1959–60 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup

Iraq Central FA Premier League
Season	1959–60
Champions	Al-Athori; (1st title)
Relegated	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	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Athori	League Champions
2	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
3	Al-Shorta Select XI
4	Amanat Al-Asima
5	Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed
5	Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej	Relocated to Mosul^[1]
7	Al-Liwa Al-Thamin	Relocated to Baquba^[2]
8	Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
8	Al-Numan
10	Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya
11	Al-Failiya
12	Al-Adhamiya	Relegated to Iraq Central FA Second Division Cup^[3]

First round

22 December 1959^[4]

15:00 UTC+03:00

Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed	4–1	Al-Liwa Al-Thamin

25th Liwa Stadium, Baghdad

23 December 1959^[5]

15:00 UTC+03:00

Al-Athori	2–1	Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej

25th Liwa Stadium, Baghdad

24 December 1959^[6]

15:00 UTC+03:00

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	3–1	Al-Failiya

25th Liwa Stadium, Baghdad

December 1959^[5]

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab	3–0	Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya

December 1959^[5]

Amanat Al-Asima	2–0	Al-Shorta Select XI

December 1959^[5]

Al-Adhamiya	L–W	Al-Numan

Second round

Winners bracket

8 January 1960^[7]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2–1	Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
David F. Mohammed		Majeed

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Attendance: 5,000

11 January 1960^[8]

Al-Athori	7–0	Al-Numan
Gorgis Odisho Baba Khoshaba

25th Liwa Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi

Losers bracket

6 January 1960^[9]

15:00 UTC+03:00

Al-Failiya	L–W	Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya

25th Liwa Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Sayid Farouq

Al-Failiya eliminated

11 January 1960^[8]

Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej	11–0	Al-Adhamiya
Mahdi 25', 27', 34', 65', 70' Q. Jawad 50', 55', 75', 80' A. Jawad 65', 70'

25th Liwa Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Adhamiya eliminated

Third round

Winners bracket

15 January 1960^[10]

15:00 UTC+03:00

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	3–1	Amanat Al-Asima
F. Mohammed 15', 65' T. Mohammed 85'		Jeha 25'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Salih Faraj

The match was ended five minutes early after two Amanat Al-Asima players walked off the field in protest at a refereeing decision

22 January 1960^[11]

15:00 UTC+03:00

Al-Athori	2–0	Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed
Baba 48', 51' Gorgis 56'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Salih Faraj

Losers bracket

17 January 1960^[10]

Al-Liwa Al-Thamin	4–2	Al-Numan

Al-Numan eliminated

18 January 1960^[12]

15:00 UTC+03:00

Al-Shorta Select XI	1–1	Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Khalaf 25' (o.g.)		H. Ali 70'

Al-Mansour Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Ismail Hammoudi

24 January 1960^[13]

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

21 January 1960^[11]

Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej	4–0	Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya eliminated

Fourth round

Losers bracket

27 January 1960^[14]

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^[15]

10:00 UTC+03:00

Al-Shorta Select XI	2–1	Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej
T. Ismail 35' Sahakian 55'		A. Mohammed 25'

25th Liwa Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej eliminated

5 February 1960^[15]

14:30 UTC+03:00

Amanat Al-Asima	4–1	Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed
Jeha 20', 83' Najim 30' Meslawi 70'		K. Ali 15'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed eliminated

Semi-finals

Winners bracket

22 March 1960^[16]

15:30 UTC+03:00^[17]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	0–0	Al-Athori

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

10 April 1960^[18]

16:00 UTC+03:00^[19]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	4–3	Al-Athori
Shamshon 7' (o.g.) F. Mohammed 14', 86' Ibrahim 56'		G. Ismail 30', 70' Putros 83'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi

Losers bracket

26 February 1960^[20]

15:00 UTC+03:00

Al-Shorta Select XI	3–0	Amanat Al-Asima
Sahakian 15', 56' Darwish 60'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Amanat Al-Asima eliminated

17 April 1960^[21]

16:00 UTC+03:00^[22]

Al-Athori	2–1	Al-Shorta Select XI
G. Ismail 8' Putros 55'		T. Ismail 70' Hussein

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Ismail Hammoudi

Al-Shorta Select XI eliminated

Final

6 May 1960^[23]

16:00 UTC+03:00^[24]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	0–3	Al-Athori
		Gorgis 12', 88' G. Ismail 76' Shawil 83'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Attendance: 3,000

Bracket

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper round 3

Upper final

Final

Amanat Al-Asima

2

Al-Shorta Select XI

0

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

3

Amanat Al-Asima

1

Al-Failiya

1

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

3

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

2

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab

1

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab

3

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (replay)

0(4)

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya

0

Al-Athori

0(3)

Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed

4

Al-Liwa Al-Thamin

1

Al-Athori

2

Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed

0

Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej

1

Al-Athori

2

Al-Athori

7

Al-Numan

0

Al-Adhamiya

L

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

0

Al-Numan

W

Al-Athori

3

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower round 4

Lower final

Al-Shorta Select XI (replay)

