# 2022–23 Iraqi Third Division League

The 2022–23 Iraqi Third Division League was the 49th season of what is now called the Iraqi Second Division League, the fourth tier of the Iraqi football league system, since its establishment in 1974. The number of clubs in the league have varied throughout history for various reasons; 120 clubs participated in this year's edition. The top 38 teams in the league were promoted directly to Iraqi Second Division League. There is no general date for the start of the league, but each subsidiary football association chooses the best time to start the league in their region.

## Teams

A total of 120 teams are competing for the league after some teams withdrew for financial reasons. The teams are originally promoted to the Iraqi Second Division League based on the rule of one qualified team out of every five participating teams. The number of teams that will be promoted to the Second Division League will be 38 teams.

## Overview

The 120 clubs are supposed to be divided into 18 groups by location (some of these groups play in subgroups as well), and each group represents the province to which these clubs belong and lies within its borders. But there are 5 provinces that do not have clubs that play in this level.
| No. | Governorates | Teams | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 1 | Dohuk | | |
| 2 | Nineveh | Al-Ayadhiyah Bazwaya Hamidat Narkal Qalat Tel Afar Salam Tel Afar Shabab Al-Qayyara Shabab Sinjar Sinjar Talsquf Tarmi | |
| 3 | Erbil | | |
| 4 | Kirkuk | Al-Ekhaa Al-Nujoom Al-Turkman Altun Kupri Baba Gurgur Ittihad Kirkuk Khak Teseen | |
| 5 | Sulaymaniyah | | |
| 6 | Saladin | Al-Dhuluiya Al-Jarnaf Al-Malwiya Saad Salahaddin Tikrit | Al-Dhuluiya Salahaddin |
| 7 | Al Anbar | A'ali Al-Furat Abu Risha Al-Dawar Al-Fosfat Al-Nassaf Al-Qaeim Al-Rutba Al-Saqlawiya Al-Siddiqiya Al-Wihda Barwana Haditha Ittihad Al-Jazira Rawa | Al-Dawar Ittihad Al-Jazira |
| 8 | Baghdad | Al-Ain Al-Atheer Al-Baiyaa Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Al-Majd Al-Mawared Al-Maiya Al-Nahdha Al-Radd Al-Sariea Al-Shabab Al-Sinaat Al-Harbiya Al-Tarmiya Al-Tatweer Bismaya Biladi Junoob Baghdad Shabab Al-Adil Shabab Al-Khairat Tayaran Al-Jaish | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Al-Radd Al-Sariea Al-Shabab Al-Sinaat Al-Harbiya |
| 9 | Diyala | Al-Mansouriya Al-Miqdadiya Al-Sudour Al-Yarmouk Al-Wand Bani Saad Baquba Buhriz Hibhib Jalawla Khanaqin Mandali Shamal Al-Miqdadiya | Al-Mansouriya Al-Sudour Buhriz |
| 10 | Karbala | Al-Ebdaa Al-Jamahir Al-Nidhal Al-Taff Al-Tufoof Ain Al-Tamur Imam Al-Muttaqeen Shabab Al-Hussein | Al-Ebdaa |
| 11 | Babil | Al-Hashimiya Al-Midhatiya Al-Neel Al-Sadda Al-Shomali | Al-Hashimiya |
| 12 | Wasit | Al-Ahrar Al-Dujaila Al-Falahiya Al-Karimiya Al-Khajiya Al-Muntadher Al-Nahrain Al-Sharqiya Al-Shuhadaa Al-Wafaa Al-Wydad Wasit | Al-Falahiya Al-Wydad Wasit |
| 13 | Najaf | | |
| 14 | Al-Qādisiyyah | Al-Yaqdha Ghammas | Ghammas |
| 15 | Maysan | Ahrar Maysan Ahly Maysan Al-Amara Al-Shaheed Saad Ali Al-Gharbi Kumayt Salam Maysan | |
| 16 | Muthanna | | |
| 17 | Dhi Qar | Al-Amir Al-Bathaa Al-Dawaya Al-Dhifaf Al-Fohoud Al-Fajr Al-Nassr Baladiyat Al-Nasiriyah Dhi Qar Maysaloon Qalat Sukar Teshrin | Teshrin |
| 18 | Basra | Al-Faw Al-Midaina Shatt Al-Arab Umm Qasr | Al-Faw |

## League tables
### 1- Dohuk Group

There are no teams in Dohuk that play in this division.

