The 2021–22 Iraqi First Division League was the 48th season of what is now called the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second 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; in this season the number of clubs has been reduced from 28 teams to 24. The top two teams are directly promoted to the Iraqi Premier League, while the bottom 4 teams in each group are directly relegated to the Iraqi Second Division League. The season started on 12 October 2021 and ended 19 April 2022, while the summer transfer window began on August 1 and ended on midnight on September 19.
Al-Hudood won the title by beating Karbalaa 1–0 in the final at Al-Shaab Stadium, with both teams securing promotion.
Overview Changes In November 2020, The Iraq FA announced that the number of teams will decrease from 28 to 24 in total starting from 2021-2022 season. To make these changes possible, the Iraq FA announced that in 2020–21 season, The top teams in each group are directly promoted to the Premier League, while 8 teams in total are directly relegated to Second Division League.
Teams A total of 24 teams are contesting the league, including 21 sides from the 2020-2021 season and the 3 relegated sides from the Iraqi Premier League. There are no promoted teams participating in this season because of the recent changes necessary to adjustment to having 24 teams possible this season.
2021–22 season
TeamManagerLocationStadiumCapacityAfak Haider HusseinAl-Qādisiyyah, DiwaniyaAl-Kifl Stadium10,000Al-Alam Ali JawadSaladinAl-Alam Stadium10,000Al-Bahri Asaad Abdul RazzaqBasra, Al-JubailaAl-Bahri Stadium7,000Al-Difaa Al-Madani Mahdi KadhimBaghdadAl-Taji Stadium5,000Al-Hussein Kadhim YousefBaghdad, Sadr CityFive Thousand Stadium5,000Al-Jinsiya Karim QumbilBaghdadAl-Jinsiya Stadium5,000Al-Kufa Adel Ali Al-AasamNajaf, KufaNajaf Stadium12,000Al-Muroor Adel AjerBaghdad, Sadr CityAl-Walaa Stadium5,000Al-Nasiriya Ali WahaibDhi Qar, NasiriyaAn Nasiriya Stadium10,000Al-Ramadi Khamis HammoudAnbar, RamadiAl Ramadi Stadium10,000Al-Shirqat Mohammed AttiyaSaladin, ShirqatShirqat Stadium5,000Al-Sulaikh Rashid SultanBaghdad, SuleikhAl Sulaikh Stadium5,000Babylon Fouad JawadBabylonAl Kifl Stadium10,000Diyala Ali AbdullahDiyala, BaqubaBa'quba Stadium10,000Duhok Adel NasserDuhokDuhok Stadium20,000Ghaz Al-Shamal Walid Mohammed QaderKirkukKirkuk Olympic Stadium20,000Karbalaa Ali WahabKarbalaKarbala Sports City30,000Masafi Al-Junoob Nasser Talla DahilanBasra, ShaibahMasafi Al-Junoob Stadium5,000Maysan Ahmed ZuhairMaysanMaysan Stadium25,000Peshmerga Sulaymaniya Arsalan JalalSulaymaniyahPeshmerga Stadium10,000Suq Al-Shuyukh Moayad TomehDhi Qar, Suq Al-ShuyukhSouk Al-Shuyukh Stadium5,000Al-Hudood Abbas AttiyaBaghdadAl-Taji Stadium5,000Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Adel NimaBaghdadAl-Sinaa Stadium10,000Al-Samawa Aqeel GhaniAl-SamawaAl-Samawah Stadium5,000
League table Group 1
Results
Group 2
Results
Third place
Final
Play-off
References
External links Iraq Football Association