2016–17 Al-Mina'a SC season

Al-Mina'a SC
2016–17 season
Chairman	Jalil Hanoon (until 5 February); Abdul Razzaq Ahmed (from 5 February)
Manager	Marin Ion (until 18 April); Ghazi Fahad (from 24 April)
Ground	Basra Sports City (temporary use)
Premier League	6th
FA Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Mohammed Shokan (13); All: Mohammed Shokan (14)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season will be Al-Minaa's 41st season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 43 editions of the competition except two. Al-Minaa are participating in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.

They enter this season having finished in a disappointing sixth place in the league in the 2015–16 season, and will be looking to wrestle back the title they won in the 1977–78 season.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRQ	Hameed Battal
2	DF	IRQ	Abbas Badie
3	DF	IRQ	Hamza Adnan
4	MF	IRQ	Yasser Ammar
5	MF	IRQ	Ahmed Mohsin Ashoor
6	MF	IRQ	Hussam Malik
7	MF	IRQ	Hussein Abdul Wahed
9	MF	IRQ	Ammar Abdul Hussein (captain)
10	MF	IRQ	Mohammed Jabbar Shokan (vice-captain)
11	MF	IRQ	Hussein Hosni
14	MF	IRQ	Ali Qasim
15	DF	IRQ	Hussein Falah
16	DF	IRQ	Nadeem Karim


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	IRQ	Haidar Sari
18	FW	IRQ	Hussam Ibrahim
19	MF	GHA	Akwetey Mensah
20	GK	IRQ	Karrar Ibrahim
21	DF	IRQ	Herdi Siamand
22	GK	IRQ	Yassin Karim
23	DF	IRQ	Mohammed Jabbar Rubat
24	MF	IRQ	Ahmed Mohsin Jaber
27	MF	IRQ	Hamza Taleb
28	MF	IRQ	Ibrahim Kamil
30	MF	IRQ	Ahmed Jalil Hanoon
35	DF	IRQ	Abdullah Mohsin
40	DF	IRQ	Mustafa Nadhim

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
June 2016	MF	Hussam Malik	Naft Al-Janoob	–
June 2016	MF	Hussein Abdul Wahed	Zakho	–
June 2016	MF	Safaa Hadi	Amanat Baghdad	–
June 2016	MF	Mustafa Hussein	Al-Sinaa	–
June 2016	DF	Herdi Siamand	Erbil	–
July 2016	MF	Yasser Ammar	Al-Sinaa	–
July 2016	DF	Mohammed Jabbar Rubat	Naft Al-Janoob	–
July 2016	DF	Abbas Badie	Youth system	–
July 2016	MF	Ahmed Jalil Hanoon	Naft Al-Janoob	–
August 2016	GK	Yassin Karim	Sulaymaniyah	–
August 2016	MF	Ahmed Mohsin Jaber	Amanat Baghdad	–
August 2016	MF	Akwetey Mensah	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	–
August 2016	FW	David Rugamas	Metapán	Loan
August 2016	MF	Ali Hosni	Free agent	–
August 2016	DF	Ali Mohammed Alialah	Amanat Baghdad	–
August 2016	MF	Ibrahim Kamil	Salalah	–
August 2016	FW	Ricardinho	Santa Tecla	Loan
January 2017	MF	Hussein Hosni	Naft Al-Janoob	–
January 2017	MF	Hamza Taleb	Al-Samawa	–
January 2017	GK	Noor Sabri	Al-Shorta	–
January 2017	FW	Hussam Ibrahim	Al-Kahraba	–
January 2017	DF	Nadeem Karim	Erbil	–
January 2017	DF	Mustafa Nadhim	Naft Al-Wasat	–
January 2017	FW	Ahmed Yasser	Al-Masry	Loan

