# 2012–13 Iraqi First Division League

The 2012–13 Iraqi First Division League season began on December 8, 2012. Sulaymaniya were the champions of the previous season and Naft Al-Junoob were runners-up, hence both promoted to the 2012–13 Iraqi Premier League.

## Format and teams

* Al-Adala
* Al-Hudood
* Al-Jaish
* Al-Karkh
* Salahaddin
* Samaraa
* Al-Shirqat
* Al-Tuz
* Kufa
* Naft Al-Wasat
The 42 teams were split into six groups. At the end of the regular season, the top 2 teams from each group, a total of 12 teams advanced to the next round. In the second round, these 12 teams will be split into two groups of 6, with teams playing a home and away round robin matches with each opponent in the group. The top two teams in each of the two groups advanced to the next round creating a 4 team playoff. The Final stage is one group with teams playing a home and away round robin matches with each opponent in the group. The top two teams qualify to the 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League next season.
| Governorate | Teams | Name of Teams |
| Center |||
| Baghdad | 4 | Al-Adala, Al-Hudood, Al-Jaish, and Al-Karkh |
| Salahaddin | 4 | Salahaddin, Samaraa, Al-Shirqat, and Al-Tuz |
| Middle Euphrates |||
| Muthana | 1 | Al-Samawa |
| Najaf | 2 | Al-Kufa and Naft Al-Wasat |
| South |||
| Maysan | 1 | Naft Maysan |

## Groups stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Naft Maysan (A) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 20 | Qualification for Iraqi First Division League Final Stage |
| 2 | Al-Tuz (A) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 19 | Qualification for Iraqi First Division League Final Stage |
| 3 | Samaraa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 | |
| 4 | Al-Hudood | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Al-Kufa | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 6 | |
| 6 | Al-Adala | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | |
| Home \ Away | ADA | HUD | KUF | NFM | SMR | TUZ |
| Al-Adala | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | | 0–1 |
| Al-Hudood | 1–0 | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Al-Kufa | | 1–0 | | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Naft Maysan | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| Samaraa | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | |
| Al-Tuz | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Karkh (A) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 19 | Qualification for Iraqi First Division League Final Stage |
| 2 | Salahaddin (A) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 19 | Qualification for Iraqi First Division League Final Stage |
| 3 | Al-Shirqat | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 16 | |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 8 | |
| 5 | Al-Jaish | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Al-Samawa | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 | |
| Home \ Away | JAI | KAR | NFW | SAL | SMA | SHQ |
| Al-Jaish | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| Al-Karkh | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Naft Al-Wasat | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | | 3–1 |
| Salahaddin | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Al-Samawa | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–2 |
| Al-Shirqat | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |

## Final stage

The Final stage is one group with teams playing a home and away round robin matches with each opponent in the group. The top two teams qualify to the 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League next season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Karkh (C, P) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 14 | Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League |
| 2 | Naft Maysan (P) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League |
| 3 | Salahaddin | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Al-Tuz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | |
| Home \ Away | KAR | NFM | SAL | TUZ |
| Al-Karkh | | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 |
| Naft Maysan | 2–2 | | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Salahaddin | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| Al-Tuz | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |