2011–12 Iraqi First Division League

The 2011–12 Iraqi First Division League was the 38th season of what is now called the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second 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. The top two teams in Final round (winner of each group) are promoted to the Iraqi Premier League.

Iraqi First Division League
Season2011–12
Dates22 January 2012 – 15 August 2012
ChampionsSulaymaniya
(1st title)
PromotedSulaymaniya
Naft Al-Janoob
Matches played794
Goals scored892 (1.12 per match)

The season began on Sunday 22 January 2012. In the final round, Naft Al-Janoob won the group 1 after facing Al-Mosul, while Sulaymaniya won the group 2 after facing Naft Maysan. Both teams were promoted to the Premier League, and qualified for the final match during which the champion is determined.[1] The final match was scheduled for August 14, 2012 at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.[2]

In the final match, Sulaymaniya managed to defeat Naft Al-Janoob 2–1 and win the First Division League title.[3]

First round

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Group 1 (Northern)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mosul (Q) 12 8 1 3 19 10 +9 25 Qualification to the Second round
2 Sulaymaniya (Q) 12 5 4 3 17 12 +5 19
3 Ghaz Al-Shamal (Q) 12 5 4 3 12 9 +3 19
4 Peshmerga Sulaymaniya 12 6 1 5 11 15 −4 19
5 Tuz (R) 12 4 3 5 13 12 +1 15 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
6 Salahaddin (R) 12 3 3 6 9 12 −3 12
7 Al-Thawra (R) 12 2 2 8 11 22 −11 8
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

Group 2 (Western and Northeast)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Samarra (Q) 13 9 1 3 20 9 +11 28 Qualification to the Second round
2 Al-Anbar (Q) 13 7 2 4 18 12 +6 23
3 Al-Ramadi (Q) 13 6 4 3 18 11 +7 22
4 Diyala 13 6 4 3 18 11 +7 22
5 Umal Nineveh 13 4 4 5 17 20 −3 16
6 Jalawla (R) 13 3 2 8 14 24 −10 11 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
7 Nineveh (R) 7 1 5 1 7 6 +1 8
8 Al-Falluja (R) 13 1 2 10 7 26 −19 5
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

Group 3 (Baghdad)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Jaish (Q) 22 10 9 3 27 17 +10 39 Qualification to the Second round
2 Abu Ghraib (Q) 22 10 8 4 22 16 +6 38
3 Al-Khutoot (Q) 22 9 9 4 26 19 +7 36
4 Al Najda 22 8 10 4 26 20 +6 34
5 Al Kadhimiya 22 8 8 6 31 28 +3 32
6 Al Adalah 22 7 8 7 35 36 −1 29
7 Al-Sinaat 22 6 10 6 17 14 +3 28
8 Biladi (R) 22 6 10 6 23 26 −3 28 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
9 Bareed (R) 22 6 7 9 24 26 −2 25
10 Al-Hussein (R) 22 6 5 11 23 28 −5 23
11 Al-Shuala (R) 22 4 10 8 18 26 −8 22
12 Al-Sulaikh (R) 22 2 6 14 10 26 −16 12
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

Group 4 (Middle Euphrates)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Samawa (Q) 18 9 7 2 31 13 +18 34 Qualification to the Second round
2 Al-Hindiya (Q) 18 10 4 4 22 14 +8 34
3 Naft Al-Wasat (Q) 18 8 6 4 18 12 +6 30
4 Al-Kufa 18 8 5 5 20 13 +7 29
5 Al-Diwaniya 18 7 5 6 11 14 −3 26
6 Al Madhatyia 18 6 7 5 15 18 −3 25
7 Babil 18 5 6 7 15 16 −1 21
8 Al-Ettifaq (R) 18 6 2 10 17 23 −6 20 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
9 Al-Rawdhatain (R) 18 3 4 11 15 25 −10 14[a]
10 Al-Sadda (R) 18 2 6 10 7 23 −16 12
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
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 bonus point?

Group 5 (Southern)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Naft Al-Janoob (Q) 18 15 2 1 54 9 +45 47 Qualification to the Second round
2 Naft Maysan (Q) 18 11 4 3 32 14 +18 37
3 Masafi Al-Janoob (Q) 18 8 7 3 26 14 +12 31
4 Al-Amara 18 7 6 5 21 21 0 27
5 Al-Nasiriya 18 7 3 8 24 23 +1 24
6 Al-Bahri 18 7 3 8 33 35 −2 24
7 Maysan (R) 18 5 5 8 15 20 −5 20 Relegation to Iraqi Second Division League
8 Al-Hay (R) 18 5 5 8 19 27 −8 20
9 Al-Nahrain (R) 18 5 2 11 16 36 −20 17
10 Al-Qurna (R) 18 1 1 16 5 46 −41 4
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

Second round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sulaymaniya (Q) 8 5 1 2 19 15 +4 16 Qualification to the Final round
2 Al-Mosul (Q) 8 4 2 2 15 7 +8 14
3 Samarra 8 4 2 2 8 7 +1 14
4 Ghaz Al-Shamal 8 1 4 3 14 16 −2 7
5 Al-Anbar 8 1 1 6 11 22 −11 4
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Naft Al-Janoob (Q) 8 7 1 0 20 6 +14 22 Qualification to the Final round
2 Naft Maysan (Q) 8 5 0 3 18 10 +8 15
3 Naft Al-Wasat 8 4 0 4 11 11 0 12
4 Al-Samawa 8 2 2 4 6 12 −6 8
5 Masafi Al-Janoob 8 0 1 7 5 21 −16 1
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Jaish (Q) 7 4 1 2 12 3 +9 13 Qualification to the Final round
2 Al-Ramadi (Q) 7 4 1 2 13 9 +4 13
3 Al-Hindiya 7 4 1 2 9 9 0 13
4 Al-Khutoot 7 1 1 5 6 17 −11 4
5 Abu Ghraib 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 3
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Final round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Naft Al-Janoob (P) 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League
2 Al-Jaish 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Mosul 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sulaymaniya (C, P) 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Promotion to the Iraqi Premier League
2 Naft Maysan 2 1 0 1 8 1 +7 3
3 Al-Ramadi 2 0 1 1 2 10 −8 1
Source: IFA official website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final match

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References

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  1. ^ "النفط يستعد لمواجهة السليمانية ضمن منافسات دوري الكرة". alhurra.com (in Arabic). August 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "الشعــب يضيــّف نهائــي الدوري الممتــاز بــين السليمانيــة ونفــط الجنــوب". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). August 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "تأهل السليمانية ونفط الجنوب إلى دوري النخبة لكرة القدم". alhurra.com (in Arabic). August 16, 2012.
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