The 2024–25 Iraq Stars League is the 51st season of the highest tier football league in Iraq since its establishment in 1974, and the second season since launching as a professional league under the name Iraq Stars League. The season started on 20 September 2024 and will end in July 2025.[1]
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 September 2024 – July 2025 |
← 2023–24 | |
Overview
edit20 teams are competing in the 2024–25 Iraq Stars League: 18 teams from the previous season, as well as Diyala and Al-Karma who were promoted from the 2023–24 Iraqi Premier Division League, replacing Amanat Baghdad and Naft Al-Wasat who were relegated.[2] Diyala are returning to the top-flight after a 13-year absence, while Al-Karma are playing in the top-flight for the first time in history this season.
Al-Shorta are the defending champions, having won the league in each of the previous three seasons.
Teams
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Baghdad
Basra
Locations of the 2024–25 Iraq Stars League teams
Stadiums and locations
editPersonnel and kits
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Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hudood |  Adel Nima
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Haidar Abdul-Amir
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Kahrabaa | Luay Salah
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Wali Karim
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Karkh |  Haitham Shaaban
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Ahmad Abdul-Jabar
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Karma | Natiq Haddad
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Ghazi Fahad
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Minaa | Hassan Ahmed
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Pablo Grandes
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Naft | Basim Qasim
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Adel Nima
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Razzaq Farhan
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Wesam Rizik
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Shorta | Moamen Soliman
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Ahmed Salah
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Talaba | Qahtan Chathir
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Basim Qasim
|
Start of current season |
| Duhok | Ahmed Khalaf
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Mesut Meral
|
Start of current season |
| Karbala | Chasib Sultan
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Carlos Hernandez
|
Start of current season |
| Naft Al-Basra |  Haitham Al-Shaboul
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Andrej Panadić
|
Start of current season |
| Newroz |  Nizar Mahrous
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Jorvan Vieira
|
Start of current season |
| Karbala | Carlos Hernandez
|
Mutual consent | Prior to the start of the season | Pre-season | Hassan Ahmed
|
Start of current season |
| Diyala | Sadeq Hanoon
|
Sacked | 3 November 2024 | 19th |  Yamen Zelfani
|
12 November 2024 |
| Al-Hudood | Haidar Abdul-Amir
|
Sacked | 4 November 2024 | 20th | Thair Jassam
|
5 November 2024 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Wesam Rizik
|
Sacked | 5 December 2024 | 7th | Luay Salah
|
6 December 2024 |
Squads
editSquad registration rules
editThe rules for the squad selection of the Iraq Stars League:[3]
- Each club must submit a 25-man squad for the league.
- Each club must have no more than six foreign players in their squad. This restriction does not apply to players from Yemen, and does not apply to a maximum of one player from Syria.
- Each club must have no more than six foreign players on the pitch at any given time.
- No more than two players from countries that are outside the top 90 in the FIFA Men's World Rankings can play at any given time. The two permitted players from countries outside the top 90 must be capped for their respective national teams.
- Clubs are not permitted to sign a foreign goalkeeper.
- Players registered for a club's reserve or youth teams are not required to be registered in the 25-man squad.
Transfer windows and squad registration
editThe summer transfer window in Iraq started on 2 August 2024 and ended on 2 October 2024, while the winter transfer window will start on 5 January 2025 and will end on 5 February 2025.[4]
List of foreign players
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League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 27 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Al-Shorta | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 25 | |
| 3 | Zakho | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 22 | |
| 4 | Al-Zawraa | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 22 | |
| 5 | Al-Naft | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 20 | |
| 6 | Al-Talaba | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 20 | |
| 7 | Duhok | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 18 | |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 18 | |
| 9 | Erbil | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 18 | |
| 10 | Al-Najaf | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
| 11 | Al-Minaa | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | |
| 12 | Al-Karma | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 15 | |
| 13 | Al-Kahrabaa | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 | |
| 14 | Karbala | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 15 | |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 14 | |
| 16 | Newroz | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 14 | |
| 17 | Al-Karkh | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 11 | |
| 18 | Naft Al-Basra | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 11 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
| 19 | Diyala | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | Relegation to the Iraqi Premier Division League |
| 20 | Al-Hudood | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2025. Source: IPFL
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.
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.
Results
editRelegation play-off
editThe 18th-placed team in the Stars League will compete in a play-off with the 3rd-placed team from the Premier Division League for a place in next season's Stars League.
| v | ||
|---|---|---|
Season statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohanad Ali
|
Al-Shorta | 8 |
| 2 | Amjad Attwan
|
Zakho | 7 |
| Alaa Abbas
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 4 | Al-Harith Hatem
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Al-Qasim | 5 |
| Mohammed Qasim Majid
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Al-Najaf | ||
 John Okoli
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Al-Karma | ||
| Sherko Karim
|
Erbil |
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohanad Ali |
Al-Shorta | Diyala | 6–0 (A)[5] | 26 September 2024 |
| Mohanad Ali |
Al-Shorta | Erbil | 4–1 (H)[6] | 4 January 2025 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Manager of the Month
edit| Month | Manager | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | Adel Nima
|
Al-Naft | [7] |
| November | Ghazi Fahad
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Al-Karma | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "المدربون الأجانب في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Almaalomah. 13 August 2024.
- ^ "موازين تنشر تفاصيل اجتماع اندية دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Mawazin. 13 August 2024.
- ^ "اتحاد الكرة العراقي يعتبر اللاعب اليمني "لاعباً محلياً" في دوري النجوم" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 20 August 2024.
- ^ "فترةُ الانتقالاتِ الصيفيّة والشتويّة للموسم 2024/2025". facebook.com (in Arabic). August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "طوفان الشرطة يجتاح ديالى" (in Arabic). Kooora. 26 September 2024.
- ^ "بـ"هاتريك ميمي".. الشرطة يقسو على أربيل برباعية في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 4 January 2025.
- ^ "الإعلان عن تشكيلة الجولة الرابعة واللاعب الأفضل ومدرب الشهر" (in Arabic). Iraq Stars League. 27 October 2024.
- ^ "غازي فهد ينال لقب الأفضل لشهر تشرين الثاني بعد 3 مباريات فوز وتعادل واحد" (in Arabic). Iraq Stars League. 29 November 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Arabic)
- Iraq Football Association