Kurdistan Premier League

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The Kurdistan Premier League (Kurdish: خولی نایابی کوردستان, romanized: Xûlî Nayabî Kurdistan) is the foremost association football league in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, above the Kurdistan First Division (Kurdish: خولی پلە یەکی کوردستان, romanized: Xûlî pile yekî Kurdistan) and Kurdish Second Division (Kurdish خولی پلە دووی کوردستان, romanized: Xûlî pîle dûy Kurdistan). It is overseen by the Kurdistan Football Association.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_football/6174667.stm|title=Kurdish football prospers in new Iraq|date=2006-12-14|access-date=2019-02-10|language=en-GB}} The league is not officially recognized by FIFA or any of its confederations, therefore cannot compete in their continental or intercontinental competitions.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/oct/14/football-alternative-world-cup-kurdistan-team-jack-losh-sebastien-rabas|title=The rebel World Cup: on the road with Kurdistan's football team|last=Rabas|first=Words: Jack Losh Film: Sebastien|date=2016-10-14|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-02-10|last2=Losh|first2=Jack|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} The season runs from August and finishes in May, with each playing twenty eight matches each. During the season, clubs compete for the Kurdistan Cup, which follows with the Kurdistan Super Cup, a contest held between league winners and the cup winners.

The current champion is Akre sc,{{Cite web |last=kurdistanchronicle |title=Akre Wins Kurdistan Premier League Game |url=https://kurdistanchronicle.com/b/3025 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=kurdistanchronicle.com}} who won the title for the first time in history