Iraq Stars League

Iraq Stars League
Organising bodyIraqi Pro League Association
Founded18 August 1974 (1974-08-18)
CountryIraq
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs20 (since 2014–15)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toIraqi Premier Division League
Domestic cup(s)Iraq FA Cup
Iraqi Super Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League Elite
AFC Champions League Two
Arab Club Champions Cup
AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League
Current championsAl-Shorta (8th title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsAl-Zawraa
(14 titles)
Top goalscorerAmjad Radhi (181)
Broadcaster(s)Al-Iraqiya TV
Al-Kass Sports
Current: 2024–25 Iraq Stars League

The Iraq Stars League (Arabic: دوري نجوم العراق, romanized: Dawrī Nujūm Al-'Irāq), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Association.

The league was formed by the Iraq Football Association in 1974 as the Iraqi National Clubs First Division League, the first nationwide league of clubs in Iraq, and later became known as the Iraqi Premier League. In 2023, the competition was rebranded as the Iraq Stars League and transitioned into a fully professional competition. The current format sees 20 teams playing 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season.

Of the 80 teams to have competed since the inception of the league in 1974, eleven have won the title. Al-Zawraa are the most successful club with 14 titles, followed by Al-Shorta (8), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (7) and Al-Talaba (5). These Baghdad-based clubs together contest the historic Baghdad derbies. The current league champions are Al-Shorta, who won their fourth consecutive title in the 2024–25 season.