Iraqi Basketball Premier League

The Iraqi Basketball Premier League, officially known as 1XBET Iraqi Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional basketball league in Iraq.

Iraqi Basketball Premier League (IBL)
SportBasketball
No. of teams14
CountryIraq
ContinentAsia
Most recent
champion(s)		Al-Naft (7th title)
(2022–23)
Official websitewww.iraq.basketball

Current clubs
Team City Colour
Al-Naft Baghdad    
Al-Shorta Baghdad    
Dijla Al-Jamiea Baghdad    
Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi Baghdad    
Al-Hilla Hilla    
Zakho Zakho    
Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad    
Al-Tadamon Najaf    
Ghaz Al-Shamal Kirkuk    
Naft Al-Shamal Kirkuk    
Al-Samawa Samawa    
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Baghdad    
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad    
Al-Karkh Baghdad    

List of champions
No. Season Champion
11979–80Al-Jaish
21980–81Al-Karkh
31981–82Al-Karkh
41982–83Al-Karkh
51983–84Al-Jaish
61984–85Al-Karkh
71985–86Al-Rasheed
81986–87Al-Rasheed
91987–88Al-Rasheed
101988–89Al-Rasheed
111989–90Al-Rasheed
121990–91Al-Karkh
131991–92Al-Karkh
141992–93Al-Naft
151993–94Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
No. Season Champion
161994–95Al-Shorta
171995–96Al-Shorta
181996–97Al-Karkh
191997–98Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
201998–99Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
211999–2000Al-Karkh
222000–01Al-Karkh
232001–02Al-Karkh
242002–03Al-Hilla
252003–04Al-Hilla
262004–05Al-Karkh
272005–06Al-Kahrabaa
282006–07Al-Hilla
292007–08Al-Karkh
302008–09Duhok
No. Season Champion
312009–10Duhok
322010–11Duhok
332011–12Duhok
342012–13Al-Kahrabaa
352013–14Duhok
362014–15Al-Shorta
372015–16Al-Karkh
382016–17Al-Naft
392017–18Al-Naft
402018–19Al-Naft
412019–20Season abandoned
422020–21Al-Naft
432021–22Al-Naft
442022–23Al-Naft

Most successful clubs
Club Titles Winning seasons
Al-Karkh 13 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2015–16
Al-Naft 7 1992–93, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Al-Rasheed 5 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
Duhok 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
Al-Hilla 3 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
Al-Shorta 1994–95, 1995–96, 2014–15
Al-Jaish 2 1979–80, 1983–84
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 1997–98, 1998–99
Al-Kahrabaa 2005–06, 2012–13
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 1993–94

Recent finals
Season Winners Result Runners-up Reference
2012–13Al-Kahrabaa2–0Al-Karkh[1]
2013–14Duhok2–0Naft Al-Junoob[2]
2014–15Al-Shorta2–1Al-Karkh[3]
2015–16Al-Karkh4–2Al-Minaa[4]
2016–17Al-Naft3–0Al-Shorta[5]
2017–18Al-Naft3–1Al-Shorta[6]
2018–19Al-Naft3–0Al-Shorta[7]
2019–20Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21Al-Naft3–0Al-Shorta[8]
2021–22Al-Naft4–1Al-Shorta[9]
2022–23Al-Naft4–2Al-Shorta[10]

References
  1. "IBL (2012-2013)". Asia Basket. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. "IBL (2013-2014)". Asia Basket. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. "IBL (2014-2015)". Asia Basket. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. "IBL (2015-2016)". Asia Basket. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. "IBL (2016-2017)". Asia Basket. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. "IBL (2017-2018)". Asia Basket. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  7. "IBL (2018-2019)". Asia Basket. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. "IBL (2019-2020)". Asia Basket. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. "IBL (2021-2022)". Asia Basket. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  10. "IBL (2022-2023)". Asia Basket. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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