2020–21 Iraq Division One

The 2020–21 Iraq Division One is the 46th season of the Iraq Division One, the second tier of the Iraqi football league system since its establishment in 1974.The number of clubs in the league have changed throughout history due to several factors, most recently in this season when the number of clubs increased from 12 to 28 in total. The top two from each group are directly promoted to the Premier League, while a third club can be promoted through play-offs, on the other hand, two clubs from each group are directly relegated to the Second Division.[1]

Iraq Division One
Season2020–21
Dates3 May 2021 – 16 July 2021
ChampionsAl-Sinaa
PromotedAl-Sinaa
Newroz
Samarra
RelegatedAkkad
Al-Ettefaq
Al-Jaish
Brayati
Matches played184
Goals scored469 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerSamer Mohsin
(12 goals)
Biggest home winDiyala 4–3 Al-Ramadi
(4 March 2021)
Biggest away winAl-Muroor 3–4 Samarra
(4 March 2021)
Highest scoringDiyala 4–3 Al-Ramadi
(4 March 2021)
Al-Muroor 3–4 Samarra
(4 March 2021)
Longest winning run6 matches
Al-Sinaa
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Al-Sinaa
Longest winless run12 matches
Akkad
Maysan
Longest losing run9 matches
Brayati
← 2019–20
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2021.

Al-Sinaa won the title and were promoted alongside runners-up Newroz.

Format

Teams from all over Iraq participated in preliminary qualifications for the final stage. Total of 16 teams qualified for the final stage and 12 teams joined from previous season.[2]

There was no Division One nor Premier League season held the prior year due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2020–21 Iraq Division One teams

A total of 28 teams are contesting the league, including 10 sides from the 2018-2019 season, 16 promoted teams from the preliminary qualifications for the final stage and the two relegated sides from the Premier League.[3]

Team Manager Location Stadium Capacity
Afak Haider Hussein Al-Qādisiyyah (Diwaniya) Al-Kifl Stadium 10,000
Akkad Bassim Obaid Dhi Qar (Al-Shatrah) Al Shatrah Stadium 7,500
Al-Alam Ali Jawad Saladin Al-Alam Stadium 10,000
Al-Bahri Asaad Abdul Razzaq Basra (Al-Jubaila) Al-Bahri Stadium 7,000
Al-Difaa Al-Madani Mahdi Kadhim Baghdad Al-Taji Stadium 5,000
Al-Ettefaq Abdul Zahra Odeh Al-Qādisiyyah (Diwaniya) Al-Diwaniya Stadium 5,000
Al-Hussein Kadhim Yousef Baghdad (Sadr City) Five Thousand Stadium 5,000
Al-Jaish Maher Ohkla Baghdad Al-Jaish Stadium 6,000
Al-Jinsiya Karim Qumbil Baghdad Al-Jinsiya Stadium 5,000
Al-Kufa Adel Ali Al-Aasam Najaf (Kufa) Najaf Stadium 30,000
Al-Muroor Adel Ajer Baghdad (Sadr City) Al-Walaa Stadium 5,000
Al-Nasiriya Ali Wahaib Dhi Qar (Nasiriya) An Nasiriya Stadium 10,000
Al-Ramadi Khamis Hammoud Anbar (Ramadi) Al Ramadi Stadium 15,000
Al-Shirqat Mohammed Attiya Saladin (Shirqat) Shirqat Stadium 5,000
Al-Sinaa Sadeq Hanoon Baghdad (Sadr City) Al-Sinaa Stadium 5,000
Al-Sulaikh Rashid Sultan Baghdad (Suleikh) Al Sulaikh Stadium 5,000
Babylon Fouad Jawad Babil Al Kifl Stadium 10,000
Brayati Mahmoud Majeed Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium 25,000
Diyala Ali Abdullah Diyala (Baquba) Ba'quba Stadium 10,000
Duhok Adel Nasser Duhok Duhok Stadium 20,000
Ghaz Al-Shamal Walid Mohammed Qader Kirkuk Kirkuk Olympic Stadium 20,000
Karbalaa Ali Wahab Karbala Karbala Sports City 30,000
Masafi Al-Janoob Nasser Talla Dahilan Basra (Shaibah) Masafi Al-Janoob Stadium 5,000
Maysan Ahmed Zuhair Maysan Maysan Stadium 25,000
Newroz Wali Karim Sulaymaniyah Zanko Stadium 15,000
Peshmerga Arsalan Jalal Sulaymaniyah Peshmerga Stadium 10,000
Samarra Ahmed Kadhim Saladin (Samarra) Samarra Stadium 10,000
Suq Al-Shuyukh Moayad Tomeh Dhi Qar (Suq Al-Shuyukh) Souk Al-Shuyukh Stadium 5,000

