1960–61 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup

1960–61 Iraq Central FA Premier League Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab(2nd title) Al-FailiyaAl-NumanAl-Athori 1959–60 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.Iraqi Central League 1960-61 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won their second title by beating Al-Shorta Select XI 1–0 in the final.Iraq 1962/63-1972/73League of the Institutes History Final positions Pos PositionTeamQualification or relegation1Maslahat Naqil Al-RukabLeague Champions2Al-Shorta Select XI3Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya4Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed5Al-Kuliya Al-AskariyaAmanat Al-Asima7Isalat Al-Mai8Al-FailiyaRelegated to Iraq Central FA Second Division CupAl-NumanAl-Athori Upper bracket Summary main n n y Upper round 1 Upper intermediate round Upper round 2 Upper final Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 5–0 Al-Athori Al-Shorta Select XI 1–0 Al-Numan Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 5–1 Amanat Al-Asima Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 4–4 3–2 (replay) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 2–2 2–0 (replay) Al-Failiya Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 2–1 Isalat Al-Mai Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1–0 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Al-Shorta Select XI 4–1 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Shorta Select XI 3–1 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Upper round 1 24 February 1961Police play Al-Numan in capital tomorrow https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610226-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 26 February 1961 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 5–0 Al-Athori Ismail 10 70Elias 41Pawlis 66Dawood 88 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Salih Faraj Al-Athori move to the lower bracket 27 February 1961Police play Al-Numan in capital tomorrow https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610226-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 26 February 1961 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Shorta Select XI 1–0 Al-Numan Sahakian 50 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Ghani Askar Al-Numan move to the lower bracket 5 March 1961 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 5–1 Amanat Al-Asima Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi Amanat Al-Asima move to the lower bracket 16 March 1961PTS & Air Force match ends in draw https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610317-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 17 March 1961 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 4–4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Abdul-Majid 10 20 ETAlwan 65 Baba 7 15 ETHashim 55 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad 21 April 1961Air Force loses to Public Transport 2–3 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610423-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 23 April 1961 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 3–2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Najim 65Abdul-Majid 73 115 Hashim 50 70 Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad Ismail Hammoudi 3,000 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya move to the lower bracket Upper intermediate round 3 March 1961Amanat al-Asimah play Cadets today https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610305-01.1.14 The Iraq Times 5 March 1961 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 2–2 yes Al-Failiya Dawood 14Ismail 28 S. Mahmoud 30 70 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Ismail Hammoudi 27 March 1961Railways 2, Fayliya 0 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610329-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 29 March 1961 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 2–0 Al-Failiya Ismail 15 25 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Al-Failiya move to the lower bracket 30 April 1961Military College 2 Water Board 1 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610503-01.1.14 The Iraq Times 3 May 1961 16:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 2–1 Isalat Al-Mai Hassan 3570 40 pen. Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Salih Faraj 2,000 Isalat Al-Mai move to the lower bracket Upper round 2 7 May 1961P.T.S. defeats Railways 1–0 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610508-01.1.14 The Iraq Times 8 May 1961 16:00 UTC+03:00 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1–0 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Salih Faraj Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed move to the lower bracket 10 May 1961Police combine wins 4–1 over Cadets https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610511-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 11 May 1961 16:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Shorta Select XI 4–1 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Sahakian 2J. Ohanisian 35S. Ohanisian 65Tabra Salim 87 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Ismail Hammoudi 2,000 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya move to the lower bracket Upper final 23 May 1961Police wins 3–1 over the Public Transport Service https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610524-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 24 May 1961 16:45 UTC+03:00Favourite Police team will win, says coach https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610523-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 23 May 1961 Al-Shorta Select XI 3–1 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Sahakian Abdul-Majid Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad Salih Faraj 2,500 Al-Shorta Select XI advance to the finalMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab move to the lower bracket Lower bracket Summary main n n y Lower round 1 Lower intermediate round Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final Amanat Al-Asima W–L Al-Athori Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–2 Al-Failiya Isalat Al-Mai 6–2 Al-Numan Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya w/o Isalat Al-Mai The original result was a 3–2 win for Isalat Al-Mai, but Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were later awarded a walkover victory due to Isalat Al-Mai using an ineligible player. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–0 Amanat Al-Asima Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 6–1 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–2 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1–1 1–0 (replay) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Lower round 1 26 April 1961Assyrians v. Amana match tomorrow https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610425-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 25 April 1961 16:00 UTC+03:00 Amanat Al-Asima W–L Al-Athori Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Ghani Askar Al-Athori eliminated 1 May 1961Air Force defeats al-Fayliya 4–2 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610505-01.1.14 The Iraq Times 5 May 1961 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–2 Al-Failiya Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Salih Faraj Al-Failiya eliminated 6 May 1961Water Board 6 al-Numan Club 2 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610507-01.1.14 The Iraq Times 7 May 1961 Isalat Al-Mai 6–2 Al-Numan Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Al-Numan eliminated Lower intermediate round 9 May 1961Water Board in upset win over Air Force https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610511-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 11 May 1961 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya w/o from Isalat Al-Mai Baba 7580 M. Mahmoud 15 65Karim 35 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi 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 HassanThe Football Federation forfeits big game https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610515-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 15 May 1961 Isalat Al-Mai eliminated Lower round 2 18 May 1961Air Force wins "must" game convincingly https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610519-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 19 May 1961 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–0 Amanat Al-Asima Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Ghani Askar 1,500 Amanat Al-Asima eliminated 20 May 1961Railways win 6–1 over Cadets https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610521-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 21 May 1961 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 6–1 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya eliminated Lower round 3 31 May 19614000 see Air Force beat Railways 3–2 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610601-01.1.14 The Iraq Times 1 June 1961 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–2 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 4,000 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed eliminated Lower final 5 June 1961A.F. draw 1–1 with P.T.S. https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610607-01.1.14 The Iraq Times 7 June 1961 17:00 UTC+03:00Air Force vs PTS semi-finals match https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610605-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 5 June 1961 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Ismail Hammoudi 4,500 9 June 1961PTS beats Air Force, meets Police Tues. https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610611-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 11 June 1961 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1–0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Abdul-Majid 85 pen. Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad 5,000 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab advance to the finalAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya eliminated Final 13 June 1961P.T.S. upset Police: 5,000 see match https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610614-01.1.14 The Iraq Times 14 June 1961 Al-Shorta Select XI 0–1 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Najim 53 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad 5,000 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup1960–61 winnerMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab2nd title Bracket no Upper Round 1 Upper Round 2 Upper Round 3 Upper Final Final Lower Round 1 Lower Round 2 Lower Round 3 Lower Round 4 Lower Final Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 5 Amanat Al-Asima 1 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 5 Al-Athori 0 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 2 Isalat Al-Mai 1 Al-Shorta Select XI 1 Al-Numan 0 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed (replay) 2(2) Al-Failiya 2(0) Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (replay) 4(3) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4(2) Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 1 Al-Shorta Select XI 4 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 0 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1 Al-Shorta Select XI 3 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1 Al-Shorta Select XI 0 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4 Al-Failiya 2 Isalat Al-Mai 6 Al-Numan 2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya awd Isalat Al-Mai   Amanat Al-Asima W Al-Athori L Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5 Amanat Al-Asima 0 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 6 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 2 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (replay) 1(1) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1(0) References External links Iraqi Football Website Category:Iraq Central FA Premier League seasons 1 Iraq