The 2021–22 Iraqi Second Division League was the 48th season of what is now called the Iraqi First Division League, the third 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 was 112. The top four teams in the Final Qualifiers were promoted directly to the Iraqi First Division League, while the last eighteen teams in the Qualifiers within the Governorates were relegated directly to the Iraqi Third Division League. The season started on 10 November 2021.[1][2]
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 September 2021 – 22 June 2022 |
| Champions | Al-Etisalat |
| Promoted | Al-Etisalat Al-Hawija Al-Jolan Masafi Al-Wasat |
| Relegated | Al-Ahrar Al-Amara Al-Anbar Al-Hamza Al-Husseiniyah Al-Khairat Al-Fosfat Al-Madhatyia Al-Mohandessin Al-Sadda Al-Taliea Al-Zaeem Baladiyat Al-Nasiriyah Bilad Al-Rafidain Daquq Ghaz Al-Janoob Jalawla Kahrabaa Al-Hartha Khallat New Sirwan Peshwa Salahaddin Sarchinar Shabab Al-Adil Tarmi Umm Qasr |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
Al-Etisalat won the championship title after defeating Al-Hawija in the final match, with a big score of 5–0.[3]
Teams
editThe Iraqi Second Division League starts with 126 clubs and ends with four qualified clubs according to three rounds:
| Round | Stage | Main date | Clubs participating | Clubs remaining | Qualify for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qualifiers within the Governorates | 10 November 2021 | 112 | 27 | Qualifiers within the Territories |
| 2nd | Qualifiers within the Territories | 18 January 2022 | 27 | 8 | Final Qualifiers |
| 3rd | Final Qualifiers | 9 May 2022 | 8 | 4 | Promotion to the Iraqi FirstDivision League |
Qualifiers within the Governorates
editThe 112 clubs are divided into 16 groups depending on the location, except for the groups of Dohuk and Erbil, each group representing the governorate to which these clubs belong and is located within its borders.
| No. | Governorate | Clubs participating | Club(s) remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dohuk | |||
| 2 | Nineveh | |||
| 3 | Erbil | |||
| 4 | Kirkuk | |||
| 5 | Sulaymaniyah |
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| 6 | Saladin | |||
| 7 | Al Anbar | |||
| 8 | Baghdad[4] | |||
| 9 | Diyala | |||
| 10 | Karbala | |||
| 11 | Babil[5] | |||
| 12 | Wasit[6] | |||
| 13 | Najaf |
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| 14 | Al-Qādisiyyah | |||
| 15 | Maysan | |||
| 16 | Muthanna |
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| 17 | Dhi Qar | |||
| 18 | Basra | |||
Qualifiers within the Territories
editThe 27 qualified teams are divided into five groups according to the location, from each group, the first and second teams qualify directly to the final stage, with the exception of the seconds teams from the Northern, Western and Central Euphrates Groups, where they play among themselves so that one of the three teams qualifies for the final stage. For a total of eight qualified teams.
| Territories | Clubs participating | Club(s) remaining |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Group | ||
| Western Group[8] | ||
| Baghdad Group | ||
| Central Euphrates Group |
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| Southern Group |
[a] Baban, Tuz and Al-Dujail withdrew from the league at this stage.
Final Qualifiers
editThe eight qualified teams have been divided into two groups, and the first two teams from each group will be promoted to Iraqi FirstDivision League.[9][10]
Group 1
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | ETI | JOL | KHI | SUK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Etisalat | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 | Promotion to the Iraqi First Division League | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | ||
| 2 | Al-Jolan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 10 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | Al-Khidhir | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | Al-Sukar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 4–0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.
Group 2
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | HAW | MWT | SUF | SUW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hawija | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Promotion to the Iraqi First Division League | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Masafi Al-Wasat | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | Al-Sufiya | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | Al-Suwaira | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 | 0–3[a] | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ The Al-Suwaira–Al-Hawija match was awarded as a 0–3 win to Al-Hawija, as Al-Suwaira did not turn up for the game.
Final
edit| Al-Etisalat | 5 – 0 | Al-Hawija |
|---|---|---|
Hussein Ahmed  37'Haider Ahmed 70'Moamal Jawad 79'Ali Jalal 83'Ali Faez 89' |
Report |
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