Sharikat Naft Al-Basra (), known as BPC for short, was an Iraqi football team based in Basra which represented the Basra Petroleum Company. They became Iraq's first ever national cup winners when they won the 1948–49 Iraq FA Cup that was played by teams from across the country.
They competed regularly in the Iraq FA Basra Premier 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 disbanded in 1968.
Honours
Major TypeCompetitionTitlesSeasons Domestic(national)Iraq FA Cup11948–49 Domestic(regional)Iraq FA Basra Premier League2+, 1950–51
Minor CompetitionTitlesSeasonsMinistry of Oil Cup11961–62Industries Exhibition Cup11953–54Al-Minaa Cup11949–50Al-Shamkhany Cup11949–50Regent's Cup11948–49Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup11948–49Asfar Knockout Cup2, 1947–48
Notable players
Saeed Easho Shaker Ismail Percy Lynsdale Zia Shaoul
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