The Iraq Central FA Premier League, also known as the Iraq Central FA First Division League and previously named the Iraq FA Baghdad First Division League (), was the top-level division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973.
It was controlled by the Iraq Central Football Association and was played under a variety of different formats including a double-elimination format, a round-robin format and a double round-robin format. It was one of several regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with others including the Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul leagues. The last champions of the competition were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won the title in the 1972–73 season.League of the Institutes Top 3 Finishes
The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division League, before the Iraqi National Clubs First Division League was established in 1974. The competition has since often been referred to as the League of the Institutes () due to containing a number of teams representing different Iraqi institutions.
List of champions
Season Champion 1948–49 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya 1949–50 Al-Haras Al-Malaki 1950–51 Al-Haras Al-Malaki 1951–52 Al-Haras Al-Malaki 1952–53 Al-Haras Al-Malaki 1953–54 Al-Haras Al-Malaki 1954–55 Al-Haras Al-Malaki 1955–56 Al-Haras Al-Malaki 1956–57 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1957–58 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya 1958–59 Amanat Al-Asima 1959–60 Al-Athori 1960–61 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab Season Champion 1961–62 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1962–63 Al-Shorta Select XI 1963–64 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1964–65 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1965–66 Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha 1966–67 N/A (season cancelled due to war) 1967–68 Aliyat Al-Shorta 1968–69 Aliyat Al-Shorta 1969–70 Aliyat Al-Shorta 1970–71 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1971–72 Aliyat Al-Shorta 1972–73 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Most successful teams #ClubTitlesWinning seasons 1Al-Haras Al-Malaki 71949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–562Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab41956–57, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1970–71Aliyat Al-Shorta1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1957–58, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1972–735Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya11948–49Amanat Al-Asima1958–59Al-Athori1959–60Al-Shorta Select XI1962–63Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha1965–66
Winning managers
SeasonNationalityWinning managerIraq - League Winning CoachesTeam1948–49Hamid Qadir Al-SamarraiAl-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya1949–50Nadhim Al-TabaqchaliAl-Haras Al-Malaki1950–51Nadhim Al-TabaqchaliAl-Haras Al-Malaki1951–52Nadhim Al-TabaqchaliAl-Haras Al-Malaki1952–53Nadhim Al-TabaqchaliAl-Haras Al-Malaki1953–54Ahmed Abdul-RazzaqAl-Haras Al-Malaki1954–55Dennis NasrawiAl-Haras Al-Malaki1955–56Dennis NasrawiAl-Haras Al-Malaki1956–57Ismail MohammedMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab1957–58Aziz Jassim Al-HajiaAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya1958–59Nassir YousefAmanat Al-Asima1959–60Ammo BabaAl-Athori1960–61Salman JassimMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab1961–62Salih FarajAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya1962–63Fahmi Al-QaimaqchiAl-Shorta Select XI1963–64Shawqi AboudAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya1964–65Ismail MohammedMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab1965–66Abdelilah Mohammed HassanAl-Firqa Al-Thalitha1967–68Mohammed Najeeb KabanAliyat Al-Shorta1968–69Mohammed Najeeb KabanAliyat Al-Shorta1969–70Mohammed Najeeb KabanAliyat Al-Shorta1970–71Mohammed ThamirMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab1971–72Mohammed Najeeb KabanAliyat Al-Shorta1972–73Abdelilah Mohammed HassanAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
See also Iraq FA Basra Premier League Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League Iraqi National First Division Iraq Stars League Iraqi Women's Football League
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