The 1956–57 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the ninth season 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 (), was the top-level division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973.
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(the top division of football in
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973) and the first season under the name of ''Iraq Central FA First Division Cup''. Six teams competed in the tournament, which started on 18 December 1956.
It was played as a
double-elimination tournament
A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost ''two'' games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimin ...
, with
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Amanat Baghdad Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, that competes in the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second tier of Iraqi football. Formed in 1957 as Amanat Al-Asima (), the team merged ...
winning their first title by beating
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya 1–0 in the final.
Final positions
Note: Al-Adhamiya and Al-Hawat dropped out of the tournament.
Upper bracket
Summary
Upper round 1
''Al-Numan move to the lower bracket''
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''Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej move to the lower bracket''
Upper round 2
''Al-Shorta Select XI move to the lower bracket''
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''Al-Athori move to the lower bracket''
Upper final
''Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab advance to the final''
''Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya move to the lower bracket''
Lower bracket
Summary
Lower round 1
''Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej eliminated (results not available)''
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''Al-Numan eliminated (results not available)''
Lower round 2
''Al-Athori eliminated''
Lower final
''Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya advance to the final''
''Al-Shorta Select XI eliminated''
Final
References
External links
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Iraq
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