League table

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Newroz (P) 13 9 3 1 27 11 +16 30 Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League
2 Afak (Q) 13 8 5 0 26 13 +13 29 Qualification for the Third place play-off
3 Masafi Al-Janoob 13 7 4 2 27 17 +10 25
4 Al-Difaa Al-Madani 13 4 8 1 15 10 +5 20
5 Al-Shirqat 13 5 4 4 15 12 +3 19
6 Karbalaa 13 4 7 2 12 13 −1 19
7 Al-Alam 13 4 6 3 17 17 0 18
8 Al-Hussein 13 3 6 4 17 19 −2 15
9 Suq Al-Shuyukh 13 4 3 6 12 19 −7 15
10 Al-Kufa 13 2 6 5 15 19 −4 12
11 Ghaz Al-Shamal 13 3 3 7 13 18 −5 12
12 Al-Jinsiya 13 2 5 6 11 15 −4 11
13 Al-Jaish (R) 13 2 4 7 12 20 −8 10 Relegation to Iraq Division Two
14 Brayati (R) 13 2 0 11 13 29 −16 6
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2021. Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away AFK ALM DFM HUS JSH JIN KUF SRQ BRA GSH KRB MSJ NEW SUQ
Afak — — 1–1 4–2 — 1–1 3–1 — 4–1 3–2 — — 2–0 —
Al-Alam 1–1 — — — — — — 0–0 — 1–3 0–0 1–3 — 0–0
Al-Difaa Al-Madani — 2–3 — — — — — 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 — 1–1 3–0
Al-Hussein — 2–2 0–0 — — 1–1 — 2–0 — 1–2 — — 2–2 0–1
Al-Jaish 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 — 0–2 1–1 — 3–1 — — — — —
Al-Jinsiya — 1–3 0–0 — — — — 1–1 — — 0–1 1–2 0–1 —
Al-Kufa — 0–0 3–3 1–2 — 1–2 — — — 1–0 — — 2–2 —
Al-Shirqat 2–3 — — — 1–0 — 1–0 — 4–1 — 3–0 1–1 — 1–1
Brayati — 2–3 — 0–1 — 2–1 1–2 — — 0–1 — — 1–3 —
Ghaz Al-Shamal — — — — 2–4 1–1 — 0–1 — — 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–1
Karbalaa 1–1 — — 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 — 2–1 — — 2–2 — 3–2
Masafi Al-Janoob 0–0 — 0–1 3–1 2–1 — 2–2 — 3–1 — — — — —
Newroz — 3–1 — — 2–0 — — 2–0 — — 2–0 4–2 — 4–0
Suq Al-Shuyukh 1–2 — — — 3–0 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 — — 1–4 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 2021. Source: IFA official website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sinaa (P) 13 11 2 0 24 8 +16 35 Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League
2 Samaraa (Q) 13 8 3 2 27 17 +10 27 Qualification for the Third place play-off
3 Al-Ramadi 13 8 1 4 24 14 +10 25
4 Duhok 13 8 1 4 17 13 +4 25
5 Al-Bahri 13 6 2 5 17 12 +5 20
6 Al-Muroor 13 4 5 4 17 17 0 17
7 Al-Nasiriya 13 4 5 4 14 15 −1 17
8 Al-Sulaikh 13 3 6 4 13 14 −1 15
9 Peshmerga 13 3 6 4 14 18 −4 15
10 Diyala 13 3 5 5 21 23 −2 14
11 Babil 13 2 4 7 14 16 −2 10
12 Maysan 13 1 7 5 9 19 −10 10
13 Akkad (R) 13 1 5 7 13 22 −9 8 Relegation to Iraq Division Two
14 Al-Ettefaq (R) 13 1 4 8 11 27 −16 7
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2021. Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away AKD BAH ETF MUR NAS RAM SIN SUL BAB DIY DUH MAY PES SAM
Akkad — 1–3 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 — — — — 0–1 — — 2–4
Al-Bahri — — — — 1–1 — 0–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–2 2–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] —
Al-Ettefaq — 1–2 — — — — 1–3 1–1 — 2–4 0–1 1–1 — —
Al-Muroor — 1–1 4–2 — 1–1 2–2 0–1 — 1–0 — — — — 3–4
Al-Nasiriya — — 0–1 — — 1–0 1–2 — 1–1 — 2–1 — — 0–2
Al-Ramadi — 1–0 2–1 — — — 1–2 3–1 1–0 — 4–0 — 2–0 —
Al-Sinaa 2–2 — — — — — — 2–1 — 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 —
Al-Sulaikh 2–0 — — 0–1 1–1 — — — — 2–2 — 0–0 1–1 0–0
Babil 1–1 — 5–0 — — — 0–1 1–2 — 2–1 — 1–1 1–2 —
Diyala 2–2 0–2 — 2–1 1–2 4–3 — — — — — — — 1–2
Duhok — — — 2–0 — — — 1–0 2–0 2–2 — 3–0 2–1 —
Maysan 1–1 — — 1–1 1–3 0–1 — — — 0–0 — — 0–0 3–2
Peshmerga 2–1 — 1–1 0–0 1–1 — — — — 1–1 — — — 4–2
Samaraa — 1–0 3–0[lower-alpha 2] — — 3–2 0–0 — 2–2 — 2–0 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 July 2021. Source: IFA official website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. The Al-Bahri–Peshmerga match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Bahri, as Peshmerga did not turn up for the game.
  2. The Samarra–Al-Ettefaq match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Samarra, as Al-Ettefaq did not turn up for the game.

