The 2024–25 Iraq Stars League will be the 51st season of the highest tier football league in Iraq since its establishment in 1974, and the second season since launching as a professional league under the name Iraq Stars League. The season will start in October 2024 and will end in July 2025.[1]
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 2024 – July 2025 |
← 2023–24 | |
Overview
edit20 teams are set to compete in the 2024–25 Iraq Stars League: 18 teams from the previous season, as well as Diyala and Al-Karma who were promoted from the 2023–24 Iraqi Premier Division League, replacing Amanat Baghdad and Naft Al-Wasat who were relegated.[2] Diyala are returning to the top-flight after a 13-year absence, while Al-Karma will play in the top-flight for the first time in history this season.
Teams
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Clubs and locations
editManagerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hudood |  Adel Nima
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Haider Abdul-Amir
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Kahrabaa | Luay Salah
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Wali Karim
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Minaa | Hassan Ahmed
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Pablo Grandes
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Naft | Basim Qasim
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Adel Nima
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Razzaq Farhan
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Wesam Rizik
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Shorta |  Moamen Soliman
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Ahmed Salah
|
Start of current season |
| Al-Talaba | Qahtan Chathir
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Basim Qasim
|
Start of current season |
| Duhok | Ahmed Khalaf
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Mesut Meral
|
Start of current season |
| Karbala | Chasib Sultan
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season | Carlos Hernandez
|
Start of current season |
| Naft Al-Basra |  Haitham Al-Shaboul
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Andrej Panadić
|
Start of current season |
| Newroz |  Nizar Mahrous
|
Mutual consent | End of previous season | Pre-season |  Jorvan Vieira
|
Start of current season |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hudood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Al-Kahrabaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Al-Karkh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Al-Karma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Al-Minaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Al-Naft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Al-Najaf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Al-Qasim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Al-Shorta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Al-Talaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Al-Zawraa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Diyala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Duhok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Erbil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Karbala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Naft Al-Basra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Naft Maysan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
| 19 | Newroz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Iraqi Premier Division League |
| 20 | Zakho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of wins.
Results
editRelegation play-off
editThe 18th-placed team in the Stars League will compete in a play-off with the 3rd-placed team from the Premier Division League for a place in next season's Stars League.
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References
edit- ^ "المدربون الأجانب في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Almaalomah. 13 August 2024.
- ^ "موازين تنشر تفاصيل اجتماع اندية دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Mawazin. 13 August 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Arabic)
- Iraq Football Association