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Sharikat Naft Al-Basra (Arabic: فريق شركة نفط البصرة, lit. 'Basra Petroleum Company'), known as BPC for short, was an Iraqi football team based in Basra. They became Iraq's first ever national cup winners when they won the 1948–49 Iraq FA Cup that was played between teams from across the country.[1] They competed regularly in the Iraq FA Basra League, a regional league for teams in Basra, winning the title in 1949–50 and 1950–51, finishing as runners-up in 1948–49 and finishing third in 1962–63 season. The team was dissolved in 1968.[2]

Sharikat Naft Al-Basra

Full name	Sharikat Naft Al-Basra
Founded	1941
Dissolved	1968; 54 years ago (1968)
League	Iraq FA Basra League

Honours

Major

Type	Competition	Titles	Winning years	Runners-up
Domestic (national)	Iraq FA Cup	1	1948–49	–
Domestic (regional)	Iraq FA Basra League	2	1949–50, 1950–51	1948–49

Minor

• Asfar Knockout Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1946–47, 1947–48
  • Runners-up (1): 1948–49
• Ministry of Oil Cup
  • Winners (1): 1961–62
• Industries Exhibition Cup
  • Winners (1): 1953–54
• Al-Minaa Cup
  • Winners (1): 1949–50
• Al-Shamkhany Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1949–50
  • Runners-up (1): 1947–48
• Regent's Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1948–49
  • Runners-up (1): 1949–50
• Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup
  • Winners (1): 1948–49
• I.P.C. and Associated Companies Challenge Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1956–57

Notable players

• Saeed Easho
• Shaker Ismail
• Percy Lynsdale

References

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