1957–58 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup

Iraq Central FA Premier League

Season	1957–58
Champions	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya (1st title)
← 1956–57 1958–59 →

The 1957–58 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 10th 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 and started on 26 November 1957.^[1][2]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) won their first title, after Al-Shorta Select XI withdrew from the replay of the final due to missing several players from their squad through injury with the Iraq Central Football Association refusing to move the game to another date. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya's Edison David was the player of the tournament.^[3]

Final positions

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya	League Champions
2	Al-Shorta Select XI
3	Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
4	Al-Numan
5	Al-Adhamiya
6	Al-Athori
7	Al-Liwa Al-Thamin
8	Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya

First round

26 November 1957^[4]

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya	0–3	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya
		Eshaya 5' Baba 50', 75'

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya Stadium, Baghdad

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi

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29 November 1957^[5]

Al-Adhamiya	3–2	Al-Athori
Jaber Abdul-Razzaq Naji		Wilson William

Al-Shorta Stadium, Baghdad

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2 January 1958^[6]

Al-Numan	2–1	Al-Liwa Al-Thamin
Natiq 65' Qais 87'		Ava 43'

Al-Shorta Stadium, Baghdad

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10 January 1958^[7]

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab	2–0	Al-Shorta Select XI
Gorgis 27' Mahmoud 73'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Second round

Winners bracket

9 February 1958

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab	3–0	Al-Numan

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6 March 1958^[8]

15:30 UTC+03:00

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya	3–1	Al-Adhamiya
Hammadi Eshaya 70', 80'		Naji 35' (pen.)

Al-Mansour Stadium, Baghdad

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi

Losers bracket

15 January 1958^[9]

Al-Athori	3–0	Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya
Awisha 10', 40' Sarkis 20'

Al-Shorta Stadium, Baghdad

Attendance: 4,000

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya eliminated

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7 February 1958

Al-Shorta Select XI	3–1	Al-Liwa Al-Thamin

Al-Liwa Al-Thamin eliminated

Third round

Losers bracket

14 February 1958^[10]

Al-Shorta Select XI	2–0	Al-Athori
Waleed 70' Sahakian 75'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Attendance: 10,000

Al-Athori eliminated

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14 March 1958

Al-Numan	3–0	Al-Adhamiya
Qais Anad

Referee: Moayad Al-Badri

Al-Adhamiya eliminated

Semi-finals

Winners bracket

30 March 1958^[11]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya	5–2	Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Simsim Baba Mohammed		Mahmoud

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi

Losers bracket

27 March 1958

Al-Shorta Select XI	1–0	Al-Numan
Janja

Referee: Hama Peshka

The match was ended at the beginning of the second half after Al-Numan withdrew in protest at the goal being awarded

Al-Numan eliminated

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10 April 1958^[12]

Al-Shorta Select XI	3–2	Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Lateef 20', 60' Fima 53'		Mahmoud 70' Gorgis 72'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Ismail Hammoudi

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab eliminated

Final

1 May 1958^[13]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya	1–1	Al-Shorta Select XI
Mohammed		Sahakian

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Ismail Hammoudi

Al-Shorta Select XI withdrew from the replay of the final due to several key players from their squad being unavailable through injury. The Iraq Central Football Association, refusing to move the game to another date, therefore awarded Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya a walkover victory and the title.

12 May 1958^[14]

16:30 UTC+03:00

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya	w/o from	Al-Shorta Select XI

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Bracket

	Upper round 1				Upper round 2				Upper final								Final
	Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya	0
	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya	3
					Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya	3
					Al-Adhamiya	1
	Al-Adhamiya	3
	Al-Athori	2
									Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya	5
									Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab	2
	Al-Numan	2
	Al-Liwa Al-Thamin	1
					Al-Numan	0
					Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab	3
	Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab	2
	Al-Shorta Select XI	0															Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya	1	awd
																	Al-Shorta Select XI	1
	Lower round 1				Lower round 2				Lower round 3				Lower final
					Al-Adhamiya	0
					Al-Numan	3							Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab	2
									Al-Numan	0			Al-Shorta Select XI	3
	Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya	0
									Al-Shorta Select XI	1
	Al-Athori	3
					Al-Athori	0
					Al-Shorta Select XI	2
	Al-Liwa Al-Thamin	1
	Al-Shorta Select XI	3

References

1. Iraqi Central League 1957-58 Details
2. Iraqi Championships Details
3. Iraqi Central League 1957-58
4. "R.I.A.F. beat Cadets 3–0". The Iraq Times. 27 November 1957.
5. "Iraqi Cup Venues". The Iraq Times. 21 November 1957.
6. "Numan beat 8th Div 2–1". The Iraq Times. 3 January 1958.
7. "P.T.S. beat Police 2–0". The Iraq Times. 11 January 1958.
8. "R.I.A.F. beat Adhamiyah". The Iraq Times. 7 March 1958.
9. "Assyrians beat Cadets". The Iraq Times. 16 January 1958.
10. "Police beat Assyrians". The Iraq Times. 15 February 1958.
11. "R.I.A.F. beat P.T.S. 5–2". The Iraq Times. 1 April 1958.
12. "Police beat P.T.S. 3–2". The Iraq Times. 11 April 1958.
13. "R.I.A.F. draw 1–1". The Iraq Times. 2 May 1958.
14. "Iraqi football and basketball". The Iraq Times. 7 May 1958.

External links

• Iraqi Football Website^[usurped]