# Al-Minaa SC Under-19s and Academy

Al-Minaa Football Club Academy is the youth system of Al-Minaa Football Club based in Al Maqal, Basra, Iraq. The academy teams play in the Iraqi Youth Premier League, the highest level of youth football in Iraq. The club also competes in the Basra Clubs Youth League. Former player Mohammed Abdul Hussein is the current academy manager.
Al-Minaa Under-19s, previously referred to as the Reserves, is the highest level squad within the setup. They train at the Al-Minaa Training Centre and play the majority of their home games at Al-Fayhaa Stadium in Basra Sports City.
Al-Minaa's Academy is one of Iraq's most successful, winning several championships, including winning the last Iraqi Youth Premier League title in 2022. Numerous international players have graduated from the academy and reserve teams.
Al-Minaa Academy team also participated in international tournaments, as in the Paris World Games, Football U19, where it participated four times, won the tournament in 2017, and was runner-up three times, the last of which was in 2019.

## Current squad
### Under-19s

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 | Haider Basim |
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Zain Al-Abidin Hussein |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Ali Abdullah |
| 4 | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Karim |
| 5 | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Qasim |
| 6 | MF | IRQ | Daniel Waleed |
| 7 | MF | IRQ | Hassan Hamed Khalaf |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Abbas Ahmed |
| 9 | FW | IRQ | Hassan Mohammed |
| 10 | MF | IRQ | Ali Saleem |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Mohannad Mohsin |
| 13 | FW | IRQ | Hussien Makki |
| 14 | MF | IRQ | Muntadher Qahtan |
| 15 | FW | IRQ | Ali Haider Adnan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | IRQ | Zain Al-Abidin Jassim |
| 17 | DF | IRQ | Sajjad Ali |
| 18 | MF | IRQ | Habib Shaalan |
| 19 | FW | IRQ | Ahmed Lateef |
| 20 | DF | IRQ | Hussein Khalid |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Abbas Emad |
| 24 | MF | IRQ | Abbas Amer |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Ali Aqeel |
| 26 | MF | IRQ | Zaid Ali Jassim |
| 27 | MF | IRQ | Ali Haider Chasib |
| 28 | FW | IRQ | Hussein Adnan |
| 29 | MF | IRQ | Saif Al-Din |
| 30 | GK | IRQ | Ashtar Mohammed |
| 38 | DF | IRQ | Mahdi Hashim Shihan |

### Under-16s

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 |
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Abu Al-Fadl Osama |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Hussein Kadhim Salem |
| 4 | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Abdullah Jabbar |
| 5 | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Hussein |
| 6 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Ammar |
| 7 | MF | IRQ | Jaafar Salem Gatea |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Ali Abdul Karim |
| 9 | DF | IRQ | Ali Hussein |
| 10 | FW | IRQ | Muslim Dawood |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Mohammed Abboud |
| 12 | MF | IRQ | Sajjad Basim Maitham |
| 14 | MF | IRQ | Jaafar Hassan Kadhim |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | IRQ | Haider Abdul Qassam |
| 17 | MF | IRQ | Hassan Munther |
| 18 | MF | IRQ | Ali Mohannad |
| 19 | MF | IRQ | Baqer Khalid |
| 20 | MF | IRQ | Saad Khalaf |
| 21 | GK | IRQ | Abbas Saleh Hassan |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Yousef Musa |
| 24 | FW | IRQ | Ali Taleb Saad |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Falah Nayef Falah |
| 26 | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Akram Hassan |
| 27 | MF | IRQ | Tarqan Zaidan |

### Under-14s

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 | Abbas Alaa |
| 4 | DF | IRQ | Fahad Alaa |
| 5 | DF | IRQ | Ammar Hussein |
| 7 | MF | IRQ | Sajjad Raed |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Ali Mansour |
| 9 | FW | IRQ | Karrar Alaa |
| 10 | FW | IRQ | Jaafar Haider |
| 11 | FW | IRQ | Mohammed Saif |
| 13 | DF | IRQ | Mahdi Raad |
| 14 | MF | IRQ | Abbas Khelain |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Haider |
| 16 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Ali |
| 17 | DF | IRQ | Hassan Hussam |
| 18 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Hani |
| 19 | MF | IRQ | Ali Sadeq |
| 21 | MF | IRQ | Dhu Al-Faqar |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Moamal Abbas |
| 23 | DF | IRQ | Mahdi Haider |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Abbas Rahim |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Hassan Ayad |

## Current staff

Head Coaches:
| Mohammed Abdul Hussein | U19 Head Coach |
| Fadhel Nasser | U16 Head Coach |
| Fadhel Jather | U14 Head Coach |
Staff:
| Daniel Casas Trillo | Team General Supervisor |
| Shaker Shabib | U19 Assistant Coach |
| Yousef Rehaima | U19 Assistant Coach |
| Ismail Hashim | U19 Goalkeeping Coach |
| Ahmed Helou | Fitness Trainer |
| Ali Sami | Medical Therapist |
| Haider Karim | Administrative |
| Ali Abdul Moneim | Administrative |

## Honours

* Iraqi Youth Premier League: 1
    2021–22
* Iraqi U16 Premier League: 1
    2023–24
* Basra Clubs Youth League: 2
    2009, 2011
* Basra Clubs U16 League: 4
    2009, 2011, 2015, 2019
* Paris World Games, Football U19: 1
    2017

## Academy graduates

This is a list of former Al-Minaa academy or Al-Minaa 'A' graduates who have gone on to represent their country at full international level. Players who are still at Al-Minaa, or play at another club on loan from Al-Minaa, are highlighted in bold.
* Alaa Abdul-Hussein
* Ammar Abdul-Hussein
* Mohammed Abdul Hussein
* Amer Abdul Wahab
* Hussein Abdul-Wahid
* Ali Abdul Zahra
* Nazar Abdul Zahra
* Sabeeh Abed Ali
* Hamza Adnan
* Abdul Razzaq Ahmed
* Alaa Ahmad
* Hadi Ahmed
* Karim Allawi
* Emad Aoda
* Rahim Bakr
* Nasser Talla Dahilan
* Saeed Easho
* Qais Essa
* Ghazi Fahad
* Hussein Falah
* Nawaf Falah
* Ahmed Farhan
* Mahir Habib
* Abdul Mahdi Hadi
* Jalil Hanoon
* Jamil Hanoon
* Hussein Hashim
* Ali Husni
* Hussam Ibrahim
* Ali Jawad Ismail
* Shaker Ismail
* Safaa Jabbar
* Karim Jafar
* Ahmed Jalal
* Rahim Karim
* Adel Khudhair
* Percy Lynsdale
* Wesam Malik
* Jassim Mohammed
* Karrar Mohammed
* Muslim Mubarak
* Adel Nasser
* Alaa Nayrouz
* Ali Qasim
* Hamza Qasim
* Mohammed Jabbar Rubat
* Abdul Amir Sabri
* Mohammed Nasser Shakroun
* Mohammed Jabbar Shokan
* Oday Taleb
* Faleh Hassan Wasfi
* Ahmed Yahya