1957–58 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
Football league season
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The 1957–58 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 10th season of the Iraq Central FA Premier League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). It was played as a double-elimination tournament and started on 26 November 1957.[1][2]
(1st title)
Qasim Mahmoud
(5 goals each)
| Season | 1957–58 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya (1st title) |
| Top goalscorer | Ammo Baba Qasim Mahmoud (5 goals each) |
← 1956–57 1958–59 → | |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) won their first title, after Al-Shorta Select XI withdrew from the replay of the final due to missing several players from their squad through injury with the Iraq Central Football Association refusing to move the game to another date. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya's Edison David was the player of the tournament.[3]
Final positions
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya | League Champions |
| 2 | Al-Shorta Select XI | |
| 3 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | |
| 4 | Al-Numan | |
| 5 | Al-Adhamiya | |
| 6 | Al-Athori | |
| 7 | Al-Liwa Al-Thamin | |
| 8 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya |
Upper bracket
Summary
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Upper round 1 | ||
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya | 0–3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya |
| Al-Adhamiya | 3–2 | Al-Athori |
| Al-Numan | 2–1 | Al-Liwa Al-Thamin |
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 2–0 | Al-Shorta Select XI |
| Upper round 2 | ||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 3–0 | Al-Numan |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya | 3–1 | Al-Adhamiya |
| Upper final | ||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya | 5–2 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab |
Upper round 1
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya move to the lower bracket
| Al-Adhamiya | 3–2 | Al-Athori |
|---|---|---|
Jaber  Abdul-Razzaq Naji |
Wilson William |
Al-Athori move to the lower bracket
| Al-Numan | 2–1 | Al-Liwa Al-Thamin |
|---|---|---|
| Natiq 65' Qais 87' |
Ava 43' |
Al-Liwa Al-Thamin move to the lower bracket
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 2–0 | Al-Shorta Select XI |
|---|---|---|
| Gorgis 27' Mahmoud 73' |
Al-Shorta Select XI move to the lower bracket
Upper round 2
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 3–0 | Al-Numan |
|---|---|---|
| Dowaff 66' Gorgis 80'Mahmoud 83' |
Al-Numan move to the lower bracket
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya | 3–1 | Al-Adhamiya |
|---|---|---|
| Hammadi Eshaya 70', 80' |
Naji 35' (pen.) |
Al-Adhamiya move to the lower bracket
Upper final
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya advance to the final
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab move to the lower bracket
Lower bracket
Summary
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Lower round 1 | ||
| Al-Athori | 3–0 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya |
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 3–1 | Al-Liwa Al-Thamin |
| Lower round 2 | ||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 2–0 | Al-Athori |
| Al-Numan | 3–0 | Al-Adhamiya |
| Lower round 3 | ||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 1–0[a] | Al-Numan |
| Lower final | ||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 3–2 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab |
- Match was ended at the beginning of the second half due to the withdrawal of Al-Numan's players.
Lower round 1
| Al-Athori | 3–0 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya |
|---|---|---|
| Awisha 10', 40' Sarkis 20' |
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya eliminated
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 3–1 | Al-Liwa Al-Thamin |
|---|---|---|
| Sahakian 55' Janja 85' |
25' |
Al-Liwa Al-Thamin eliminated
Lower round 2
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 2–0 | Al-Athori |
|---|---|---|
| Waleed 70' Sahakian 75' |
Al-Athori eliminated
| Al-Numan | 3–0 | Al-Adhamiya |
|---|---|---|
| Qais Anad |
Al-Adhamiya eliminated
Lower round 3
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 1–0 | Al-Numan |
|---|---|---|
| Janja |
The match was ended at the beginning of the second half after Al-Numan withdrew in protest at the goal being awarded
Al-Numan eliminated
Lower final
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 3–2 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab |
|---|---|---|
| Lateef 20', 60' Fima 53' |
Mahmoud 70' Gorgis 72' |
Al-Shorta Select XI advance to the final
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab eliminated
Final
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Shorta Select XI |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed |
Sahakian |
Al-Shorta Select XI withdrew from the replay of the final due to several key players from their squad being unavailable through injury. The Iraq Central Football Association, refusing to move the game to another date, therefore awarded Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya a walkover victory and the title.
| Iraq Central FA First Division Cup 1957–58 winner |
|---|
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya 1st title |
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Adhamiya | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Adhamiya | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Athori | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Numan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Liwa Al-Thamin | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Numan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya | 1 | awd | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Adhamiya | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Numan | 3 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Numan | 0 | Al-Shorta Select XI | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Athori | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Athori | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Liwa Al-Thamin | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta Select XI | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||