2016–17 Al-Mina'a SC season

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.

Al-Mina'a SC
2016–17 season
ChairmanJalil Hanoon (until 5 February)
Abdul Razzak Ahmed (from 5 February)
ManagerMarin Ion (until 18 April)
Ghazi Fahad (from 24 April)
GroundBasra Sports City (temporary use)
Premier League6th
FA CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Mohammed Shokan (13)
All: Mohammed Shokan (14)

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 Ashour
6 MF  IRQ Hussam Malek
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 Malek 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 Ahmed Abbas 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
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 Razzak 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 Home colours Away colours Supplier Sponsor
September 2016 – October 2016
Uhlsport —
October 2016 – May 2017
Adidas Fuchs Petrolub
May 2017 –
Nike

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 FriendlyAl-Mina'a 1–0 Ghaz Al-JanoobBasra
14:00 GMT Malek
Abu Kraisha 		Stadium: Basra Sports City
18 August 2016 FriendlyAl-Mina'a 5–1 Shortat Al-BasraBasra
14:00 GMT Malek
Adnan
Siamand
Abdul Hussein 		Stadium: Basra Sports City
24 August 2016 FriendlyAl-Mina'a 3–1 Ghaz Al-JanoobBasra
15:00 GMT Hadi
Hanoon 		Stadium: Basra Sports City
29 August 2016 FriendlyAl-Mina'a 2–1 Al-ZawraaAntalya
14:00 GMT Malek  20'
Abdul Wahed  42'		 Salah  53' Stadium: Akdeniz University Stadium
1 September 2016 FriendlyAl-Mina'a 4–1 Naft Al-JanoobAntalya
14:00 GMT Abdul Hussein  5', 53'
Malek  49'
Hadi  64'		 Salah  56' Stadium: Akdeniz University Stadium
3 September 2016 FriendlyAlanyaspor 4 –1 Al-Mina'aAntalya
14:00 GMT Abdul Hussein Stadium: Alanya Oba Stadium
5 September 2016 FriendlyEğirdirspor 1–2 Al-Mina'aAntalya
14:00 GMT  87' (pen.) Ricardinho  15'
Hussein  67'		 Stadium: Cumhuriyet Stadium
6 September 2016 FriendlyKepezspor 2–2 Al-Mina'aAntalya
14:00 GMT  41'
 76'		 Rugamas  18'
Malek  87'		 Stadium: Kepez Sahası Stadium
24 March 2017 FriendlyAl-Mina'a 1– 0 TurkmenistanAntalya, Turkey
08:30 GMT Yasser  30' Attendance: Akdeniz University Stadium

Iraqi Premier League
Main article: 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League

