1948–49 Iraq FA Kirkuk League

Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League 1948–1949 season 1948–49 Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad(1st title) Armenian ShantAl-AnakibIttihad Kirkuk 1949–50(Iraq FA Kirkuk First Division) The 1948–49 Iraq FA Kirkuk League was the first season of the Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League (the top division of football in Kirkuk from 1948 to 1973) organised by the Kirkuk branch of the Iraq Football Association. It started in November 1948 and finished in March 1949. In the last round of the competition, Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad defeated Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya to effectively seal the title, since it meant Al-Athoreen needed to defeat Armenian Relief Corps by an unrealistic scoreline to overtake them on goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). Al-Athoreen drew their game meaning that Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad were crowned inaugural Iraq FA Kirkuk League champions.Black Gold recover from lapse; win Kirkuk League https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19490310-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 10 March 1949Football leads at Kirkuk https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19491224-01.1.52 The Iraq Times 24 December 1949Mubarak Hassanin Birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia: The early years of football in Iraq 2020 979-8670555623 League table The last two results of the season (Al-Nahl IPC v. Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya and Ittihad Kirkuk v. Al-Madaris) are not available. main WDL 5 QR 2 yes DHA Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad ATH Al-Athoreen FTN Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya FAY Armenian Relief Corps NAH Al-Nahl IPC DAB Al-Dababir IPC MAD Al-Madaris QAM Al-Qamar Al-Ahmar ARM Armenian Shant ANA Al-Anakib ITT Ittihad Kirkuk NUS Nusoor Al-Athori WIM Wimpey's 9 0 1 41 6 8 1 1 50 14 7 0 2 24 15 5 1 4 27 12 4 2 3 31 30 5 0 5 21 21 4 0 5 12 17 3 2 5 19 31 2 2 6 11 20 2 0 8 8 29 0 0 9 10 59 0 0 0 0 0 Nusoor Al-Athori withdrew after 10 games (3 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses, 14 goals scored, 31 goals conceded, 7 points) and their results were annulled after they failed to turn up for a game against Al-Madaris.Two Kirkuk teams fail to turn up https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19490224-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 24 February 1949 0 0 0 0 0 Wimpey's withdrew after 7 games (0 wins, 0 draws, 7 losses, 2 goals scored, 68 goals conceded, 0 points) and their results were annulled.Kirkuk Football League https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19490128-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 28 January 1949 #FFFF00 League Champions LC red1 Relegated to Iraq FA Kirkuk Second Division R R R complete The Iraq Times Known results main FBR grey ANK ATH DAB DHA FTN MAD NHL QAM ARC ASH ITT NSR WIM Al-Anakib null 1–3 null null null null 1–3 null null 4–1 Al-Athoreen 5–0 null 0–3 7–1 null null 1–1 null null Al-Dababir IPC null 1–0 2–3 4–3 null 3–0 5–1 Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad null null null null null null 2–1 null 9–1 null Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya null null null 1–4 null null null null Al-Madaris 2–0 null null 1–3 null null null null null null Al-Nahl IPC 3–1 3–6 null 1–9 null null 4–4 null null null Nusoor Al-Athori null null null null null null null null Al-Qamar Al-Ahmar null null 0–5 null 2–1 0–0 null null Armenian Relief Corps null null 1–5 null null null 4–0 null Armenian Shant 0–1 null null 2–1 null null 5–1 null Ittihad Kirkuk null null null null null null null null null Wimpey's null null null null null null null null Nusoor Al-Athori's results against Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad (4–0 loss), Al-Nahl IPC (4–2 loss), Al-Anakib (3–2 win), Ittihad Kirkuk (4–0 win), Al-Qamar Al-Ahmar (2–0 win), Armenian Shant (3–1 loss), Al-Dababir IPC (2–2 draw), Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya (4–0 loss), Al-Athoreen (12–0 loss) and Al-Madaris (counted as a loss due to not turning up for the game) were annulled after their withdrawal from the league. Wimpey's' results against Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad (12–0 loss), Al-Dababir IPC (5–2 loss), Nusoor Al-Athori (5–0 loss), Al-Anakib (9–0 loss), Armenian Relief Corps (11–0 loss), Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya (11–0 loss) and Al-Madaris (15–0 loss) were annulled after their withdrawal from the league. WIM_ARC QAM_NSR WIM_ARC QAM_NSR QAM_NSR QAM_NSR The Al-Dababir IPC–Al-Madaris match was counted as a win for Al-Madaris and a loss for Al-Dababir IPC as Al-Dababir IPC did not turn up for the game. QAM_NSR The Armenian Relief Corps–Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya match was counted as a win for Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya and a loss for Armenian Relief Corps as Armenian Relief Corps did not turn up for the game. The Al-Nahl IPC–Armenian Shant match ended in a draw. WIM_ARC WIM_ARC WIM_ARC WIM_ARC QAM_NSR QAM_NSR QAM_NSR QAM_NSR The Iraq Times complete References External links Iraqi Football Website Category:Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League seasons Iraq Category:1948 in Iraq Category:1949 in Iraq