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title: "Al-Karma top Iraq Stars League after win over Al Karkh in matchday nine"
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description: "Matchday nine of the Iraq Stars League produced wins for Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Duhok and Al-Karma, with Al-Karma topping the standings two points ahead of…"
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# Al-Karma top Iraq Stars League after win over Al Karkh in matchday nine

Matchday nine of the Iraq Stars League produced wins for Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Duhok and Al-Karma, with Al-Karma topping the standings two points ahead of Newroz, Al Zawra'a and Erbil.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 10 October 2026، 22:32 ، updated 22:13 Saudi time

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Al-Karma top Iraq Stars League after win over Al Karkh in matchday nine

Matchday nine of the [Iraq Stars League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/iraq-stars-league-7) for the 2026/27 season concluded with several results, most notably [Al Quwa Al Jawiya](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-quwa-al-jawiya-92)'s 3-0 win over [Mosul](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/mosul-87), and [Duhok](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/duhok-91)'s similar 3-0 win over [Al Zawra'a](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-zawra-a-88).

In other matches, [Naft Maysan](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/naft-maysan-99) drew 1-1 with [Erbil](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/erbil-98), [Al Talaba](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-talaba-102) drew goalless 0-0 with [Al Shorta](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-shorta-97), while [Newroz](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/newroz-100) won 0-1 away to host [Zakho](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/zakho-101).

[Naft](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/naft-104) also beat [Diyala](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/diyala-85) 2-0, [Gharraf](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/gharraf-90) drew goalless 0-0 with [Al-Jolan SC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-jolan-sc-96), [Al Minaa Basra](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-minaa-basra-103) beat [Ghaz Al Shamal](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/ghaz-al-shamal-95) 2-0, and the match between [Al Kahrabaa](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-kahrabaa-89) and [Karbala](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/karbala-93) ended in a goalless 0-0 draw.

In the standout match of the round, [Al-Karma](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-karma-86) beat [Al Karkh](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-karkh-94) 3-2.

Al-Karma top the table with 20 points from 8 matches, having achieved 6 wins and 2 draws without any defeats, scoring 14 goals and conceding just 5.

Newroz are second with 18 points from 9 matches, followed by Al Zawra'a in third with the same 18 points, then Erbil in fourth also with 18 points from 9 matches.

Meanwhile, Karbala occupy the twentieth and last place with 6 points from 9 matches, preceded by Gharraf in nineteenth place with the same 6 points, while Al Karkh are in eighteenth place with 7 points from 8 matches.

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