Hanna Al-Sheikh Championship (also known as Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup) was the first known football competition in Basra, held annually.

Six clubs in Basra were involved in the tournament.

[1] This tournament began in the 1945.

The last season was in 1968 because the founder and sponsor of the competition migrated out of Iraq.

[2] Some of the clubs that participated in the tournament included Al-Ittihad, Al-Ittihad Al-Malaki, Al-Jubaila, Al-Minaa, Sharikat Naft Al-Basra, and Thanawiyat Al-Basra.