2004–05 Iraqi First Division League

The 2004–05 Iraqi First Division League was the 31st 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. The top four teams in second round (winner of each group) are promoted to the Iraqi Premier League.

Iraqi First Division League
Season2004–05
Dates18 March 2005 – 16 July 2005
PromotedAl-Amana
Al-Shatra
Al-Sulaikh
Ararat
← 2003–04
2005–06 →

The season began on Friday 18 March 2005.[1] In the second stage, Al-Amana, Al-Shatra, Al-Sulaikh and Ararat managed to lead the groups and promote to the Premier League.[2][3]

First round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ararat (Q) 9 6 3 0 22 7 +15 21 Qualification to the Second round
2 Brusk (Q) 9 4 3 2 10 10 0 15
3 Brayati 10 5 3 2 14 9 +5 18
4 Aso 10 4 2 4 8 8 0 14
5 Aala (R) 10 2 3 5 12 16 −4 9 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
6 Khak (R) 10 0 2 8 3 19 −16 2
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Akre (Q) 10 4 4 2 7 2 +5 16 Qualification to the Second round
2 Azady (Q) 10 3 4 3 8 7 +1 13
3 Newroz 10 3 6 1 5 3 +2 15
4 Peshmerga 10 3 4 3 9 9 0 13
5 Al-Thawra (R) 10 2 6 2 4 4 0 12 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
6 Mateen (R) 10 2 2 6 4 12 −8 8
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Ishaqi (Q) 10 6 3 1 21 8 +13 21 Qualification to the Second round
2 Abu Ghraib (Q) 10 6 3 1 18 10 +8 21
3 Al-Taji 10 5 2 3 12 8 +4 17
4 Al-Etisalat 10 4 4 2 25 13 +12 16
5 Al Tarmiya (R) 10 0 4 6 10 26 −16 4 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
6 Abu Jaafar Al-Mansour (R) 10 0 2 8 8 29 −21 2
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Sulaikh (Q) 10 4 4 2 7 5 +2 16 Qualification to the Second round
2 Al-Shabab (Q) 10 3 5 2 9 8 +1 14
3 Al-Nahdha 10 2 7 1 8 7 +1 13
4 Al-Umal 10 3 4 3 10 10 0 13
5 Al-Hasanain (R) 10 3 4 3 9 9 0 13 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
6 Al-Adala (R) 10 1 4 5 8 12 −4 7
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Hussein (Q) 10 6 2 2 21 9 +12 20 Qualification to the Second round
2 Al-Amana (Q) 10 4 5 1 7 4 +3 17
3 Al-Suwaira 10 5 2 3 16 14 +2 17
4 Al-Miqdadiya 10 4 2 4 19 18 +1 14
5 Haifa (R) 10 2 2 6 12 17 −5 8 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
6 Al-Siyaha (R) 10 1 3 6 10 23 −13 6
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Kufa (Q) 12 8 2 2 20 10 +10 26 Qualification to the Second round
2 Al-Qasim (Q) 12 7 2 3 19 15 +4 23
3 Al-Jamahir 12 6 4 2 27 11 +16 22
4 Al-Midhatiya 12 6 3 3 16 11 +5 21
5 Al-Meshkhab 12 3 3 6 13 18 −5 12
6 Al-Khawarnaq (R) 12 1 4 7 7 23 −16 7 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
7 Shabab Al-Hussein (R) 12 1 2 9 8 22 −14 5
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Shatra (Q) 14 6 7 1 20 14 +6 25 Qualification to the Second round
2 Al-Hay (Q) 14 4 3 7 14 16 −2 15
3 Al-Muthanna 14 7 1 6 17 17 0 22
4 Wasit 14 5 5 4 14 14 0 20
5 Al Bdeir 14 5 4 5 19 19 0 19
6 Al-Numaniya 13 4 5 4 15 15 0 17
7 Ali Al-Gharbi (R) 14 4 4 6 16 17 −1 16 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
8 Al-Shamiya (R) 13 4 3 6 15 18 −3 15
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Furat (Q) 14 9 3 2 26 13 +13 30 Qualification to the Second round
2 Ghaz Al-Junoob (Q) 14 8 4 2 25 14 +11 28
3 Al-Kahlaa 14 6 7 1 18 8 +10 25
4 Al-Qurna 13 6 3 4 19 18 +1 21
5 Al-Zubair 13 4 2 7 18 24 −6 14
6 Kahrabaa Al-Hartha 12 2 5 5 15 18 −3 11
7 Al-Amara (R) 13 3 1 9 13 29 −16 10 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
8 Al-Bahri (R) 13 2 1 10 8 18 −10 7
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Second round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ararat (P) 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League
2 Brusk 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 11
3 Akre 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
4 Azady 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Sulaikh (P) 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 15 Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League
2 Abu Ghraib 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
3 Al-Ishaqi 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 Al-Shabab 4 0 0 4 3 10 −7 0
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Amana (P) 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7 Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League
2 Al-Kufa 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 8
3 Al-Hussein 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
4 Al-Qasim 5 1 2 2 5 6 −1 5
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Shatra (P) 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 9 Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League
2 Ghaz Al-Junoob 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
3 Al-Furat 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
4 Al-Hay 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Semi-finals

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The two semi-finals winners play in the final match to determine the league champion.[4] The two matches were scheduled to take place on July 26, 2005, but the Football Association decided to postpone them to an unknown time.[5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ararat v Al-Amana
Al-Sulaikh v Al-Shatra

References

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  1. ^ "دوري الدرجة الاولى لكرة القدم ينطلق منتصف الشهر الجاري". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "الأمانة يعود إلى دوري الكبار". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). July 20, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "محطات ناديوية في رحلة عام 2005". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "في دوري الدرجة الاولى الصليخ يلاعب الشطرة وارارات يواجه الامانة". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). July 25, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "تأجيل مباريات نصف النهائي لدوري الدرجة الاولى". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). July 28, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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