2022–23 Iraqi Third Division League

Iraqi Third Division League

Season	2022–23
← 2021–22 2023–24 (Iraqi Second Division League) → All statistics correct as of 19 January 2023.

The 2022–23 Iraqi Third Division League was the 49th season of what is now called the Iraqi Second Division League, the fourth 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; 120 clubs participated in this year's edition. The top 38 teams in the league were promoted directly to Iraqi Second Division League. There is no general date for the start of the league, but each subsidiary football association chooses the best time to start the league in their region.[1]

Teams

A total of 120 teams are competing for the league after some teams withdrew for financial reasons. The teams are originally promoted to the Iraqi Second Division League based on the rule of one qualified team out of every five participating teams. The number of teams that will be promoted to the Second Division League will be 38 teams.[2]

Overview

The 120 clubs are supposed to be divided into 18 groups by location (some of these groups play in subgroups as well), and each group represents the province to which these clubs belong and lies within its borders. But there are 5 provinces that do not have clubs that play in this level.

No.	Governorates	Teams	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
1	Dohuk
2	Nineveh	Al-Ayadhiyah Bazwaya Hamidat Narkal Qalat Tel Afar Salam Tel Afar Shabab Al-Qayyara Shabab Sinjar Sinjar Talsquf Tarmi
3	Erbil
4	Kirkuk	Al-Ekhaa Al-Nujoom Al-Turkman Altun Kupri Baba Gurgur Ittihad Kirkuk Khak Teseen
5	Sulaymaniyah
6	Saladin	Al-Dhuluiya Al-Jarnaf Al-Malwiya Saad Salahaddin Tikrit	Al-Dhuluiya Salahaddin[3]
7	Al Anbar	A'ali Al-Furat Abu Risha Al-Dawar Al-Fosfat Al-Nassaf Al-Qaeim Al-Rutba Al-Saqlawiya Al-Siddiqiya Al-Wihda Barwana Haditha Ittihad Al-Jazira Rawa	Al-Dawar Ittihad Al-Jazira
8	Baghdad	Al-Ain Al-Atheer Al-Baiyaa Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Al-Majd Al-Mawared Al-Maiya Al-Nahdha Al-Radd Al-Sariea Al-Shabab Al-Sinaat Al-Harbiya Al-Tarmiya Al-Tatweer Bismaya Biladi Junoob Baghdad Shabab Al-Adil Shabab Al-Khairat Tayaran Al-Jaish	Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Al-Radd Al-Sariea Al-Shabab Al-Sinaat Al-Harbiya
9	Diyala	Al-Mansouriya Al-Miqdadiya Al-Sudour Al-Yarmouk Al-Wand Bani Saad Baquba Buhriz Hibhib Jalawla Khanaqin Mandali Shamal Al-Miqdadiya	Al-Mansouriya Al-Sudour Buhriz
10	Karbala	Al-Ebdaa Al-Jamahir Al-Nidhal Al-Taff Al-Tufoof Ain Al-Tamur Imam Al-Muttaqeen Shabab Al-Hussein	Al-Ebdaa
11	Babil	Al-Hashimiya Al-Midhatiya Al-Neel Al-Sadda Al-Shomali	Al-Hashimiya
12	Wasit	Al-Ahrar Al-Dujaila Al-Falahiya Al-Karimiya Al-Khajiya Al-Muntadher Al-Nahrain Al-Sharqiya Al-Shuhadaa Al-Wafaa Al-Wydad Wasit	Al-Falahiya Al-Wydad Wasit
13	Najaf
14	Al-Qādisiyyah	Al-Yaqdha Ghammas	Ghammas
15	Maysan	Ahrar Maysan Ahly Maysan Al-Amara Al-Shaheed Saad Ali Al-Gharbi Kumayt Salam Maysan
16	Muthanna
17	Dhi Qar	Al-Amir Al-Bathaa Al-Dawaya Al-Dhifaf Al-Fohoud Al-Fajr Al-Nassr Baladiyat Al-Nasiriyah Dhi Qar Maysaloon Qalat Sukar Teshrin	Teshrin
18	Basra	Al-Faw Al-Midaina Shatt Al-Arab Umm Qasr	Al-Faw

League tables

1- Dohuk Group

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

2- Nineveh Group

TBD

3- Erbil Group

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

4- Kirkuk Group

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Ekhaa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Altun Kupri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Baba Gurgur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ittihad Kirkuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Nujoom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Turkman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Khak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Teseen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

5- Sulaymaniyah Group

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

6- Saladin Group

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Salahaddin (P)	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Jarnaf	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
3	Saad	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
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

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Dhuluiya (P)	3	1	2	0	8	7	+1	5	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Malwiya	3	0	3	0	8	8	0	3
3	Tikrit	4	0	3	1	9	10	−1	3

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
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

7- Al-Anbar Group

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Dawar (P)	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	11	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	A'ali Al-Furat (O)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	10	Qualification for the Play-off
3	Barwana	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	7
4	Al-Nassaf	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	4
5	Al-Fosfat	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	4
6	Haditha	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
7	Rawa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Ittihad Al-Jazira (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Rutba (O)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Play-off
3	Al-Qaeim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Al-Saqlawiya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Al-Siddiqiya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Al-Wihda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Abu Risha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

