The 1963–64 Iraq Central FA First Division League was the 16th 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). Prior to the season, Aliyat Al-Shorta won promotion by beating Al-Omma 3–1 after extra time on 29 June 1963. The tournament started on 31 October 1963, and the winners of the league were

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. ...

who earned their third title. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's

Amer Jameel Amer Jameel Mahdi (; born 1 July 1945) is a former Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in 1966. He played in the 1966 Arab Nations Cup. Honours Manager ;Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya *Iraqi Premier League: 1989–90 ;Al-Zawraa *Iraqi Premier Le ...

and

Ammo Baba Emmanuel Baba Dawud (27 November 1934 – 27 May 2009), better known as Ammo Baba (, ), was an Iraqi football player and coach of the Iraq national football team. He scored the first international goal for Iraq in 1957 against Morocco at the 2 ...

won the top scorer and best player awards respectively. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya also beat

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 ...

3–0 in the Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup on 25 May 1964.

Name changes

* Al-Shorta Select XI replaced by Madaris Al-Shorta.

League table

Results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1963-64 Iraq Central FA First Division Iraq Central FA Premier League seasons 1

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...