1961–62 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup

The 1961–62 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 14th season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973).[1] It kicked off on 24 October 1961 and ended on 27 April 1962. It was originally supposed to be played between eight teams, but Montakhab Al-Shorta withdrew and Amanat Al-Asima were disqualified, leaving six teams. Unlike the previous five seasons, it featured a round-robin format, meaning each team played each other team in the league once.[2]

Iraq Central FA League
Season1961–62
ChampionsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(2nd title)
RelegatedEsalet Al-Mai
Top goalscorerFour players
(4 goals each)
← 1960–61
1962–63 →

The winners of the league were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won their second title. They then went on to win the 1962 Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup by beating Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 4–2.[3][4] Four players shared the top scorer award, each scoring four goals.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (C) 5 4 0 1 13 6 2.167 8
2 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 5 3 1 1 11 8 1.375 7
3 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 5 3 0 2 12 10 1.200 6
4 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 5 2 2 1 7 6 1.167 6
5 Al-Firqa Al-Rabaa 5 1 1 3 5 13 0.385 3
6 Esalet Al-Mai 5 0 0 5 1 6 0.167 0 Relegated to Iraq Central FA Second Division
Source: Iraqi League History 1956-1974
(C) Champion.

Note: Before the start of the season, Montakhab Al-Shorta withdrew while Amanat Al-Asima were disqualified due to a violation of tournament rules.

Results
Home \ Away FRB KUL QWJ SIK ESA MAS
Al-Firqa Al-Rabaa 0–3 2–4 1–1
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 2–4 1–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–1 3–1 0–2
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 2–3 2–1
Esalet Al-Mai 0–1 0–1 0–1
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 2–2 1–3
Source: Iraqi League History 1956-1974
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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References
  1. Iraqi Central League 1961-62
  2. "Iraq First Division games on league system". The Iraq Times. 16 October 1961.
  3. Iraq 1962/63-1972/73
  4. League of the Institutes History
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