The 1966–67 Iraq Central FA Premier League was the 19th 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 and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). After the outbreak of the
Six-Day War on 5 June 1967, the league was postponed for over a month, with one match remaining from the first half of the season and the second half of the season having not yet started.
In July, the
Iraq Central Football Association (IFA) decided to cancel all scheduled matches from the second half of the season, and planned to complete the first half of the season by holding its last game between
Aliyat Al-Shorta and
Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha
Quwat Salahaddin ( ar, قوات صلاح الدين, lit=''Salahaddin Forces'') was an Iraqi football team based in Habbaniyah which competed in the Iraq Central FA League from the 1962–63 season until the 1972–73 season. They also competed ...
on 21 August at
Al-Shaab Stadium.
However, it is unclear if this match ended up taking place, and the league season was reportedly considered as cancelled by the IFA.
Shidrak Yousif was named as best player while
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's
Hisham Atta
Hisham Atta Ajaj () (born 1 January 1941) is a former Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq between 1964 and 1968. He played 12 matches and scored 6 goals. Atta was the top scorer of the 1964 Arab Nations Cup
The 1964 Arab Cup was the se ...
and
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Amanat Baghdad Sport Club ( ar, نادي أمانة بغداد الرياضي, lit=Mayoralty of Baghdad) is a football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, Iraq, that competes in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. For ...
's Adel Ibrahim were joint-top scorers at the time of cancellation with five goals each.
League table at abandonment
Results
References
External links
Iraqi Football Website
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Iraq Central FA League seasons
Iraq
1966 in Iraqi sport
1967 in Iraqi sport