1959–60 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup

1959–60 Al-Athori SC with the 1960 Iraq FA Cup Championship trophy.jpg Iraq Central FA Premier League Al-Athori(1st title) Al-Adhamiya 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 12th 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. Al-Athori beat Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–0 in the final on 6 May 1960 to win their first title. Final positions Pos PositionTeamQualification or relegation1Al-AthoriLeague Champions2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3Al-Shorta Select XI4Amanat Al-Asima5Al-Ghazl wal-NaseejRelocated to MosulLocal sports in brief https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610222-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 22 February 19616Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed7Al-Liwa Al-ThaminRelocated to BaqubaIraqi sports roundup https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610126-01.1.14 The Iraq Times 26 January 19618Maslahat Naqil Al-RukabAl-Numan10Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya11Al-Failiya12Al-AdhamiyaRelegated to Iraq Central FA Second Division CupI.F.A. meets again this evening: three sides relegated https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19610207-01.1.15 The Iraq Times 7 February 1961 Upper bracket Summary main n n y Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper intermediate round Upper final Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 4–1 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Al-Athori 2–1 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–1 Al-Failiya Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 3–0 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Amanat Al-Asima 2–0 Al-Shorta Select XI Al-Adhamiya L–W Al-Numan Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Al-Athori 7–0 Al-Numan Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–1 Amanat Al-Asima Match was ended five minutes early due to the withdrawal of two Amanat Al-Asima players. Al-Athori 2–0 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–0 4–3 (replay) Al-Athori Upper round 1 22 December 1959Cup match today https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19591222-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 22 December 1959 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 4–1 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin 25th Liwa Stadium Baghdad Al-Liwa Al-Thamin move to the lower bracket 23 December 1959Results of Iraqi Cup matches https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19591230-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 30 December 1959 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Athori 2–1 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej 25th Liwa Stadium Baghdad Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej move to the lower bracket 24 December 1959Cup game today https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19591224-01.1.29 The Iraq Times 24 December 1959 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–1 Al-Failiya 25th Liwa Stadium Baghdad Al-Failiya move to the lower bracket December 1959 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 3–0 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya move to the lower bracket December 1959 Amanat Al-Asima 2–0 Al-Shorta Select XI Al-Shorta Select XI move to the lower bracket December 1959 Al-Adhamiya L–W Al-Numan Al-Adhamiya move to the lower bracket Upper round 2 8 January 1960Air Force defeat P.T.S. in Cup https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600110-01.1.21 The Iraq Times 10 January 1960 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab David F. Mohammed Majeed Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad 5,000 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab move to the lower bracket 11 January 1960Assyrians score 7–0 win over Numan https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600113-01.1.5 The Iraq Times 13 January 1960 Al-Athori 7–0 Al-Numan Gorgis Odisho Baba Khoshaba 25th Liwa Stadium Baghdad Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi Al-Numan move to the lower bracket Upper intermediate round 15 January 1960One month's suspension for two players https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600118-01.1.5 The Iraq Times 18 January 1960 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–1 Amanat Al-Asima F. Mohammed 15 65T. Mohammed 85 Jeha 25 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Salih Faraj The match was ended five minutes early after two Amanat Al-Asima players walked off the field in protest at a refereeing decisionAmanat Al-Asima move to the lower bracket 22 January 1960Railways' goalie shines in 2–0 Cup defeat https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600124-01.1.12 The Iraq Times 24 January 1960 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Athori 2–0 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Baba 48', 51Gorgis 56 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Salih Faraj Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed move to the lower bracket Upper final 22 March 1960Assyrians draw 0–0 with Air Force https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600323-01.1.9 The Iraq Times 23 March 1960 15:30 UTC+03:00Air Force draw 1–1 with Police https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600320-01.1.12 The Iraq Times 20 March 1960 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–0 yes Al-Athori Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad 10 April 1960Assyrians lose to Air Force https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600411-01.1.9 The Iraq Times 11 April 1960 16:00 UTC+03:00Assyrians play A.F. today https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600410-01.1.18 The Iraq Times 10 April 1960 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–3 Al-Athori Shamshon 7 o.g.F. Mohammed 14 86Ibrahim 56 G. Ismail 30 70Putros 83 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya advance to the finalAl-Athori move to the lower bracket Lower