1(1)

Amanat Al-Asima

4

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab

1(0)

Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed

0

Al-Shorta Select XI

3

Al-Athori

2

Al-Liwa Al-Thamin

2

Amanat Al-Asima

0

Al-Shorta Select XI

1

Liwa Al-Thamin

4

Al-Shorta Select XI

3

Al-Numan

2

Al-Shorta Select XI

2

Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej

1

Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej

11

Al-Adhamiya

0

Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej

4

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya

0

Al-Failiya

L

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya

W

References

^ "Local sports in brief". The Iraq Times. 22 February 1961.
^ "Iraqi sports roundup". The Iraq Times. 26 January 1961.
^ "I.F.A. meets again this evening: three sides relegated". The Iraq Times. 7 February 1961.
^ "Cup match today". The Iraq Times. 22 December 1959.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Results of Iraqi Cup matches". The Iraq Times. 30 December 1959.
^ "Cup game today". The Iraq Times. 24 December 1959.
^ "Air Force defeat P.T.S. in Cup". The Iraq Times. 10 January 1960.
^ ^a ^b "Assyrians score 7–0 win over Numan". The Iraq Times. 13 January 1960.
^ "Al-Feliyah play Cadets today". The Iraq Times. 6 January 1960.
^ ^a ^b "One month's suspension for two players". The Iraq Times. 18 January 1960.
^ ^a ^b "Railways' goalie shines in 2–0 Cup defeat". The Iraq Times. 24 January 1960.
^ "Assyrians play Railways tomorrow". The Iraq Times. 21 January 1960.
^ "Police score 1–0 victory in Cup". The Iraq Times. 26 January 1960.
^ "Police beat Eighth Brigade 3–2". The Iraq Times. 29 January 1960.
^ ^a ^b "Amanat al-Asimah and Police gain victories". The Iraq Times. 7 February 1960.
^ "Assyrians draw 0–0 with Air Force". The Iraq Times. 23 March 1960.
^ "Air Force draw 1–1 with Police". The Iraq Times. 20 March 1960.
^ "Assyrians lose to Air Force". The Iraq Times. 11 April 1960.
^ "Assyrians play A.F. today". The Iraq Times. 10 April 1960.
^ "Police knock Asimah out of Cup". The Iraq Times. 28 February 1960.
^ "Assyrians reach soccer final". The Iraq Times. 21 April 1960.
^ "Assyrians to play Police this afternoon". The Iraq Times. 17 April 1960.
^ "Assyrians beat Air Force 3–0 in Final". The Iraq Times. 8 May 1960.
^ "Cup Final tomorrow afternoon". The Iraq Times. 5 May 1960.

External links

Iraqi Football Website^[usurped]

[1] "Local sports in brief". The Iraq Times. 22 February 1961.

[2] "Iraqi sports roundup". The Iraq Times. 26 January 1961.

[3] "I.F.A. meets again this evening: three sides relegated". The Iraq Times. 7 February 1961.

[4] "Cup match today". The Iraq Times. 22 December 1959.

[results-5] "Results of Iraqi Cup matches". The Iraq Times. 30 December 1959.

[6] "Cup game today". The Iraq Times. 24 December 1959.

[af-7] "Air Force defeat P.T.S. in Cup". The Iraq Times. 10 January 1960.

[second_round-8] "Assyrians score 7–0 win over Numan". The Iraq Times. 13 January 1960.

[9] "Al-Feliyah play Cadets today". The Iraq Times. 6 January 1960.

[third_round-10] "One month's suspension for two players". The Iraq Times. 18 January 1960.

[third_rd-11] "Railways' goalie shines in 2–0 Cup defeat". The Iraq Times. 24 January 1960.

[12] "Assyrians play Railways tomorrow". The Iraq Times. 21 January 1960.

[13] "Police score 1–0 victory in Cup". The Iraq Times. 26 January 1960.

[14] "Police beat Eighth Brigade 3–2". The Iraq Times. 29 January 1960.

[fourth_round-15] "Amanat al-Asimah and Police gain victories". The Iraq Times. 7 February 1960.

[16] "Assyrians draw 0–0 with Air Force". The Iraq Times. 23 March 1960.

[17] "Air Force draw 1–1 with Police". The Iraq Times. 20 March 1960.

[18] "Assyrians lose to Air Force". The Iraq Times. 11 April 1960.

[19] "Assyrians play A.F. today". The Iraq Times. 10 April 1960.

[20] "Police knock Asimah out of Cup". The Iraq Times. 28 February 1960.

[21] "Assyrians reach soccer final". The Iraq Times. 21 April 1960.

[22] "Assyrians to play Police this afternoon". The Iraq Times. 17 April 1960.

[23] "Assyrians beat Air Force 3–0 in Final". The Iraq Times. 8 May 1960.

[24] "Cup Final tomorrow afternoon". The Iraq Times. 5 May 1960.

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