1949–50 Iraq FA Basra League

The 1949–50 Iraq FA Basra League was the second season of the Iraq FA Basra League (the top division of football in Basra from 1948 to 1973) organised by the Basra branch of the Iraq Football Association. The tournament began on 19 October 1949,[1] and the regular season ended in November 1949 with Sharikat Naft Al-Basra and Al-Ittihad qualifying for the championship play-off.[2][3][4][5] Sharikat Naft Al-Basra beat Al-Ittihad 5–1 in January 1950 to win the title for the first time.[6]

Iraq FA Basra League
Season1949–50
ChampionsSharikat Naft Al-Basra
(1st title)

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Sharikat Naft Al-Basra 5 5 0 0 32 2 16.000 10 Qualified to Championship play-off
2 Al-Ittihad 5 3 1 1 12 14 0.857 7
3 Al-Minaa 5 3 0 2 4 6 0.667 6
4 Madrasat Al-Thanawiya 5 1 1 3 7 17 0.412 3
5 Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 5 0 3 2 7 13 0.538 3
6 Sharikat Naft Al-Rafidain 5 0 1 4 5 15 0.333 1
Source: The Iraq Times

Results
Home \ Away ITT MIN SIK MAD SNB SNR
Al-Ittihad 2–1 5–3 3–1
Al-Minaa –[lower-alpha 1] 1–4
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed 2–2 2–2 3–3
Madrasat Al-Thanawiya 0–1 0–9
Sharikat Naft Al-Basra 7–0 6–0 6–1
Sharikat Naft Al-Rafidain 0–1 0–2
Source: The Iraq Times
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Al-Minaa–Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed match was counted as a win for Al-Minaa and a loss for Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed as Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed did not turn up for the game.

Championship play-off
Sharikat Naft Al-Basra5–1Al-Ittihad
Abdullah  27'
Lynsdale  32'
Ismail  33', 47'
Joharian
Mahdi
Madrasat Al-Thanawiya Stadium, Basra

References
  1. "Football again in Basrah". The Iraq Times. 25 October 1949.
  2. "BPC beat Port 4–1 after fast game". The Iraq Times. 28 October 1949.
  3. "B.P.C. and Union Club unbeaten in Basrah". The Iraq Times. 31 October 1949.
  4. "B.P.C. Basrah's only undefeated side". The Iraq Times. 1 November 1949.
  5. "B.P.C. and Union Club in Basrah Final". The Iraq Times. 7 November 1949.
  6. "B.P.C. score easy win in League Cup Final". The Iraq Times. 10 January 1950.
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