bracket Summary main n n y Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower intermediate round Lower round 3 Lower final Al-Failiya L–W Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej 11–0 Al-Adhamiya Al-Liwa Al-Thamin 4–2 Al-Numan Al-Shorta Select XI 1–1 1–0 (replay) Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej 4–0 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Shorta Select XI 3–2 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Amanat Al-Asima 4–1 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Al-Shorta Select XI 2–1 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej Al-Shorta Select XI 3–0 Amanat Al-Asima Al-Athori 2–1 Al-Shorta Select XI Lower round 1 6 January 1960Al-Feliyah play Cadets today https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600106-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 6 January 1960 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Failiya L–W Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 25th Liwa Stadium Baghdad Sayid Farouq Al-Failiya eliminated 11 January 1960 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej 11–0 Al-Adhamiya Mahdi 25 27 34 65 70Q. Jawad 50 55 75 80A. Jawad 65 70 25th Liwa Stadium Baghdad Al-Adhamiya eliminated 17 January 1960 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin 4–2 Al-Numan Al-Numan eliminated 18 January 1960Assyrians play Railways tomorrow https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600121-01.1.5 The Iraq Times 21 January 1960 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Shorta Select XI 1–1 yes Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Abdul-Qadir 25 o.g. H. Ali 70 Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad Ismail Hammoudi 24 January 1960Police score 1–0 victory in Cup https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600126-01.1.5 The Iraq Times 26 January 1960 15:15 UTC+03:00 Al-Shorta Select XI 1–0 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Janja 30 25th Liwa Stadium Baghdad Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab eliminated Lower round 2 21 January 1960 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej 4–0 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya eliminated 27 January 1960Police beat Eighth Brigade 3–2 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600129-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 29 January 1960 Al-Shorta Select XI 3–2 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Tabra Sahakian Janja Basher Wilson 25th Liwa Stadium Baghdad Al-Liwa Al-Thamin eliminated 5 February 1960 14:30 UTC+03:00 Amanat Al-Asima 4–1 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Jeha 20 83Najim 30Meslawi 70 K. Ali 15 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed eliminated Lower intermediate round 5 February 1960Amanat al-Asimah and Police gain victories https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600207-01.1.13 The Iraq Times 7 February 1960 10:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Shorta Select XI 2–1 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej T. Ismail 35Sahakian 55 A. Mohammed 25 25th Liwa Stadium Baghdad Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej eliminated Lower round 3 26 February 1960Police knock Asimah out of Cup https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600228-01.1.12 The Iraq Times 28 February 1960 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Shorta Select XI 3–0 Amanat Al-Asima Sahakian 15 56Darwish 60 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Amanat Al-Asima eliminated Lower final 17 April 1960Assyrians reach soccer final https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600421-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 21 April 1960 16:00 UTC+03:00Assyrians to play Police this afternoon https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600417-01.1.12 The Iraq Times 17 April 1960 Al-Athori 2–1 Al-Shorta Select XI G. Ismail 8Putros 55 T. Ismail 70Hussein 0 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Ismail Hammoudi Al-Athori advance to the finalAl-Shorta Select XI eliminated Final 6 May 1960Assyrians beat Air Force 3–0 in Final https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600508-01.1.13 The Iraq Times 8 May 1960 16:00 UTC+03:00Cup Final tomorrow afternoon https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19600505-01.1.9 The Iraq Times 5 May 1960 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–3 Al-Athori Gorgis 12 88G. Ismail 76Shawil 0 83 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad 3,000 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup1959–60 winnerAl-Athori1st title Bracket 2 2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 Al-Failiya 1 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 3 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 0 Al-Athori 2 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej 1 Al-Adhamiya L Al-Numan W Amanat Al-Asima 2 Al-Shorta Select XI 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 4 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin 1 Al-Athori 7 Al-Numan 0 Amanat Al-Asima 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 0 Al-Athori 2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (replay) 0(4) Al-Athori 0(3) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 Al-Athori 3 Al-Shorta Select XI (replay) 1(1) Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1(0) Al-Liwa Al-Thamin 4 Al-Numan 2 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej 11 Al-Adhamiya 0 Al-Failiya L Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya W Al-Shorta Select XI 3 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin 2 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej 4 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 0 Amanat Al-Asima 4 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 1 Al-Shorta Select XI 2 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej 1 Amanat Al-Asima 0 Al-Shorta Select XI 3 Al-Athori 2 Al-Shorta Select XI 1 References External links Iraqi Football Website Category:Iraq Central FA Premier League seasons 1 Iraq