| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Al-Failiya Al-Numan Al-Athori |
1961–62 → | |
The1960–61 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 13th season of theIraq Central FA Premier League (the top division of football inBaghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). It was played as adouble-elimination tournament.[1]Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won their second title by beatingAl-Shorta Select XI 1–0 in the final.[2][3]
| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | League Champions |
| 2 | Al-Shorta Select XI | |
| 3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |
| 4 | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | |
| 5 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | |
| Amanat Al-Asima | ||
| 7 | Isalat Al-Mai | |
| 8 | Al-Failiya | Relegated to Iraq Central FA Second Division Cup |
| Al-Numan | ||
| Al-Athori |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Upper round 1 | ||
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 5–0 | Al-Athori |
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 1–0 | Al-Numan |
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 5–1 | Amanat Al-Asima |
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 4–4 (a.e.t.) 3–2 (a.e.t.) (replay) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Upper intermediate round | ||
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (replay) | Al-Failiya |
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 2–1 | Isalat Al-Mai |
| Upper round 2 | ||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 1–0 | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed |
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 4–1 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya |
| Upper final | ||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 3–1 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab |
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 5–0 | Al-Athori |
|---|---|---|
| Ismail Elias Pawlis Dawood |
Al-Athori move to the lower bracket
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 1–0 | Al-Numan |
|---|---|---|
| Sahakian |
Al-Numan move to the lower bracket
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 5–1 | Amanat Al-Asima |
|---|---|---|
Amanat Al-Asima move to the lower bracket
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Majid Alwan | Baba Hashim |
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Najim Abdul-Majid | Hashim |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya move to the lower bracket
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Failiya |
|---|---|---|
| Dawood Ismail | S. Mahmoud |
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 2–0 | Al-Failiya |
|---|---|---|
| Ismail |
Al-Failiya move to the lower bracket
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 2–1 | Isalat Al-Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan |
Isalat Al-Mai move to the lower bracket
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 1–0 | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed |
|---|---|---|
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed move to the lower bracket
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 4–1 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya |
|---|---|---|
| Sahakian J. Ohanisian S. Ohanisian Tabra | Salim |
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya move to the lower bracket
Al-Shorta Select XI advance to the final
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab move to the lower bracket
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Lower round 1 | ||
| Amanat Al-Asima | W–L | Al-Athori |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4–2 | Al-Failiya |
| Isalat Al-Mai | 6–2 | Al-Numan |
| Lower intermediate round | ||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | w/o[a] | Isalat Al-Mai |
| Lower round 2 | ||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 5–0 | Amanat Al-Asima |
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 6–1 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya |
| Lower round 3 | ||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3–2 | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed |
| Lower final | ||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–0 (replay) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Amanat Al-Asima | W–L | Al-Athori |
|---|---|---|
Al-Athori eliminated
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4–2 | Al-Failiya |
|---|---|---|
Al-Failiya eliminated
| Isalat Al-Mai | 6–2 | Al-Numan |
|---|---|---|
Al-Numan eliminated
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | w/o from | Isalat Al-Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Baba | M. Mahmoud Karim |
The match originally ended as a 3–2 win for Isalat Al-Mai but was later awarded as a win for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya due to Isalat Al-Mai fielding the ineligible player Salim Hassan[19]
Isalat Al-Mai eliminated
Amanat Al-Asima eliminated
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 6–1 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya |
|---|---|---|
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya eliminated
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3–2 | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed |
|---|---|---|
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed eliminated
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 1–0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Majid |
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab advance to the final
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya eliminated
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 0–1 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab |
|---|---|---|
| Hameed |
| Iraq Central FA First Division Cup 1960–61 winner |
|---|
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab 2nd title |
| Upper Round 1 | Upper Round 2 | Upper Round 3 | Upper Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 5 | Isalat Al-Mai | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amanat Al-Asima | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Numan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed(replay) | 2(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 5 | Al-Failiya | 2(0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Athori | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab(replay) | 4(3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4(2) | Al-Shorta Select XI | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower Round 1 | Lower Round 2 | Lower Round 3 | Lower Round 4 | Lower Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | awd | Amanat Al-Asima | 0 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab(replay) | 1(1) | |||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 4 | Isalat Al-Mai | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1(0) | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Failiya | 2 | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amanat Al-Asima | W | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Isalat Al-Mai | 6 | Al-Athori | L | |||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Numan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||