Iraqi Stars League second week closes with two matches on Monday

NAJAF, Iraq — The Iraqi Stars League's second week concludes on Monday with two fixtures. At Nasiriya Stadium in Najaf, Al-Garaf hosts Noroz at 6:30 p.m. local time, with both sides looking to secure their first points of the season. Later in the day at 9:00 p.m., Duhok welcomes Al-Talaba at home, aiming to use home advantage to earn a result. The opening round produced a series of upsets, with several lower-ranked clubs taking points off established sides. Tight scorelines across the weekend reshuffled the early-season standings, leaving no clear leader at the top of the table. With only two matches played by most clubs, the title picture remains unsettled, and the coming weeks are expected to provide a clearer indication of which teams will move into the upper ranks.