1956–57 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
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1956–57 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
The 1956–57 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the ninth season of the Iraq Central FA Premier League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973) and the first season under the name of ''Iraq Central FA First Division Cup''. Six teams competed in the tournament, which started on 18 December 1956. It was played as a double-elimination tournament, with Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab winning their first title by beating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya 1–0 in the final. Final positions Note: Al-Adhamiya and Al-Hawat dropped out of the tournament. Al-Adhamiya returned for the following season. Upper bracket Summary Upper round 1 ''Al-Numan move to the lower bracket'' ---- ''Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej move to the lower bracket'' Upper round 2 ''Al-Shorta Select XI move to the lower bracket'' ---- ''Al-Athori move to the lower bracket'' Upper final ''Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab advance to the final''''Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya move to t ...
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Iraq Central FA Premier League
The Iraq Central FA Premier League, also known as the Iraq Central FA First Division and previously named the Iraq FA Baghdad First Division (), was the top-level division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973. It was controlled by the Iraq Football Association, Iraq Central Football Association and was played under a variety of different formats including a Double-elimination tournament, double-elimination format, a Round-robin tournament, 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 Iraq FA Basra Premier League, Basra, Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League, Kirkuk and Mosul leagues. The last champions of the competition were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won the title in the 1972–73 Iraq Central FA First Division, 1972–73 season. The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division, before the Iraqi Premier ...
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