### 2- Nineveh Group

TBD

### 3- Erbil Group

There are no teams in Erbil that play in this division.

### 4- Kirkuk Group
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Ekhaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Altun Kupri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Baba Gurgur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ittihad Kirkuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Nujoom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Turkman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Khak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Teseen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### 5- Sulaymaniyah Group

There are no teams in Sulaymaniyah that play in this division.

### 6- Saladin Group
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Salahaddin (P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Jarnaf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Saad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Dhuluiya (P) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Malwiya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tikrit | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |

### 7- Al-Anbar Group
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Dawar (P) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | A'ali Al-Furat (O) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Qualification for the Play-off |
| 3 | Barwana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Al-Nassaf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Al-Fosfat | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Haditha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Rawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Ittihad Al-Jazira (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Rutba (O) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Play-off |
| 3 | Al-Qaeim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Al-Saqlawiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Al-Siddiqiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Al-Wihda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Abu Risha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### 8- Baghdad Groups
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Radd Al-Sariea (P) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 22 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Shabab (O, P) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 22 | Qualification for the Play-off |
| 3 | Shabab Al-Adil | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 17 | |
| 4 | Al-Mawared Al-Maiya | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 9 | |
| 5 | Biladi | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 3 | |
| 6 | Al-Atheer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Sinaat Al-Harbiya (P) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 12 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Nahdha (O) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Qualification for the Play-off |
| 3 | Al-Ain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Junoob Baghdad | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Tayaran Al-Jaish | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 2 | |
| 6 | Al-Majd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
* ↑ Al-Majd withdrew from the tournament.

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (P) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 12 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Bismaya (O) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Qualification for the Play-off |
| 3 | Al-Tarmiya | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Al-Tatweer | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Shabab Al-Khairat | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Al-Baiyaa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |

### 9- Diyala Group
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Mansouriya (P) | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 24 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Sudour (P) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 18 | Qualification for the Play-off |
| 3 | Bani Saad | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 18 | |
| 4 | Al-Miqdadiya | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Al-Wand | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 11 | |
| 6 | Hibhib | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Mandali | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 1 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Buhriz (P) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 23 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Jalawla | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 18 | Qualification for the Play-off |
| 3 | Baquba | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 17 | |
| 4 | Khanaqin | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 15 | |
| 5 | Al-Yarmouk | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 4 | |
| 6 | Shamal Al-Miqdadiya | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 1 | |

### 10- Karbalaa Group
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Ain Al-Tamur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Tufoof | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Al-Taff | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Imam Al-Muttaqeen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Ebdaa (P) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Jamahir | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Shabab Al-Hussein | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Al-Nidhal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 | |

### 11- Babil Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Hashimiya (P) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Sadda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Al-Midhatiya | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Al-Shomali | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Al-Neel | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | |

### 12- Wasit Groups
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Falahiya (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Dujaila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Al-Khajiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Al-Wafaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Wasit (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Karimiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Al-Nahrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Al-Ahrar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Wydad (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Sharqiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Al-Shuhadaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Al-Muntadher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### 13- Al-Najaf Group

There are no teams in Al-Najaf that play in this division.

### 14- Al-Qādisiyyah Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Ghammas (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Al-Yaqdha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### 15- Maysan Group
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Kumayt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Salam Maysan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ahly Maysan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Ali Al-Gharbi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Ahrar Maysan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Al-Shaheed Saad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Al-Amara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |

### 16- Al-Muthanna Group

There are no teams in Al-Muthanna that play in this division.

### 17- Dhi Qar Group
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Fajr | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Maysaloon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Al-Dawaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Al-Dhifaf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Qalat Sukar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 | Al-Amir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Teshrin (P) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Baladiyat Al-Nasiriyah | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Dhi Qar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Al-Fohoud | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Al-Nasr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Al-Bathaa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |

### 18- Basra Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Al-Faw (P) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League |
| 2 | Umm Qasr | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Al-Midaina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Shatt Al-Arab | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |