The 1969–70 Iraq Central FA Premier League was the 22nd season of the Iraq Central FA Premier League (the top division of football in

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and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). Eleven teams competed in the tournament, which was played in a single round-robin format rather than a double round-robin format, so each team only played each other once, and Aliyat Al-Shorta won the league title for the third time. At an Iraqi Olympic Committee meeting on 4 February 1971, it was decided that champions Aliyat Al-Shorta would be Iraq's representative at the

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, thus becoming the first Iraqi team to participate in a major continental club competition. Al-Bareed wal-Barq's Kadhim Abboud was top scorer with eight goals.

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1969-70 Iraq Central FA Premier League Iraq Central FA Premier League seasons 1

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