Summary table
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAAH
ResultWLWDWWDWDDLWLWDWWLWDDWDWWDWLDWLDDWWW
Position164522334365666657666554444566666666
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 1Al-Mina'a3 – 1Al-HusseinBasra
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 2Al-Bahri2 – 1Al-Mina'aBasra
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 3Al-Mina'a1 – 0Al-NaftBasra
12:30 GMT Shokan  41' Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Mohanad Qasim
16 October 2016 4Al-Samawa0 – 0Al-Mina'aSamawa
12:30 GMT Stadium: As Samawah Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamer
21 October 2016 5Al-Mina'a1 – 0Naft MaysanBasra
12:30 GMT Shokan  21' Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Salem Amer
26 October 2016 6Al-Karkh0 – 1Al-Mina'aBaghdad
12:30 GMT Abdul Hussein  68' Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium
31 October 2016 7Al-Hedood1 – 1Al-Mina'aBaghdad
12:00 GMT Embo  80' Malek  72' Stadium: Baghdad Stadium
26 November 2016 8Al-Mina'a3 – 1ZakhoBasra
11:00 GMT Hosni  5'
Shokan  27' (pen.)
Abdul Wahed  31'		 Haji  13' Stadium: Basra Sports City
1 December 2016 9Al-Kahraba0 – 0Al-Mina'aBaghdad
14:00 GMT Stadium: Al Kahraba Stadium
6 December 2016 10Al-Mina'a1 – 1Al-Zawra'aBasra
14:00 GMT Akwetey  47' Abdul-Zahra  37' Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Mohammed Tareq
11 December 2016 11Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2 – 1Al-Mina'aBaghdad
12:30 GMT Ahmad  52'
Mohsin  70'		 Hosni  61' Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Referee: Haitham Mohammed Ali
16 December 2016 12Al-Mina'a1 – 0KarbalaaBasra
15:00 GMT Malek  66' Stadium: Basra Sports City
26 December 2016 13Al-Mina'a0 – 1Naft Al-JanoobBasra
19:00 GMT Adamu  29' Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Mohanad Qasim
31 December 2016 14Amanat Baghdad0 – 1Al-Mina'aBaghdad
11:30 GMT Shokan  37' Stadium: Baghdad Stadium
Referee: Haitham Mohammed Ali
7 January 2017 15Naft Al-Wasat0 – 0Al-Mina'aNajaf
15:30 GMT Nadhim  27'
Al-Shbli  48'
Al-Alousi  60'		 Stadium: An-Najaf Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Ghani
12 January 2017 16Al-Mina'a2 – 1Al-NajafBasra
15:30 GMT Shokan  17', 66'  90+2'
Malek  86'		 Qabel  39'
Karim  75'
Hameed  82'		 Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Mohammed Sadek
17 January 2017 17Al-Mina'a1 – 0Al-TalabaBasra
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 18Al Shorta1 – 0Al-Mina'aBaghdad
11:30 GMT Mohammed  59' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Ali Sabah
24 February 2017 19Al-Hussein0 – 1Al-Mina'aBaghdad
11:00 GMT Malek  77' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Sader City Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Qasim
1 March 2017 20Al-Mina'a2 – 2Al-BahriBasra
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 21Al-Naft0 – 0Al-Mina'aBaghdad
12:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Naft Stadium
10 March 2017 22Al-Mina'a2 – 0Al-SamawaBasra
13:00 GMT Shokan  29'
Malek  42'
Abdul Wahed  53'		 Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Haitham Mohammed Ali
14 March 2017 23Naft Maysan1 – 1Al-Mina'aAmarah
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 24Al-Mina'a4 – 0Al-KarkhBasra
12:00 GMT Shokan  20', 58' (pen.)
Yasser  23', 66'		 Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Sabah Abed
7 April 2017 25Al-Mina'a1 – 0Al-HedoodBasra
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 26Zakho0 – 0Al-Mina'aZakho
13:00 GMT Yasser  81' Stadium: Zakho International Stadium
Referee: Ayad Zahef
18 April 2017 27Al-Mina'a2 – 1Al-KahrabaBasra
13:00 GMT Ibrahim  45+3'
Malek  90+4'  90+4'		 Aoda  90+2' Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Sabah Abed
6 May 2017 28Al-Zawra'a4 – 1Al-Mina'aBaghdad
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 29Al-Mina'a1 – 1Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaBasra
17:00 GMT Yasser  72'
Akwetey  80'		 Mohsin  64' Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Salem Amer
20 June 2017 30Al-Mina'a1 – 0Naft Al-WasatBasra
19:00 GMT Yasser  32'
Abdul Hussein  90+1'		 Bayesh  45'
Al-Shbli  55'		 Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Wathek Mohammed
1 July 2017 31Karbalaa1 – 0Al-Mina'aKarbalaa
16:00 GMT Jassim  13' Stadium: Karbala Sports City
Referee: Salem Amer
6 July 2017 32Naft Al-Janoob0 – 0Al-Mina'aBasra
17:00 GMT Faisal  42'
Hussein  62'		 Kamil  68'
Falah  75'		 Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Mohanad Qasim
10 July 2017 33Al-Mina'a1 – 1Amanat BaghdadBasra
17:00 GMT Yasser  78' Yousif  15' Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Zaid Thamer
1 August 2017 34Al-Najaf2 – 3Al-Mina'aNajaf
13:45 GMT Sabah  35', 57' Shokan  17'
Malek  23'
Abu Kraisha  90+2'		 Stadium: An-Najaf Stadium
5 August 2017 35Al-Talaba0 – 1Al-Mina'aBaghdad
13:45 GMT Nadhim  67'
Jabbar  70'
Saleem  75'
Sattar  90+1'		 Omega  8'
Malek  26'
Akwetey  64'
Siamand  70'
Abdul Hussein  89'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Yousuf Saeed
10 August 2017 36Al-Mina'a1 – 0Al-ShortaBasra
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
Main article: 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 March 2017 Round of 32Al-Mina'a4 – 1Al-Sinaat Al-KahrabaiyaBasra
12:00 GMT Yasser  23' (pen.)  25' 72'
Akwetey  48'
Shokan  50'
Abdul Hussein  70'
Malek  72'		 Faisal  20'
Flaih  45+1'
Fazzaa  71'		 Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Ahmed Majid
14 August 2017 Round of 16Al-Hurr0 – 0
(3–4 p)		Al-Mina'aKarbalaa
13:30 GMT Stadium: Karbalaa Stadium
Referee: Sabah Abed
17 August 2017 Quarter-finalsAl-Mina'a3 – 0
(w/o)		Al-HedoodBasra
13:30 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
20 August 2017 SemifinalsNaft Al-Wasat1 – 1
(4–3 p)		Al-Mina'aNajaf
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

Statistics

Squad information
As of 20 August 2017
No. Pos Nat Player TotalIraqi Premier LeagueIraq FA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Hamza Adnan 27124130
4 MF Yasser Ammar 503020
5 MF Ahmed Mohsin Ashour 32130120
6 MF Hussam Malek 35832731
7 MF Hussein Abdul Wahed 35232230
9 MF Ammar Abdul Hussein 37334231
10 MF Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 3314311321
12 FW Ahmed Yasser 15614511
14 MF Ali Qasim 000000
15 DF Hussein Falah 34031030
16 DF Nadeem Karim 101000
17 DF Haidar Sari 18017010
18 FW Hussam Ibrahim 1029210
19 MF Akwetey Mensah 26124120
20 GK Karrar Ibrahim 705020
21 DF Herdi Siamand 36034020
22 GK Yassin Karim 27025020
23 DF Mohammed Jabbar Rubat 10010000
24 MF Ahmed Mohsin Jaber 25123120
25 GK Noor Sabri 707000
28 MF Ibrahim Kamil 27024030
30 MF Ahmed Jalil Hanoon 404000
35 DF Abdullah Mohsin 27026010
40 DF Mustafa Nadhim 17014030
Players out on loan for rest of the season
8 MF Ali Hosni 18617511

Top scorers
Rank Pos. Nationality No. Name Iraqi Premier League Iraq FA Cup Total
1 MF 10 Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 13 1 14
2 MF 6 Hussam Malek 7 1 8
3 FW 12 Ahmed Yasser 5 1 6
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
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 Ashour 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 Nationality 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 Result
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 Malek 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 played36339
Games won18119
Games drawn12214
Games lost606
Goals scored40545
Goals conceded24226
Goal difference+16+3+19
Clean sheets19120
Goal by Substitute415
Yellow cards36440
Red cards000

Last updated: 20 August 2017

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