2020–21 Iraq Division One
Season | 2020–21 |
---|---|
Champions | Al-Sinaa (1st title) |
Promoted | Al-Sinaa Newroz Samarra |
Relegated | Akkad Al-Ettefaq Al-Jaish Brayati |
Matches played | 184 |
Goals scored | 469 (2.55 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Samer Mohsin (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | Diyala 4–3 Al-Ramadi (4 March 2021) |
Biggest away win | Al-Muroor 3–4 Samarra (4 March 2021) |
Highest scoring | Diyala 4–3 Al-Ramadi (4 March 2021) Al-Muroor 3–4 Samarra (4 March 2021) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Al-Sinaa |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Al-Sinaa |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Akkad Maysan |
Longest losing run | 9 matches Brayati |
← 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2021. |
The Iraq Division One of 2020-2021.The number of clubs in the league have changed throughout history due to several factors, most recently in this season when the number of clubs increased from 12 to 28 in total. The top two from each group are directly promoted to the Premier League, while a third club can be promoted through play-offs, on the other hand, two clubs from each group are directly relegated to the Second Division.[1]
Format[]
Teams from all over Iraq participated in preliminary qualifications for the final stage. Total of 16 teams qualified for the final stage and 12 teams joined from previous season.[2]
There was no Division One nor Premier League season held the prior year due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.[citation needed]
Teams[]
A total of 28 teams are contesting the league, including 10 sides from the 2018-2019 season, 16 promoted teams from the preliminary qualifications for the final stage and the two relegated sides from the Iraqi Premier League.[3]
Clubs and locations[]
Team | Manager | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Afak | Haider Hussein | Al-Qādisiyyah (Diwaniya) | Al-Kifl Stadium | 10,000 |
Akkad | Bassim Obaid | Dhi Qar (Al-Shatrah) | Al Shatrah Stadium | 7,500 |
Al-Alam | Ali Jawad | Saladin | Al-Alam Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Bahri | Asaad Abdul Razzaq | Basra (Al-Jubaila) | Al-Bahri Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Difaa Al-Madani | Mahdi Kadhim | Baghdad | Al-Taji Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Ettefaq | Abdul Zahra Odeh | Al-Qādisiyyah (Diwaniya) | Al-Diwaniya Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Hussein | Kadhim Yousef | Baghdad (Sadr City) | Al-Hussein Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Jaish | Maher Ohkla | Baghdad | Al-Jaish Stadium | 6,000 |
Al-Jinsiya | Karim Qumbil | Baghdad | Al-Jinsiya Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Kufa | Adel Ali Al-Aasam | Najaf (Kufa) | Najaf Stadium | 30,000 |
Al-Muroor | Adel Ajer | Baghdad (Sadr City) | Al-Walaa Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Nasiriya | Ali Wahaib | Dhi Qar (Nasiriya) | An Nasiriya Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Ramadi | Khamis Hammoud | Anbar (Ramadi) | Al Ramadi Stadium | 15,000 |
Al-Shirqat | Mohammed Attiya | Saladin (Shirqat) | Shirqat Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Sinaa | Sadeq Hanoon | Baghdad (Sadr City) | Al Sinaa Stadium | 5,000 |
Al-Sulaikh | Rashid Sultan | Baghdad (Suleikh) | Al Sulaikh Stadium | 5,000 |
Babylon | Fouad Jawad | Babil | Al Kifl Stadium | 10,000 |
Brayati | Mahmoud Majeed | Erbil | Franso Hariri Stadium | 25,000 |
Diyala | Ali Abdullah | Diyala (Baquba) | Ba'quba Stadium | 10,000 |
Duhok | Adel Nasser | Duhok | Duhok Stadium | 20,000 |
Ghaz Al-Shamal | Walid Mohammed Qader | Kirkuk | Kirkuk Olympic Stadium | 20,000 |
Karbalaa | Ali Wahab | Karbala | Karbala Sports City | 30,000 |
Masafi Al-Janoob | Nasser Talla Dahilan | Basra (Shaibah) | Masafi Al-Janoob Stadium | 5,000 |
Maysan | Ahmed Zuhair | Maysan | Maysan Stadium | 25,000 |
Newroz | Wali Karim | Sulaymaniyah | Zanko Stadium | 15,000 |
Peshmerga | Arsalan Jalal | Sulaymaniyah | Peshmerga Stadium | 10,000 |
Samarra | Ahmed Kadhim | Saladin (Samarra) | Samarra Stadium | 10,000 |
Suq Al-Shuyukh | Moayad Tomeh | Dhi Qar (Suq Al-Shuyukh) | Souk Al-Shuyukh Stadium | 5,000 |
Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Newroz | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 30 | Qualified to Iraqi Premier League |
2 | Afak | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 29 | Qualification for Iraq Division One play-offs |
3 | Masafi Al-Janoob | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 25 | |
4 | Al-Difaa Al-Madani | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 20 | |
5 | Al-Shirqat | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 19 | |
6 | Karbalaa | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 19 | |
7 | Al-Alam | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 18 | |
8 | Al-Hussein | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 15 | |
9 | Suq Al-Shuyukh | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 15 | |
10 | Al-Kufa | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 12 | |
11 | Ghaz Al-Shamal | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 12 | |
12 | Al-Jinsiya | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 11 | |
13 | Al-Jaish | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 10 | Relegated to Iraq Division Two |
14 | Brayati | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results[]
Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Sinaa | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 35 | Qualified to Iraqi Premier League |
2 | Samaraa | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 27 | Qualification for Iraq Division One play-offs |
3 | Al-Ramadi | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 25 | |
4 | Duhok | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 25 | |
5 | Al-Bahri | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 20 | |
6 | Al-Muroor | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |
7 | Al-Nasiriya | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | |
8 | Al-Sulaikh | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 15 | |
9 | Peshmerga | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 15 | |
10 | Diyala | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 14 | |
11 | Babil | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 10 | |
12 | Maysan | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 10 | |
13 | Akkad | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 8 | Relegated to Iraq Division Two |
14 | Al-Ettefaq | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results[]
Third place[]
Final[]
Play-off[]
Season statistics[]
- As of 16 July 2021
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samer Mohsin | Afak | 12 |
2 | Hussein Ibrahim | Al-Alam | 10 |
Ahmed Turki | Akkad | ||
4 | Salih Motlaq | Samarra | 9 |
5 | Donatus Edafe | Al-Nasiriya | 8 |
Fadhel Wasmi | Masafi Al-Janoob | ||
Ahmed Sabri | Duhok | ||
8 | Cissé | Al-Ramadi | 7 |
Husham Ahmed | Al-Difaa Al-Madani | ||
Jean-Christian Keke | Al-Sinaa |
References[]
- ^ mo22. "اعتماد تصنيف وآلية وموعد انطلاق دوري الدرجة الأولى". الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ mo22. "لجنة المسابقات تجري قرعة دوري الدرجة الأولى". الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "دوري الدرجة الاولى – الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
External links[]
- Iraq Division One seasons