Iraqi Second Division League

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Iraqi Second Division League
Iraqi Second Division League logo.png
Founded1974;51 years ago (1974)
CountryIraq
Number of clubs20
Level on pyramid4
Promotion to Iraqi First Division League
Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League
Domestic cup(s) Iraq FA Cup
International cup(s) AFC Champions League Two
(via Iraq FA Cup)
Current champions Aliyat Al-Shorta (1st title)
(2024–25)
Current: 2024–25 Iraqi Second Division League

The Iraqi Second Division League is a football league that is the fourth tier of the Iraqi football league system. [1] The league was founded in 1974, and consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top four teams in each group qualify for the second stage, where they are split into two further groups. The two group winners in the second stage are promoted directly to the Iraqi First Division League, while the two group runners-up compete in a third place play-off to determine which team enters the promotion play-off with the 18th-placed team from the First Division League.

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The two teams that finish bottom of their group in the first stage are relegated to the Iraqi Third Division League. The ninth-placed teams of each group compete in a play-off, and the loser enters a relegation play-off with the third-placed team from the Third Division League. The league is governed by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). [2]

In the 2024–25 season, Aliyat Al-Shorta won the championship title after defeating Masafi Al-Shamal 3–1 in the final match. [3]

Competition name

PeriodName
1974–1995National Clubs Fourth Division League
1995–1999Third Division League
1999–2000Fourth Division League
2000–2002Third Division League
2002–2003Fourth Division League
2003–2023Third Division League
2023–presentSecond Division League

Current clubs

2024–25 season

Group 1Group 2
Al-Numaniya Al-Mawarid Al-Maiya
Tishreen Al-Jawhara
Safwan Al-Tijara
Al-Kut Masafi Al-Shamal
Al-Zubair Al-Khalis
Al-Suwaira Tuz
Al-Khidhir Jadidat Al-Shatt
Al Bdeir Al-Nasr Al-Anbari
Al-Najma Al-Sikak
Al-Shatra Aliyat Al-Shorta

See also

References

  1. "انطلاق دوري الدرجة الثالثة لكرة القدم السبت المقبل" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 20 December 2021.
  2. "المسابقات تعلن مواعيد منهاجها الكروي للموسم المقبل". الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. "اتحاد الكرة يصدر تعليمات خاصة بدوري الدرجة الثالثة". alforatnews.iq (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-01-08.