Iraq FA Championship

The Iraq FA Championship was a tournament held in 1949 as the first official national football league championship in Iraq.

Iraq FA Championship
Season1949
ChampionsSharikat Naft Al-Basra

The North Group included Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malikiya (Baghdad), Montakhab Al-Kirkuk (Kirkuk) and Al-Tayour Al-Zarqaa (Mosul), while the South Group consisted of Al-Haris Al-Maliki (Baghdad), Sharikat Naft Al-Basra and Al-Minaa (both Basra). Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malikiya and Sharikat Naft Al-Basra won their respective groups, and the final (played at Al-Kashafa Stadium) ended 1–0 to Sharikat Naft Al-Basra.[1]

Group stage

North Group

TeamResult
Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-MalikiyaQualified to Final
Montakhab Al-Kirkuk
Al-Tayour Al-Zarqaa

South Group

TeamResult
Sharikat Naft Al-BasraQualified to Final
Al-Haris Al-Maliki
Al-Minaa

Final

Sharikat Naft Al-Basra1–0Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malikiya
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

References

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