8- Baghdad Groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Radd Al-Sariea (P)	9	7	1	1	28	10	+18	22	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Shabab (O, P)	9	7	1	1	22	7	+15	22	Qualification for the Play-off
3	Shabab Al-Adil	9	5	2	2	20	10	+10	17
4	Al-Mawared Al-Maiya	9	3	0	6	12	18	−6	9
5	Biladi	9	1	0	8	17	40	−23	3
6	Al-Atheer	5	0	0	5	3	17	−14	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
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.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Sinaat Al-Harbiya (P)	4	4	0	0	18	2	+16	12	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Nahdha (O)	4	2	1	1	7	9	−2	7	Qualification for the Play-off
3	Al-Ain	4	1	1	2	3	9	−6	4
4	Junoob Baghdad	4	1	0	3	7	8	−1	3
5	Tayaran Al-Jaish	4	0	2	2	7	14	−7	2
6	Al-Majd[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Al-Majd withdrew from the tournament.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (P)	5	4	0	1	15	12	+3	12	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Bismaya (O)	5	2	2	1	11	7	+4	8	Qualification for the Play-off
3	Al-Tarmiya	5	2	1	2	10	9	+1	7
4	Al-Tatweer	5	2	0	3	7	9	−2	6
5	Shabab Al-Khairat	5	2	0	3	5	8	−3	6
6	Al-Baiyaa	5	1	1	3	6	9	−3	4

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

9- Diyala Group

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Mansouriya (P)	11	7	3	1	26	14	+12	24	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Sudour (P)	10	5	3	2	19	15	+4	18	Qualification for the Play-off
3	Bani Saad	11	5	3	3	24	17	+7	18
4	Al-Miqdadiya	10	3	2	5	17	21	−4	11
5	Al-Wand	10	3	2	5	15	22	−7	11
6	Hibhib	10	2	4	4	16	19	−3	10
7	Mandali	6	0	1	5	10	19	−9	1

Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
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

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Buhriz (P)	10	7	2	1	26	10	+16	23	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Jalawla	9	5	3	1	24	10	+14	18	Qualification for the Play-off
3	Baquba	10	5	2	3	21	16	+5	17
4	Khanaqin	9	4	3	2	20	9	+11	15
5	Al-Yarmouk	9	1	1	7	8	25	−17	4
6	Shamal Al-Miqdadiya	9	0	1	8	10	39	−29	1

Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
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

10- Karbalaa Group

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Ain Al-Tamur	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Tufoof	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	Al-Taff	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Imam Al-Muttaqeen	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Ebdaa (P)	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Jamahir	3	1	2	0	6	2	+4	5
3	Shabab Al-Hussein	3	1	1	1	6	9	−3	4
4	Al-Nidhal	3	0	0	3	5	14	−9	0

Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

11- Babil Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Hashimiya (P)	7	5	1	1	11	4	+7	16	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Sadda	6	2	2	2	6	7	−1	8
3	Al-Midhatiya	5	1	3	1	5	5	0	6
4	Al-Shomali	5	1	3	1	8	8	0	6
5	Al-Neel	5	0	1	4	4	10	−6	1

Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
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

12- Wasit Groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Falahiya (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Dujaila	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Al-Khajiya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Al-Wafaa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Wasit (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Karimiya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Al-Nahrain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Al-Ahrar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Wydad (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Sharqiya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Al-Shuhadaa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Al-Muntadher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

13- Al-Najaf Group

There are no teams in Al-Najaf that play in this division.

14- Al-Qādisiyyah Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Ghammas (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Al-Yaqdha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

15- Maysan Group

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kumayt	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Salam Maysan	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
3	Ahly Maysan	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Ali Al-Gharbi	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Ahrar Maysan	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
3	Al-Shaheed Saad	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1	3
4	Al-Amara	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3

Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

16- Al-Muthanna Group

There are no teams in Al-Muthanna that play in this division.

17- Dhi Qar Group

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Fajr	4	4	0	0	11	2	+9	12	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Maysaloon	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2	6
3	Al-Dawaya	3	2	0	1	2	3	−1	6
4	Al-Dhifaf	4	1	0	3	6	9	−3	3
5	Qalat Sukar	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
6	Al-Amir	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Teshrin (P)	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	10	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Baladiyat Al-Nasiriyah	4	2	1	1	3	1	+2	7
3	Dhi Qar	4	1	2	1	5	6	−1	5
4	Al-Fohoud	4	1	1	2	8	7	+1	4
5	Al-Nasr	4	1	1	2	6	5	+1	4
6	Al-Bathaa	4	1	0	3	3	11	−8	3

Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

18- Basra Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Faw (P)	5	3	1	1	14	8	+6	10	Promotion to the Iraqi Second Division League
2	Umm Qasr	5	1	3	1	10	10	0	6
3	Al-Midaina	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4
4	Shatt Al-Arab	4	1	1	2	5	9	−4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2023. Source: iraqi.3rd
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

References

1. "المسابقات تعلن مواعيد منهاجها الكروي للموسم المقبل". الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
2. "اتحاد الكرة يصدر تعليمات خاصة بدوري الدرجة الثالثة". alforatnews.iq (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
3. "صلاح الدين يتأهل لدوري الدرجة الثانية و3 انتصارات و3 تعادلات في الدرجة الاولى". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 28 January 2023.

External links

• Iraq Football Association