The 1966–67 Iraq Central FA Premier League was the 19th 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). After the outbreak of the

Six-Day War The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states, primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan from 5 to 10June ...

on 5 June 1967, the league was postponed for over a month, with one match remaining from the first half of the season and the second half of the season having not yet started. In July, the Iraq Central Football Association (IFA) decided to cancel all scheduled matches from the second half of the season, and planned to complete the first half of the season by holding its last game between Aliyat Al-Shorta and

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 ...

on 21 August at

Al-Shaab Stadium Al-Sha'ab International Stadium () is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. The 35,700-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the largest stadium in Iraq, from its opening on 6 November 1966 un ...

. However, it is unclear if this match ended up taking place, and the league season was reportedly considered as cancelled by the IFA. Shidrak Yousif was named as best player while

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. ...

's Hisham Atta and

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 ...

's Adel Ibrahim were joint-top scorers at the time of cancellation with five goals each.

League table at abandonment

Results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1966-67 Iraq Central FA Premier League Iraq Central FA Premier League seasons 1

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