Iraq FA Central League 1948/49
NB: started Nov 5, 1948; contested by clubs from Baghdad;
played for the Iraqi Times Cup
Available results
[Nov 5]
Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh 5-1 Casuals
Kuliya Al-Askariya 5-0 Madaris Al-Shurta [also reported 5-1]
Al-Ahli 1-1 Al-Maliki
[Nov 12]
Al-Ahli 4-1 Casuals
Al-Maliki 2-1 Wizarat Al-Maarif
Kuliya Al-Askariya 4-0 Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh
Haris Al-Maliki 5-0 Madaris Al-Shurta
[Nov 19]
Haris Al-Maliki 5-0 Kuliyat Al-Huqooq
Al-Ahli 3-1 Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh
Kuliya Al-Askariya 1-0 Al-Maliki
[Nov 26]
Al-Maliki 3-1 Casuals
Haris Al-Maliki 3-0 Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh
Kuliya Al-Askariya 7-0 Kuliyat Al-Huqooq
[Dec 3]
Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh 2-0 Wizarat Al-Maarif
Al-Ahli 7-0 Madaris Al-Shurta
Haris Al-Maliki abd Al-Maliki [abandoned at 2-1 with 11' left]
[Dec 5]
Madaris Al-Shurta 4-1 Casuals
[Dec 10]
Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh 5-2 Madaris Al-Shurta
NB: in December many matches were postponed because of rain.
Postponed Round 8 [Jan 7]
Haris Al-Maliki 5-2 Casuals
Postponed Round 6 [Jan 14]
Kuliya Al-Askariya 7-0 Casuals
Final Match [Apr 16, 1949; Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad]
Kuliya Al-Askariya 3-3 Haris Al-Maliki
Table based on known results:
1.Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya 6 5 1 0 27- 3 11 ["Military Academy"]
2.Al-Haris Al-Maliki 5 4 1 0 21- 5 9 ["Royal Guards"]
3.Al-Ahli 4 3 1 0 15- 3 7
4.Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh 6 3 0 3 13-13 6
5.Al-Maliki 4 2 1 1 6- 4 5 ["Royal"]
6.Madaris Al-Shurta 5 1 0 4 6-23 2 ["Police"]
7.Wizarat Al-Maarif 2 0 0 2 1- 4 0
8.Casuals 6 0 0 6 6-28 0
9.Kuliyat Al-Huqooq 2 0 0 2 0-12 0 ["Law College"]
Top Final Table:
1.Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya
2.Al-Haris Al-Maliki
Basra League 1948/49
NB: played Nov 1948 - May 1949
Participants:
Sharakat Nafat Al-Basra
Al-Minaa
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed
British Club
Armenian Youth
Al-Ittihad
Shabab Al-Maqal
Thanawiyat Al-Basra
Final [May 29?, 1949, Thanawiyat Al-Basra Stadium]
Al-Minaa 1-0 Sharakat Nafat Al-Basra
Kirkuk League 1948/49
Table (missing two unknown results):
1.Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad 10 9 0 1 41- 6 18 Champions
2.Al-Athoreen 10 8 1 1 50-14 17
3.Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya 9 7 0 2 24-15 14
4.Armenian Relief Corps 10 5 1 4 27-12 11
5.Al-Nahl IPC 9 4 2 3 31-30 10
6.Al-Dababir IPC 10 5 0 5 21-21 10
7.Al-Madaris 9 4 0 5 12-17 8
8.Al-Qamar Al-Ahmar 10 3 2 5 19-31 8
9.Armenian Shant 10 2 2 6 11-20 6 Relegated
10.Al-Anakib 10 2 0 8 8-29 4 Relegated
11.Al-Ittihad Kirkuk 9 0 0 9 10-59 0 Relegated
-.Nusoor Al-Athori withdrew; results annulled;
record at withdrawal: 10 3 1 6 14-31 7
-.Wimpey's withdrew; results annulled;
record at withdrawal: 7 0 0 7 2-68 0
Kas Al-Ittihad (Union Cup) 1949
NB: contested by 28 teams from the regional competitions of Baghdad, Basra, Mosul,
Kirkuk; the fourth round (quarterfinals) was the first beyond regional level.
