The 1960–61 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 13th 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. ...

(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). 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 ...

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 ...

won their second title by beating Al-Shorta Select XI 1–0 in the final.

Final positions

Upper bracket

Summary

Upper round 1

''Al-Athori move to the lower bracket'' ---- ''Al-Numan move to the lower bracket'' ---- ''Amanat Al-Asima move to the lower bracket'' ---- ''Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya move to the lower bracket''

Upper intermediate round

''Al-Failiya move to the lower bracket'' ---- ''Isalat Al-Mai move to the lower bracket''

Upper round 2

''Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed move to the lower bracket'' ---- ''Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya move to the lower bracket''

Upper final

''Al-Shorta Select XI advance to the final''
''Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab move to the lower bracket''

Lower bracket

Summary

Lower round 1

''Al-Athori eliminated'' ''Al-Failiya eliminated'' ---- ''Al-Numan eliminated''

Lower intermediate round

''The match originally ended as a 3–2 win for Isalat Al-Mai but was later awarded as a win for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya due to Isalat Al-Mai fielding the ineligible player Salim Hassan''
''Isalat Al-Mai eliminated''

Lower round 2

''Amanat Al-Asima eliminated'' ---- ''Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya eliminated''

Lower round 3

''Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed eliminated''

Lower final

''Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab advance to the final''
''Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya eliminated''

Final

Bracket

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1960-61 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup Iraq Central FA Premier League seasons 1

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