1970–71 Iraqi Central Premier League
| Season | 1970–71 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (4th Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab title) (5th Amanat Baghdad title) |
|
← 1969–70 1971–72 → | |
The 1970–71 Iraqi Central Premier League was the 15th season of the Iraqi Central League (the top division of football in central Iraq (i.e. the capital city of Baghdad) from 1956 to 1974). After returning from the 1971 Asian Club Championship, Aliyat Al-Shorta had two games in hand against Al-Mushat and Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed and if they won both games they would win the league on goal difference.
Their captain Abid Kadhim missed the Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed game due to a broken foot. Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed, who had never beaten Aliyat Al-Shorta before, shocked everyone by going 2–0 up in the first half through two goals from Ali Kadhim. Aliyat Al-Shorta managed to score two goals in the last ten minutes but the game ended 2–2, giving the title to Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab, who earned the fifth title in the history of the teams that were later merged to form Amanat Baghdad.[1][2]
League table
Top 3
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (C) | 21 |
| 2 | Aliyat Al-Shorta | |
| 3 | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed |