2023–24 Iraq Stars League
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 26 October 2023 – 14 July 2024 |
Champions | Al-Shorta (7th title) |
Relegated | Amanat Baghdad Naft Al-Wasat |
AFC Champions League Elite | Al-Shorta |
AFC Champions League Two | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Gulf Club Champions League | Duhok |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 872 (2.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Aymen Hussein (27 goals) |
Highest scoring | Karbala 3–5 Erbil (19 February 2024) Al-Shorta 4–4 Newroz (4 May 2024) Duhok 4–4 Al-Minaa (1 July 2024) Newroz 4–4 Erbil (14 July 2024) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Al-Zawraa |
Longest unbeaten run | 23 matches Al-Shorta |
Longest winless run | 31 matches Naft Al-Wasat |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Al-Qasim Naft Al-Wasat |
← 2022–23 (Iraqi Premier League) 2024–25 → |
The 2023–24 Iraq Stars League was 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 ended on 14 July 2024, with the post-season play-offs held from 19–24 July 2024.[1]
Al-Shorta won the league title for the third season in a row, sealing the title in the penultimate round of the season by defeating Duhok 1–0. Al-Shorta also won the Iraq FA Cup title to secure the double.[2]
Overview
[edit]20 teams competed in the 2023–24 Iraq Stars League: 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 both returned to the top tier after a one-year absence.[3][4]
Teams
[edit]Clubs and locations
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Shorta (C) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 87 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 82 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[a] |
3 | Al-Zawraa | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 75 | Qualification for the regional competition play-offs |
4 | Al-Najaf | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 67[b] | |
5 | Zakho | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 67[b] | |
6 | Duhok | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 58 | Qualification for the Gulf Club Champions League group stage via the regional competition play-offs |
7 | Newroz | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 56 | |
8 | Al-Talaba | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 53 | |
9 | Al-Hudood | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 50 | |
10 | Naft Maysan | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 47 | |
11 | Al-Naft | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 46 | |
12 | Al-Minaa | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 42 | |
13 | Al-Kahrabaa | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 41[c] | |
14 | Erbil | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 41[c] | |
15 | Al-Karkh | 38 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 39 | |
16 | Karbala | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 37 | |
17 | Al-Qasim | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 35[d] | Qualification for the relegation play-out round |
18 | Naft Al-Basra | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 34 | |
19 | Amanat Baghdad (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 31 | Relegation to the Iraqi Premier Division League |
20 | Naft Al-Wasat (R) | 38 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of wins.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2023–24 Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta, qualified for the AFC Champions League Elite based on league position, the AFC Champions League Two spot was passed to the league runners-up Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
- ^ a b Al-Najaf finished ahead of Zakho on head-to-head points: Zakho 1–1 Al-Najaf, Al-Najaf 2–1 Zakho.
- ^ a b Al-Kahrabaa finished ahead of Erbil on head-to-head goal difference: Erbil 1–0 Al-Kahrabaa, Al-Kahrabaa 3–1 Erbil.
- ^ Al-Qasim were deducted three points for withdrawing from their match with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.[5]
Results
[edit]Regional competition play-offs
[edit]The four teams that finished 3rd to 6th competed in a play-off tournament to decide Iraq's participant in the 2024–25 Gulf Club Champions League. If a match ended in a draw after 90 minutes, there would be no extra time played and the game would go straight to a penalty shootout.[9]
Play-off semi-finals
[edit]Play-off final
[edit]Duhok qualified for the 2024–25 Gulf Club Champions League.
Relegation play-offs
[edit]Play-out round
[edit]The 17th and 18th-placed teams competed in a play-off, with the winner remaining in the Stars League and the loser advancing to the relegation play-off.
If the scores were level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If the scores were still level after extra time, the 18th-placed team would advance to the relegation play-off due to their inferior league position.[9]
Al-Qasim | 1–2 | Naft Al-Basra |
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Gyan ![]() |
Salih ![]() Raad ![]() |
Relegation play-off
[edit]The loser of the play-out round competed in a play-off with the 3rd-placed team from the Premier Division League for a place in next season's Stars League. If the match ended in a draw after 90 minutes, there would be no extra time played and the game would go straight to a penalty shootout.[9]
Al-Qasim | 2–1 | Peshmerga Sulaymaniya |
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Mhaisen ![]() Abdul-Karim ![]() |
Jamal ![]() |
Al-Qasim remained in the Iraq Stars League, while Peshmerga Sulaymaniya remained in the Iraqi Premier Division League.
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 27 |
2 | ![]() |
Al-Shorta | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
Naft Maysan | 18 |
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Al-Hudood | ||
5 | ![]() |
Al-Shorta | 16 |
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Newroz | ||
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Erbil |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Naft Maysan | Al-Talaba | 4–0 (A)[10] | 4 November 2023 |
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Naft Maysan | Al-Minaa | 3–0 (H)[11] | 1 December 2023 |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Minaa | 4–2 (H)[12] | 10 February 2024 |
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Al-Naft | Naft Al-Wasat | 4–0 (A)[13] | 17 February 2024 |
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Erbil | Karbala | 5–3 (A)[14] | 19 February 2024 |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Naft | 4–1 (A)[15] | 4 March 2024 |
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Newroz | Al-Minaa | 4–1 (A)[16] | 25 April 2024 |
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Newroz | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4–2 (H)[17] | 31 May 2024 |
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Al-Minaa | Naft Al-Wasat | 4–2 (H)[18] | 18 June 2024 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner[19] | Club |
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Player of the Season | ![]() |
Al-Shorta |
References
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- ^ "النفط يقسو على نفط الوسط برباعية نظيفة" (in Arabic). Almaalomah. 17 February 2024.
- ^ ""القلعة الصفراء" يخطف 3 نقاط من "العميد" في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 19 February 2024.
- ^ "القوة الجوية يقسو على النفط ويعزز صدارته للدوري العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 March 2024.
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- ^ "محمود المواس يتربع على عرش اللاعبين كأفضل لاعب في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Al-Shorta SC. 14 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Arabic)
- Iraq Football Association