1972–73 Iraq Central FA First Division

The 1972–73 Iraq Central FA First Division was the 25th and last season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in central Iraq, including the capital city of Baghdad, from 1948 to 1974); it began on 16 October 1972.[1]

Iraq Central FA League
Season1972–73
ChampionsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(5th title)
Top goalscorerBashar Rashid
(5 goals)
← 1971–72

The first half of the season concluded on 31 December 1972 at which point the season was ended; this was due to scheduling difficulties with the Iraq national and military teams' matches that caused the cancellation of the second half of the season. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who led the table at the halfway point having won all of their seven games, were thus crowned champions for their fifth league title.[2]

After the premature end to the season, the Iraq Central Football Association organised the Independent Baghdad Tournament between the same eight teams to allow them to continue playing matches in the absence of their national team and military team players.

The Central FA League along with the other regional leagues in Iraq were replaced by a nationwide league, the Iraqi National League of Clubs and Institutions, from the following season.[3]

Name changes
  • Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha renamed to Quwat Salahaddin.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (C) 7 7 0 0 11 2 +9 14
2 Aliyat Al-Shorta 7 3 3 1 8 2 +6 9
3 Al-Mushat 7 4 0 3 6 5 +1 8
4 Quwat Salahaddin 7 2 2 3 3 4 −1 6
5 Shorta Al-Najda 7 2 2 3 4 9 −5 6
6 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 7 1 3 3 4 6 −2 5
7 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 7 1 3 3 3 6 −3 5
8 Al-Kahrabaa 7 0 3 4 3 8 −5 3
Source: Iraqi League History 1956-1974
(C) Champion.

Results
Home \ Away ASH KAH MUS QWJ SIK MAS QSD SHN
Aliyat Al-Shorta 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–0
Al-Kahrabaa 0–1 1–1 0–0
Al-Mushat 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 2–0 1–0
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 3–1 1–2 0–1
Quwat Salahaddin 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1
Shorta Al-Najda 2–1 1–3 0–0
Source: Iraqi League History 1956-1974
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
 Bashar Rashid
5
 Aliyat Al-Shorta
2
 Ammo Yousif
4
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
3
 Malik Yaseen
3
 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab

References
  1. Iraq 1972/73 League Table
  2. Iraq 1972/73
  3. Iraq 1962/63-1972/73
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