Thanawiyat Al-Basra Explained

Clubname:	Thanawiyat Al-Basra
Fullname:	Thanawiyat Al-Basra
Founded:	1920s

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]

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

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.

Honours

Regional

• Iraq FA Basra Premier League (top tier)
  • Runners-up (1): 1950–51

Notable players

• Saeed Easho
• Karim Allawi Homaidi
• Hamza Qasim
• Faleh Hassan Wasfi

Notes and References

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