Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya
Appearance
Full name | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya |
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League | Iraq Central FA League |
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya (Arabic: فريق الكلية العسكرية, lit. 'Military College'), known up until 1958 as Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malikiya, was an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad. They were the runners-up of Iraq's first ever national cup when they lost the final of the 1948–49 Iraq FA Cup to Sharikat Naft Al-Basra.[1] They were also the first ever winners of the Iraq Central FA League, a regional league for teams from Baghdad and its neighbouring cities, when they earned the title in 1948–49.[2] Their final season in the league was 1969–70 when they were relegated to the region's second-tier.
Honours
National
- Iraq FA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1948–49
Regional
- Iraq Central FA League
- Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1962
References
- ^ "The Cup goes to Basrah". The Iraq Times. 8 April 1949.
- ^ "Military College win Iraq Times Cup". The Iraq Times. 14 April 1949.