Iraq 1957/58

Participants (8):
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Air Force)
  Montakhab Al-Shurta (Police)
  Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab
  Nadi Athori (Assyrian Sports Club)
  Al-Numan Sports Club
  Al-Adhammiya Sports Club
  Liwa Al-Thamin (8th Brigade)
  Kuliya Al-Askariya (Military College)

NB: format unclear; prior to final group stage, teams were apparently eliminated
    after two defeats

[Oct 6]
Al-Maslaha                     1-1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

[Nov 26]
Kuliya Al-Askariya             0-3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

[Nov 29]
Nadi Athori                    3-2 Al-Adhammiya
Al-Maslaha                     0-2 Al-Shurta
Al-Numan                        -  Liwa Al-Thamin

[Feb 7]
Al-Shurta                      3-1 Liwa Al-Thamin
Liwa Al-Thamin knocked out
[Feb 9]
Al-Maslaha                     3-0 Al-Numan 

[Mar 4]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya              4-0 Kuliya Al-Askariya
Kuliya Al-Askariya knocked out

[Mar 6]
Al-Adhammiya                   1-3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

[Mar 14]
Al-Numan                       3-0 Al-Adhammiya
Al-Adhammiya knocked out

[Mar 27]
Al-Shurta                      1-0 Al-Numan
Al-Numan knocked out
Al-Maslaha                     2-0 Nadi Athori
Nadi Athori knocked out

Final Group stage

[Mar 30]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya              5-2 Al-Maslaha
  [Emmanuel “Ammo” Baba (3), Emmanuel “Ammo Simsim” Samson,
   Fakhri Mohammed Salman “Abu Layla”; Qasim “Zuwiya” Mahmoud (2)]

[Apr 10]
Al-Shurta                      3-2 Al-Maslaha

Final [May 1, 1958]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya              1-1 Al-Shurta
  [Fakhri Mohammed Salman; Armek Sahakian]
  [ref: Ismail Hammoudi]

Final Replay [May 12, 1958]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya              w/o Al-Shurta

NB: the Iraq FA decided the replay would be played on May 12, 1958; however,
    Al-Shurta requested for the game to be postponed to a later date due to 
    the unavailability of several of their key players due to injury. The
    Iraq FA declined Al-Shurta’s request and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were declared 
    champions. 


1956/57

1958/59

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

list of champions

list of cup winners

list of topscorers


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