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Thanawiyat Al-Basra

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Thanawiyat Al-Basra
Full nameThanawiyat Al-Basra
Founded1920s
Dissolved1968; 56 years ago (1968)
LeagueIraq FA Basra Premier League

Thanawiyat Al-Basra (Arabic: فريق ثانوية البصرة, lit.'Basra Secondary School'), was an Iraqi football team based in Al-Ashar, Basra. The club was founded in the 1920s, and in 1931, the team played against the Bahrain national team in Basra and was able to defeat them with a score of 2–1. It was the first local Iraqi team to win over a national team.[1]

Thanawiyat Al-Basra team in 1945

In 1942 a very strong team was formed by high school principal Yousef Saleh and sports teacher Hamoudi Al-Bader.[2] The team played in the official tournaments that were held during that period, and was able to qualifying for the final and finishing as runners-up in the Iraq FA Basra Premier League in 1950–51 season.[3][4][5]

Stadium

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The Iranian Shahin team raises the Iraqi flag before the start of its match against Al-Minaa at Thanawiyat Al-Basra Stadium in 1951

The Thanawiyat Al-Basra stadium was established in 1925, and starting in 1941, the stadium began to become a stadium for many official tournaments such as the Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup, Al-Shamkhani Cup, and others. Various teams began choosing it to hold their friendly matches, and matches of several Iranian teams with Iraqi teams were held on it.[2]

Honours

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Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "مقار الفرق عبارة عن "دكاكين" ونادي البحرين احتضن المحرق والنهضة". alwasatnews.com (in Arabic). August 16, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Homaidi, Karim Allawi. "Basra in the memory of its people" (PDF). Basra Heritage Center in The Holy Abbasid Shrine; Basra 2016. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ^ Stanley, Michael (29 November 1950). "Goodbye to Basrah Cup". The Iraq Times.
  4. ^ George, George (3 January 1951). "Tennis, Wrestling, Football do well in Iraq". The Iraq Times.
  5. ^ "Top tie in Basrah League". The Iraq Times. 11 January 1951.