaba SC | 28 | 16 -6-6 | 54 | - | 39 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a SC | 28 | 13 -12-3 | 51 | - | 36 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 7 -5-2 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 6 -7-1 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Al-Karma SC | 28 | 14 -8-6 | 50 | - | 41 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 9 -5-1 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | Al-Karkh SC | 28 | 12 -9-7 | 45 | - | 35 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | Zakho SC | 28 | 12 -8-8 | 44 | - | 34 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 6 -6-2 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 9 | Newroz SC | 28 | 13 -3-12 | 42 | - | 37 | 33 | 4 | 16 | 8 -1-7 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 5 -2-5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 10 | Diyala SC | 28 | 10 -9-9 | 39 | - | 34 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 11 | Al-Naft SC | 28 | 9 -10-9 | 37 | - | 27 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 6 -4-4 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 3 -6-5 | 15 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| 12 | Duhok SC | 28 | 10 -7-11 | 37 | - | 29 | 30 | -1 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| 13 | Al-Gharraf SC | 28 | 10 -6-12 | 36 | - | 30 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 4 -3-7 | 15 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| 14 | Mosul SC | 28 | 9 -8-11 | 35 | - | 30 | 37 | -7 | 13 | 4 -1-8 | 13 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 15 | 5 -7-3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Amanat Baghdad SC | 28 | 9 -3-16 | 30 | - | 33 | 48 | -15 | 15 | 7 -2-6 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 2 -1-10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | -17 |
| 16 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | 28 | 8 -3-17 | 27 | - | 32 | 39 | -7 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 4 -1-9 | 13 | 15 | 24 | -9 |
| 17 | Al Mina'a SC | 28 | 6 -8-14 | 26 | - | 25 | 36 | -11 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 11 | 21 | -10 |
| 18 | Naft Maysan FC | 28 | 6 -8-14 | 26 | - | 28 | 43 | -15 | 13 | 2 -5-6 | 11 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 16 | 24 | -8 |
| 19 | Al-Najaf SC | 28 | 3 -3-22 | 12 | - | 19 | 51 | -32 | 13 | 1 -2-10 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 15 | 2 -1-12 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -16 |
| 20 | Al-Qasim SC | 28 | 0 -2-26 | 2 | - | 8 | 71 | -63 | 13 | 0 -0-13 | 0 | 4 | 40 | -36 | 15 | 0 -2-13 | 2 | 4 | 31 | -27 |
2026-2027 AFCCL 2026-2027 AGCFF Gulf Club CL Relegation Playoff Relegation to IRQ2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 17 Apr 2026
 | Naft Maysan FC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
 | Amanat Baghdad SC | Duhok Stadium |
 | Newroz SC | Al-Najaf International Stadium |
 | Al-Shorta SC | Al-Ramadi Stadium |
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
 | Al-Karkh SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
 | Al-Qasim SC | Franso Hariri Stadium |
 | Al-Naft SC | Al Ba'quba Stadium |
 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Duhok Stadium |
 | Al-Talaba SC | Al-Nasiriya International Stadium |
Tue - 21 Apr 2026
| Al-Najaf SC | Maysan Olympic Stadium |
 | Amanat Baghdad SC | Al Minaa Olympic Stadium |
Wed - 22 Apr 2026
| Al-Qasim SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| Al-Naft SC | Duhok Stadium |
| Diyala SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| Newroz SC | Al-Madina Stadium |
| Al-Karma SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Thu - 23 Apr 2026
| Al-Gharraf SC | Duhok Stadium |
| Erbil SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | Zakho International Stadium |
Results
Tue - 14 Apr 2026
| 15 | Al-Gharraf SC | Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 02 | Erbil SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Mon - 13 Apr 2026
| 02 | Diyala SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 32 | Al-Kahrabaa FC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 41 | Al Mina'a SC | Newroz International Stadium |
| 11 | Mosul SC | Maysan Olympic Stadium |
| 12 | Al Zawra'a SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
Sun - 12 Apr 2026
| 12 | Al-Talaba SC | Zakho International Stadium |
| 03 | Al-Karma SC | Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 21 | Duhok SC | Al-Madina Stadium |
Thu - 9 Apr 2026
| 10 | Al-Gharraf SC | Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 50 | Al-Qasim SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 10 | Naft Maysan FC | Al Ba'quba Stadium |
| 20 | Al Mina'a SC | Al-Zawraa Stadium |
Wed - 8 Apr 2026
| 30 | Duhok SC | Al-Ramadi Stadium |
| 00 | Al-Karkh SC | Newroz International Stadium |
| 11 | Al Zawra'a SC | Zakho International Stadium |
| 21 | Al-Najaf SC | Al-Madina Stadium |
| 41 | Amanat Baghdad SC | Al-Shaab Stadium |