Summary:
Domestic football in Iraq has been going on for the past century, with the earliest recorded league tournaments being played in Baghdad and Basra in the 1920/21 season. In 1948, the Iraq Football Association was founded, and regional league systems were established in Baghdad, Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul. A nationwide league of clubs and institutions was held for the first time in 1973/74 and was won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, before the Iraq FA met on 18 August 1974 and decided to form a new nationwide league of clubs called the Iraqi National League. The Iraq FA Cup, which had started with a single edition in 1948/49, returned as the primary national cup competition in 1975/76 before the Iraqi Super Cup was founded in 1986 and the short-lived Iraqi Elite Cup was established in 1991.
Season-by-Season Record:
Season | League Champions | FA Cup Winners | Elite Cup Winners | Super Cup Winners |
1948/49 | Regional | ![]() |
Not played | Not played |
1949-73 | Regional | Not played | Not played | Regional |
1973/74 | ![]() |
Regional | Not played | Not played |
1974/75 | ![]() (now Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
1975/76 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1976/77 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
1977/78 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1978/79 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1979/80 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1980/81 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1981/82 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1982/83 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1983/84 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1984/85 | Not finished | Not finished | Not played | Not played |
1985/86 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | ![]() |
1986/87 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1987/88 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1988/89 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1989/90 | ![]() (now Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) |
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Not played | Not played |
1990/91 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
1991/92 | ![]() |
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Not played |
1992/93 | ![]() |
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Not played |
1993/94 | ![]() |
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Not played |
1994/95 | ![]() |
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Not played |
1995/96 | ![]() |
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Not played |
1996/97 | ![]() |
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1997/98 | ![]() |
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1998/99 | ![]() |
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Not played |
1999/2000 | ![]() |
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2000/01 | ![]() |
Not played | ![]() |
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2001/02 | ![]() |
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2002/03 | Not finished | ![]() |
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2003/04 | Not finished | Not played | ![]() |
Not played |
2004/05 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
2005/06 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
2006/07 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
2007/08 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
2008/09 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
2009/10 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
2010/11 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
2011/12 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
2012/13 | ![]() |
Not finished | Not played | Not played |
2013/14 | No champions crowned | Not played | Not played | Not played |
2014/15 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | Not played |
2015/16 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
2016/17 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
2017/18 | ![]() |
Not played | Not played | ![]() |
2018/19 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
2019/20 | Not finished | Not finished | Not played | ![]() |
2020/21 | ![]() |
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Not played | Not played |
2021/22 | ![]() |
To be determined | Not played | ![]() |
List of Winners:
Team | League Titles | FA Cup Titles | Elite Cup Titles | Super Cup Titles | OVERALL TITLES |
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14 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
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8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
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5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Iraqi Women’s Premier League:
The Iraqi Women’s Premier League’s first edition was in 2016, which was played in a group stage format. The third place playoff saw Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya thrash Beladi 7-0, before Ghaz Al-Shamal defeated Zeravani 1-0 in the final to claim the first Iraqi women’s title.
Season | Champions | Runners-up | |
2015/16 | ![]() |
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2016-20 | Not played | ||
2020/21 | ![]() |
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2021/22 | To be determined |
Goal of the Season:
This is the list of the Soccer Iraq Goal of the Season award winners, a competition launched in the 2016/17 season crowning the best goal of the Iraqi Premier League campaign.
Season | Scorer | For | Against | Stadium | Date |
2016/17 | Ali Raheem | ![]() |
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Al-Shaab Stadium | 10 May 2017 |
2017/18 | Ali Raheem | ![]() |
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Al-Shaab Stadium | 30 May 2018 |
2018/19 | Mohanad Ali | ![]() |
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Al-Shaab Stadium | 4 March 2019 |
2019/20 | Saad Abdul-Amir | ![]() |
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Al-Shaab Stadium | 7 March 2020 |
2020/21 | Joseph Nathaniel | ![]() |
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Al-Shaab Stadium | 13 February 2021 |