2022–23 Iraqi Second Division League

The 2022–23 Iraqi Second Division League was the 49th 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 has varied throughout history for various reasons; in this season the number of clubs was 98 (in addition to 26 pre-qualified teams from the previous season, playing starting from the second round, so the total is 124 teams). The top four teams (top 2 teams in each group) in the Final Qualifiers were promoted directly to the second tier, while teams that fail to qualify for the second round and finish in the bottom positions in the group ranking table will be relegated directly to the third tier. The season started on 1 December 2022.^[1][2]

Iraqi Second Division League

Season	2022–23
Dates	1 December 2022 – 6 August 2023
Champions	Al-Karma (1st title)
Promoted	Al-Karma Ghaz Al-Shamal Al-Gharraf Al-Fahad
Relegated	25 teams
← 2021–22 2023–24 (Iraqi First Division League) → All statistics correct as of 28 July 2023.

In the Ultimate competing round of the league, in the group 1, Al-Karma and Al-Gharraf were able to top the group after each of them achieved 19 points, while in the group 2, Ghaz Al-Shamal and Al-Fahad topped the group after each of them achieved 22 points. All four teams were promoted to the second tier.^[3][4]

It was decided on August 6, to hold the final match to determine the league champion, between the leaders of the group 1, Al-Karma, and the leaders of the group 2, Ghaz Al-Shamal.^[5][6][7]

The final match was held at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, and Al-Karma was able to beat Ghaz Al-Shamal by penalty kicks (4–3) after the end of the regular time of the match, with the two teams drawing (1–1).^[8]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

To Iraqi Second Division League Promoted from Third Division League Abnaa Al-Madina Al-Amir Al-Aziziya Al-Chibayish Al-Dair Al-Falluja Al-Ghadeer Al-Gharraf Al-Hadbaa Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi Al-Intifadha Al-Ishaqi Al-Iskan Al-Izza Al-Jawhara Al-Karma Al-Mahanawiya Al-Mahawil Al-Maqal Al-Osra Al-Shabab Al-Basri Al-Shaheed Arkan Al-Siyaha Al-Tijara Al-Wajihiya Al-Zaytoun Al-Zubaidiya Aliyat Al-Shorta Anah Habbaniyat Al-Sumood Jenaain Babil Kafaat Nineveh Masafi Al-Shamal Naft Al-Shamal Qandeel Taza Relegated from the First Division League Al-Alam Babil Ghaz Al-Shamal Suq Al-Shuyukh

From Second Division League Promoted to the First Division League Al-Etisalat Al-Hawija Al-Jolan Masafi Al-Wasat Relegated to Third Division League 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

Competition format

Schedule

The Iraqi Second Division League starts with 98 clubs and ends with four qualified clubs according to three rounds, The teams that qualified for the second round last season and the teams that were relegated from the Iraqi First Division League in the 2021–22 season moved directly to play in the second round.

Round	Stage	Main date	Participating teams	Qualified teams	Qualify for
1st	In-governorates qualifiers	1 December 2022	98	27	In-territories qualifiers
2nd	In-territories qualifiers	31 March 2023	53	12	Final qualifiers
3rd	Final qualifiers	9 June 2023	12	4	Promotion to the Iraqi First Division League

First round

The 98 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.

1- Dohuk Group

There are no teams in Dohuk that play in this division.

2- Nineveh Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Baladiyat Al-Mosul (Q)	6	5	1	0	20	8	+12	16	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Hadbaa (Q)	6	4	0	2	10	6	+4	12
3	Umal Nineveh	6	3	2	1	15	10	+5	11
4	Sahl Nineveh	6	1	5	0	10	9	+1	8
5	Kafaat Nineveh	5	1	2	2	9	12	−3	5
6	Al-Shoura	6	1	1	4	12	18	−6	4
7	Rabia (R)	6	1	1	4	9	17	−8	4	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League
8	Al-Mustaqbal Al-Mushriq (R)	5	1	0	4	6	11	−5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2023. 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

3- Erbil Group

There are no teams in Erbil that play in this division.

