1948–49 Iraq FA Basra League

1948–49 Iraq FA Basra Premier League Al-Minaa(1st title) 1949–50 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).Goodbye to Basrah League Cup https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19501129-01.1.4 Stanley Michael The Iraq Times 29 November 1950 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.Port beat Iraq Football Cup holders by only goal https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19490530-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 30 May 1949Football is "King of Sports" in Basrah https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19491224-01.1.54 The Iraq Times 24 December 1949 Regular season TeamB.P.C. lead Basrah Football League https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/mena/newspapers/iraq19481207-01.1.4 The Iraq Times 7 December 1948ResultSharikat Naft Al-BasraQualified to the FinalAl-MinaaSikak Al-BasraBritish ClubArmenian YouthAl-IttihadShabab Al-MaqalThanawiyat Al-Basra Known results main FBR grey ITT MIN SIK ARM BRI SHM SNB THA Al-Ittihad null null 5–0 null null Al-Minaa 5–0 null null Sikak Al-Basra null null 7–0 null null Armenian Youth null null null 1–0 British Club null null null 5–3 null Thanawiyat Al-Basra null null null null Shabab Al-Maqal null null null null null Sharikat Naft Al-Basra null 1–0 null 8–0 11–0 complete The Iraq Times Final May 1949 Al-Minaa 1–0 Sharikat Naft Al-Basra Stanley 23 pen. Thanawiyat Al-Basra Stadium Basra References External links Iraqi Football Website Category:Iraq FA Basra Premier League seasons Iraq Category:1948 in Iraqi sport Category:1949 in Iraqi sport