2021–22 Al-Mina'a SC season

Al-Mina'a SC
2021–22 season
ChairmanJalil Hanoon
ManagerAli Wahab
GroundBasra Sports City
Premier League19th (relegated)
FA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Salem Ahmed (7 goals)
All: Salem Ahmed (7 goals)

The 2021–22 season will be Al-Minaa's 46th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 48 editions of the competition except two. Al-Minaa are participating in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.

Al-Mina'a will be looking to wrestle back the title they won in the 1977–78 season.

Review

Background

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRQ Mujtaba Mohammed
4 DF  IRQ Muntadher Abdul Sada
5 MF  IRQ Sadeq Sami
7 MF  IRQ Fadhel Wasmi
9 FW  IRQ Thulfiqar Ayid
10 FW  IRQ Mohammed Jabbar Shokan
11 FW  IRQ Abdullah Wasfi
13 MF  IRQ Ali Sattar
14 MF  IRQ Ahmed Salam
15 DF  IRQ Ali Lateef
16 MF  IRQ Ali Shawqi
17 MF  IRQ Ahmed Matar
18 FW  IRQ Salem Ahmed
19 DF  IRQ Hassan Odah
21 GK  IRQ Ahmed Hamid
22 GK  IRQ Ali Faisal
23 DF  IRQ Ahmed Yahya
24 MF  IRQ Ahmed Jabbar
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  IRQ Sajed Abbas Hashim
26 MF  IRQ Ibrahim Naeem
27 DF  IRQ Abdul Muhaimin Jabbar
28 MF  IRQ Hamza Hadi Ahmed
29 DF  IRQ Karrar Al-Amir Ali
31 GK  IRQ Murtadha Sami
33 MF  IRQ Abbas Yas
34 DF  IRQ Abdullah Abdul Amir
35 DF  IRQ Ahmed Khaled (Captain)
44 MF  SLE Khalifa Jabbie
45 DF  TUN Afif Jebali
50 MF  IRQ Murtadha Shaker
55 MF  IRQ Hussein Qasim
61 MF  YEM Nasser Al-Gahwashi
93 MF  TUN Mohamed Ali Ragoubi
96 FW  BRA Augusto Neto
97 DF  IRQ Haider Abdul Salam

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
5 August 2021 ST Thulfiqar Ayid Naft Al-Wasat Free transfer [1]
11 August 2021 AM Sadeq Sami Al-Karkh Free transfer [2]
15 August 2021 RW Fadhel Wasmi Masafi Al-Janoob Free transfer
24 August 2021 CB Ali Lateef Al-Talaba Free transfer [3]
CB Muntadher Abdul Sada Al-Kahrabaa Free transfer [3]
DM Ahmed Jabbar Amanat Baghdad Free transfer [3]
25 August 2021 GK Ali Faisal Amanat Baghdad Free transfer
26 August 2021 GK Ahmed Hamid Al-Samawa Free transfer
LW Ali Sattar Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Free transfer
DM Ibrahim Naeem Al-Talaba Free transfer
RB Haider Abdul Salam Al-Qasim Free transfer
27 August 2021 CM Hamza Hadi Ahmed Al-Bahri Free transfer
LB Hassan Odah Masafi Al-Janoob Free transfer
LW Ahmed Matar Khalaf Masafi Al-Janoob Free transfer
LB Abdul Muhaimin Jabbar Naft Maysan Free transfer
3 September 2021 AM Mohamed Ali Ragoubi JS Kairouan Free transfer [4]
7 September 2021 CB Afif Jebali Espérance ST Free transfer [5]
8 September 2021 RW Ahmed Salam Zakho Free transfer
10 September 2021 DM Khalifa Jabbie Sfîntul Gheorghe Free transfer [6]
ST Augusto Neto Rangers Free transfer
15 September 2021 CM Nasser Al-Gahwashi Naft Maysan Free transfer [7]
17 September 2021 CM Hussein Qasim Al-Karkh Free transfer
18 September 2021 CB Abdullah Abdul Amir Naft Al-Wasat Free transfer

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
5 August 2021 ST Rostand Junior M'baï Unattached Released
GK Hussein Saleh Mahdi
CB Ali Qasim
10 August 2021 GK Yassin Karim Al-Shorta Free transfer
CB Karrar Mohammed Al-Naft Free transfer [8]
GK Hussam Mahdi Naft Al-Basra Free transfer
17 August 2021 DM Abdoul Madjid Moumouni Al-Shorta Free transfer
21 August 2021 DM Saif Jassim Al-Talaba Free transfer [9]
LB Hamza Adnan Al-Talaba Free transfer [9]
22 August 2021 ST Sajjad Saeed Naft Al-Basra Free transfer
26 August 2021 DM Idrissa Niang Al-Talaba Free transfer
RB Aqeel Mahdi Naft Al-Basra Free transfer
28 August 2021 AM Ahmed Mohsin Ashoor Al-Najaf Free transfer [10]
1 September 2021 CB Abbas Badie Naft Maysan Free transfer
2 September 2021 RW Hussein Younis Al-Shorta Free transfer

Personnel

Technical staff

Position Name Nationality
Manager: Qusay Munir
Assistant coach: Uday Omran
Assistant coach: Taiseer Abdul-Hussein
Assistant coach: Ihsan Hadi
Goalkeeping coach: Ali Hussein Jalil
Fitness coach: Ali Mohammed
Team doctor: Fares Abdullah
Sport consultant: Rahim Bakr
Team supervisor: Jihad Madlool
Administrator: Salah Khalil

Updated to match played 21 August 2021
Source: almirbad.com

Board members

Position Name Nationality
President: Mohammad Jaber Al-Jaberi
Secretary: Taher Balas
Treasurer: Ali Kadhim Mubarak
Member of the Board: Nazar Taha Humoud
Member of the Board: Jihad Madlool Obaid
Member of the Board: Ahmed Hamed Al-Jaberi
Member of the Board: Nabeel Abdul Ameer Jamil
Member of the Board: Jalil Hanoon
Member of the Board: Hani Abed Waleed

Updated to match played 8 December 2018
Source: Alsumaria.tv

Stadium

During the previous seasons, the stadium of Al-Mina'a was demolished. A company will build a new stadium that will be completed in the end of 2021.[11][12] Since the team can't play their games at Al Mina'a Stadium, they will be playing at Basra Sports City during this season.[13]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 September 2021 Friendly Al-Kahrabaa 2–3 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
14:00 GMT
(o.g.)
Report Wasfi
Ayid
Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium
7 September 2021 Friendly Al-Sinaa 2–3 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
14:00 GMT
Mazin
Al-Amir
Ayid
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
9 September 2021 Friendly Iraq U20 0–1 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
13:30 GMT Report Sami Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium
11 September 2021 Friendly Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–0 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
13:30 GMT Report Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
15 September 2021 Friendly Al-Mina'a 1–1 Naft Al-Basra Basra
13:30 GMT S.Ahmed H.Ahmed Stadium: Basra Sports City
5 October 2021 Friendly Al-Mina'a 1–0 Masafi Al-Janoob Basra
13:30 GMT Ragoubi Stadium: Basra Sports City

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 21 September 2021 3 July 2022 Matchday 1 38 3 21 14 33 49 −16 007.89
FA Cup 9 November 2021 9 November 2021 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 39 3 21 15 34 51 −17 007.69

Last updated: 3 July 2022
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Al-Sinaa 38 8 17 13 30 37 −7 41[a]
17 Al-Diwaniya 38 10 9 19 33 51 −18 39[b]
18 Amanat Baghdad (R) 38 9 12 17 32 41 −9 39[b] Qualification for the relegation play-off
19 Al-Minaa (R) 38 3 21 14 33 49 −16 30 Relegation to the Iraqi First Division League
20 Samarra (R) 38 1 9 28 20 70 −50 12
Source: IPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Qasim finished ahead of Al-Sinaa on head-to-head points: Al-Qasim 0–0 Al-Sinaa, Al-Sinaa 0–1 Al-Qasim.
  2. ^ a b Al-Diwaniya finished ahead of Amanat Baghdad on head-to-head points: Al-Diwaniya 2–0 Amanat Baghdad, Amanat Baghdad 0–1 Al-Diwaniya.

