Thanawiyat Al-Basra ( ar, فريق ثانوية البصرة, lit=Basra Secondary School), was an

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 Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

i football team based in Al-Ashar,

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 hand ...

. The club was founded in the 1920s, and in 1931, the team played against the

Bahrain national team Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ad ...

in Basra and was able to defeat them with a score of 2–1. It was the first local Iraqi team to win over a national team. Thanawya_1945

In 1942 a very strong team was formed by high school principal Yousef Saleh and sports teacher Hamoudi Al-Bader. The team played in the official tournaments that were held during that period, and was able to qualifying for the final and finishing as runners-up in the

Iraq FA Basra Premier League The Iraq FA Basra Premier League ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة البصرة) was the top-level division of football in Basra between 1948 and 1973. It was controlled by the Basra branch of the Iraq Football Association ...

in 1950–51 season.

Stadium

The Thanawiyat Al-Basra stadium was established in 1925, and starting in 1941, the stadium began to become a stadium for many official tournaments such as the

Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup Hanna Al-Sheikh Championship (also known as Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup) was the first known football competition in Basra, held annually. Six clubs in Basra were involved in the tournament. This tournament began in the 1945. The last season was in 1968 ...

, Al-Shamkhani Cup, and others. Various teams began choosing it to hold their friendly matches, and matches of several

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian teams with Iraqi teams were held on it.

Honours

Regional

(top tier) **''Runners-up (1):'' 1950–51

Notable players

Saeed Easho Peter Saeed Easho Murad () (born 1928) is a former international Iraqi football player, who was one of the first players to play in first Iraq national football team, he also played for Al-Minaa, and with the reserve team of English club Manc ...

Karim Allawi Homaidi Karim Allawi Homaidi ( ar, كريم علاوي حميدي), (born July 1, 1928) is an Iraqi former international football player, who was one of the first players to play in first Iraq national football team, he also played for Al-Minaa. Inte ...

* Hamza Qasim *

Faleh Hassan Wasfi Faleh Hassan Wasfi ( ar, فالح حسن وصفي , is a coach and former international Iraqi football player, he also played for Al-Minaa. Honors International ;Iraq * 1964 Arab Nations Cup The 1964 Arab Cup was the second edition of the Ar ...

References

Football clubs in Basra 20th century in Basra Defunct football clubs in Iraq 1920s establishments in Iraq 1968 disestablishments in Iraq Association football clubs disestablished in 1968 {{Iraq-footyclub-stub