1958–59 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup

1958–59 Iraq Central FA Premier League Amanat Al-Asima(1st title) 1957–58 1959–60 The 1958–59 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 11th 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 1958-59 Amanat Al-Asima won their first title by beating Al-Athori 1–0 in the final which was ended at half-time due to the withdrawal of Al-Athori's players.Iraq 1962/63-1972/73League of the Institutes History Name changes Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya renamed to Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya renamed to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. Final positions Pos PositionTeamQualification1Amanat Al-AsimaLeague Champions2Al-Athori3Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed4Al-Shorta Select XI5Al-Liwa Al-ThaminMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab7Al-AdhamiyaAl-Failiya9Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaAl-Kuliya Al-AskariyaAl-Numan Upper bracket Summary main n n y Upper round 1 Upper intermediate round Upper round 2(Al-Adhamiya results not available) Upper final Al-Adhamiya 4–1 Al-Failiya Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 0–0 2–2 (replay)2–0 (replay) Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Amanat Al-Asima 5–0 Al-Numan Al-Athori 0–0 2–1 (replay) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shorta Select XI 7–1 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Amanat Al-Asima 6–1 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 3–2 Al-Shorta Select XI Amanat Al-Asima 3–3 2–1 (replay) Al-Athori Amanat Al-Asima 4–0 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Upper round 1 26 January 1959Iraqi sports round-up https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590129-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 29 January 1959 Al-Adhamiya 4–1 Al-Failiya Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad Al-Failiya move to the lower bracket 27 January 1959 15:15 UTC+03:00 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 0–0 yes Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 2 March 1959Eighth Brigade Football Team https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590320-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 20 March 1959Police win 7–1 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590306-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 6 March 1959 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 2–2 yes Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Thabid 25 65 Rahman 15Mohammed 30 Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 1,000 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 2–0 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Al-Liwa Al-Thamin move to the lower bracket 28 January 1959Amanat al-Asimah beat Numan 5–0 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590130-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 30 January 1959 15:15 UTC+03:00 Amanat Al-Asima 5–0 Al-Numan Meslawi 15 80Najim 55 65Mohammed 75 pen. Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad Al-Numan move to the lower bracket 29 January 1959Iraqi sports round-up https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590128-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 28 January 1959 15:15 UTC+03:00 Al-Athori 0–0 yes Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 8 March 1959Assyrian Club defeat Air Force 2–1 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590310-01.1.9 The Iraq Times 10 March 1959 15:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Athori 2–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya A. Baba 50 79 F. Mohammed 35 Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 8,000 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya move to the lower bracket 4 March 1959I.F.A. announce First and Second Division matches https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590303-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 3 March 1959 Al-Shorta Select XI 7–1 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Fima Sahakian Tabra T. Ismail Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium Baghdad Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya move to the lower bracket Upper intermediate round 7 March 1959Amanat Al-Asimah Football XI https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590317-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 17 March 1959 15:00 UTC+03:00 Amanat Al-Asima 6–1 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Meslawi Najim T. Mohammed Jeha Salih Hussein 0 Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab move to the lower bracket Upper round 2 20 April 1959Railways beat Police 3–2 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590422-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 22 April 1959 16:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 3–2 Al-Shorta Select XI S. Ismail 10 70Thabid 65 T. Ismail 60Khalaf 75 o.g.J. Mohammed Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 2,000 Al-Shorta Select XI move to the lower bracket 25 April 1959Assyrians share six goals with Amanat Al-Asimah https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590427-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 27 April 1959 16:00 UTC+03:00 Amanat Al-Asima 3–3 Al-Athori Najim 25Salim 54Jeha 62 Odisho 15Sarkis 30A. Baba 60 pen. Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad 2,000 6 May 1959Amanat al-Asimah defeat Assyrian Club 2–1 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590508-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 27 April 1959 16:30 UTC+03:00 Amanat Al-Asima 2–1 Al-Athori Meslawi 20 60 A. Baba 75 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad 4,000 Al-Athori move to the lower bracket Al-Adhamiya move to the lower bracket (results not available) Upper final 1 June 1959Amanat Al-Asimah defeat Railways 4–0 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590603-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 3 June 1959 17:00 UTC+03:00Assyrians to play Police today https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590531-01.1.17 The Iraq Times 31 May 1959 Amanat Al-Asima 4–0 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Jeha 1Najim 30Meslawi 55Salim 65 Salman 0 68 Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 2,000 Amanat Al-Asima advance to the finalAl-Sikak Al-Hadeed move to the lower bracket Lower bracket Summary main n n y Lower round 1(Al-Numan results not available) Lower round 2(Al-Adhamiya results not available) Lower intermediate round Lower round 3 Lower final Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 0–1 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Match was ended 30 minutes early by the referee following an argument with an Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya player. Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 4–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shorta Select XI 8–1 Al-Failiya Al-Shorta Select XI 3–2 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Al-Shorta Select XI 1–1 4–0 (replay) Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Al-Athori 4–0 Al-Shorta Select XI Al-Athori 2–1 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Lower round 1 18 April 1959Habbaniyah XI score 1–0 win over Cadets in Baghdad https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590420-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 20 April 1959 16:00 UTC+03:00 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 0–1 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin Masoud Muaskar Al-Rasheed Stadium Baghdad The match was ended 30 minutes early after the referee refused to continue officiating the game following an argument with Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya player Abed RazzokiAl-Kuliya Al-Askariya eliminated 19 April 1959P.T.S. beat Air Force -- Kakhoo scores three https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590421-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 21 April 1959 16:00 UTC+03:00 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 4–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya K. Gorgis Abdul-Majid Eshaya Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 2,000 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya eliminated Al-Numan eliminated (results not available) Lower round 2 30 April 1959Police net eight against Feliyah https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590504-01.1.17 The Iraq Times 4 May 1959 Al-Shorta Select XI 8–1 Al-Failiya T. Ismail 25 40Lateef 48Tabra 53 61Abu Al-Awra 75 79 85 Hussein 43 o.g. Al-Shorta Stadium Baghdad Al-Failiya eliminated Al-Adhamiya eliminated (results not available) Lower intermediate round 8 May 1959Police "A" defeat P.T.S. 3–2 after extra time https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590510-01.1.17 The Iraq Times 10 May 1959 16:30 UTC+03:00 Al-Shorta Select XI 3–2 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Sahakian 55T. Ismail 80 97Hussein 0 E. Gorgis 25K. Gorgis 85H. Gorgis Y. Gorgis 0 Al-Kashafa Stadium Baghdad Hamid Khadir 4,000 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab eliminated 25 May 1959Four matches in Baghdad today https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590527-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 27 May 1959 Al-Shorta Select XI 1–1 yes Al-Liwa Al-Thamin 27 May 1959Police "A" beat Habb. XI 4–0 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590529-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 29 May 1959 16:30 UTC+03:00 Al-Shorta Select XI 4–0 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin T. Ismail 30 90J. Mohammed 40Tabra 55 Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 1,000 Al-Liwa Al-Thamin eliminated Lower round 3 31 May 1959Assyrians outplay Police to gain 4–0 win https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590602-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 2 June 1959 Al-Athori 4–0 Al-Shorta Select XI Enwiyah 9Sarkis 60Odisho 65 85 pen. Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 3,000 Al-Shorta Select XI eliminated Lower final 11 June 1959Assyrians reach First Div. Cup https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590614-01.1.16 The Iraq Times 14 June 1959 17:00 UTC+03:00Assyrian Club to play Railways this Thursday https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590608-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 8 June 1959 Al-Athori 2–1 yes Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Odisho 19G. Ismail Thabid 30 Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad Al-Athori advance to the finalAl-Sikak Al-Hadeed eliminated Final The match was ended at half-time after Al-Athori players left the field in the 40th minute following the referee's decision to award Amanat Al-Asima a penalty, which they subsequently kicked into an empty net.Assyrians walk off after penalty award https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590623-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 23 June 1959 Al-Athori players claimed that they had left the field due to the referee's refusal to deal with the behaviour of Amanat Al-Asima's fans rather than due to his awarding of a penalty kick."Assyrians did not walk off because of penalty" https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590625-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 25 June 1959 Al-Athori's captain Sarkis Shamson was suspended for six months following the incident, while forward Ammo Baba and goalkeeper Yacoub Yousef were given warnings and the club's sports secretary Youil George Baba was suspended for one year.Assyrian player suspended for six months https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19590625-01.1.6 The Iraq Times 25 June 1959 21 June 1959 Amanat Al-Asima 1–0 Al-Athori T. Mohammed 40 pen. Al-Mansour Stadium Baghdad 5,000 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup1958–59 winnerAmanat Al-Asima1st title References External links Iraqi Football Website Category:Iraq Central FA Premier League seasons 1 Iraq