1948–49 Iraq FA Kirkuk League

The 1948–49 Iraq FA Kirkuk League was the first season of the Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League (the top division of football in Kirkuk from 1948 to 1973) organised by the Kirkuk branch of the Iraq Football Association. It started in November 1948 and finished in March 1949.

Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League
Season1948–49
ChampionsAl-Dhahab Al-Aswad
(1st title)
RelegatedArmenian Shant
Al-Anakib
Ittihad Kirkuk
1949–50
(Iraq FA Kirkuk First Division) →

In the last round of the competition, Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad defeated Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya to effectively seal the title, since it meant Al-Athoreen needed to defeat Armenian Relief Corps by an unrealistic scoreline to overtake them on goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). Al-Athoreen drew their game meaning that Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad were crowned inaugural Iraq FA Kirkuk League champions.[1][2][3]

League table

The last two results of the season (Al-Nahl IPC v. Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya and Ittihad Kirkuk v. Al-Madaris) are not available.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad 10 9 0 1 41 6 6.833 18 League Champions
2 Al-Athoreen 10 8 1 1 50 14 3.571 17
3 Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya 9 7 0 2 24 15 1.600 14
4 Armenian Relief Corps 10 5 1 4 27 12 2.250 11
5 Al-Nahl IPC 9 4 2 3 31 30 1.033 10
6 Al-Dababir IPC 10 5 0 5 21 21 1.000 10
7 Al-Madaris 9 4 0 5 12 17 0.706 8
8 Al-Qamar Al-Ahmar 10 3 2 5 19 31 0.613 8
9 Armenian Shant 10 2 2 6 11 20 0.550 6 Relegated to Iraq FA Kirkuk Second Division
10 Al-Anakib 10 2 0 8 8 29 0.276 4
11 Ittihad Kirkuk 9 0 0 9 10 59 0.169 0
12 Nusoor Al-Athori[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
13 Wimpey's[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Source: The Iraq Times
Notes:
  1. Nusoor Al-Athori withdrew after 10 games (3 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses, 14 goals scored, 31 goals conceded, 7 points) and their results were annulled after they failed to turn up for a game against Al-Madaris.[4]
  2. Wimpey's withdrew after 7 games (0 wins, 0 draws, 7 losses, 2 goals scored, 68 goals conceded, 2 points) and their results were annulled.[5]

Known results
Home \ Away ANK ATH DAB DHA FTN MAD NHL QAM ARC ASH ITT NSR WIM
Al-Anakib 1–3 1–3 4–1 –[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Athoreen 5–0 0–3 7–1 1–1 –[lower-alpha 2]
Al-Dababir IPC 1–0 2–3 –[lower-alpha 3] 4–3 3–0 5–1 –[lower-alpha 2] –[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad 2–1 9–1 –[lower-alpha 2]
Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya 1–4 –[lower-alpha 2] –[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Madaris 2–0 1–3
Al-Nahl IPC 3–1 3–6 1–9 4–4 –[lower-alpha 4]
Al-Qamar Al-Ahmar 0–5 2–1 0–0 –[lower-alpha 2]
Armenian Relief Corps –[lower-alpha 5] 1–5 4–0
Armenian Shant 0–1 2–1 5–1 –[lower-alpha 2]
Ittihad Kirkuk
Nusoor Al-Athori –[lower-alpha 2] –[lower-alpha 2] –[lower-alpha 2] –[lower-alpha 2]
Wimpey's –[lower-alpha 1] –[lower-alpha 1] –[lower-alpha 1] –[lower-alpha 1]
Source: The Iraq Times
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Wimpey's' results against Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad (12–0 loss), Al-Dababir IPC (5–2 loss), Nusoor Al-Athori (5–0 loss), Al-Anakib (9–0 loss), Armenian Relief Corps (11–0 loss), Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya (11–0 loss) and Al-Madaris (15–0 loss) were annulled after their withdrawal from the league.
  2. Nusoor Al-Athori's results against Al-Dhahab Al-Aswad (4–0 loss), Al-Nahl IPC (4–2 loss), Al-Anakib (3–2 win), Ittihad Kirkuk (4–0 win), Al-Qamar Al-Ahmar (2–0 win), Armenian Shant (3–1 loss), Al-Dababir IPC (2–2 draw), Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya (4–0 loss), Al-Athoreen (12–0 loss) and Al-Madaris (counted as a loss due to not turning up for the game) were annulled after their withdrawal from the league.
  3. The Al-Dababir IPC–Al-Madaris match was counted as a win for Al-Madaris and a loss for Al-Dababir IPC as Al-Dababir IPC did not turn up for the game.
  4. The Al-Nahl IPC–Armenian Shant match ended in a draw.
  5. The Armenian Relief Corps–Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya match was counted as a win for Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya and a loss for Armenian Relief Corps as Armenian Relief Corps did not turn up for the game.

References
  1. "Black Gold recover from lapse; win Kirkuk League". The Iraq Times. 10 March 1949.
  2. "Football leads at Kirkuk". The Iraq Times. 24 December 1949.
  3. Mubarak, Hassanin (2020). Birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia: The early years of football in Iraq. ISBN 979-8670555623.
  4. "Two Kirkuk teams fail to turn up". The Iraq Times. 24 February 1949.
  5. "Kirkuk Football League". The Iraq Times. 28 January 1949.
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