4- Kirkuk Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Musalla (Q)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Qualification to the Second round
2	Naft Al-Shamal (Q)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3	Qandeel	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
4	Taza	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
5	Al-Shorija (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League
6	Al-Dibis (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2022. 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

5- Sulaymaniyah Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sulaymaniya (Q)	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	6	Qualification to the Second round
2	Penjwen (R)	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2022. 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

6- Saladin Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Masafi Al-Shamal (Q)	10	6	2	2	24	11	+13	20	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Ishaqi (Q)	10	6	2	2	16	13	+3	20
3	Balad	10	5	2	3	16	11	+5	17
4	Shabab Al-Dawr	10	5	1	4	13	11	+2	16
5	Al-Dujail (R)	10	1	3	6	10	22	−12	6	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League
6	Baiji (R)	10	1	2	7	7	19	−12	5

Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

7- Al-Anbar Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Fahad (Q)	16	10	5	1	32	13	+19	35	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Habbaniya (Q)	16	10	4	2	36	16	+20	34
3	Al-Karma	16	10	3	3	27	10	+17	33
4	Al-Nasr Al-Anbari	16	7	5	4	21	16	+5	26
5	Habbaniyat Al-Sumood	16	7	4	5	26	22	+4	25
6	Al-Falluja	16	4	4	8	14	19	−5	16
7	Anah	16	4	1	11	27	51	−24	13
8	Hit (R)	16	3	3	10	20	30	−10	12	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League
9	Al-Raed (R)	16	1	3	12	14	40	−26	6

Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

8- Baghdad Groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi (Q)	12	6	5	1	19	15	+4	23[a]	Qualification to the Second round
2	Haifa (Q)	12	7	2	3	12	8	+4	23[a]
3	Al-Taji (Q)	12	7	2	3	20	7	+13	23[a]
4	Al-Adala	12	4	5	3	20	14	+6	17
5	Al-Iskan	12	4	4	4	14	19	−5	16
6	Al-Jaish (R)	12	3	3	6	18	19	−1	12	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League
7	Abnaa Al-Madina (R)	12	0	3	9	9	29	−20	3

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Position defined by head-to-head points.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Tijara (Q)	10	6	2	2	18	13	+5	20	Qualification to the Second round
2	Aliyat Al-Shorta (Q)	10	5	4	1	22	11	+11	19
3	Al-Mahmoudiya (Q)	10	3	5	2	15	14	+1	14
4	Al-Siyaha	10	2	5	3	11	14	−3	11
5	Al-Shuala	10	2	5	3	11	15	−4	11
6	Al-Najda (R)	10	2	3	5	12	15	−3	9	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League
7	Al-Jamiea[a] (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Al-Jamiea withdrew from the tournament.

9- Diyala Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Jadidat Al-Shatt (Q)	8	2	6	0	7	4	+3	12	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Shaheed Arkan	8	2	4	2	11	10	+1	10
3	Shahraban	8	2	4	2	13	16	−3	10
4	Al-Wajihiya	8	1	5	2	6	6	0	8
5	Qazaniya (R)	8	1	5	2	12	13	−1	8	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

10- Karbalaa Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Osra (Q)	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Hurr	6	2	3	1	7	4	+3	9
3	Al-Hindiya	6	2	3	1	6	4	+2	9
4	Al-Ghadeer (R)	6	1	1	4	1	9	−8	4	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

11- Babil Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Jawhara (Q)	7	5	1	1	10	5	+5	16	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Mahawil	7	4	1	2	11	7	+4	13
3	Al-Mashroua	6	3	0	3	11	9	+2	9
4	Jenaain Babil	6	1	1	4	5	8	−3	4
5	Al-Musayyib (R)	4	0	1	3	1	9	−8	1	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

12- Wasit Groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Kut (Q)	6	3	3	0	14	5	+9	12	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Zubaidiya	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10
3	Al-Izza	6	2	1	3	11	9	+2	7
4	Al-Aziziya (R)	6	1	1	4	7	19	−12	4	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Hay (Q)	5	3	1	1	8	5	+3	10	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Jihad	5	1	2	2	7	6	+1	5
3	Al-Muwafaqiya	5	1	2	2	5	6	−1	5
4	Al-Zaytoun (R)	5	0	3	2	5	8	−3	3	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

13- Al-Najaf Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Izdihar (Q)	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Khawarnaq	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
3	Al-Tadamon	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Al-Meshkhab (R)	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2023. 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

14- Al-Qādisiyyah Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Ettifaq (Q)	8	5	3	0	18	9	+9	18	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Intifadha	7	4	2	1	13	8	+5	14
3	Al-Najma	7	2	3	2	8	9	−1	9
4	Al-Shamiya	7	2	2	3	15	16	−1	8
5	Al-Mahanawiya (R)	7	0	0	7	7	17	−10	0	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

15- Maysan Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Qalat Saleh (Q)	6	2	4	0	13	7	+6	10	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Amir	6	2	3	1	12	8	+4	9
3	Al-Maimouna	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9
4	Dijlah (R)	6	0	2	4	4	15	−11	2	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

