# 2017–18 Al-Mina'a SC season

The 2016–17 season will be Al-Minaa's 42nd season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 44 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 2016–17 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 | Hussam Mahdi |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Hamza Adnan |
| 4 | MF | IRQ | Osama Ali |
| 5 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Mohsin Ashour |
| 6 | MF | CMR | Didier Talla |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Ali Hosni |
| 9 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Jaffal |
| 10 | FW | CRO | Edin Junuzović |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Jalil Hanoon |
| 12 | FW | EGY | Ahmed Yasser (on loan from Al-Masry) |
| 13 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Farhan |
| 14 | MF | IRQ | Hussam Malik |
| 15 | DF | IRQ | Hussein Falah |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | IRQ | Haidar Sari |
| 20 | GK | IRQ | Saqr Ajail |
| 21 | DF | IRQ | Herdi Siamand |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Yassin Karim |
| 23 | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Jabbar Rubat (captain) |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Abbas Badie |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Omar Jabbar |
| 26 | DF | IRQ | Ammar Kadhim |
| 30 | MF | IRQ | Hamza Talib |
| 32 | GK | IRQ | Hameed Battal |
| 35 | DF | IRQ | Abdullah Mohsin |
| 42 | FW | IRQ | Mustafa Karim |

## Players data

    As of 12 June 2018
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Since | Games | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Hussam Mahdi | GK | (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27) | Youth system | October 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Saqr Ajail | GK | (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 31) | Amanat Baghdad | October 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 22 | Yassin Karim | GK | (1990-10-21) 21 October 1990 (age 33) | Al-Sulaymaniyah | August 2016 | 41 | 0 |
| 30 | Hameed Battal | GK | (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 25) | Youth system | September 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Hamza Adnan | LB | (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) | Youth system | September 2012 | 126 | 2 |
| 15 | Hussein Falah | RB | (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30) | Duhok | February 2014 | 87 | 0 |
| 17 | Haidar Sari | LB | (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 27) | Youth system | September 2012 | 57 | 1 |
| 21 | Herdi Siamand | CB | (1985-01-13) 13 January 1985 (age 39) | Erbil | June 2016 | 60 | 1 |
| 23 | Mohammed Jabbar Rubat | RB/LB | (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31) | Youth system | September 2009 | 130 | 11 |
| 24 | Abbas Badie | CB | (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24) | Youth system | July 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Ammar Kadhim | CB | (1993-12-02) 2 December 1993 (age 30) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | September 2017 | 21 | 0 |
| 35 | Abdullah Mohsin | CB | (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30) | Youth system | September 2012 | 80 | 1 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 4 | Osama Ali | DM | (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 36) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | September 2017 | 22 | 0 |
| 5 | Ahmed Mohsin Ashour | CM/RW | (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) | Youth system | September 2012 | 92 | 7 |
| 6 | Didier Talla | DM | (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 35) | Al-Merrikh | February 2018 | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Ali Hosni | LW/RW | (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 30) | Youth system | September 2012 | 100 | 19 |
| 9 | Mohammed Jaffal | CAM/RW | (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | September 2017 | 25 | 3 |
| 11 | Ahmed Jalil Hanoon | LW/RW | (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 32) | Youth system | September 2011 | 17 | 0 |
| 13 | Ahmed Farhan | CAM | (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24) | Youth system | October 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Hussam Malik | CAM/LW/RW | (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29) | Naft Al-Janoob | June 2016 | 58 | 11 |
| 25 | Omar Jabbar | DM | (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) | Al-Talaba | September 2017 | 26 | 1 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 10 | Edin Junuzović | ST | (1986-04-28) 28 April 1986 (age 38) | Rudar Velenje | April 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | Ahmed Yasser | ST/CF/SS/RW | (1991-11-27) 27 November 1991 (age 32) | Al-Masry | January 2017 | 31 | 5 |
| 42 | Mustafa Karim | ST | (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37) | Al-Talaba | January 2018 | 13 | 8 |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 12 | FW | Ahmed Yasser | Al-Masry | Loan return | 8 September 2017 |
| 7 | MF | Salih Sadir | Naft Al-Wasat | Free transfer | 9 September 2017 |
| 9 | MF | Mohammed Jaffal | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Free transfer | 13 September 2017 |
| 24 | FW | Arkan Ammar | Al-Karkh | Free transfer | 20 September 2017 |
| 4 | MF | Osama Ali | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Free transfer | 21 September 2017 |
| 8 | MF | Ali Hosni | Al-Arabi | End of loan | 21 September 2017 |
| 10 | FW | Bassim Ali | Naft Al-Janoob | Free transfer | 22 September 2017 |
| 25 | MF | Omar Jabbar | Al-Shorta | Free transfer | 28 September 2017 |
| 26 | DF | Ammar Kadhim | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Free transfer | 28 September 2017 |
| 1 | GK | Hussam Mahdi | Youth system | n/a | 9 October 2017 |
| 13 | MF | Ahmed Farhan | Youth system | n/a | 9 October 2017 |
| 20 | GK | Saqr Ajail | Amanat Baghdad | Free transfer | 16 October 2017 |
| 32 | DF | Karrar Amer | Al-Najaf | Loan | 1 November 2017 |
| 42 | FW | Mustafa Karim | Al-Talaba | Free transfer | 31 January 2018 |
| 6 | MF | Didier Talla | Al-Merrikh | Free transfer | 2 February 2018 |
| 10 | FW | Edin Junuzović | Rudar Velenje | Free transfer | 13 March 2018 |

