The 1962–63 Iraq Central FA First Division was the 15th season of the

Iraq Central FA League The Iraq Central FA League, previously named the Iraq FA Baghdad League ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة بغداد) and also known as the League of the Institutes ( ar, دوري المؤسسات, ''Dawri Al-Muassasat'') d ...

(the top division of football in

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and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973), and the first since its name was changed to ''First Division''. Seven teams competed in the tournament, which started on 14 November 1962 and ended in June 1963. It was played in a single round-robin format with each team playing each other once. Montakhab Al-Shorta won their first league title, clinching the title with a 1–0 win over

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. As league champions and runners-up respectively, Montakhab Al-Shorta and Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha played out the

1963 Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup The 1963 Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup was the 2nd edition of the Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup. The match was contested between the winners and runners-up of the 1962–63 edition of the Iraq Central FA League The Iraq Central FA League, pre ...

, with Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha winning 1–0.

League table

The outcomes of Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab's last two matches are not available. Note: Before the start of the tournament, Amanat Al-Asima withdrew after the resignation of prominent club members and were subsequently relegated.

Results

References

External links

Iraqi Football Website
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