Iraqi Second Division League
Season2021–22
Dates10 September 2021 – 22 June 2022
ChampionsAl-Etisalat
PromotedAl-Etisalat
Al-Hawija
Al-Jolan
Masafi Al-Wasat
RelegatedAl-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

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]

Al-Etisalat won the championship title after defeating Al-Hawija in the final match, with a big score of 5–0.[3]

Teams

The 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
1stQualifiers within the Governorates10 November 202111227Qualifiers within the Territories
2ndQualifiers within the Territories18 January 2022278Final Qualifiers
3rdFinal Qualifiers9 May 202284Promotion to the Iraqi FirstDivision League

Qualifiers within the Governorates

The 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.

Locations of the governorates of Iraq in which the teams play in the first stage

No. Governorate Clubs participating Club(s) remaining
1 Dohuk
2 Nineveh
3 Erbil
4 Kirkuk
5 Sulaymaniyah
6 Saladin
7 Al Anbar
8 Baghdad[4]
9 Diyala
10 Karbala
11 Babil[5]
12 Wasit[6]
13 Najaf
  • Al-Meshkhab
14 Al-Qādisiyyah
15 Maysan
16 Muthanna
17 Dhi Qar
18 Basra

Qualifiers within the Territories

The 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
Southern Group

[a] Baban, Tuz and Al-Dujail withdrew from the league at this stage.

Final Qualifiers

The 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

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
Source: ISDLiraq
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

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[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–3
Source: ISDLiraq
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:
  1. ↑ 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

Al-Etisalat5 – 0Al-Hawija
Hussein Ahmed 37'
Haider Ahmed 70'
Moamal Jawad 79'
Ali Jalal 83'
Ali Faez 89'		 Report

References

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  2. ↑ "لجنة المسابقات تحدد موعد انطلاق دوري الدرجة الثانية". nasnews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. ↑ "الاتصالات بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الثانية بكرة القدم بعد انتصاره على فريق الحويجة في المباراة النهائية". ipoa.me (in Arabic). June 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "ينطلق في 12 تشرين الثاني.. دوري الدرجة الثانية بمجموعتين تضم 17 فريقا". shafaq.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  5. ↑ "انطلاق دوري الدرجة الثانية في بابل". alsabaah.iq (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  6. ↑ "إجراء قرعة دوري الدرجة الثانية لكرة واسط". alsabaah.iq (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  7. ↑ "القرنة يتوج بطلا لدوري أندية البصرة للدرجة الثانية". almirbad.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  8. ↑ "إجراء قرعة دوري الدرجة الثانية لتأهيلي المنطقة الغربية". alarabiya24news.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  9. ↑ "اجراء قرعة التأهل من دوري الدرجة الثانية إلى الدرجة الأولى لكرة القدم". rasediraqi.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  10. ↑ "قطار الدرجة الثانية يصل محطته الأخيرة لحسم التأهل إلى الأولى". azzaman.com (in Arabic). April 24, 2022.
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