The 1949–50 Iraq FA Basra League was the second season of the
Iraq FA Basra Premier League (the top division of football in
Basra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...
from 1948 to 1973) organised by the Basra branch of the
Iraq Football Association
The Iraq Football Association (IFA) ( ar, الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraqi Premier League. The Iraqi Football Association was founded ...
. The tournament began on 19 October 1949, and the regular season ended in November 1949 with
Sharikat Naft Al-Basra
Sharikat Naft Al-Basra ( ar, 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 Ir ...
and
Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to:
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*Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier
* Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...
qualifying for the final.
Sharikat Naft Al-Basra beat Al-Ittihad 5–1 in January 1950 to win the title for the first time.
Regular season
Results
Final
References
External links
Iraqi Football Website
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Iraq FA Basra Premier League seasons
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
1949 in Iraqi sport
1950 in Iraqi sport