16- Al-Muthanna Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Uruk (Q)	5	3	1	1	7	4	+3	10	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Muthanna	5	2	2	1	6	4	+2	8
3	Al-Salman	5	2	1	2	5	5	0	7
4	Al-Rumaitha	5	1	1	3	6	9	−3	4
5	Thawrat Al-Eshreen (R)	4	0	3	1	1	3	−2	3	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

17- Dhi Qar Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Gharraf (Q)	7	5	2	0	9	3	+6	17	Qualification to the Second round
2	Al-Rifai	8	3	3	2	10	9	+1	12
3	Akkad	5	1	2	2	5	6	−1	5
4	Al-Chibayish	6	1	2	3	3	7	−4	5
5	Al-Shatra (R)	6	1	1	4	3	5	−2	4	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League

Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

18- Basra Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Sadeq (Q)	6	4	1	1	16	11	+5	13	Qualification to the Second round
2	Safwan (Q)	6	3	3	0	10	5	+5	12
3	Al-Dair	6	2	4	0	6	3	+3	10
4	Al-Maqal	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2	7
5	Al-Shabab Al-Basri	5	1	2	2	8	8	0	5
6	Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi	5	1	2	2	7	13	−6	5
7	Al-Fayhaa (R)	5	1	0	4	5	8	−3	3	Relegation to Iraqi Third Division League
8	Al-Basra (R)	4	0	1	3	4	8	−4	1

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2022. 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

Qualified teams

The 26 pre-qualified teams and the 27 teams coming from the first round are all divided into five groups by location,^[9] and these groups have sub-groups. The first from each group is considered a winner, the winning teams advance directly to the third round.

Rank	Groups	Governorates	Winners teams	Pre-qualified teams
1	Northern Group	Dohuk		Shekhan
		Nineveh	Baladiyat Al-Mosul Al-Hadbaa	Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli Al-Mosul
		Erbil		Ararat Handren
		Kirkuk	Musalla Naft Al-Shamal	Ghaz Al-Shamal
		Sulaymaniyah	Sulaymaniya	Baban
2	Western Group	Saladin	Masafi Al-Shamal Al-Ishaqi	Al-Alam
		Al-Anbar	Al-Fahad Al-Karma[a]	Al-Sufiya
		Diyala	Jadidat Al-Shatt	Al-Khalis Balad Ruz
3	Baghdad Group	Baghdad	Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi Al-Mahmoudiya Al-Taji Al-Tijara Aliyat Al-Shorta Haifa	Al-Kadhimiya Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya Al-Sikak Al-Zafaraniya
4	Central Euphrates Group	Karbalaa	Al-Osra	Al-Ghadhriya
		Babil	Al-Jawhara	Al-Kifl
		Al-Najaf	Al-Izdihar
		Al-Qādisiyyah	Al-Ettifaq	Al Bdeir
		Al-Muthanna	Uruk	Al-Khidhir
5	Southern Group	Wasit	Al-Hay Al-Kut	Al-Numaniya Al-Suwaira
		Maysan	Qalat Saleh	Al-Sukar
		Dhi Qar	Al-Gharraf	Al-Furat Suq Al-Shuyukh
		Basra	Al-Sadeq Safwan	Al-Qurna Al-Zubair

^[a] Al-Karma replaced Al-Habbaniya.

Second round

The draw for the Central Euphrates Group and Southern Group regions was held on February 21, 2023,^[10][11][12] and the Western Group on February 22,^[13] while the Northern Group draw was held in February 25.^[14]

Northern section

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Naft Al-Shamal (Q)	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8	12	Qualification to the Third round
2	Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	4
3	Handren	4	0	1	3	0	6	−6	1
4	Baban[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. Baban withdrew from the tournament.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ghaz Al-Shamal (Q)	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	9	Qualification to the Third round
2	Baladiyat Al-Mosul	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Shekhan	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1
4	Sulaymaniya[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. Sulaymaniya withdrew from the tournament.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Mosul (Q)	5	3	2	0	15	6	+9	11	Qualification to the Third round
2	Musalla	5	2	1	2	13	8	+5	7
3	Ararat	5	1	2	2	5	10	−5	5
4	Al-Hadbaa	5	0	3	2	4	13	−9	3

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Western section

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Karma (Q)	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	11	Qualification to the Third round
2	Jadidat Al-Shatt	6	3	2	1	12	9	+3	11
3	Al-Alam	6	1	3	2	7	10	−3	6
4	Al-Ishaqi	6	0	3	3	4	10	−6	3

