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2024–25 Iraq Stars League

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Iraq Stars League
Season2024–25
Dates20 September 2024 – July 2025

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]

Overview

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20 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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Locations of the 2024–25 Iraq Stars League teams

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Hudood Baghdad (14 July) Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium 5,150
Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad (Al-Wazireya Al-Sinaaiya) Al-Zawraa Stadium 15,443
Al-Karkh Baghdad (Al-Mansour) Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium 5,150
Al-Karma Anbar (Al-Karma) Al-Ramadi Stadium 10,000
Al-Minaa Basra (Maqal) Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium 30,000
Al-Naft Baghdad (Shaab) Al-Kut Olympic Stadium 32,000
Al-Najaf Najaf Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Al-Qasim Babil (Al-Qasim) Al-Najaf International Stadium 30,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad (Zayouna) Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Shorta Baghdad (Zayouna) Al-Shaab Stadium 35,700
Al-Talaba Baghdad (Hayy Qahira) Al-Madina Stadium 32,000
Al-Zawraa Baghdad (Sheikh Maaruf, Al-Shaljiya) Al-Zawraa Stadium 15,443
Diyala Diyala (Baquba) Al-Madina Stadium 32,000
Duhok Duhok Duhok Stadium 22,800
Erbil Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium 25,000
Karbala Karbala Karbala International Stadium 30,000
Naft Al-Basra Basra (Al-Khadhraa) Al-Fayhaa Stadium 30,000
Naft Maysan Maysan (Amara) Maysan Olympic Stadium 25,000
Newroz Sulaymaniya Newroz International Stadium 14,500
Zakho Duhok (Zakho) Zakho International Stadium 20,000

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Hudood Iraq Thair Jassam Iraq Saqr Ajail Germany Jako none
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq Radhi Shenaishil Iraq Hussam Kadhim Germany Jako none
Al-Karkh Iraq Ahmad Abdul-Jabar Iraq Jafar Obeis Spain Kelme none
Al-Karma Iraq Ahmed Khalef Iraq Mohammed Hameed Spain Kelme Al-Rahma Telecom
Al-Minaa Syria Hussam Al Sayed Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Germany Adidas none
Al-Naft Iraq Adel Nima Iraq Ali Yaseen Iraq Al-Naft (own brand) none
Al-Najaf Iraq Abdul-Ghani Shahad Iraq Mohammed Jassim Germany Adidas none
Al-Qasim Syria Ayman Hakeem Iraq Hussein Abdul-Wahed Kaka Sport none
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Iraq Saad Abdul-Amir Spain Kelme none
Al-Shorta Egypt Moamen Soliman Iraq Mohanad Ali Iraq Qitharah (own brand) none
Al-Talaba Iraq Basim Qasim Iraq Saad Natiq Spain Kelme Al-Manasa IPTV
Al-Zawraa Iraq Haider Obeid Iraq Jalal Hassan Germany Adidas none
Diyala Tunisia Yamen Zelfani Iraq Kosrat Baez Spain Kelme Alrabiaa Network Television
Duhok Sweden Mesut Meral Iraq Bayar Abubakir Spain Kelme First Iraqi Bank
Erbil Iraq Samir Babo Iraq Sherko Karim Germany Puma Korek Telecom
Karbala Iraq Hassan Ahmed Iraq Ali Salih Kaka Sport none
Naft Al-Basra Iraq Emad Aoda Iraq Hussam Malik Iraq Naft Al-Basra (own brand) none
Naft Maysan Iraq Dhiyaa Salem Iraq Akram Rahim Iraq Naft Maysan (own brand) none
Newroz Iraq Qahtan Chathir Iraq Mohammed Delawar Germany Puma none
Zakho Qatar Talal Al-Bloushi Iraq Amjad Attwan Denmark Hummel none

