# List of Iraqi football champions

The Iraqi football champions are the winners of the highest league in Iraqi football. Following the establishment of the Iraq Football Association (IFA) in 1948, a regional league called the Iraq Central FA Premier League was held for teams from Baghdad and its neighbouring cities, alongside other regional leagues including the Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul leagues. These regional league championships lasted until 1973, when the IFA established the first nationwide football league in Iraq by the name of Iraqi National First Division, which featured a mixture of clubs and institute teams.
After one season, a new clubs-only league competition was established, with many of the institute teams merging together or being replaced by sports clubs. The first season saw Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) achieving the league title. The four "Popular Teams" of Baghdad (Al-Zawraa, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta and Al-Talaba), have dominated the now-called Iraq Stars League over the years. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shorta have appeared in every season of the top-flight, while Al-Zawraa and Al-Talaba have also never been relegated.
Al-Zawraa have won 14 titles, the most of any club. Erbil are the only club outside of Baghdad to achieve more than one title, having won four titles, all in the 21st century.

## List of champions

Key to list of winners :
| † | Champions also won the Iraq FA Cup that season for a double |
| * | Champions also won the Iraq FA Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup that season for a treble |
| † | Champions also won the Iraq FA Cup and Umm al-Ma'arik Championship that season for a domestic treble |
| ‡ | Champions also won the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship that season |
| # | Champions also won the AFC Cup that season |

### 1973–1974: Iraqi National First Division

| Season | Champions (number of titles) | Runners-up | Third place | Winning manager |
| 1973–74 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Aliyat Al-Shorta | Al-Minaa | Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan |

### 1974–present: Iraq Stars League

| Season | Champions (number of titles) | Runners-up | Third place | Winning manager |
| Iraqi National Clubs League |||||
| 1974–75 | Al-Tayaran (2) | Al-Naqil | Al-Muwasalat | Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan |
| 1975–76 | Al-Zawraa$^†$ | Al-Tayaran | Al-Shorta | Saadi Salih |
| 1976–77 | Al-Zawraa (2) | Al-Jamiea | Al-Shorta | Saadi Salih |
| 1977–78 | Al-Minaa | Al-Zawraa | Al-Sinaa | Jamil Hanoon |
| 1978–79 | Al-Zawraa (3)$^†$ | Al-Shorta | Al-Talaba | Anwar Jassam |
| 1979–80 | Al-Shorta | Al-Zawraa | Al-Talaba | Douglas Aziz |
| 1980–81 | Al-Talaba | Al-Shorta | Al-Tayaran | Ammo Baba |
| 1981–82 | Al-Talaba (2) | Al-Tayaran | Al-Sinaa | Jamal Salih |
| 1982–83 | Salahaddin | Al-Talaba | Al-Tayaran | Wathiq Naji |
| 1983–84 | Al-Jaish | Al-Talaba | Al-Tayaran | Munthir Al-Waadh |
| 1984–85 | Cancelled due to FIFA World Cup qualification | Cancelled due to FIFA World Cup qualification | Cancelled due to FIFA World Cup qualification | Cancelled due to FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1985–86 | Al-Talaba (3) | Al-Rasheed | Al-Tayaran | Yahya Alwan |
| 1986–87 | Al-Rasheed$^*$ | Al-Jaish | Al-Shabab | Nasrat Nassir |
| 1987–88 | Al-Rasheed (2)$^*$ | Al-Jaish | Al-Tayaran | Jamal Salih |
| Iraqi Pan-National Clubs League |||||
| 1988–89 | Al-Rasheed (3) | Al-Talaba | Al-Tayaran | Jamal Salih |
| Iraqi National Clubs League |||||
| 1989–90 | Al-Tayaran (3) | Al-Rasheed | Al-Shorta | Amer Jameel |
| 1990–91 | Al-Zawraa (4)$^†$ | Al-Talaba | Al-Shorta | Falah Hassan |
| 1991–92 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (4)$^†$ | Al-Zawraa | Al-Karkh | Adil Yousef |
| 1992–93 | Al-Talaba (4)$^‡$ | Al-Zawraa | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Ayoub Odisho |
| 1993–94 | Al-Zawraa (5)$^†$ | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Talaba | Ammo Baba |
| 1994–95 | Al-Zawraa (6)$^†$ | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Najaf | Hadi Mutanash |
| Iraqi Advanced League |||||
| 1995–96 | Al-Zawraa (7)$^†$ | Al-Najaf | Al-Shorta | Adnan Hamad |
| Iraqi Premier League |||||
| 1996–97 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (5)$^†$ | Al-Zawraa | Al-Talaba | Ayoub Odisho |
| 1997–98 | Al-Shorta (2) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Zawraa | Abdelilah Abdul-Hameed |
| 1998–99 | Al-Zawraa (8)$^†$ | Al-Talaba | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Amer Jameel |
| Iraqi First Division League |||||
| 1999–2000 | Al-Zawraa (9)$^†$ | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Shorta | Adnan Hamad |
| Iraqi Elite League |||||
| 2000–01 | Al-Zawraa (10) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Shorta | Sabah Abdul-Jalil |
| 2001–02 | Al-Talaba (5)$^†$ | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Shorta | Thair Ahmed |
| Iraqi First Division League |||||
| 2002–03 | Cancelled due to the Iraq War | Cancelled due to the Iraq War | Cancelled due to the Iraq War | Cancelled due to the Iraq War |
| Iraqi Premier League |||||
| 2003–04 | Cancelled due to scheduling and security issues | Cancelled due to scheduling and security issues | Cancelled due to scheduling and security issues | Cancelled due to scheduling and security issues |
| 2004–05 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (6) | Al-Minaa | Al-Talaba | Sabah Abdul-Jalil |
| 2005–06 | Al-Zawraa (11) | Al-Najaf | Erbil | Salih Radhi |
| 2006–07 | Erbil | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Najaf | Akram Salman |
| 2007–08 | Erbil (2) | Al-Zawraa | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Thair Ahmed |
| 2008–09 | Erbil (3) | Al-Najaf | Duhok | Thair Ahmed |
| 2009–10 | Duhok | Al-Talaba | Al-Zawraa | Basim Qasim |
| Iraqi Elite League |||||
| 2010–11 | Al-Zawraa (12) | Erbil | Al-Sinaa | Radhi Shenaishil |
| 2011–12 | Erbil (4) | Duhok | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Nizar Mahrous |
| 2012–13 | Al-Shorta (3) | Erbil | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Thair Jassam |
| Iraqi Premier League |||||
| 2013–14 | Ended prematurely without awarding title | Ended prematurely without awarding title | Ended prematurely without awarding title | Ended prematurely without awarding title |
| 2014–15 | Naft Al-Wasat | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Shorta | Abdul-Ghani Shahad |
| 2015–16 | Al-Zawraa (13) | Naft Al-Wasat | Al-Talaba | Basim Qasim |
| 2016–17 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (7)$^#$ | Al-Naft | Al-Shorta | Basim Qasim |
| 2017–18 | Al-Zawraa (14) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Naft | Ayoub Odisho |
| 2018–19 | Al-Shorta (4) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Zawraa | Nebojša Jovović |
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (8)$^†$ | Al-Zawraa | Al-Najaf | Ayoub Odisho |
| 2021–22 | Al-Shorta (5) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Talaba | Moamen Soliman |
| 2022–23 | Al-Shorta (6) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Zawraa | Ahmed Salah |
| Iraq Stars League |||||
| 2023–24 | Al-Shorta (7)$^†$ | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Zawraa | Moamen Soliman |