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Fahad (Q)	7	5	2	0	15	4	+11	17	Qualification to the Third round
2	Al-Sufiya	7	4	1	2	13	11	+2	13
3	Al-Khalis	7	3	2	2	9	10	−1	11
4	Masafi Al-Shamal	7	2	1	4	13	15	−2	7
5	Balad Ruz	8	1	0	7	6	16	−10	3

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Baghdad section

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi (Q)	8	7	0	1	13	3	+10	21	Qualification to the Third round
2	Al-Kadhimiya	7	4	2	1	8	6	+2	14
3	Haifa	7	1	3	3	6	7	−1	6
4	Al-Zafaraniya	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	5
5	Al-Tijara	6	0	1	5	0	8	−8	1

Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Taji (Q)	8	5	2	1	19	9	+10	17	Qualification to the Third round
2	Al-Khutoot Al-Jawiya	6	4	1	1	13	4	+9	13
3	Al-Sikak	6	2	2	2	10	7	+3	8
4	Aliyat Al-Shorta	7	2	2	3	9	10	−1	8
5	Al-Mahmoudiya	7	0	1	6	5	26	−21	1

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Central Euphrates section

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Kifl (Q)	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14	Qualification to the Third round
2	Al-Khidhir	6	3	1	2	6	5	+1	10
3	Al-Ettifaq	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	5
4	Al-Osra	6	0	3	3	7	11	−4	3

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Jawhara (Q)	7	4	2	1	12	4	+8	14	Qualification to the Third round
2	Al Bdeir	6	2	2	2	11	11	0	8
3	Al-Izdihar	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8
4	Uruk	7	1	4	2	8	9	−1	7
5	Al-Ghadhriya	6	1	2	3	4	11	−7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Southern section

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Furat (Q)	6	4	1	1	9	2	+7	13	Qualification to the Third round
2	Al-Numaniya	6	2	2	2	6	8	−2	8
3	Al-Zubair	6	1	4	1	6	6	0	7
4	Al-Hay	6	0	3	3	6	11	−5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Kut (Q)	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13	Qualification to the Third round
2	Al-Qurna	6	4	0	2	16	8	+8	12
3	Suq Al-Shuyukh	6	2	0	4	7	13	−6	6
4	Al-Sukar	6	1	1	4	6	15	−9	4

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Gharraf (Q)	8	5	3	0	14	8	+6	18[a]	Qualification to the Third round
2	Al-Suwaira	8	6	0	2	17	9	+8	18[a]
3	Al-Sadeq	8	2	3	3	20	13	+7	9
4	Qalat Saleh	8	1	2	5	5	14	−9	5
5	Safwan	8	1	2	5	4	16	−12	5

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. Position defined by head-to-head points.

Third round

The twelve qualified teams have been divided into two groups, and the first two teams from each group will be promoted to Iraqi First Division League, and the draw took place on May 30, 2023.^[15][16]

After the lottery was drawn between the qualified teams, Al-Qurna was replaced by Al-Kut, due to the appeal decision issued by the Football Association, as Al-Kut considered a winner over Suq Al-Shuyukh with a score 3–0 instead of the draw result with which the match ended, and thus Al-Kut has got on 13 points ahead of Al-Qurna who has 12 points.^[17][18]

Ultimate competing teams

Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi

Al-Taji

Al-Furat

Al-Kifl

Al-Jawhara

Al-Mosul

Ghaz Al-Shamal

Naft Al-Shamal

Al-Karma

Al-Fahad

Al-Kut

Al-Gharraf

Locations of the 2022–23 Iraqi Second Division League teams in the Final Qualifiers

Team	Manager	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Al-Fahad	Anmar Salam	Al-Anbar (Al-Khalidiya)	Al-Ramadi Stadium	15,000
Al-Furat	Nayef Falah	Dhi Qar (Suq al-Shuyukh)	Suq Al-Shuyukh Stadium	5,000
Al-Gharraf	Moayad Tauma	Dhi Qar (Al-Gharraf)	Al-Shatra Stadium	7,500
Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi	Azhar Taher	Baghdad (Al-Jadriya)	Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium	5,150
Al-Jawhara	Qahtan Dakhel	Babil (Hillah)	Al-Hashimiya Stadium	5,000
Al-Karma	Shaker Mohammed Sabbar	Al-Anbar (Al-Karmah)	Al-Fallujah Stadium	7,000
Al-Kifl	Nadhim Hussein	Babil (Al-Kifl)	Al-Kifl Stadium	8,000
Al-Kut	Haider Ibrahim	Wasit	Al-Kut Olympic Stadium	20,000
Al-Mosul	Ziyad Mahmoud	Nineveh	Mosul University Stadium	20,000
Al-Taji	Zuhair Abdul-Ridha	Baghdad (Taji)	Al-Taji Stadium	5,000
Ghaz Al-Shamal	Natiq Haddad	Kirkuk (Yaychi)	Ghaz Al-Shamal Stadium	5,000
Naft Al-Shamal	Ahmed Habib	Kirkuk (Baba Gurgur)	Khak Stadium	5,000

