The 1951–52 Iraq FA Baghdad First Division was the fourth season of the

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'') d ...

(the top division of football in

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...

and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973).

Al-Haris Al-Maliki Al-Haras Al-Malaki ( ar, فريق الحرس الملكي, lit=''Royal Guard''), was an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad. They participated in the first ever national cup tournament held in Iraq: the 1948–49 Iraq FA Cup. They also won seven ...

won their third consecutive league title. Al-Amir withdrew from the competition before the start of the season. For the first time, the Civil Cantonment (CC) select team from Habbaniya participated in the competition. In January 1952, they defeated Al-Haris Al-Maliki 5–2 at Al-Kashafa Stadium with a hat-trick from

Aram Karam Aram Karam (; born 1926) was one of the first great Iraqi footballers, who earned a reputation for scoring goals from apparently impossible long-range situations. He was an ethnic Assyrian and Christian. He was a son of a Levy soldier from Habba ...

. They later played Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya with the match ending in a draw after extra time. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya won the replay 5–2.

References

External links

Iraqi Football Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:1951-52 Iraq FA Baghdad First Division Iraq Central FA League seasons

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 ...

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