1964–65 Iraq Central FA First Division
| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (3rd Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab title) (4th Amanat Baghdad title) |
| Relegated | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Madaris Al-Shorta |
| Top goalscorer | Shaker Ismail (7 goals) |
← 1963–64 1965–66 → | |
The 1964–65 Iraq Central FA First Division was the 17th season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973).[1] Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won their third league title, and the fourth title in the history of the teams that were later merged to form Amanat Baghdad.[2] Prior to the season, Al-Firqa Al-Khamisa won promotion by beating Shorta Al-Najda 2–0 to claim the second division title.
Aliyat Al-Shorta player Shaker Ismail was the league's top scorer with seven goals. As champions and runners-up, Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab and Aliyat Al-Shorta competed for the 1965 Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup on 4 June at Al-Kashafa Stadium and Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won 1–0 after extra time with a goal by Qais Hameed to win the cup.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (C) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 11 | |
| 2 | Aliyat Al-Shorta | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 5.333 | 10 | |
| 3 | Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 9 | |
| 4 | Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 9 | |
| 5 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 8 | |
| 6 | Al-Firqa Al-Khamisa | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 7 | |
| 7 | Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0.222 | 1 | Relegated to Iraq Central FA Second Division |
| 8 | Madaris Al-Shorta | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0.211 | 1 |
(C) Champions