1960–61 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup explained

Season:	1960–61
Competition:	Iraq Central FA Premier League
Winners:	Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (2nd title)
Relegated:	Al-Failiya Al-Numan Al-Athori
Prevseason:	1959–60
Nextseason:	1961–62

The 1960–61 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 13th season of the Iraq Central FA Premier League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). It was played as a double-elimination tournament.^[1] Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won their second title by beating Al-Shorta Select XI 1–0 in the final.^{[2] [3]}

Final positions

	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab	League Champions
2	Al-Shorta Select XI
3	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4	Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed
5	Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya
	Amanat Al-Asima
7	Isalat Al-Mai
bgcolor=FFBBBB rowspan=3	8	bgcolor=FFBBBB style="text-align: left"	Al-Failiya	bgcolor=FFBBBB rowspan=3	Relegated to Iraq Central FA Second Division Cup
bgcolor=FFBBBB style="text-align: left"	Al-Numan
bgcolor=FFBBBB style="text-align: left"	Al-Athori

First round

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Second round

Winners bracket

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Losers bracket

Al-Athori eliminated----Al-Failiya eliminated----Al-Numan eliminated

Third round

Losers bracket

The match originally ended as a 3–2 win for Isalat Al-Mai but was later awarded as a win for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya due to Isalat Al-Mai fielding the ineligible player Salim Hassan^[4]

Isalat Al-Mai eliminated----Amanat Al-Asima eliminated----Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya eliminated

Semi-finals

Losers bracket

Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed eliminated----

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya eliminated

External links

• Iraqi Football Website

Notes and References

1. http://www.niiiis.com/60-61.html Iraqi Central League 1960-61
2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iraqhist.html Iraq 1962/63-1972/73
3. http://forum.kooora.com/?t=3490664 League of the Institutes History
4. Web site: The Football Federation forfeits big game. The Iraq Times. 15 May 1961.