Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya
Full nameAl-Kuliya Al-Askariya
Founded1937
Dissolved1991; 33 years ago (1991)
LeagueIraq Central FA Premier League

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya (Arabic: فريق الكلية العسكرية, lit. 'Military College'), known up until 1958 as Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya, was an Iraqi football team founded in 1937 in Baghdad which represented the Iraqi Military Academy. 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 Premier 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 top-flight was 1969–70 when they were relegated to the region's second-tier.[3]

Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya were consigned to competing in non-IFA competitions after 1974 following the introduction of a clubs-only league system in Iraq, and competed in Army competitions until 1991 when the team was disbanded along with several other Army teams due to the Gulf War.[4]

  1. ^ "The Cup goes to Basrah". The Iraq Times. 8 April 1949. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Military College win Iraq Times Cup". The Iraq Times. 14 April 1949. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Iraq 1974/75". 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Iraq 1974/75". 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.