1950–51 Iraq FA Basra League

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Iraq FA Basra Premier League
Season1950–51
ChampionsSharikat Naft Al-Basra
(2nd title)

The 1950–51 Iraq FA Basra League was the third season of the Iraq FA Basra Premier League (the top division of football in Basra from 1948 to 1973) organised by the Basra branch of the Iraq Football Association.[1] The tournament began on 7 November 1950[2][3] and the regular season ended in January 1951 with Sharikat Naft Al-Basra and Thanawiyat Al-Basra qualifying for the final.[4][5][6] Sharikat Naft Al-Basra won the final to clinch the title for the second consecutive time.[7]

Regular season[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
1 Sharikat Naft Al-Basra 6 5 0 1 21 4 5.250 10 Qualified to the Final
2 Thanawiyat Al-Basra 6 4 2 0 16 7 2.286 10
3 Al-Minaa 6 4 1 1 27 6 4.500 9
4 Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 11 9 1.222 7
5 Talabat Al-Basra 6 2 0 4 8 14 0.571 4
6 Al-Amir 6 1 0 5 6 14 0.429 2
7 Adadiyat Al-Basra 6 0 0 6 2 37 0.054 0

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AMR ITT MIN TLB ADA SNB THA
Al-Amir 4–1 1–4
Al-Ittihad 2–1 5–0
Al-Minaa 4–0 2–1 14–0 1–3 2–2
Talabat Al-Basra [a] 1–3 0–4 1–3
Adadiyat Al-Basra 0–6
Sharikat Naft Al-Basra 3–0 5–0 4–0 4–0 2–3
Thanawiyat Al-Basra 0–0 4–1
Source: The Iraq Times
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The Talabat Al-Basra–Al-Amir match was counted as a win for Talabat Al-Basra and a loss for Al-Amir as Al-Amir did not turn up for the game.

Final[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Basrah Petroleum Company Team Leads In Football League". The Iraq Times. 21 December 1950.
  2. ^ "Basrah football season begins". The Iraq Times. 18 November 1950.
  3. ^ "Basrah Football". The Iraq Times. 25 November 1950.
  4. ^ Stanley, Michael (29 November 1950). "Goodbye to Basrah Cup". The Iraq Times.
  5. ^ George, George (3 January 1951). "Tennis, Wrestling, Football do well in Iraq". The Iraq Times.
  6. ^ "Top tie in Basrah League". The Iraq Times. 11 January 1951.
  7. ^ "B.P.C. pose after successful football season". The Iraq Times. 26 June 1951.

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