The Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup, previously called Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup (Arabic: كأس الإيثار, Al-Ithar Cup), was an annual Iraqi football match contested at the end of the season between the champions and the runners-up of the Iraq Central FA Premier League, the top-level division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973. The lower divisions in the region each also had their own Perseverance Cup match.

Only five editions of the tournament were played before it was stopped, and the Iraq Football Association later decided to replace regional tournaments with national tournaments, with the Iraqi Perseverance Cup (now known as Iraqi Super Cup) becoming the nation's super cup tournament.

Statistics

Matches

YearWinnerResultRunner-up
Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup
1962Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya4–2Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya
1963Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha1–0Al-Shorta Select XI
1964Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3–0Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha
Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup
1965Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab1–0 (a.e.t.)Aliyat Al-Shorta
1966Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha1–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Most successful teams

TeamWinnersRunners-up
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya21
Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab10
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya01
Al-Shorta Select XI
Aliyat Al-Shorta

List of winning managers

YearNationalityWinning managerClub
1962IraqSalih FarajAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1963IraqAbdelilah Mohammed HassanAl-Firqa Al-Thalitha
1964IraqShawqi AboudAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1965IraqIsmail MohammedMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
1966IraqAbdelilah Mohammed HassanAl-Firqa Al-Thalitha

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