1948–49 Iraq FA Basra League

The 1948–49 Iraq FA Basra League was the first season of the Iraq FA Basra Premier 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]

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

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 final 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-BasraQualified to the Final
Al-Minaa
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed
British Club
Armenian Youth
Al-Ittihad
Shabab Al-Maqal
Thanawiyat Al-Basra

Known results
Home \ Away ITT MIN SIK ARM BRI SHM SNB THA
Al-Ittihad 5–0
Al-Minaa 5–0
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 7–0
Armenian Youth 1–0
British Club 5–3
Shabab Al-Maqal
Sharikat Naft Al-Basra 1–0 11–0 8–0
Thanawiyat Al-Basra
Source: The Iraq Times
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final
Al-Minaa1–0Sharikat Naft Al-Basra
Stanley 23' (pen.)
Thanawiyat Al-Basra Stadium, Basra

References
  1. Stanley, Michael (29 November 1950). "Goodbye to Basrah League Cup". The Iraq Times.
  2. "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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