Iraq FA Basra Premier League

The Iraq FA Basra Premier 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 several regional league championships played in Iraq at the time, with others including the Baghdad, Kirkuk and Mosul leagues. The first champions of the competition were Al-Minaa, who won the title in the 1948–49 season.^[1]

Iraq FA Basra Premier League
Iraq FA Basra First Division League

Founded	1948
Folded	1973
Country	Iraq
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Iraq FA Basra Second Division League
Domestic cup(s)	Iraq FA Cup
Most championships	Al-Minaa (15 titles)

The regional leagues folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Iraqi National First Division League.^[2] Al-Minaa were the competition's most successful team with 15 titles.^[3]

List of champions

Season Champion Runner-up 1948–49 Al-Minaa Sharikat Naft Al-Basra 1949–50 Sharikat Naft Al-Basra Al-Ittihad 1950–51 Sharikat Naft Al-Basra Thanawiyat Al-Basra 1951–61 Information not available 1961 Al-Minaa or Sharikat Naft Al-Basra[4] 1961–62 Information not available 1962–63 Al-Minaa Al-Minaa B 1963–73 Information not available

See also

• Iraq Central FA Premier League
• Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League
• Iraqi National First Division
• Iraq Stars League
• Iraqi Women's Football League