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-Hudood Iraq Adel Nima Mutual consent End of previous season Pre-season Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir Start of current season
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq Luay Salah Iraq Wali Karim Start of current season
Al-Karma Iraq Natiq Haddad Iraq Ghazi Fahad Start of current season
Al-Minaa Iraq Hassan Ahmed Spain Pablo Grandes Start of current season
Al-Naft Iraq Basim Qasim Iraq Adel Nima Start of current season
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Razzaq Farhan Qatar Wesam Rizik Start of current season
Al-Shorta Egypt Moamen Soliman Iraq Ahmed Salah Start of current season
Al-Talaba Iraq Qahtan Chathir Iraq Basim Qasim Start of current season
Duhok Iraq Ahmed Khalaf Sweden Mesut Meral Start of current season
Karbala Iraq Chasib Sultan Spain Carlos Hernandez Start of current season
Naft Al-Basra Jordan Haitham Al-Shaboul Croatia Andrej Panadić Start of current season
Newroz Syria Nizar Mahrous Brazil Jorvan Vieira Start of current season
Karbala Spain Carlos Hernandez Mutual consent Prior to the start of the season Iraq Hassan Ahmed Start of current season
Diyala Iraq Sadeq Hanoon Sacked 3 November 2024 19th Tunisia Yamen Zelfani 12 November 2024
Al-Hudood Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir 4 November 2024 20th Iraq Thair Jassam 5 November 2024
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Qatar Wesam Rizik 5 December 2024 7th Iraq Luay Salah 6 December 2024
Al-Shorta Iraq Ahmed Salah 8 December 2024 8th Egypt Mohamed Azima 7 January 2025
Newroz Brazil Jorvan Vieira 12 December 2024 18th Iraq Qahtan Chathir 13 December 2024
Al-Karkh Egypt Haitham Shaaban 15 January 2025 18th Iraq Ahmad Abdul-Jabar 15 January 2025
Naft Al-Basra Croatia Andrej Panadić Mutual consent 27 January 2025 18th Iraq Emad Aoda 30 March 2025
Al-Karma Iraq Ghazi Fahad Resigned 30 January 2025 14th Iraq Ahmed Khalef 30 January 2025
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq Wali Karim 30 January 2025 13th Iraq Radhi Shenaishil 31 January 2025
Al-Minaa Spain Pablo Grandes Sacked 8 February 2025 15th Syria Hussam Al Sayed 21 February 2025
Al-Zawraa Iraq Essam Hamad 26 February 2025 2nd Iraq Haider Obeid 26 February 2025
Al-Shorta Egypt Mohamed Azima Mutual consent 10 March 2025 3rd Egypt Moamen Soliman 17 March 2025
Naft Maysan Iraq Ali Abdul-Jabbar Resigned 31 March 2025 8th Iraq Dhiyaa Salem 31 March 2025
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Luay Salah Mutual consent 2 April 2025 4th Iraq Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail 2 April 2025

Registration rules

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The rules for the squad selection of the Iraq Stars League:[3]

  • Each team must submit a 25-man squad for the league.
  • Each team 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 team 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.
  • Teams are not permitted to sign a foreign goalkeeper.
  • Players registered for reserve or youth teams are not required to be registered in the 25-man squad.

Transfer windows

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Main articles: List of Iraqi football transfers summer 2024 and List of Iraqi football transfers winter 2024–25

The summer transfer window in Iraq started on 2 August and ended on 2 October 2024, while the winter transfer window started on 5 January and ended on 5 February 2025.[4]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Zawraa 26 15 7 4 38 20 +18 52 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Al-Shorta 23 14 8 1 46 14 +32 50
3 Zakho 25 14 7 4 42 21 +21 49
4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 26 13 5 8 27 26 +1 44
5 Al-Talaba 25 13 4 8 26 17 +9 43
6 Al-Qasim 26 11 8 7 29 24 +5 41
7 Duhok 21 12 4 5 29 18 +11 40
8 Al-Karma 26 9 9 8 30 22 +8 36
9 Naft Maysan 24 10 5 9 27 30 −3 35
10 Al-Naft 26 8 10 8 15 16 −1 34
11 Al-Najaf 25 8 9 8 28 21 +7 33
12 Newroz 26 9 6 11 31 31 0 33
13 Al-Karkh 25 9 6 10 25 28 −3 33
14 Erbil 25 9 5 11 32 42 −10 32
15 Al-Kahrabaa 25 7 10 8 23 25 −2 31
16 Al-Minaa 26 7 7 12 24 29 −5 28
17 Naft Al-Basra 25 6 5 14 17 32 −15 23
18 Diyala 25 3 9 13 19 39 −20 18[a] Qualification for the relegation play-off
19 Karbala 26 3 9 14 14 36 −22 18[a] Relegation to the Iraqi Premier Division League
20 Al-Hudood 26 4 1 21 26 57 −31 13
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Diyala 4pts; Karbala 1pt.