Matches

21 September 2021 1 Al-Mina'a 0–0 Erbil Basra
15:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray
26 September 2021 2 Naft Al-Basra 3–1 Al-Mina'a Basra
17:30 GMT Youmbi 2'
Abdul-Amir 51'
Malik 79' (pen.)
Ayid 62' Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Mohammed Sadeq
1 October 2021 3 Al-Mina'a 0–2 Zakho Basra
15:00 GMT Waleed 33'
Esquerdinha 86'
Stadium: Basra Sports City
Referee: Muhannad Manaf
16 October 2021 4 Al-Mina'a 0–0 Al-Naft Basra
14:15 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
21 October 2021 5 Naft Al-Wasat 2–0 Al-Mina'a Karbala
16:35 GMT Stadium: Karbalaa International Stadium
26 October 2021 6 Al-Mina'a 1–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Basra
16:30 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
30 October 2021 7 Al-Sinaa 1–0 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
14:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
4 November 2021 8 Al-Mina'a 2–2 Al-Qasim Basra
11:55 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
15 November 2021 9 Samarra 1–1 Al-Mina'a Saladin
11:30 GMT Stadium: Samarra Stadium
21 November 2021 10 Al-Mina'a 1–2 Naft Maysan Basra
17:10 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
27 November 2021 11 Newroz 1–1 Al-Mina'a Sulaymaniyah
14:00 GMT Stadium: Zanko Stadium
11 December 2021 12 Al-Karkh 1–1 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
12:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
17 December 2021 13 Al-Mina'a 1–1 Al-Zawra'a Basra
13:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
21 December 2021 14 Al-Mina'a 1–1 Amanat Baghdad Basra
11:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
26 December 2021 15 Al-Shorta 3–1 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
13:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
31 December 2021 16 Al-Mina'a 1–1 Al-Najaf Basra
15:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
6 January 2022 17 Al-Mina'a 3–0 Al-Diwaniya Basra
16:45 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
12 January 2022 18 Al-Talaba 0–0 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
14:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
16 January 2022 19 Al-Kahrabaa 1–0 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
11:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
9 February 2022 20 Erbil 3-0 Al-Mina'a Erbil
13:45 GMT Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
14 February 2022 21 Al-Mina'a 0–1 Naft Al-Basra Basra
17:20 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
19 February 2022 22 Zakho 0–0 Al-Mina'a Zakho
10:45 GMT Stadium: Zakho International Stadium
24 February 2022 23 Al-Naft 4–1 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
10:30 GMT Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
3 March 2022 24 Al-Mina'a 3–3 Naft Al-Wasat Basra
13:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
9 March 2022 25 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
16:15 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
5 April 2022 26 Al-Mina'a 0–1 Al-Sinaa Basra
19:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
14 April 2022 27 Al-Qasim 2–1 Al-Mina'a Babil
13:35 GMT Stadium: Al Kifl Stadium
21 April 2022 28 Al-Mina'a 1–1 Samarra Basra
19:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
28 April 2022 29 Naft Maysan 1–1 Al-Mina'a Amarah
19:00 GMT Stadium: Maysan Olympic Stadium
5 May 2022 30 Al-Mina'a 1–1 Newroz Basra
14:30 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
11 May 31 Al-Mina'a 0–0 Al-Karkh Basra
16:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
19 May 2022 32 Al-Zawra'a 1–1 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
15:30 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
28 May 2022 33 Amanat Baghdad 0–1 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
13:00 GMT Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
2 June 2022 34 Al-Mina'a 1–1 Al-Shorta Basra
16:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
8 June 2022 35 Al-Najaf 2–2 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
13:45 GMT Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
15 June 2022 36 Al-Diwaniya 1–0 Al-Mina'a Diwaniya
14:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium
22 June 2022 37 Al-Mina'a 1–1 Al-Talaba Basra
16:35 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City
3 July 2022 38 Al-Mina'a 3–1 Al-Kahrabaa Basra
15:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City

FA Cup

9 November 2021 Round of 32 Al-Mina'a 1–2 Al-Karkh Basra
14:00 GMT Stadium: Basra Sports City

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup Total
1 18 FW Salem Ahmed 7 0 7
2 61 MF Nasser Al-Gahwashi 5 0 5
3 8 FW Manar Taha 4 0 4
10 FW Mohammed Shokan 4 0 4
5 6 MF Mehdi Alamah 2 0 2
11 MF Abdullah Wasfi 2 0 2
28 MF Hamza Hadi Ahmed 2 0 2
8 3 DF Ali Helo 1 0 1
9 FW Thulfiqar Ayid 1 0 1
23 DF Ahmed Yahya 1 0 1
25 MF Sajid Abbas Hashim 1 0 1
29 DF Karrar Al-Amir Ali 1 0 1
33 MF Abbas Yas 1 0 1
35 DF Ahmed Khalid 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 1 34

Last updated: 3 July 2022

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