1969–70 Iraq Central FA Premier League

The 1969–70 Iraq Central FA Premier League was the 22nd season of the Iraq Central FA Premier League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). Eleven teams competed in the tournament, which was played in a single round-robin format rather than a double round-robin format, so each team only played each other once, and Aliyat Al-Shorta won the league title for the third time.

Iraq Central FA Premier League
Season1969–70
ChampionsAliyat Al-Shorta
(3rd title)
RelegatedAl-Bareed wal-Barq
Al-Firqa Al-Khamisa
Al-Omma
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya
Asian Champion Club TournamentAliyat Al-Shorta
Top goalscorerKadhim Abboud
(8 goals)

At an Iraqi Olympic Committee meeting on 4 February 1971, it was decided that champions Aliyat Al-Shorta would be Iraq's representative at the 1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament, thus becoming the first Iraqi team to participate in a major continental club competition.[1] Al-Bareed wal-Barq's Kadhim Abboud was top scorer with eight goals.[2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aliyat Al-Shorta (C) 10 6 4 0 21 6 3.500 16 1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament
2 Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha 10 5 4 1 14 10 1.400 14
3 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 10 5 3 2 16 12 1.333 13
4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 10 5 1 4 10 11 0.909 11
5 Al-Quwa Al-Siyara 10 4 2 4 16 13 1.231 10
6 Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 10 3 4 3 10 9 1.111 10
7 Kahrabaa Al-Wusta 10 3 4 3 ? ? 10
8 Al-Bareed wal-Barq 10 2 5 3 ? ? 9 Relegated to Iraq Central FA First Division
9 Al-Firqa Al-Khamisa 10 2 3 5 ? ? 7
10 Al-Omma 10 2 2 6 ? ? 6
11 Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 10 0 4 6 6 20 0.300 4
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away BAR FKH FTH ASH KAH KUL OMM QWJ QWS SIK MAS
Al-Bareed wal-Barq 4–1 2–2 [a] 4–1 2–2
Al-Firqa Al-Khamisa 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–1
Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha 1–0 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–0
Aliyat Al-Shorta 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–0
Kahrabaa Al-Wusta 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–2
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 1–1 0–0 1–6 0–1 0–3
Al-Omma [a] 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–1
Al-Quwa Al-Siyara 4–3 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–2
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The match ended in a draw.

Top goalscorers

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Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
Kadhim Abboud
8
Al-Bareed wal-Barq
2
Hazem Jassam
3
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed
Aram Aram Kahrabaa Al-Wusta
Bashar Rashid Aliyat Al-Shorta
Adel Ibrahim Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Munaim Hussein Aliyat Al-Shorta
Shaker Ismail Aliyat Al-Shorta

References

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  1. ^ Mubarak, Hassanin (24 October 2019). "Aliyat Al-Shurta: Iraq's once great Football Club". The Asian Game.
  2. ^ Al-Sabti, Ali. Iraqi League History 1956-1974. Iraq.
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