Founded | 1980 |
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Country | Iraq |
Federation | Iraqi Basketball Association |
Confederation | FIBA Asia (Asia) West Asia Basketball Association (West Asia) |
Number of teams | 11 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Iraqi Basketball First Division League |
Supercup | Iraqi Basketball Perseverance Cup |
International cup(s) | Basketball Champions League Asia FIBA West Asia Super League Arab Club Basketball Championship |
Current champions | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (3rd title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | Al-Karkh (13 titles) |
Website | www |
The Iraqi Basketball Premier League, officially known as 1XBET Iraqi Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional basketball league in Iraq.
The record winners of the competition are Al-Karkh, who have won the championship 13 times. Al-Difaa Al-Jawi are the current champions, having won their 3rd title in the 2023–24 season by beating Al-Karkh in the final. [1]
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Club | Titles | Winning seasons |
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Al-Karkh | 13 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2015–16 |
Al-Naft | 7 | 1992–93, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
Al-Rasheed | 5 | 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 |
Duhok | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14 | |
Al-Hilla | 3 | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07 |
Al-Shorta | 1994–95, 1995–96, 2014–15 | |
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 1997–98, 1998–99, 2023–24 | |
Al-Jaish | 2 | 1979–80, 1983–84 |
Al-Kahrabaa | 2005–06, 2012–13 | |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 | 1993–94 |
Season | Winners | Result | Runners-up | Reference |
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2012–13 | Al-Kahrabaa | 2–0 | Al-Karkh | [2] |
2013–14 | Duhok | 2–0 | Naft Al-Junoob | [3] |
2014–15 | Al-Shorta | 2–1 | Al-Karkh | [4] |
2015–16 | Al-Karkh | 4–2 | Al-Minaa | [5] |
2016–17 | Al-Naft | 3–0 | Al-Shorta | [6] |
2017–18 | Al-Naft | 3–1 | Al-Shorta | [7] |
2018–19 | Al-Naft | 3–0 | Al-Shorta | [8] |
2019–20 | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2020–21 | Al-Naft | 3–0 | Al-Shorta | [9] |
2021–22 | Al-Naft | 4–1 | Al-Shorta | [10] |
2022–23 | Al-Naft | 4–2 | Al-Shorta | [11] |
2023–24 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 4–0 | Al-Karkh | [1] |
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