1948–49 Iraq FA Basra League

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Iraq FA Basra League
Season1948–49
ChampionsAl-Minaa
(1st title)

The 1948–49 Iraq FA Basra League was the first season of the Iraq FA Basra League (the top division of football in Basra from 1948 to 1973), which was formed when the Basra branch of the newly founded Iraq Football Association took over the existing league competition in Basra (the Students League Cup).[1]

The competition started in November 1948, with the regular season being played in a round-robin format. Al-Minaa and Sharikat Naft Al-Basra qualified for the championship play-off in May 1949 by occupying the top two positions in the league table, and Al-Minaa were crowned inaugural Iraq FA Basra League champions with a 1–0 victory, preventing their opponents from completing a Basra League and Iraq FA Cup double.[2][3]

Regular season[]

Team[4] Result
Sharikat Naft Al-Basra Qualified to Championship play-off
Al-Minaa
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed
British Club
Armenian Youth
Al-Ittihad
Shabab Al-Maqal
Madarasat Al-Thanawiya

Championship play-off[]

Al-Minaa1–0Sharikat Naft Al-Basra
23' (pen.)
Madrasat Al-Thanawiya Stadium, Basra

References[]

  1. ^ Stanley, Michael (29 November 1950). "Goodbye to Basrah League Cup". The Iraq Times.
  2. ^ a b "Port beat Iraq Football Cup holders by only goal". The Iraq Times. 30 May 1949.
  3. ^ "Football is "King of Sports" in Basrah". The Iraq Times. 24 December 1949.
  4. ^ "B.P.C. lead Basrah Football League". The Iraq Times. 7 December 1948.

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