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Iraq FA Kirkuk League
The Iraq FA Kirkuk League ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة كركوك) was the top-level division of football in Kirkuk between 1948 and 1973. It was controlled by the Kirkuk branch of the Iraq Football Association and was one of four regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with the others being in Baghdad, Basra and Mosul. The first champions of the competition were Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad, who won the title in both the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons. The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division. List of champions See also * List of Iraqi football champions * Iraqi Premier League * Iraqi Women's Football League The Iraqi Women's Football League ( ar, الدوري العراقي للسيدات) is the league competition for women's football in Iraq. It is run by the Iraq Football Association and was first played in the 2015–16 season. The league curr ... References External linksIraq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital and largest city is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Iraqi Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, Persians and Shabakis with similarly diverse geography and wildlife. The vast majority of the country's 44 million residents are Muslims – the notable other faiths are Christianity, Yazidism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Zoroastrianism. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish; others also recognised in specific regions are Neo-Aramaic, Turkish and Armenian. Starting as early as the 6th millennium BC, the fertile alluvial plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948–49 Iraq FA Cup
The 1948–49 Iraq Football Association Cup was the first edition of what is now the Iraq FA Cup. Clubs and institute-representative teams participated in the tournament, which was won by Sharikat Naft Al-Basra, beating Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya 2–1 in Iraq's first ever national cup final, played at Al-Kashafa Stadium in Baghdad on 7 April 1949. The winning team's players and staff paraded the trophy around Basra upon returning from Baghdad three days after winning the tournament. Background Within the first week of the founding of the Iraq Football Association in October 1948, it was decided to hold league championships in four different regions: Iraq Central FA League, Baghdad, Iraq FA Basra League, Basra, Iraq FA Kirkuk League, Kirkuk and Mosul (although the league in Mosul did not start until two seasons later). It was also decided to hold a 16-team national knockout cup tournament called the Iraq FA Cup between the top teams from each regional league. At the beginni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkuk
Kirkuk ( ar, كركوك, ku, کەرکووک, translit=Kerkûk, , tr, Kerkük) is a city in Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate, located north of Baghdad. The city is home to a diverse population of Turkmens, Arabs, Kurds, and Assyrians. Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River. Kirkuk was proclaimed the "capital of Iraqi culture" in 2010. It is claimed by the Kurdistan Regional Government as its capital. Kirkuk is also considered by Iraqi Turkmens to be their cultural and historical capital. The government of Iraq states that Kirkuk represents a small version of Iraq due to its diverse population, and that the city is a model for coexistence in the country. Etymology The ancient name of Kirkuk was the Hurrian ''Arrapha'' During the Parthian era, a ''Korkura/Corcura'' ( grc, Κόρκυρα) is mentioned by Ptolemy, which is believed to refer either to Kirkuk or to the site of Baba Gurgur from the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq Football Association
The Iraq Football Association (IFA) ( ar, الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraqi Premier League. The Iraqi Football Association was founded in 1948 and has been a member of FIFA since 1950, the Asian Football Confederation since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body West Asian Football Federation since 2001. Iraq is also part of the Union of Arab Football Associations and has been a member since 1974. The Iraqi team is commonly known as ''Usood Al-Rafidain'' ( ar, أسود الرافدين), which literally means ''Lions of Mesopotamia''. History The Iraqi Football Association (Ittihad Al-Iraqi Le-Korat Al-Kadem) was formed on October 8, 1948, and was the third sports union to be founded in Iraq after the Track and Field Athletics and the Basketball Federations. The two unions took part at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Olympic Games in London, held from July 29 to A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq Central FA League
The Iraq Central FA League, previously named the Iraq FA Baghdad League ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة بغداد) and also known as the League of the Institutes ( ar, دوري المؤسسات, ''Dawri Al-Muassasat'') due to containing a number of teams representing different Iraqi institutes, was the top-level division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973. 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 last champions of the competition were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won the title in the 1972–73 season. The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division. List of champions Most successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq FA Basra League
The Iraq FA Basra League ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة البصرة) was the top-level division of football in Basra between 1948 and 1973. It was controlled by the Basra branch of the Iraq Football Association and was one of four regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with the others being in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Mosul. The first champions of the competition were Al-Minaa, who won the title in the 1948–49 season. The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division. Al-Minaa were the competition's most successful team with 15 titles. List of champions See also * List of Iraqi football champions * Iraqi Premier League * Iraqi Women's Football League The Iraqi Women's Football League ( ar, الدوري العراقي للسيدات) is the league competition for women's football in Iraq. It is run by the Iraq Football Association and was first played in the 2015–16 season. The league cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948–49 Iraq FA Kirkuk League
