Iraq Central FA League

The Iraq Central FA League, also known as the League of the Institutes (Arabic: دوري المؤسسات‎, romanized: Dawri Al-Muassasat) due to containing a number of teams representing different Iraqi institutes, was the top-level division of football in central Iraq between 1948 and 1973 and contained eight teams in its final season.

Iraq Central FA League
Founded1948
Folded1973
CountryIraq
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toIraq Central FA Second Division
Domestic cup(s)Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup
International cup(s)Asian Club Championship
Last championsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(5th title)
Most championshipsAl-Haris Al-Maliki
(7 titles)

It was controlled by the Iraq Central Football Association and was played under a variety of different formats including a double-elimination format, a round-robin format and a double round-robin format. It was one of four regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with the others being in Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul.

The most successful team in the tournament's history was Al-Haris Al-Maliki, who won the first seven championships in a row. The last champions were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won the title in the 1972–73 season. The regional championships folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National League of Clubs and Institutions.[1]

List of champions
Al-Athori players with the trophy in the 1959–60 season.
No. Season Champion
11948–49Al-Haris Al-Maliki
21949–50Al-Haris Al-Maliki
31950–51Al-Haris Al-Maliki
41951–52Al-Haris Al-Maliki
51952–53Al-Haris Al-Maliki
61953–54Al-Haris Al-Maliki
71954–55Al-Haris Al-Maliki
81955–56Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya[lower-alpha 1]
91956–57Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab[lower-alpha 2]
101957–58Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya[lower-alpha 1]
111958–59Amanat Al-Asima[lower-alpha 2]
121959–60Al-Athori
131960–61Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab[lower-alpha 2]
No. Season Champion
141961–62Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
151962–63Montakhab Al-Shorta[lower-alpha 3]
161963–64Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
171964–65Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab[lower-alpha 2]
181965–66Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha[lower-alpha 4]
191966–67Abandoned[Note]
201967–68Aliyat Al-Shorta[lower-alpha 3]
211968–69Aliyat Al-Shorta[lower-alpha 3]
221969–70Aliyat Al-Shorta[lower-alpha 3]
231970–71Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab[lower-alpha 2]
241971–72Aliyat Al-Shorta[lower-alpha 3]
251972–73Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya[Note 2]
  1. Now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
  2. Now known as Amanat Baghdad.
  3. Now known as Al-Shorta.
  4. Now known as Al-Jaish.

Most successful clubs
# Club Winners[1] Winning Years
1 Al-Haris Al-Maliki 7 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55
2 Amanat Baghdad 5 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1970–71
Al-Shorta 1962–63, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1955–56, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1972–73
5 Al-Athori 1 1959–60
Al-Jaish 1965–66

Winning managers

1956–1973
Season Nationality Winning manager[2] Team
1956–57  Iraq Ismail Mohammed Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
1957–58  Iraq Aziz Jassim Al-Hajia Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya
1958–59  Iraq Nassir Yousef Amanat Al-Asima
1959–60  Iraq Ammo Baba Al-Athori
1960–61  Iraq Salman Jassim Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
1961–62  Iraq Salih Faraj Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1962–63  Iraq Fahmi Al-Qaimaqchi Montakhab Al-Shorta
1963–64  Iraq Shawqi Aboud Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1964–65  Iraq Ismail Mohammed Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
1965–66  Iraq Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha
1967–68  Iraq Mohammed Najib Kaban Aliyat Al-Shorta
1968–69  Iraq Mohammed Najib Kaban Aliyat Al-Shorta
1969–70  Iraq Mohammed Najib Kaban Aliyat Al-Shorta
1970–71  Iraq Mohammed Thamir Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
1971–72  Iraq Mohammed Najib Kaban Aliyat Al-Shorta
1972–73  Iraq Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

See also

Notes
  1. ^
    The 1966–67 league was cut short during round 7 of 14. The season was considered null and void by the IFA.
  2. ^
    The 1972–73 league was cut short after round 7 of 14. The table at that point was considered final by the IFA and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were the champions.

References
  1. League of the Institutes Top 3 Finishes
  2. Iraq - League Winning Coaches
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