Third place
Afak0 – 1Samaraa
Report Adnan 38' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salem Amer

Final
Newroz0 – 1Al-Sinaa
Report Keke 82'
Al-Taji Stadium, Baghdad
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Kadhim

Play-offs
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya1 – 1Samaraa
Mahmoud 57' (pen.) Report Adnan 38’
Abdulrab 53'
Penalties
  • Shaibani
  • Malik
  • Noori
  • Mohammed
2–4
  • Saadi
  • Al-Dahi
  • Abdullah
  • Abdul-Hassan
  • Motlaq
Attendance: 0

Season statistics
As of 16 July 2021

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Samer Mohsin Afak 12
2 Hussein Ibrahim Al-Alam 10
Ahmed Turki Akkad
4 Salih Motlaq Samarra 9
5 Donatus Edafe Al-Nasiriya 8
Fadhel Wasmi Masafi Al-Janoob
Ahmed Sabri Duhok
8 Cissé Al-Ramadi 7
Husham Ahmed Al-Difaa Al-Madani
Jean-Christian Keke Al-Sinaa

References
  1. mo22. "اعتماد تصنيف وآلية وموعد انطلاق دوري الدرجة الأولى". الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  2. mo22. "لجنة المسابقات تجري قرعة دوري الدرجة الأولى". الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  3. "دوري الدرجة الاولى – الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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