Al-Haras Al-Malaki (Arabic: فريق الحرس الملكي, lit.'Royal Guard'), was an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad. They participated in the first ever national cup tournament held in Iraq: the 1948–49 Iraq FA Cup.[1] They also won seven Iraq Central FA Premier League titles in a row (the top-tier league for teams from Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973), making them the most successful team in the tournament's history.[2]

Al-Haras Al-Malaki
Full nameAl-Haras Al-Malaki
Founded1947
Dissolved1956
PresidentObaid Abdullah Al-Mudhayfi
LeagueIraq Central FA Premier League

History

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Al-Haras Al-Malaki players in 1948

The club participated in the first ever national cup tournament held in Iraq: the 1948–49 Iraq FA Cup.[1] They also won seven Iraq Central FA Premier League titles in a row (the top-tier league for teams from Baghdad and its neighbouring cities between 1948 and 1973).[2]

In 1950, the club played an unofficial friendly against the Pakistan national team on their tour to Iran and Iraq in the national team's international debut.[3] In Iraq, due to the Iraqi FA's inability to gather a full national team, Pakistan played an unofficial friendly against the club resulting in a 1–1 draw.[3][4]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b Iraq 1948/49
  2. ^ a b Iraq - List of Champions
  3. ^ a b "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  4. ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part I". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)