# 2023–24 Iraqi First Division League

The 2023–24 Iraqi First Division League is the 50th season of the Iraqi First Division League, the third tier in the Iraqi football league system since its establishment in 1974, and the first under its new name. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various reasons. in this season the number of clubs is 26 divided into three groups, with 10 clubs relegate from the Iraqi First Division League to the Second Division League, and two teams promote to the Premier Division League next season. The teams will be distributed among 3 groups according to the geographical area, competing among them for the promotion of two teams from each group, then the 6 qualifying teams will be divided into two groups that will play among themselves in a home-and-away system, while the mechanism of relegation will be the relegation of 10 teams, with 3 teams from each group, and the tenth relegated team, Its position will be decided by playing a home-and-away match with the sixth-place finishers from the first and second groups. The season is scheduled to start on 29 December 2023.

## Teams

A total of 26 teams are contesting the league, including 23 sides from the 2022–23 season and the 4 relegated sides from the Iraqi Premier Division League, The teams promoted from the Iraqi Second Division League were neglected, because of the recent changes necessary to adjustment to having 26 teams possible this season. Indeed, Al-Hawija, Al-Jinsiya, Al-Samawa and Al-Sulaikh were relegated from the Premier Division League in the previous season, but Al-Jinsiya was also considered to have withdrawn from the league after the Ministry of Interior officially dissolved them.
The teams were divided into three groups, and the draw was held on December 13, 2023, and it was decided that the championship will start on December 29, 2023.

### 2023–24 season

| Team | Manager | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al-Alam | Amin Abbas | Saladin | Al-Alam Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli | Ridhwan Mohammed | Nineveh | Ahmed Radhi Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al Bdeir | Hassan Faleh Al-Abedi | Al-Qādisiyyah | Al Bdeir Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Furat | Abdul Yemma Warwar | Dhi Qar | Suq Al-Shuyukh Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Hawija | Mohammed Shathar | Kirkuk | Al-Hawija Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi | Azhar Taher | Baghdad | Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium | 5,150 |
| Al-Jawhara | Jassim Jaber Al-Awadi | Babil | Al-Hashimiya Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Kadhimiya | Ali Bahjat | Baghdad | Al-Kadhimiya Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Khalis | Nasser Kamel Mohammed | Diyala | Al-Khalis Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Khidhir | Mohammed Junaih | Muthanna | Al-Khidhir Olympic Stadium | 7,500 |
| Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya | Ali Abboud | Baghdad | Al-Ameriya Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Kifl | Nadhim Hussein | Babil | Al-Kifl Stadium | 8,000 |
| Al-Kut | Haider Ibrahim | Wasit | Al-Kut Olympic Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al-Mosul | Ali Hilal | Nineveh | Mosul University Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al-Numaniya | Salah Thamir Ibrahim | Wasit | Al-Azeeziya Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Qurna | Ali Najem | Basra | Al-Qurna Stadium | 7,000 |
| Al-Sadeq | Wissam Hamza | Basra | Al-Sadeq Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Samawa | Falah Hadi Hussein | Muthanna | Al-Samawah Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Sufiya | Shaker Mohammed Sabbar | Al-Anbar | Al-Sufiya Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Sulaikh | Shaker Abed Ali | Baghdad | Al-Sulaikh Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Suwaira | Nazar Marah | Wasit | Al-Al-Suwaira Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Taji | Thiyab Nuhair | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
| Ararat | Safeen Hamad Amin | Erbil | Ararat Stadium | 5,000 |
| Baladiyat Al-Mosul | Tariq Tuaima | Nineveh | Baladiyat Al-Mosul Stadium | 5,000 |
| Jadidat Al-Shatt | Hassan Abdul-Hadi | Diyala | Jadidat Al-Shatt Stadium | 5,000 |
| Naft Al-Shamal | Ahmed Habib | Kirkuk | Khak Stadium | 5,000 |

## First round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Qualification to the Second round |
| 2 | Al-Taji | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | Qualification to the Second round |
| 3 | Al-Kadhimiya | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Al-Khidhir | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Al-Sulaikh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for the "Play-out" round |
| 7 | Al-Alam | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League |
| 8 | Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League |
| 9 | Al Bdeir | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ALA | AMW | BDE | HSD | KAD | KHI | KHU | SUL | TAJ |
| Al-Alam | — | | | 0–1 | | 4–3 | | 1–0 | |
| Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli | 2–1 | — | | | | | | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Al Bdeir | | 1–1 | — | | | | 2–1 | | |
| Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi | | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | | | | |
| Al-Kadhimiya | 2–0 | 1–1 | | | — | | 3–0 | | |
| Al-Khidhir | | | 4–0 | | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | | |
| Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya | | | | | | | — | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Al-Sulaikh | | | | 2–4 | | 3–1 | | — | 1–2 |
| Al-Taji | | | 7–2 | | | 2–1 | | | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Furat | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 | Qualification to the Second round |
| 2 | Al-Sadeq | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | Qualification to the Second round |
| 3 | Al-Kifl | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Al-Jawhara | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Al-Qurna | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Al-Numaniya | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | Qualification for the "Play-out" round |
| 7 | Al-Suwaira | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League |
| 8 | Al-Samawa | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League |
| 9 | Al-Kut | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | FUR | JAW | KIF | KUT | NUM | QUR | SAD | SAM | SUW |
| Al-Furat | — | | | | | 1–0 | 4–1 | | |
| Al-Jawhara | | — | | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | |
| Al-Kifl | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | | | | | | |
| Al-Kut | 0–1 | | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | | | | |
| Al-Numaniya | 0–1 | 0–2 | | | — | | | 2–1 | |
| Al-Qurna | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | — | | | |
| Al-Sadeq | | | | 6–0 | | 0–0 | — | | 3–0 |
| Al-Samawa | | | | 0–0 | | | 1–3 | — | 1–1 |
| Al-Suwaira | | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | | | | — |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Sufiya | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | Qualification to the Second round |
| 2 | Naft Al-Shamal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Qualification to the Second round |
| 3 | Al-Mosul | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | |
| 4 | Baladiyat Al-Mosul | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | Al-Hawija | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Jadidat Al-Shatt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League |
| 7 | Al-Khalis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League |
| 8 | Ararat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League |
* ↑ Ararat withdrew from the league.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | HAW | KHA | MOS | SUF | ARA | BAL | JAD | NAF |
| Al-Hawija | — | | 2–3 | | — | | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Al-Khalis | 2–5 | — | | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | | |
| Al-Mosul | | 2–1 | — | | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Sufiya | | | 2–1 | — | — | | | |
| Ararat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baladiyat Al-Mosul | 2–0 | | | 0–3 | — | — | 0–0 | |
| Jadidat Al-Shatt | | | | 1–3 | — | | — | 0–1 |
| Naft Al-Shamal | | 1–0 | | 2–2 | — | | | — |
* ↑ Ararat withdrew from the league.

## Final game

* Iraqi First Division League 2023–24 winner
* Al-Mosul