The Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup, previously called Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup (
Arabic
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: كأس الإيثار, ''Al-Ithar Cup''), was an annual
Iraqi football match contested at the end of the season between the champions and the runners-up 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-level 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 ...
and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973. The lower divisions in the region each also had their own Perseverance Cup match.
Only five editions of the tournament were played before it was stopped, and 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 ...
later decided to replace regional tournaments with national tournaments, with the
Iraqi Perseverance Cup (now known as Iraqi Super Cup) becoming the nation's super cup tournament.
Statistics
Matches
Most successful clubs
List of winning managers
References
External links
Iraqi Football Website
Football competitions in Iraq
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