Iraq Central FA Premier League explained

Iraq Central FA Premier League
Iraq Central FA First Division
Country:Iraq
Founded:1948
Folded:1973
Teams:8
Relegation:Iraq Central FA Second Division
Level:1
Domest Cup:Iraq FA Cup
Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup
Confed Cup:Asian Champion Club Tournament
Champions:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(4th title)
Most Successful Club:Al-Haras Al-Malaki
(7 titles)

The Iraq Central FA Premier League, also known as the Iraq Central FA First Division and previously named the Iraq FA Baghdad First Division (Arabic: دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة بغداد), was the top-level division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973.[1]

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 several regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with others including the Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul leagues.[2] The last champions of the competition were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won the title in the 1972–73 season.[3]

The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division, before the Iraqi National Clubs League was established in 1974. The competition has since often been referred to as the League of the Institutes (Arabic: دوري المؤسسات|''Dawri Al-Muassasat'') due to containing a number of teams representing different Iraqi institutions.

List of champions

SeasonChampion
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya
Al-Haras Al-Malaki
Al-Haras Al-Malaki
Al-Haras Al-Malaki
Al-Haras Al-Malaki
Al-Haras Al-Malaki
Al-Haras Al-Malaki
Al-Haras Al-Malaki
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya
Amanat Al-Asima
Al-Athori
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
SeasonChampion
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Shorta Select XI
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha
N/A (season cancelled due to war)
Aliyat Al-Shorta
Aliyat Al-Shorta
Aliyat Al-Shorta
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Aliyat Al-Shorta
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Most successful teams

ClubTitlesWinning seasons
1Al-Haras Al-Malaki71949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56
2Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab41956–57, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1970–71
Aliyat Al-Shorta1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1957–58, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1972–73
5Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya11948–49
Amanat Al-Asima1958–59
Al-Athori1959–60
Al-Shorta Select XI1962–63
Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha1965–66

Winning managers

SeasonNationalityWinning manager[4] Team
1948–49Hamid Qadir Al-SamarraiAl-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya
1949–50Nadhim Al-TabaqchaliAl-Haras Al-Malaki
1950–51Nadhim Al-TabaqchaliAl-Haras Al-Malaki
1951–52Nadhim Al-TabaqchaliAl-Haras Al-Malaki
1952–53Nadhim Al-TabaqchaliAl-Haras Al-Malaki
1953–54Ahmed Abdul-RazzaqAl-Haras Al-Malaki
1954–55Dennis NasrawiAl-Haras Al-Malaki
1955–56Dennis NasrawiAl-Haras Al-Malaki
1956–57Ismail MohammedMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
1957–58Aziz Jassim Al-HajiaAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya
1958–59Nassir YousefAmanat Al-Asima
1959–60Ammo BabaAl-Athori
1960–61Salman JassimMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
1961–62Salih FarajAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1962–63Fahmi Al-QaimaqchiAl-Shorta Select XI
1963–64Shawqi AboudAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1964–65Ismail MohammedMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
1965–66Abdelilah Mohammed HassanAl-Firqa Al-Thalitha
1967–68Mohammed Najeeb KabanAliyat Al-Shorta
1968–69Mohammed Najeeb KabanAliyat Al-Shorta
1969–70Mohammed Najeeb KabanAliyat Al-Shorta
1970–71Mohammed ThamirMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
1971–72Mohammed Najeeb KabanAliyat Al-Shorta
1972–73Abdelilah Mohammed HassanAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baghdad Football League games start on Friday. The Iraq Times. 2 November 1948.
  2. Web site: Football leagues set up in Iraq's main centres. The Iraq Times. 16 October 1948.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iraq74.html League of the Institutes Top 3 Finishes
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iraqhist.html Iraq - League Winning Coaches