The 1968–69 Iraq Central FA Premier League was the 21st 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 and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). Eleven teams competed in the tournament, which was at first played in a round-robin format. After three rounds of the league had taken place, the Iraq Central Football Association (IFA) decided to annul the results of the matches that had been played due to a lack of sufficient funds to complete the rest of the matches. The tournament was restarted under a double-elimination format where teams were eliminated after two defeats, and matches that ended in a draw would be decided by a drawing of lots. Aliyat Al-Shorta beat

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. ...

in the final to win their second consecutive league title. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya player Hisham Atta was the league's top scorer with four goals.

Original season

The season began in a round-robin format, and three rounds of the original competition were played.

led the table with six points after winning all three of their games, with Hisham Atta scoring a hat-trick in their first game. Aliyat Al-Shorta earned three points after one win (4–0 against Al-Omma), one draw and one loss. Below are the results from the first round of matches:

Restarted season

Due to a lack of sufficient funds to complete the rest of the matches, the IFA annulled the results of the original season and restarted the competition 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 ...

moved to the losers bracket after losing to

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 ...

on a drawing of lots after the game at Al-Kashafa Stadium had ended in a draw. On the same day and at the same ground, Aliyat Al-Shorta drew 0–0 with Al-Bareed wal-Barq, but the IFA ordered the game to be replayed due to a goal by Al-Bareed wal-Barq player Kadhim Abboud being controversially ruled out. Al-Bareed wal-Barq decided to withdraw from the competition as a result of the incident and Aliyat Al-Shorta advanced. Al-Omma 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 ...

also withdrew from the competition. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya later beat Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab to reach the final where Aliyat Al-Shorta won 3–1 to claim the title.

Top three positions

Matches

Final

References

External links

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