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
June 2016	MF	Abdul Hadi Zaqlam	End of contract	–
June 2016	FW	Ali Al-Shareef	End of contract	–
June 2016	FW	Gleisson Freire	End of contract	–
June 2016	MF	Ali Hosni	Çaykur Rizespor	–
June 2016	FW	Ziyad Ahmed	Naft Al-Wasat	–
June 2016	MF	Ahmed Jabbar	Naft Al-Wasat	–
June 2016	GK	Saqr Ajail	Amanat Baghdad	–
June 2016	GK	Medhat Abdul Hussein	Al-Bahri	–
June 2016	MF	Ahmad Abbas Hattab	Naft Al-Janoob	–
June 2016	MF	Jawad Kadhim	Al-Shorta	–
July 2016	DF	Ali Bahjat	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	–
July 2016	MF	Faisal Jassim	Al-Shorta	–
July 2016	DF	Omar Midani	Al-Wahda	–
September 2016	DF	Saad Attiya	Zakho	–
November 2016	FW	David Rugamas	Released	–
November 2016	FW	Ricardinho	Released	–
December 2016	DF	Ali Mohammed Alialah	Released	–
December 2016	MF	Mustafa Hussein	Released	–
December 2016	MF	Safaa Hadi	Released	–
January 2017	MF	Ali Hosni	Al-Arabi	Loan
June 2017	GK	Noor Sabri	Released	–
August 2017	FW	Ahmed Yasser	Al-Masry	End of loan

Updated to match played August 2017
Source: Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News

Technical staff

Position	Name
Coach	Ghazi Fahad
Assistant coach	Munir Jaber
Goalkeeping coach	Amer Abdul Wahab
Fitness coach	vacant
Administrative director	Mohammed Nasser Shakroun
Club doctor	Faris Abdullah
Doctor's assistant	Fuad Mahdi

Updated to match played 24 April 2017
Source: Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News

Board members

President	Abdul Razzaq Ahmed
Secretary	Haider Oufi Ahmed
Treasurer	Hassan Mawla
Board of Directors Member	Abdul Mahdi Hadi
Board of Directors Member	Wasfi Ghazi Hussein
Board of Directors Member	Adnan Mohsin Bader
Board of Directors Member	Salem Hameed Mhawis

Updated to match played 5 February 2017
Source: Al-Minaa Club: Sailors of south

Kit

Period	Supplier	Sponsor
September 2016 – October 2016	Uhlsport	—
October 2016 – May 2017	Adidas	Fuchs Petrolub
May 2017 –	Nike	Fuchs Petrolub

Stadium

During the previous season, the stadium of Al-Mina'a demolished. A company will build a new stadium that will be completed in 2018. Since they can't play their games at Al Mina'a Stadium, they will be playing at Basra Sports City during this season.

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss

16 August 2016 Friendly	Al-Mina'a	1–0	Ghaz Al-Janoob	Basra
14:00 GMT	Malik Abu Kraisha			Stadium: Basra Sports City

18 August 2016 Friendly	Al-Mina'a	5–1	Shortat Al-Basra	Basra
14:00 GMT	Malek Adnan Siamand Abdul Hussein			Stadium: Basra Sports City

24 August 2016 Friendly	Al-Mina'a	3–1	Ghaz Al-Janoob	Basra
15:00 GMT	Hadi Hanoon			Stadium: Basra Sports City

29 August 2016 Friendly	Al-Mina'a	2–1	Al-Zawraa	Antalya
14:00 GMT	Malik 20' Abdul Wahed 42'		Salah 53'	Stadium: Akdeniz University Stadium

1 September 2016 Friendly	Al-Mina'a	4–1	Naft Al-Janoob	Antalya
14:00 GMT	Abdul Hussein 5', 53' Malik 49' Hadi 64'		Salah 56'	Stadium: Akdeniz University Stadium

3 September 2016 Friendly	Alanyaspor	4 –1	Al-Mina'a	Antalya
14:00 GMT			Abdul Hussein	Stadium: Alanya Oba Stadium

5 September 2016 Friendly	Eğirdirspor	1–2	Al-Mina'a	Antalya
14:00 GMT	87' (pen.)		Ricardinho 15' Hussein 67'	Stadium: Cumhuriyet Stadium

6 September 2016 Friendly	Kepezspor	2–2	Al-Mina'a	Antalya
14:00 GMT	41' 76'		Rugamas 18' Malik 87'	Stadium: Kepez Sahası Stadium

24 March 2017 Friendly	Al-Mina'a	1– 0	Turkmenistan	Antalya, Turkey
08:30 GMT	Yasser 30'			Attendance: Akdeniz University Stadium

Iraqi Premier League

Summary table


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	18	12	6	40	24	+16	66	13	4	1	28	10	+18	5	8	5	12	14	−2

Last updated: 10 August 2017.
Source: Goalzz.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	W
Position	1	6	4	5	2	2	3	3	4	3	6	5	6	6	6	6	5	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2017. Source: Goalzz.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

