Iraq FA Basra League

The Iraq FA Basra League (Arabic: 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 and was one of four regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with the others being in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Mosul. The first champions of the competition were Al-Minaa, who won the title in the 1948–49 season.[1]

Iraq FA Basra League
Founded1948
Folded1973
CountryIraq
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toIraq FA Basra Second Division
Domestic cup(s)Iraq FA Cup

The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National League of Clubs and Institutions.[2]

List of champions
No. Season Champion Runner-up
11948–49Al-MinaaSharikat Naft Al-Basra
21949–50Sharikat Naft Al-BasraAl-Ittihad
31950–51Sharikat Naft Al-BasraMadrasat Al-Thanawiya
1951–62
Information not available
151962–63Al-MinaaAl-Minaa B
1963–73
Information not available

See also

References
  1. "Port beat Iraq Football Cup holders by only goal". The Iraq Times. 30 May 1949.
  2. League of the Institutes Top 3 Finishes
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