Results

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Home \ Away HUD KAH KKH KRM MIN NFT NJF QSM QWJ SHR TLB ZWR DYL DHK ERB KRB NFB NFM NEW ZAK
Al-Hudood 2–1 0–3 3–2 0–1 0–1 2–4 2–3 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–4 0–1 1–3
Al-Kahrabaa 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Al-Karkh 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–4 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
Al-Karma 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–0
Al-Minaa 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 a 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–5 0–0
Al-Naft 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
Al-Najaf 3–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 4–1
Al-Qasim 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 a 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Al-Shorta 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 a 0–0 4–1 4–0 3–3 2–2 0–1
Al-Talaba 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 a 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0
Al-Zawraa 3–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–3
Diyala 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–6 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–4
Duhok 0–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
Erbil 3–1 4–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–0
Karbala 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 0–0
Naft Al-Basra 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–5 a 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–3
Naft Maysan 3–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–4 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Newroz 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0
Zakho 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 6–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2025. Source: IPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-off

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The 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.

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Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Iraq Mohanad Ali Al-Shorta 20
2 Brazil Gustavo Henrique Zakho 16
3 Iraq Marwan Hussein Newroz 13
4 Iraq Amjad Attwan Zakho 12
5 Iraq Saif Rasheed Al-Qasim 11

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Iraq Mohanad Ali Al-Shorta Diyala 6–0 (A)[5] 26 September 2024
Iraq Mohanad Ali Al-Shorta Erbil 4–1 (H)[6] 4 January 2025
Iraq Marwan Hussein Newroz Al-Minaa 5–1 (A)[7] 4 February 2025
Brazil Gustavo Henrique Zakho Al-Qasim 6–2 (H)[8] 9 February 2025
Iraq Mohanad Ali Al-Shorta Naft Maysan 4–0 (A)[9] 13 March 2025
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Manager of the Month

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Month Manager Team References
October Iraq Adel Nima Al-Naft [10]
November Iraq Ghazi Fahad Al-Karma [11]
February Qatar Talal Al-Bloushi Zakho [12]
March Qatar Talal Al-Bloushi Zakho [13]

References

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  1. ^ "المدربون الأجانب في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Almaalomah. 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "موازين تنشر تفاصيل اجتماع اندية دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Mawazin. 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "اتحاد الكرة العراقي يعتبر اللاعب اليمني "لاعباً محلياً" في دوري النجوم" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ "فترةُ الانتقالاتِ الصيفيّة والشتويّة للموسم 2024/2025". facebook.com (in Arabic). August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "طوفان الشرطة يجتاح ديالى" (in Arabic). Kooora. 26 September 2024.
  6. ^ "بـ"هاتريك ميمي".. الشرطة يقسو على أربيل برباعية في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 4 January 2025.
  7. ^ "نوروز يكتسح الميناء وانتصاران للكرخ وزاخو في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Iraqi News Agency. 4 February 2025.
  8. ^ "بالصور: زاخو يستعرض عضلاته بسداسية في القاسم" (in Arabic). Kooora. 9 February 2025.
  9. ^ "الشرطة يقسو على نفط ميسان في ليلة مهند علي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 13 March 2025.
  10. ^ "الإعلان عن تشكيلة الجولة الرابعة واللاعب الأفضل ومدرب الشهر" (in Arabic). Iraq Stars League. 27 October 2024.
  11. ^ "غازي فهد ينال لقب الأفضل لشهر تشرين الثاني بعد 3 مباريات فوز وتعادل واحد" (in Arabic). Iraq Stars League. 29 November 2024.
  12. ^ "قاد فريقه إلى الصدارة بجدارة ...مدرب زاخو طلال البلوشي افضل مدرب لشهر شباط" (in Arabic). Iraq Stars League. 16 February 2025.
  13. ^ "للمرة الثانية على التوالي.. مدرب زاخو طلال البلوشي افضل مدرب لشهر اذار" (in Arabic). Iraq Stars League. 16 March 2025.
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