Iraq 1956/57

Baghdad Championship

Participants (6):
   Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab 
   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya (Air Force)
   Montakhab Al-Shurta (Police)
   Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej (also listed as Al-Adhamiya)
   Al-Numan
   Al-Athori (Assyrian Sports Club)

NB: played in peculiar partial double elimination knock-out format

Round 1
[Dec 18]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 1-1 Al-Numan                      [aet]
Al-Athori                     1-1 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej           [abandoned at 1-1 at half-time
Montakhab Al-Shurta           bye                                due to an unsuitable pitch]
Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab     bye

Round 1 Replays
[Jan 19]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 3-1 Al-Numan                      
[Jan 23]
Al-Athori                     2-1 Al-Ghazl wal-Naseej

NB: losers round 1 eliminated

Round 2
[Jan 27]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 2-1 Montakhab Al-Shurta           
[date?]
Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab     bt  Al-Athori

First Semifinal (between winners round 2)
Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab     bt  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 
  [Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab to final; Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya to second semifinal]

Losers Round (between round 2 losers) [May 7]
Montakhab Al-Shurta           1-1 Al-Athori

Losers Round Replay
Montakhab Al-Shurta           2-1 Al-Athori
  [Montakhab Al-Shurta to second semifinal]

Second Semifinal
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 2-0 Montakhab Al-Shurta           

Final
Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab     1-0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 
   [Hassan "Fury"]


1950/51

1957/58

league of the institutes of baghdad 1961/62-1972/73

list of champions

list of cup winners

list of topscorers


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