15 September 2016 1	Al-Mina'a	3 – 1	Al-Hussein	Basra
12:45 GMT	Shokan 13' 18' Abdul Wahed 60' Hosni 68'	Sportgram report	Karim 75'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Sabah Abed

21 September 2016 2	Al-Bahri	2 – 1	Al-Mina'a	Basra
12:45 GMT	Saad 70', 85' Abdul Hassein 68'		Hosni 44' Abdul Hussein 46' Alialah 59' Abdul Wahed 90+2'	Stadium: Az-Zubayr Stadium Referee: Mohammed Tareq

26 September 2016 3	Al-Mina'a	1 – 0	Al-Naft	Basra
12:30 GMT	Shokan 41'			Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohanad Qasim

16 October 2016 4	Al-Samawa	0 – 0	Al-Mina'a	Samawa
12:30 GMT				Stadium: As Samawah Stadium Referee: Zaid Thamer

21 October 2016 5	Al-Mina'a	1 – 0	Naft Maysan	Basra
12:30 GMT	Shokan 21'			Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Salem Amer

26 October 2016 6	Al-Karkh	0 – 1	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
12:30 GMT			Abdul Hussein 68'	Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium

31 October 2016 7	Al-Hedood	1 – 1	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
12:00 GMT	Embo 80'		Malik 72'	Stadium: Baghdad Stadium

26 November 2016 8	Al-Mina'a	3 – 1	Zakho	Basra
11:00 GMT	Hosni 5' Shokan 27' (pen.) Abdul Wahed 31'		Haji 13'	Stadium: Basra Sports City

1 December 2016 9	Al-Kahraba	0 – 0	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Al Kahraba Stadium

6 December 2016 10	Al-Mina'a	1 – 1	Al-Zawra'a	Basra
14:00 GMT	Akwetey 47'		Abdul-Zahra 37'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohammed Tareq

11 December 2016 11	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2 – 1	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
12:30 GMT	Ahmad 52' Mohsin 70'		Hosni 61'	Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium Referee: Haitham Mohammed Ali

16 December 2016 12	Al-Mina'a	1 – 0	Karbalaa	Basra
15:00 GMT	Malek 66'			Stadium: Basra Sports City

26 December 2016 13	Al-Mina'a	0 – 1	Naft Al-Janoob	Basra
19:00 GMT			Adamu 29'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohanad Qasim

31 December 2016 14	Amanat Baghdad	0 – 1	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
11:30 GMT			Shokan 37'	Stadium: Baghdad Stadium Referee: Haitham Mohammed Ali

7 January 2017 15	Naft Al-Wasat	0 – 0	Al-Mina'a	Najaf
15:30 GMT	Nadhim 27' Al-Shbli 48' Al-Alousi 60'			Stadium: An-Najaf Stadium Referee: Mohammed Ghani

12 January 2017 16	Al-Mina'a	2 – 1	Al-Najaf	Basra
15:30 GMT	Shokan 17', 66' 90+2' Malik 86'		Qabel 39' Karim 75' Hameed 82'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohammed Sadek

17 January 2017 17	Al-Mina'a	1 – 0	Al-Talaba	Basra
15:30 GMT	Hosni 17' 75' Falah 85'		Abdul Mohsin 77' Arzeej 78' Dally 90+4'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Haitham Mohammed Ali

23 January 2017 18	Al Shorta	1 – 0	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
11:30 GMT	Mohammed 59'			Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Ali Sabah

24 February 2017 19	Al-Hussein	0 – 1	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
11:00 GMT			Malik 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Sader City Stadium Referee: Mohanad Qasim

1 March 2017 20	Al-Mina'a	2 – 2	Al-Bahri	Basra
13:30 GMT	Ibrahim 54' Shokan 83'		Hadi 24' 65' Athab 34' 64' Abdul-Hussein 86'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Salem Amer

6 March 2017 21	Al-Naft	0 – 0	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
12:00 GMT				Stadium: Al-Naft Stadium

10 March 2017 22	Al-Mina'a	2 – 0	Al-Samawa	Basra
13:00 GMT	Shokan 29' Malik 42' Abdul Wahed 53'			Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Haitham Mohammed Ali

