The Iraqi football champions are the winners of the highest league in Iraqi football. Following the establishment of the Iraq Football Association (IFA) in 1948, a regional league called the Iraq Central FA League was held for teams from Baghdad and its neighbouring cities, alongside three other regional leagues in Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul. These league championships lasted until 1973, when the IFA established the first nationwide football league in Iraq by the name of Iraqi National First Division, which featured a mixture of clubs and institute teams.