Sharikat Naft Al-Basra
Full name | Sharikat Naft Al-Basra |
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Founded | 1941 |
Dissolved | 1968 |
League | Iraq FA Basra League |
Sharikat Naft Al-Basra (Arabic: فريق شركة نفط البصرة, lit. 'Basra Petroleum Company'), known as BPC for short, was an Iraqi football team based in Basra. They became Iraq's first ever national cup winners when they won the 1948–49 Iraq FA Cup that was played between teams from across the country.[1] They competed regularly in the Iraq FA Basra League, a regional league for teams in Basra, winning the title in 1949–50 and 1950–51, finishing as runners-up in 1948–49 and finishing third in 1962–63 season. The team was dissolved in 1968.[2]
Honours[]
Domestic[]
Type | Competition | Titles | Winning years | Runners-up |
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National | Iraq FA Cup | 1 | 1948–49 | – |
Regional | Iraq FA Basra League | 2 | 1949–50, 1950–51 | 1948–49 |
Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup | 1 | 1948–49 | ||
Al-Minaa Cup | 0 | – | 1949–50 | |
Al-Shamkhany Cup | 1 | 1949–50 | 1947–48 | |
Regent's Cup | 1 | 1948–49 | 1949–50 | |
Asfar Knockout Cup | 2 | 1946–47, 1947–48 | 1948–49 | |
Industries Exhibition Cup | 1 | 1953–54 | – |
Friendly[]
- Ministry of Oil Cup
- Winners (1): 1961–62
- I.P.C. and Associated Companies Challenge Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1956–57
Notable Players[]
References[]
- ^ Iraq 1948/49
- ^ Mubarak, Hassanin (2020). Birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia: The early years of football in Iraq. ISBN 979-8670555623.
Categories:
- Football clubs in Iraq
- Football clubs in Basra
- Basra
- Works association football teams
- Defunct football clubs in Iraq
- West Asian football club stubs
- Iraqi sport stubs