The 1966 Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup was the 5th and final edition of the

Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup The Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup, previously called Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup (Arabic: كأس الإيثار, ''Al-Ithar Cup''), was an annual Iraqi football match contested at the end of the season between the champions and the runners-u ...

. The match was contested between the winners and runners-up of the 1965–66 edition of the

Iraq Central FA Premier League The Iraq Central FA Premier League, also known as the Iraq Central FA First Division and previously named the Iraq FA Baghdad First Division ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة بغداد), was the top-level division of footb ...

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 ...

and

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931 ...

respectively. Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha won the game 1–0 with a goal by Gorgis Ismail to win the cup for the second time in their history. During the match, the ball went outside the field and was lost. A worker was sent to fetch a new ball from the

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 ...

's storage which led to a mid-game delay of half an hour.

Match

Details

References

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External links

Iraqi Football Website
Football competitions in Iraq 1966 in Iraqi sport 1966 in Asian football