### Out

| # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 10 | FW | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan | Al-Ramtha | Free transfer | 12 August 2017 |
| 19 | MF | Akwetey Mensah | Al-Shorta | Free transfer | 31 August 2017 |
| 24 | MF | Ahmed Mohsin Jaber | Al-Naft | Free transfer | 12 September 2017 |
| 7 | MF | Hussein Abdul Wahed | Al-Talaba | Free transfer | 13 September 2017 |
| 20 | GK | Karrar Ibrahim | Released | n/a | 14 September 2017 |
| 9 | MF | Ammar Abdul Hussein | Al-Shorta | Free transfer | 16 September 2017 |
| 4 | MF | Yasser Ammar | Zakho | Free transfer | 16 September 2017 |
| 16 | DF | Nadeem Karim | Al-Talaba | Free transfer | 17 September 2017 |
| 14 | MF | Ali Qasim | Naft Maysan | Free transfer | 23 September 2017 |
| 18 | FW | Hussam Ibrahim | Al-Bahri | Free transfer | 14 October 2017 |
| 40 | DF | Mustafa Nadhim | Al-Najaf | Free transfer | 15 October 2017 |
| 11 | MF | Hussein Husni | Al-Sinaa | Free transfer | 6 November 2017 |
| 28 | MF | Ibrahim Kamil | Al-Hedood | Free transfer | 20 November 2017 |
| 7 | MF | Salih Sadir | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Free transfer | 1 February 2018 |
| 24 | FW | Arkan Ammar | Al-Talaba | Free transfer | 1 February 2018 |
| 2 | DF | Karrar Amer | Al-Najaf | End of loan | 5 February 2018 |
| 10 | FW | Bassim Ali | Naft Al-Janoob | Free transfer | 6 February 2018 |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Coach | Mahmoud Yasser |
| Goalkeeping coach | Amer Abdul Wahab |
| Fitness coach | Hicham Ghazia |
| Administrative director | Mohammed Nasser Shakroun |
| Club doctor | Faris Abdullah |
Updated to match played 3 June 2018 Source: Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News

## Board members

| President | Jalil Hanoon |
| Secretary | Mohammad Jaber Hassan |
| Treasurer | Ibrahim Hussein Abed-Ali |
| Board of Directors Member | Naji Abdullah Al-Mosawi |
| Board of Directors Member | Nazar Taha Humoud |
| Board of Directors Member | Nabeel Abdul Ameer Jamil |
| Board of Directors Member | Ali Fadhel Hassan |
| Board of Directors Member | Karim Jassim Hassan |
| Female Board Member | Ikhlass Naji Jassim |
Updated to match played 18 April 2018 Source: Al-Minaa Club: Sailors of south

## Club
### Kits

Supplier: Jako / Sponsor: GCPI
| Home | Away | Third |

## Stadium

During the previous season, the stadium of Al-Mina'a was demolished. A company will build a new stadium that will be completed in 2019. 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

## Iraqi Premier League
### Summary table

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 17 July 2018. Source: Goalzz.com

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Squad information

    As of 12 June 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Iraqi Premier League | Iraqi Premier League | Iraq FA Cup | Iraq FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Hamza Adnan | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | IRQ | Osama Ali | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Mohsin Ashour | 27 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CMR | Didier Talla | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Ali Hosni | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Jaffal | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | CRO | Edin Junuzović | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Jalil Hanoon | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | EGY | Ahmed Yasser | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Farhan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRQ | Hussam Malik | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRQ | Hussein Falah | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRQ | Haidar Sari | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | IRQ | Saqr Ajail | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IRQ | Herdi Siamand | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Yassin Karim | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Jabbar Rubat | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Abbas Badie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Omar Jabbar | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IRQ | Ammar Kadhim | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | IRQ | Abdullah Mohsin | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | IRQ | Mustafa Karim | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sold but featured this season ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Karrar Amer | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRQ | Salih Sadir | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IRQ | Bassim Ali | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRQ | Arkan Ammar | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos. | Nationality | No. | Name | Iraqi Premier League | Iraq FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 42 | Mustafa Karim | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | | 10 | Edin Junuzović | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | | 14 | Hussam Malik | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | | 9 | Mohammed Jaffal | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | | 5 | Ahmed Mohsin Ashour | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | 8 | Ali Hosni | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | 13 | Ahmed Farhan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | | 10 | Bassim Ali | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | 7 | Salih Sadir | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | 25 | Omar Jabbar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | 6 | Didier Talla | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | 21 | Herdi Siamand | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | | Ali Shawqi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | | Karrar Lateef | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 34 | 0 | 34 |
Last updated: 17 July 2018

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nationality | Number | Name | Iraqi Premier League | Iraq FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | | 22 | Yassin Karim | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | 20 | Saqr Ajail | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | 1 | Hussam Mahdi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Last updated: 17 July 2018

### Overall statistics

| | League | Cup | Total Stats |
| Games played | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| Games won | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Games drawn | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Games lost | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Goals scored | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Goals conceded | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| Goal difference | -4 | +0 | -4 |
| Clean sheets | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Goal by substitute | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Last updated: 17 July 2018

## Sources

* FIFA.COM
* Iraqi League 2017/2018
* Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News