Iraq Central FA Premier League
Founded | 1948 |
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Folded | 1973 |
Country | Iraq |
Number of clubs | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Iraq Central FA Second Division |
Domestic cup(s) | Iraq FA Cup Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup |
International cup(s) | Asian Champion Club Tournament |
Last champions | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (4th title) |
Most championships | Al-Haris Al-Maliki (7 titles) |
The Iraq Central FA League, previously known as the Iraq FA Baghdad League (Template:Lang-ar) and also known as the League of the Institutes (Template:Lang-ar) due to containing a number of teams representing different Iraqi institutes, was the top-level division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973.
It was controlled by the Iraq Central Football Association and was played under a variety of different formats including a double-elimination format, a round-robin format and a double round-robin format. It was one of four regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with the others being in Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul. The last champions of the competition were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won the title in the 1972–73 season.
The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National League of Clubs and Institutions.[1]
List of champions
Most successful teams
# | Club | Winners | Winning Years |
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1 | Al-Haris Al-Maliki | 7 | 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56 |
2 | Aliyat Al-Shorta[d] | 5 | 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72 |
3 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab[b] | 4 | 1956–57, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1970–71 |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1957–58, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1972–73 | ||
5 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 1 | 1948–49 |
Amanat Al-Asima[b] | 1958–59 | ||
Al-Athori | 1959–60 | ||
Montakhab Al-Shorta[d] | 1962–63 | ||
Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha[e] | 1965–66 |
Winning managers
Season | Nationality | Winning manager[2] | Team |
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1948–49 | Iraq | Dhia Habib | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malikiya |
1949–50 | Iraq | Nadhim Al-Tabaqchali | Al-Haris Al-Maliki |
1950–51 | Iraq | Nadhim Al-Tabaqchali | Al-Haris Al-Maliki |
1951–52 | Iraq | Nadhim Al-Tabaqchali | Al-Haris Al-Maliki |
1952–53 | Iraq | Nadhim Al-Tabaqchali | Al-Haris Al-Maliki |
1953–54 | Iraq | Ahmed Abdul-Razzaq | Al-Haris Al-Maliki |
1954–55 | Palestine | Dennis Nasrawi | Al-Haris Al-Maliki |
1955–56 | Palestine | Dennis Nasrawi | Al-Haris Al-Maliki |
1956–57 | Iraq | Ismail Mohammed | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab |
1957–58 | Iraq | Aziz Jassim Al-Hajia | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Maliki |
1958–59 | Iraq | Nassir Yousef | Amanat Al-Asima |
1959–60 | Iraq | Ammo Baba | Al-Athori |
1960–61 | Iraq | Salman Jassim | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab |
1961–62 | Iraq | Salih Faraj | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
1962–63 | Iraq | Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi | Montakhab Al-Shorta |
1963–64 | Iraq | Shawqi Aboud | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
1964–65 | Iraq | Ismail Mohammed | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab |
1965–66 | Iraq | Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan | Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha |
1966–67 | Iraq | Mohammed Najeeb Kaban | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
1967–68 | Iraq | Mohammed Najeeb Kaban | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
1968–69 | Iraq | Mohammed Najeeb Kaban | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
1969–70 | Iraq | Mohammed Najeeb Kaban | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
1970–71 | Iraq | Mohammed Thamir | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab |
1971–72 | Iraq | Mohammed Najeeb Kaban | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
1972–73 | Iraq | Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
See also
- Iraq FA Basra League
- Iraq FA Kirkuk League
- Iraqi National League of Clubs and Institutions
- Iraqi Premier League
- Iraqi Women's Football League
Notes
- ^ The 1950–51 league was ended (and not cancelled) after the completion of the regular season. The final stage was abandoned due to scheduling difficulties, with the regular season's table being considered as the final standings for the season.
- ^ The 1972–73 league was ended (and not cancelled) after round 7 of 14 due to scheduling difficulties, with the table at that point being considered as the final standings for the season.