Thanawiyat Al-Basra

Thanawiyat Al-Basra (Arabic: فريق ثانوية البصرة, lit.

'Basra Secondary School'), was an Iraqi football team based in Al-Ashar, Basra.

[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.

This article about an Iraqi football club is a stub.

Thanawiyat Al-Basra team in 1945
The Iranian Shahin team raises the Iraqi flag before the start of its match against Al-Minaa at Thanawiyat Al-Basra Stadium in 1951