Iraq Division One

Iraq Division One
Country	Iraq
Founded	2000–present 1956–2000 (as Division Two)
Number of teams	70
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Iraq Premier League
Relegation to	Iraq Division Two
Domestic cup(s)	Iraq FA Cup
Current champions	Al-Samawa
2015–16 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.

Iraq Division One was named from its foundation in 1964 to 2000 as the Division Two while the premier level was named the Iraqi League. In the 2000–01 the league was introduced as the Division One and the Iraqi League was named the Iraqi Premier League.

In the 2014–15 season, Al-Samawa FC were the division's champions and Al-Sinaa SC were the runners-up.

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Iraq Division One

2013-14 clubs	Al-Bahri Al-Hedood Al-Jaish Al-Kahraba Al-Oloom wal-Technologia Masafi Al-Shamal Maysan Naft Al-Wasat Sulaymaniya Samawa

Seasons	2012-13 2013-14

Second level football leagues of Asia (AFC)

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^† Provisional Associated Member

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