The 1949–50 Iraq FA Basra League was the second season of the

Iraq FA Basra Premier League The Iraq FA Basra Premier League () 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 and was one of several regional league championships played in Iraq a ...

(the top division of football in

Basra Basra () is a port city in Iraq, southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the List of largest cities of Iraq, third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq bor ...

from 1948 to 1973) organised by the Basra branch of the

Iraq Football Association The Iraq Football Association (IFA) () is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraq national football team, Iraqi national team and the Iraqi football league system. The Iraqi Football Association was founded in 1948 and has be ...

. The tournament began on 19 October 1949, and the regular season ended in November 1949 with Sharikat Naft Al-Basra and

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad may refer to: Sports Football Men Teams * Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia * Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli), Tripoli, Libya * Al Ittihad Gheryan, Gharyan, Libya * Al Ittihad Misurata SC, Misurata, Libya * Al Ittihad SC ...

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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1949-50 Iraq FA Basra League Iraq FA Basra Premier League seasons

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