The 1962–63 Iraq Central FA First Division League was the 15th 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), and the first since its name was changed to ''First Division''. Seven teams competed in the tournament, which started on 8 November 1962 and ended in June 1963. It was played in a single round-robin format with each team playing each other once. Al-Shorta Select XI won their first league title, finishing ahead of runners-up

Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha Quwat Salahaddin (), formerly known as Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha (), was an Iraqi football team based in Habbaniyah which represented the 3rd Division of the Iraqi Army. The team competed in the Iraq Central FA Premier League from the 1962–63 seas ...

and third-placed Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed. As league champions and runners-up respectively, Al-Shorta Select XI and

played out the 1963 Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup, with Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha winning 1–0.

League table as at 10 April 1963

The following is the most recent league table published by The Iraq Times newspaper as at 10 April 1963, not the final league table. Only one result after this date is known, which is a 1–0 win for Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya on 11 June 1963. The results of the other five remaining matches are not known. Al-Shorta Select XI won the league, with Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha finishing as runners-up and Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed finishing in third place. Note: Before the start of the tournament, Amanat Al-Asima withdrew after the resignation of prominent club members and were subsequently relegated.

Known results

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:1962-63 Iraq Central FA First Division Iraq Central FA Premier League seasons 1

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