The 1948–49 Iraq FA Kirkuk League was the first season of the Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League (the top division of football in Kirkuk from 1948 to 1973) organised by the Kirkuk branch of the Iraq Football Association. It started in November 1948 and finished in March 1949. In the last round of the competition, Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad defeated Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya to effectively seal the title, since it meant Al-Athoreen needed to defeat Armenian Relief Corps by an unrealistic scoreline to overtake them on goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). Al-Athoreen drew their game meaning that Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad were crowned inaugural Iraq FA Kirkuk League champions. League table The last two results of the season (Al-Nahl IPC v. Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya and Ittihad Kirkuk v. Al-Madaris) are not available. Known results References External links Iraqi Football Website Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League seasons Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949–50 Iraq FA Kirkuk First Division
The 1949–50 Iraq FA Kirkuk First Division was the second season of the Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League (the top division of football in Kirkuk from 1948 to 1973) organised by the Kirkuk branch of the Iraq Football Association. Unlike the previous season, Kirkuk's teams were split into two divisions from this season with seven teams in the top-flight and eight teams in the second-tier. The First Division started on the weekend of 5–6 November 1949, and Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad retained the league title with five victories and one defeat. The number of teams in the First Division was increased to nine for the 1950–51 season. League table The outcome of the Armenian Relief Corps v. Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya match is not available. Results References External links Iraqi Football Website Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League seasons Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi National League (Institutions)
The 1973–74 Iraqi National First Division was a football tournament organised by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) in the 1973–74 season, which was formed as the top-tier national league in Iraq to replace the Iraq Central FA League and the Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul leagues. The tournament began on 11 October 1973. Matches that ended in a draw were settled via penalty shootout (with no extra time), with the winner of the shootout earning one point. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the league title with a total of 23 points, and they also won the regional Iraq FA Baghdad Cup knockout tournament in the same season, led by coach Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan. From the 1974–75 season, the competition was replaced by the Iraqi National Clubs First Division which was only open to clubs and not institute-representative teams. Name changes *Al-Mushat renamed to Quwat Al-Nasr. Regional qualifiers To decide which six teams from other provinces would participate alongside the eight teams from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Iraqi Football Champions
The Iraqi football champions are the winners of the highest league in Iraqi football. Following the establishment of the Iraq Football Association (IFA) in 1948, a regional league called the Iraq Central FA Premier League was held for teams from Baghdad and its neighbouring cities, alongside other regional leagues including the Iraq FA Basra Premier League, Basra, Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League, Kirkuk and Mosul leagues. These regional league championships lasted until 1973, when the IFA established the first nationwide football league in Iraq by the name of Iraqi National First Division, which featured a mixture of clubs and institute teams. After one season, a new clubs-only league competition was established, with many of the institute teams merging together or being replaced by sports clubs. The first season saw Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) achieving the league title. The four "Popular Teams" of Baghdad (Al-Zawraa SC, Al-Zawraa, Al-Quwa Al-Jaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi Premier League
The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraq Division One. The league was formed by the IFA in 1974 as the Iraqi National Clubs First Division, the first nationwide league of clubs in Iraq. The current format sees 20 teams playing 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Of the 80 teams to have competed since the inception of the league in 1974, eleven have won the title. Al-Zawraa are the most successful club with 14 titles, followed by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Talaba and Al-Shorta, who together contest the Baghdad derbies. The current champions are Al-Shorta, who won the title in 2021–22. History Origins Up until 1973, leagues in Iraq were played at a regional level. The Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi Women's Football League
The Iraqi Women's Football League ( ar, الدوري العراقي للسيدات) is the league competition for women's football in Iraq. It is run by the Iraq Football Association and was first played in the 2015–16 season. The league currently consists of seven teams. The current champions are Naft Al-Shamal, who won their first title in the 2020–21 season. List of champions See also * AFC Women's Club Championship * Women's football in Iraq * Iraq women's national football team References External links Iraq Football Association {{Top level women's association football leagues around the world Iraqi Women's Football League Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ... Football leagues in Iraq Sports leagues established in 2016 2016 establishment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
