The 2008–09 Iraqi First Division League.
Format and teams Final qualification round
On December 4, 2009, the Iraq Football Federation met and decided that the final qualifying round will be played on one stage. Six clubs will play in Baghdad for the period from December 8 to 15, with five rounds, with three matches each day, with a break for the next day. Two of these teams will qualify for the 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League next season, joined by the six teams that already secured promotion in the previous round.
The matches are to be played on five stadiums: Al-Shorta Stadium, Al-Zawraa Stadium, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium, Al Karkh Stadium and Al Naft Stadium.
Number of teams by Iraqi Governorates
GovernorateTeamsName of Teams CenterBaghdad2 Al-Siyaha and Al-KarkhAl-Anbar1 Al-Jolan NorthDohuk1Zakho Middle EuphratesKarbala1Al-Hindiya SouthBasra1 Masafi Al-Janoob
Final qualification round The final qualification round will be one group, each team plays five game with other teams. The top two teams from group were to qualify for the 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League next season, but eventually the top four all qualified due to the withdrawal of Sulaymaniya and Sirwan from the Iraqi Premier League.
Season statistics
Top scorers Final qualification round
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Mohannad Abdul-RahmanAl-Karkh4 Hassan FarhoodAl-Hindiya Broosh JaderZakho Mustafa Basil2 Anmar HusseinAl-Jolan3 Hussam-Eddin Mohammed Qusay Jbayer3 Salam Ibrahim Masafi Al-Janoob2 Ammar RadhiAl-Siyaha Abbas Mohammed
Others 2008–09 Iraqi Premier League 2011–12 Iraqi First Division League
References
External links Iraq Football Association