Round 1 [Baghdad region; start Jan 21]
Al-Shurta w/o Kuliyat Al-Huqooq [Kuliyat Al-Huqooq suspended]
Wizarat Al-Maarif bt Sharikat Naft Al-Rafidain
Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed lt Al-Sinaa Al-Askariya
Al-Jihad Al-Karkh bt Al-Haras Al-Malaki B
[Feb 12]
Madfaiat Baghdad bt British Institute
[Feb 13]
Casuals 0-3 Armenian YMA [aet]
NB: YMA = Young Men's Association
Round 2
[Kirkuk region (winners qualified for overall quarterfinals)]
[Feb 12]
Armenian Relief Corps 2-0 Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya
[Feb 13]
Al-Dhabab Al-Aswad 4-2 Al-Athoreen
[Baghdad region]
[Feb 19]
Al-Shurta 2-3 Itt. Muntada Al-Karkh
Al-Ahli 3-0 Madfaiat Baghdad
[Feb 20]
Haris Al-Maliki 3-2 Al-Jihad Al-Karkh [aet]
Al-Tayour Al-Zarqaa 3-2 Wizarat Al-Maarif
Kuliya Al-Askariya 7-0 Al-Sinaa Al-Askariya
[Feb 24]
Armenian YMA 0-5 Al-Maliki
Round 3 [Baghdad region (winners qualified for overall quarterfinals)]
[Feb 25]
Haris Al-Maliki 2-1 Al-Tayour Al-Zarqaa
Itt. Muntada Al-Karkh 1-0 Al-Ahli
Kuliya Al-Askariya 5-0 Al-Maliki
Quarterfinalists:
Kuliya Al-Askariya ("Military Academy") - Baghdad
Haris Al-Maliki ("Royal Guards") – Baghdad
Ittihad Muntada Al-Karkh – Baghdad
Al-Minaa ("Basra Port") - Basra
Sharakat Nafat Al-Basra (BPC, "Basra Petroleum Company") - Basra
Armenian Relief Corps - Kirkuk
Al-Dhabab Al-Aswad ("Black Gold") - Kirkuk
Adadiyat Al-Mosul ("Mosul Secondary School") - Mosul
Quarterfinals [first national round]
[Mar 10; Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad]
Itt. Muntada Al-Karkh 2-4 Sharakat Nafat Al-Basra
[Mar 11; Basra]
Al-Minaa 0-2 Haris Al-Maliki
[Mar 20; Kirkuk (rescheduled from Mar 11 in Mosul)]
Al-Dhabab Al-Aswad 4-2 Adadiyat Al-Mosul
[Mar 21; Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad (rescheduled from Mar 11 in Kirkuk)]
Kuliya Al-Askariya 7-1 Armenian Relief Corps
Semifinals
[Mar 27; Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad]
Kuliya Al-Askariya 3-0 Al-Dhabab Al-Aswad
[Mar 27; Adadiya School Ground, Basra]
Sharakat Nafat Al-Basra 2-1 Haris Al-Maliki
Final [Apr 7; Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad]
Sharakat Nafat Al-Basra 2-1 Kuliya Al-Askariya
Sharakat:
Goalkeeper: Potts – England
Right Back: Arshak Bedroussian
Left Back: Korken
Central Midfield: Saeed "Joshua" Murad
Right Midfield: Jabar Hussein
Left Midfield: Jafar Abid
Outside Right: Herand Joharian
Inside Right: Shaker Ismail
Centre Forward: Hamed Majid
Inside Left: Percy Lynsdale
Outside Left: Nabih Afif
Coach: Tommy Thomas
Kuliya Al-Askariya:
Mahmoud Alaras, Hassan Sabri, Mohammed Ali, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh,
Abdul-Wadud Khalil, Sattar Al-Sheikhli, Kelo Hussein, Salih Faraj,
Shawqi Aboud, Kamal Mohammed Ali, Akram Nashat.
league of the institutes of baghdad 1961/62-1972/73
Sources included: [Mub 20], https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_Iraq_FA_Basra_League and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_Iraq_FA_Kirkuk_League
Thanks to Davide Angelini and Hans Schöggl for additional data
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Author: Hassanin Mubarak
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