## Total titles won

There are 11 clubs who have won the Iraqi title.
Teams in bold compete in the Stars League as of the 2024–25 season.
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
| 1 | Al-Zawraa | 14 | 7 | 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2017–18 |
| 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 8 | 15 | 1973–74, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2016–17, 2020–21 |
| 3 | Al-Shorta | 7 | 2 | 1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
| 4 | Al-Talaba | 5 | 7 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1992–93, 2001–02 |
| 5 | Erbil | 4 | 2 | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12 |
| 6 | Al-Rasheed | 3 | 2 | 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 |
| 7 | Al-Jaish | 1 | 2 | 1983–84 |
| 7 | Al-Minaa | 1 | 1 | 1977–78 |
| 7 | Duhok | 1 | 1 | 2009–10 |
| 7 | Naft Al-Wasat | 1 | 1 | 2014–15 |
| 7 | Salahaddin | 1 | 0 | 1982–83 |
Titles won by club (%)

### By region

| Region | Championships | Clubs |
| Baghdad | 38 | Al-Zawraa (14), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (8), Al-Shorta (7), Al-Talaba (5), Al-Rasheed (3), Al-Jaish (1) |
| Kurdistan | 5 | Erbil (4), Duhok (1) |
| South | 1 | Al-Minaa (1) |
| Central | 1 | Salahaddin (1) |
| Central Euphrates | 1 | Naft Al-Wasat (1) |

### By city

| City / Town | Championships | Clubs |
| Baghdad | 38 | Al-Zawraa (14), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (8), Al-Shorta (7), Al-Talaba (5), Al-Rasheed (3), Al-Jaish (1) |
| Erbil | 4 | Erbil (4) |
| Basra | 1 | Al-Minaa (1) |
| Duhok | 1 | Duhok (1) |
| Najaf | 1 | Naft Al-Wasat (1) |
| Tikrit | 1 | Salahaddin (1) |