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The Iraqi Women's Football League () is the league competition for
women's football in Iraq Women's football in Iraq is popular as there are less social restrictions on women than in the rest of the Arab world . One of the barriers to the sport's growth is the prejudice that many women experience as a result of playing the sport. The I ...
. It is run by the
Iraq Football Association The Iraq Football Association (IFA) () is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraq national football team, Iraqi national team and the Iraqi football league system. The Iraqi Football Association was founded in 1948 and has be ...
and was first played in the 2015–16 season. The league currently consists of seven teams. The current champions are
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. ...
, who won their first title in the 2023–24 season.


List of champions


See also

* AFC Women's Club Championship *
Women's football in Iraq Women's football in Iraq is popular as there are less social restrictions on women than in the rest of the Arab world . One of the barriers to the sport's growth is the prejudice that many women experience as a result of playing the sport. The I ...
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Iraq women's national football team The Iraq women's national football team is the female representative football team for Iraq. History The Iraq women's team has its roots in futsal, a game with some similarities to football, played on an indoor court. Futsal has been more access ...


References


External links


Iraq Football Association
{{Top level women's association football leagues around the world Iraqi Women's Football League
Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
Football leagues in Iraq Sports leagues established in 2016 2016 establishments in Iraq Women's sports leagues in Iraq