1948–49 Iraq FA Baghdad First Division

1948–49 Iraq Central FA Premier League Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya(1st title) Al-MalakiAl-Shorta Select XIKuliyat Al-Huqooq 1949–50 The 1948–49 Iraq FA Baghdad First Division League was the first season of the Iraq Central FA Premier League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). The competition started on 5 November 1948,Football leagues set up in Iraq's main centres https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19481016-01.1.8 The Iraq Times 16 October 1948Baghdad Football League is off to enthusiastic start https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19481111-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 11 November 1948 after the fixture list had been drawn up at a meeting between club representatives held at the Al-Malaki club.Baghdad Football League games start on Friday https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19481102-01.1.5 The Iraq Times 2 November 1948 The Iraq Central Football Association (IFA) intended to hold the league in a double round-robin format, but this was changed to a single round-robin after several games had to be postponed due to rainy weather.Baghdad Football League https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19481231-01.1.5 The Iraq Times 31 December 1948 The IFA also set a rule that players who had already played for one club in a league game could not play for another team without prior permission from the League Committee, however Al-Shorta Select XI and Wizarat Al-Maarif were found to have broken this rule.Baghdad Football League is going "on the air" https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19481202-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 2 December 1948 The title-deciding match between Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya and Al-Haras Al-Malaki was played on 16 April 1949 at Al-Kashafa Stadium.League deciding match on Saturday https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19490414-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 14 April 1949 Al-Haras Al-Malaki needed to win outright in order to overtake their opponents and win the title, but the game ended 3–3 and therefore Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya were crowned inaugural league champions.Military College win Iraq Times Cup https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19490421-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 21 April 1949 League table as at 12 December 1948 The following is the most recent league table published by The Iraq Times newspaper as at 12 December 1948, not the final league table."Incidents" prompt League Committee inquiry https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19481211-01.1.8 The Iraq Times 11 December 1948 Only a few results from after this date are known.The results known from after 12 December 1948 are: Al-Haras Al-Malaki won against Al-MalakiRoyal Sporting Club's ambitious programme https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19490106-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 6 January 1949 Al-Haras Al-Malaki 5–2 CasualsBodyguard win fast game against Casuals https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19490111-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 11 January 1949 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya 7–0 CasualsCasuals lose for sixth time https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19490118-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 18 January 1949 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya 3–3 Al-Haras Al-Malaki "nb" Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya won the league. Al-Malaki, Al-Shorta Select XI and Kuliyat Al-Huqooq were relegated, while Al-Ahli, Wizarat Al-Maarif and Casuals (as the only British team) remained in the top-flight for the 1949–50 season.League Tables https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19500210-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 10 February 1950 Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh decided not to field a team for the following season.Mubarak Hassanin Birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia: The early years of football in Iraq 2020 979-8670555623 main WDL 5 QR 2 yes KUL Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya AHL Al-Ahli HAR Al-Haras Al-Malaki ITT Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh MLK Al-Malaki SHR Al-Shorta Select XI WIZ Wizarat Al-Maarif CAS Casuals KHQ Kuliyat Al-Huqooqfn1 Kuliyat Al-Huqooq were expelled from the league after failing to show up for two consecutive matches against Casuals and Al-Shorta Select XI respectively.Basrah, Mosul and Kirkuk asked for Cup entries https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19481216-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 16 December 1948 4 0 0 17 0 3 1 0 15 3 3 0 0 13 0 3 0 3 13 13 2 1 1 6 4 1 0 4 7 23 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 4 3 16 0 0 2 0 12 #FFFF00 League Champions LC #FFBBBB Relegated to Iraq FA Baghdad Second Division R R R complete The Iraq Timesfn2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya decided not to field a team for the season, after failing to get together a team for the opening weekend of the season due to unforeseen circumstances.main League table from known results Notes: Known results main FBR grey AHL HAR KUL MLK CAS ITT KHQ SHR WIZ Al-Ahli null 1–1 null 3–1 null 7–0 null Al-Haras Al-Malaki null null null 5–0 5–0 null Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya null 3–3 1–0 7–0 null null 5–1 null Al-Malaki null null null 3–1 null 2–1 Casuals 1–4 2–5 null null 1–5 null 1–4 null Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh null 0–3 0–4 null null null null Kuliyat Al-Huqooq null 0–7 null null null Al-Shorta Select XI null null null null null 2–5 Wizarat Al-Maarif null 0–2 null The Al-Haras Al-Malaki–Al-Malaki match was ordered to be replayed after Al-Malaki players left the field in the 79th minute while losing 2–1 in protest at a refereeing decision. Al-Haras Al-Malaki won the replay. Kuliyat Al-Huqooq were expelled from the league after failing to show up for two consecutive matches against Casuals and Al-Shorta Select XI respectively. KHQ_CAS The Al-Shorta Select XI–Wizarat Al-Maarif match was rescheduled after Wizarat Al-Maarif failed to show up on the original date. complete The Iraq Times Notes nb References External links Iraqi Football Website Category:Iraq Central FA Premier League seasons 1 Iraq