14 March 2017 23	Naft Maysan	1 – 1	Al-Mina'a	Amarah
12:00 GMT	Saeed 65' Fernando 21' Hanoon 66'		Shokan 6' Omega 26' Siamand 57'	Stadium: Al-Maimuna Stadium Referee: Dhiaa Jandeel

3 April 2017 24	Al-Mina'a	4 – 0	Al-Karkh	Basra
12:00 GMT	Shokan 20', 58' (pen.) Yasser 23', 66'			Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Sabah Abed

7 April 2017 25	Al-Mina'a	1 – 0	Al-Hedood	Basra
13:00 GMT	Falah 45+2' Omega 58' Akwetey 88' Abdul Wahed 90+7'		Obaid 34' Mahmood 88'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohanad Qasim

12 April 2017 26	Zakho	0 – 0	Al-Mina'a	Zakho
13:00 GMT			Yasser 81'	Stadium: Zakho International Stadium Referee: Ayad Zahef

18 April 2017 27	Al-Mina'a	2 – 1	Al-Kahraba	Basra
13:00 GMT	Ibrahim 45+3' Malik 90+4' 90+4'		Aoda 90+2'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Sabah Abed

6 May 2017 28	Al-Zawra'a	4 – 1	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
15:00 GMT	Abdul-Zahra 27', 49' Kalaf 74' Gassid 76' Al Saedi 88'		Yasser 30' Adnan 43' 44' Siamand 60' Shokan 76'	Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Zaid Thamer

10 May 2017 29	Al-Mina'a	1 – 1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Basra
17:00 GMT	Yasser 72' Akwetey 80'		Mohsin 64'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Salem Amer

20 June 2017 30	Al-Mina'a	1 – 0	Naft Al-Wasat	Basra
19:00 GMT	Yasser 32' Abdul Hussein 90+1'		Bayesh 45' Al-Shbli 55'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Wathek Mohammed

1 July 2017 31	Karbalaa	1 – 0	Al-Mina'a	Karbalaa
16:00 GMT	Jassim 13'			Stadium: Karbala Sports City Referee: Salem Amer

6 July 2017 32	Naft Al-Janoob	0 – 0	Al-Mina'a	Basra
17:00 GMT	Faisal 42' Hussein 62'		Kamil 68' Falah 75'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohanad Qasim

10 July 2017 33	Al-Mina'a	1 – 1	Amanat Baghdad	Basra
17:00 GMT	Yasser 78'		Yousif 15'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Zaid Thamer

1 August 2017 34	Al-Najaf	2 – 3	Al-Mina'a	Najaf
13:45 GMT	Sabah 35', 57'		Shokan 17' Malik 23' Abu Kraisha 90+2'	Stadium: An-Najaf Stadium

5 August 2017 35	Al-Talaba	0 – 1	Al-Mina'a	Baghdad
13:45 GMT	Nadhim 67' Jabbar 70' Saleem 75' Sattar 90+1'		Omega 8' Malik 26' Akwetey 64' Siamand 70' Abdul Hussein 89'	Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Yousuf Saeed

10 August 2017 36	Al-Mina'a	1 – 0	Al-Shorta	Basra
13:45 GMT	Abdul Hussein 45' Akwetey 45+2' Siamand 58' Abu Kraisha 67'		Tariq 71' Mohammed 87'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohanad Qasim

Iraq FA Cup

Win Draw Loss

30 March 2017 Round of 32	Al-Mina'a	4 – 1	Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya	Basra
12:00 GMT	Yasser 23' (pen.) 25' 72' Akwetey 48' Shokan 50' Abdul Hussein 70' Malik 72'		Faisal 20' Flaih 45+1' Fazzaa 71'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Ahmed Majid

14 August 2017 Round of 16	Al-Hurr	0 – 0 (3–4 p)	Al-Mina'a	Karbalaa
13:30 GMT				Stadium: Karbalaa Stadium Referee: Sabah Abed

17 August 2017 Quarter-finals	Al-Mina'a	3 – 0 (w/o)	Al-Hedood	Basra
13:30 GMT				Stadium: Basra Sports City

20 August 2017 Semifinals	Naft Al-Wasat	1 – 1 (4–3 p)	Al-Mina'a	Najaf
13:30 GMT	Nomi 23' Bayesh 48' Attwan 50' Abbas 84'		Adnan 45+3' Kamil 48' Hosni 68'	Stadium: Naft Al-Wasat Stadium Referee: Zaid Thamer
	Penalties
	Hassoun Nomi Bayesh Shakor Attwan		Ammar Nadhim Hosni Malik Adnan

