1958–59 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
football league season
The 1958–59 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 11th 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.
Amanat Al-Asima won their first title by beating Al-Athori 1–0 in the final which was ended at half-time due to the withdrawal of Al-Athori's players.
Name changes
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya renamed to Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya renamed to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
Final positions
Upper bracket
Summary
Upper round 1
Al-Failiya move to the lower bracket
Al-Liwa Al-Thamin move to the lower bracket
Al-Numan move to the lower bracket
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya move to the lower bracket
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya move to the lower bracket
Upper intermediate round
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab move to the lower bracket
Upper round 2
Al-Shorta Select XI move to the lower bracket
Al-Athori move to the lower bracket
Al-Adhamiya move to the lower bracket (results not available)
Upper final
Amanat Al-Asima advance to the finalAl-Sikak Al-Hadeed move to the lower bracket
Lower bracket
Summary
Lower round 1
The match was ended 30 minutes early after the referee refused to continue officiating the game following an argument with Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya player Abed RazzokiAl-Kuliya Al-Askariya eliminated
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya eliminated
Al-Numan eliminated (results not available)
Lower round 2
Al-Failiya eliminated
Al-Adhamiya eliminated (results not available)
Lower intermediate round
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab eliminated
Al-Liwa Al-Thamin eliminated
Lower round 3
Al-Shorta Select XI eliminated
Lower final
Al-Athori advance to the finalAl-Sikak Al-Hadeed eliminated
Final
The match was ended at half-time after Al-Athori players left the field in the 40th minute following the referee's decision to award Amanat Al-Asima a penalty, which they subsequently kicked into an empty net. Al-Athori players claimed that they had left the field due to the referee's refusal to deal with the behaviour of Amanat Al-Asima's fans rather than due to his awarding of a penalty kick. Al-Athori's captain Sarkis Shamson was suspended for six months following the incident, while forward Ammo Baba and goalkeeper Yacoub Yousef were given warnings and the club's sports secretary Youil George Baba was suspended for one year.
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