[3] The Iraq Central Football Association (IFA) intended to hold the league in a double round-robin format, but this was changed to a single round-robin after several games had to be postponed due to rainy weather.
[4] The IFA also set a rule that players who had already played for one club in a league game could not play for another team without prior permission from the League Committee, however Al-Shorta Select XI and Wizarat Al-Maarif were found to have broken this rule.
[5] The title-deciding match between Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya and Al-Haras Al-Malaki was played on 16 April 1949 at Al-Kashafa Stadium.
[nb 1] Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya Al-Malakiya won the league, with Al-Haras Al-Malaki finishing as runners-up.
[7] Al-Malaki, Al-Shorta Select XI and Kuliyat Al-Huqooq were relegated, while Al-Ahli, Wizarat Al-Maarif and Casuals (as the only British team) remained in the top-flight for the 1949–50 season.