Iraq Division One

Not to be confused with Iraqi Premier League.

Iraq Division One
Country	Iraq
Founded	1956–present
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Iraqi Premier League
Relegation to	Iraq Division Two
Domestic cup(s)	Iraq FA Cup
Current champions	Al-Hussein
2016–17 Iraq Division One

Iraq Division One is the second-highest division in Iraqi football after the Iraqi Premier League. Each year, the top finishing teams in the league are promoted to the Iraqi Premier League, and the lowest finishing teams are relegated to Division Two.

It was originally called the Division Two but has been known as the Division One since 2003. In the 2015–16 season, Al-Hussein were the division's champions and Al-Bahri were the runners-up.

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Iraq Division One

2015–16 clubs	Al-Bahri Al-Diwaniya Al-Hussein Al-Jaish Al-Khutoot Al-Qassim Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Brayaty Diyala Ghaz Al-Shamal Maysan Salahaddin

Seasons	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Second level football leagues of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China PR East Timor Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands^† Oman Pakistan Palestine (West Bank; Gaza Strip) Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

^† Provisional Associated Member

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