Iraqi Women's Football League Explained

See also: Women's sport in Iraq.

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Confed:AFC
Founded:2016
Teams:7 (since 2023–24)
Confed Cup:WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
Champions:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1st title)
Season:2023–24
Most Successful Club:Ghaz Al-Shamal
Naft Al-Shamal
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(1 title each)
Current:2023–24 Iraqi Women's Football League

The Iraqi Women's Football League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي للسيدات) is the league competition for women's football in Iraq. It is run by the Iraq Football Association and was first played in the 2015–16 season.[1] [2] The league currently consists of seven teams.[3]

The current champions are Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won their first title in the 2023–24 season.[4] [5] [6]

List of champions

YearChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place
2015–16Ghaz Al-ShamalZeravaniAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaBiladi
2016–20align=center colspan=4Competition not held
2020–21Naft Al-ShamalFatat NinevehBiladiShabab Al-Mustaqbal
2021–23align=center colspan=4Competition not held
2023–24Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaNaft Al-ShamalAl BdeirAmanat Baghdad

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghaz Al-Shamal crowned champions of first Iraqi Women's League. Kooora.com. 19 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players have been training without any official competition. Al-Sumaria TV. 19 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Determining the date of the start of the Women's League competition. Iraq Akhbar. 21 December 2020.
  4. Web site: التطبيعية تحدد موعد انطلاق الدوري الكروي النسوي. Al-Maalomah. 31 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Iraqi Women's League 2020-2021 – Scorers. 12 April 2021. Iraqi Women's Football Site.
  6. Web site: سيدات القوة الجوية يتطلعن لنيل لقب الدوري العراقي. ar. Rudaw. 2 May 2024.