2017–18 Iraqi First Division League

Iraqi First Division League
Season	2017–18
Champions	Al-Karkh (2nd title)
Promoted	Al-Karkh Erbil
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Iraqi First Division League. Al-Karkh and Erbil secured the two promotion spots for the 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League, with Al-Karkh being the champions due to having more points than Erbil in the final stage. The final round started on 8 August 2018 and finished on 20 August 2018.

Format

Teams from all over Iraq participated in preliminary qualifications for the final stage, which consisted of 12 teams split into two groups. The winners of the two groups would be promoted.

Final stage

Group 1

All matches played in Erbil.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Erbil (P)	5	3	2	0	11	3	+8	11	Promoted to Iraqi Premier League
2	Al-Qasim	5	3	1	1	6	4	+2	10
3	Al-Difaa Al-Madani	5	2	2	1	3	5	−2	8
4	Al-Sulaikh	5	2	0	3	5	4	+1	6
5	Al-Mosul	5	0	3	2	5	7	−2	3
6	Maysan	5	0	2	3	1	8	−7	2

Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away	DIF	MOS	QAS	SUL	ERB	MSN
Al-Difaa Al-Madani	—	1–1	—	—	—	0–0
Al-Mosul	—	—	1–2	—	2–2	—
Al-Qasim	0–1	—	—	1–0	1–1	—
Al-Sulaikh	0–1	2–1	—	—	0–1	—
Erbil	4–0	—	—	—	—	3–0^[a]
Maysan	—	0–0	1–2	0–3^[b]	—	—

Source: Goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:

^ The Erbil–Maysan match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Erbil after Maysan players walked off the field in protest at refereeing decisions.
^ The Maysan–Al-Sulaikh match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Sulaikh after Maysan failed to turn up for the game.

Group 2

All matches played in Karkh.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Al-Karkh (C, P)	5	5	0	0	9	1	+8	15	Promoted to Iraqi Premier League
2	Al-Sinaa	5	3	0	2	13	6	+7	9
3	Afak	5	2	1	2	3	5	−2	7
4	Brayati	5	2	0	3	4	6	−2	6
5	Al-Nasiriya	5	1	2	2	8	9	−1	5
6	Al-Ramadi	5	0	1	4	5	15	−10	1

Source: Goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away	AFK	KAR	NAS	RAM	SIN	BRA
Afak	—	0–1	—	1–0	0–3	—
Al-Karkh	—	—	—	—	1–0	2–0
Al-Nasiriya	1–1	1–2	—	2–2	—	—
Al-Ramadi	—	0–3^[a]	—	—	—	0–3
Al-Sinaa	—	—	4–1	6–3	—	—
Brayati	0–1	—	0–3	—	1–0	—

Source: Goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes: