1968–69_Iraq_Central_FA_Premier_League
1968–69 Iraq Central FA Premier League
Football league season
The 1968–69 Iraq Central FA Premier League was the 21st season of the Iraq Central FA Premier League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). Eleven teams competed in the tournament, which was at first played in a round-robin format.
After three rounds of the league had taken place, the Iraq Central Football Association (IFA) decided to annul the results of the matches that had been played due to a lack of sufficient funds to complete the rest of the matches. The tournament was restarted under a double-elimination format where teams were eliminated after two defeats, and matches that ended in a draw would be decided by a drawing of lots.
Aliyat Al-Shorta beat Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the final to win their second consecutive league title. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya player Hisham Atta was the league's top scorer with four goals.[1]