Statistics

Squad information

As of 20 August 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Iraqi Premier League		Iraq FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	IRQ	Hamza Adnan	27	1	24	1	3	0
4	MF	IRQ	Yasser Ammar	5	0	3	0	2	0
5	MF	IRQ	Ahmed Mohsin Ashoor	32	1	30	1	2	0
6	MF	IRQ	Hussam Malik	35	8	32	7	3	1
7	MF	IRQ	Hussein Abdul Wahed	35	2	32	2	3	0
9	MF	IRQ	Ammar Abdul Hussein	37	3	34	2	3	1
10	MF	IRQ	Mohammed Jabbar Shokan	33	14	31	13	2	1
12	FW	EGY	Ahmed Yasser	15	6	14	5	1	1
14	MF	IRQ	Ali Qasim	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	IRQ	Hussein Falah	34	0	31	0	3	0
16	DF	IRQ	Nadeem Karim	1	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF	IRQ	Haidar Sari	18	0	17	0	1	0
18	FW	IRQ	Hussam Ibrahim	10	2	9	2	1	0
19	MF	GHA	Akwetey Mensah	26	1	24	1	2	0
20	GK	IRQ	Karrar Ibrahim	7	0	5	0	2	0
21	DF	IRQ	Herdi Siamand	36	0	34	0	2	0
22	GK	IRQ	Yassin Karim	27	0	25	0	2	0
23	DF	IRQ	Mohammed Jabbar Rubat	10	0	10	0	0	0
24	MF	IRQ	Ahmed Mohsin Jaber	25	1	23	1	2	0
25	GK	IRQ	~~Noor Sabri~~	7	0	7	0	0	0
28	MF	IRQ	Ibrahim Kamil	27	0	24	0	3	0
30	MF	IRQ	Ahmed Jalil Hanoon	4	0	4	0	0	0
35	DF	IRQ	Abdullah Mohsin	27	0	26	0	1	0
40	DF	IRQ	Mustafa Nadhim	17	0	14	0	3	0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
8	MF	IRQ	Ali Hosni	18	6	17	5	1	1

Top scorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Iraqi Premier League	Iraq FA Cup	Total
1	MF	10	Mohammed Jabbar Shokan	13	1	14
2	MF	6	Hussam Malik	7	1	8
3	FW	12	Ahmed Yasser	5	1	6
3	MF	8	Ali Hosni	5	1	6
4	MF	9	Ammar Abdul Hussein	2	1	3
5	MF	7	Hussein Abdul Wahed	2	0	2
5	FW	18	Hussam Ibrahim	2	0	2
6	MF	19	Akwetey Mensah	1	0	1
	MF	24	Ahmed Mohsin Jaber	1	0	1
	MF	5	Ahmed Mohsin Ashoor	1	0	1
	DF	3	Hamza Adnan	1	0	1
Own goals				0	0	0
TOTALS				40	5	45

Last updated: 20 August 2017

Clean sheets

Rank	Number	Name	Iraqi Premier League	Iraq FA Cup	Total
1	22	Yassin Karim	15	0	15
2	25	~~Noor Sabri~~	3	0	3
3	20	Karrar Ibrahim	1	1	2
TOTALS			19	1	20

Last updated: 14 August 2017

Penalties

Date	Name	Opponent
15 September 2016	Mohammed Jabbar Shokan	Al-Hussein
25 November 2016	Mohammed Jabbar Shokan	Zakho
17 January 2017	Ali Hosni	Al-Talaba
24 February 2017	Hussam Malik	Al-Hussein
30 March 2017	Ahmed Yasser	Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
30 March 2017	Ahmed Yasser	Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
3 April 2017	Mohammed Jabbar Shokan	Al-Karkh

Overall statistics

	League	Cup	Total Stats
Games played	36	3	39
Games won	18	1	19
Games drawn	12	2	14
Games lost	6	0	6
Goals scored	40	5	45
Goals conceded	24	2	26
Goal difference	+16	+3	+19
Clean sheets	19	1	20
Goal by Substitute	4	1	5
Yellow cards	36	4	40
Red cards	0	0	0

Last updated: 20 August 2017

Sources