Final Qualifiers

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		KAR	GHF	MOS	TAJ	NAF	KIF
1	Al-Karma (P)	10	6	1	3	16	12	+4	19[a]	Promotion to the Iraqi First Division League			2–0	2–1	3–3	2–0	2–0
2	Al-Gharraf (P)	10	6	1	3	18	10	+8	19[a]			0–1		0–0	1–0	2–0	3–0
3	Al-Mosul	10	4	4	2	13	9	+4	16			1–2	2–0		2–2	2–1	2–0
4	Al-Taji	10	4	4	2	16	14	+2	16			2–1	2–4	1–1		2–1	1–0
5	Naft Al-Shamal	10	2	3	5	12	17	−5	9			2–1	2–3	1–1	1–1		2–1
6	Al-Kifl	10	1	1	8	7	20	−13	4			3–0	1–5	0–1	0–2	2–2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Position defined by head-to-head points.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		GHZ	FAH	FUR	JAW	HAS	KUT
1	Ghaz Al-Shamal (P)	10	7	1	2	12	8	+4	22[a]	Promotion to the Iraqi First Division League			2–1	2–0	1–1	1–0	1–0
2	Al-Fahad (P)	10	7	1	2	16	7	+9	22[a]			0–1		1–0	5–2	3–2	1–0
3	Al-Furat	10	4	3	3	13	7	+6	15			2–0	0–0		4–0	3–0	3–2
4	Al-Jawhara	10	2	4	4	10	18	−8	10			3–0	0–1	0–0		0–0	3–2
5	Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi	10	2	2	6	12	14	−2	8			0–2	0–1	1–1	4–0		4–1
6	Al-Kut	10	2	1	7	10	19	−9	7			1–2	0–3	1–0	1–1	2–1

Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2023. Source: IFA official website
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.
(P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Position defined by head-to-head points.

Final

6 August 2023

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Karma	1–1	Ghaz Al-Shamal
Mahmoud 80'	Report	Jamal 17' (pen.)
Penalties
	4–3

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Ali Karim

Al-Karma

Ghaz Al-Shamal

GK 32 Omar Abboud RB 29 Sajjad Deabes CB 37 Ziyad Khalaf CB 4 Anaid Shaaban LB 66 Koran Emad CM 8 Ali Najem CM 77 Abdullah Sarbast CM 6 Gehad Abdulrab RF 7 Ibrahim Khaled CF 11 Ali Sulayman LF 21 Hussein Yasser Manager: Shaker Mohammed Sabbar

GK 37 Abdullah Hamad RB 70 Abdul-Muhaimen Abdullah CB 23 Laith Jalil CB 3 Hussein Jamal LB 17 Omar Tariq CM 88 Ahmed Hussein CM 25 Aassi Sultan CM 9 Ahmed Khalaf RF 7 Ayad Khalaf CF 10 Yasser Naji LF 18 Mustafa Brisho Manager: Natiq Haddad

Match officials Assistant referees: Safin Qader Thul-Faqar Khalil Fourth official: Ahmed Ali Talib

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Maximum of five substitutions

Final qualifiers statistics

As of 28 July 2023

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ahmed Mahood	Al-Furat	7
	Ahmed Rahim	Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi
3	Abbas Raysan	Al-Gharraf	6
	Yasser Naji	Ghaz Al-Shamal
	Hussein Sharar	Al-Kifl
	Serri Jamal	Al-Fahad
7	Ali Sulayman	Al-Karma	5
	Dana Kameran	Naft Al-Shamal
9	Ali Kowti	Al-Gharraf	4
	Ibrahim Khaled	Al-Karma
	Ali Fadhel	Al-Gharraf

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Serri Jamal4	Al-Fahad	Al-Jawhara	5–2 (H)	22 June 2023
Hussein Sharar	Al-Kifl	Al-Karma	3–0 (H)	2 July 2023
Ahmed Mahood	Al-Furat	Al-Kut	3–2 (H)	18 July 2023

Notes

⁴ Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team