 Al-Talaba won the league title for the first time in their history.Holders Al-Shorta defeated Al-Zawraa 3–0 on the final day of the season on 19 May to move on equal points and equal goal difference with Al-Talaba.Al-Shorta had scored two more goals than Al-Talaba but the Iraq Football Association decided that for this season, teams who were equal on points and goal difference would instead be separated by number of wins and therefore Al-Talaba were crowned champions.