Iraq 1958/59

Baghdad Championship

Participants (11):
   Amana Al-Asama              
   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 
   Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed
   Al-Filiya
   Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab     
   Al-Numan
   Nadi Athori
   Montakhab Al-Shurta
   Kuliya Al-Askariya            
   Al-Adhamiya                    
   Liwa Al-Thamin

NB: played in double elimination knock-out format

Round 1
[Jan 26]
Al-Adhamiya                   4-1 Al-Filiya
[Jan 27]
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed            0-0 Liwa Al-Thamin
[Jan 28]
Amana Al-Asama                5-0 Al-Numan                      
[Jan 29]
Nadi Athori                   0-0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 
[Mar 4]
Montakhab Al-Shurta           7-1 Kuliya Al-Askariya            
Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab     bye

NB: no further matches for Al-Adhamiya and Al-Numan are reported; it is not
    clear how they were eliminated

Intermediate Round [Mar 7]
Amana Al-Asama                6-1 Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab     

Round 1 Replays
[Mar 2]
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed            2-2 Liwa Al-Thamin                
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed            2-0 Liwa Al-Thamin                
[Mar 8]
Nadi Athori                   2-1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 

Round 2 (losers bracket; losers eliminated)
[Apr 18]
Liwa Al-Thamin                abd Kuliya Al-Askariya            [abandoned at 1-0 with 30' left
[Apr 19]                                                         after argument between referee
Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab     4-1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya  and players Kuliya]

Round 2 (winners bracket; losers to losers bracket)
[Apr 20]
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed            3-2 Montakhab Al-Shorta           
[Apr 25]
Amana Al-Asama                3-3 Nadi Athori                   [aet]
[May 6]
Amana Al-Asama                2-1 Nadi Athori                   [replay]

NB: all further rounds of the losers brackets involved Montakhab Al-Shorta;
    presumably some results eliminating Al-Adhamiya and Al-Numan are missing

Round 3-6 (losers bracket; losers eliminated)
[Apr 30]
Montakhab Al-Shorta           8-1 Al-Filiya                     
[May 8]
Montakhab Al-Shorta           3-2 Al-Maslaha Naqil Al-Rakab     [aet]
[May 25]
Montakhab Al-Shorta           1-1 Liwa Al-Thamin                
[May 27]
Montakhab Al-Shorta           4-0 Liwa Al-Thamin                [replay May 25]
[May 31]
Nadi Athori                   4-0 Montakhab Al-Shorta           

First Semifinal (winners bracket) [Jun 1]
Amana Al-Asama                4-0 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed            

Second Semifinal (losers bracket) [Jun 11]
Nadi Athori                   2-1 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed            [aet]
  [Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed eliminated]

Final 
Amana Al-Asama                abd Nadi Athori                   [abandoned at 1-0 in 40']
  [Tariq Mohammed Salih 40pen]
  [Nadi Athori players walked off in 40' following award of penalty, which was then
   kicked into an empty net].

1957/58

1959/60

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

list of champions

list of cup winners

list of topscorers

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Davide Angelini and Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Davide Angelini and Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 17 Feb 2025