Thanawiyat Al-Basra
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| Full name | Thanawiyat Al-Basra |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920s |
| Dissolved | 1968 |
| League | Iraq 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]
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]
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]
