# Naft Maysan SC

Naft Maysan SC (also known as Naft Missan) (Arabic: نادي نفط ميسان, lit. 'Maysan's Oil') is an Iraqi professional football club based in Amarah, Maysan that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of football in Iraq.

## History

Naft Maysan Sports Club was founded in 2003 by the Ministry of Oil. In 2009–10 season, the club was playing in the Iraqi Premier League until it relegated to Iraqi First Division League in the 2011 season. But the team returned to play in the Iraqi Premier League after winning the runner-up in the 2012–13 Iraqi First Division League where it remains.

## Oil Minister's Cup

In addition to the club's participation in the Iraqi Premier League and Iraq FA Cup, the club participates in Oil Minister's Cup championship with the clubs belonging to the Ministry of Oil periodically.

## Current squad
### First-team squad

    As of 15 September 2024
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 | Hassan Najem |
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Mustafa Mohammed |
| 5 | DF | CIV | Alexandré Yeoule $^{FGN}$ |
| 7 | MF | IRQ | Jafar Nasser |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Mohammed |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Okiki Afolabi $^{FGN}$ |
| 10 | MF | IRQ | Alaa Saad |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Ali Lateef |
| 14 | MF | IRQ | Haider Mohsin |
| 15 | MF | IRQ | Wissam Saadoun |
| 18 | MF | IRQ | Abbas Fadhel |
| 19 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Ali |
| 20 | FW | YEM | Ahmed Maher $^{ARB}$ |
| 21 | MF | IRQ | Obaida Kadhim |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Hassan Najim |
| 23 | MF | IRQ | Sajjad Jabbar |
| 24 | DF | CIV | Soualio Dabilo Ouattara $^{FGN}$ |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | IRQ | Hussein Mutar |
| 26 | DF | IRQ | Ammar Kadhim |
| 27 | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Saeed |
| 31 | MF | IRQ | Akram Raheem (captain) |
| 32 | MF | NGA | Dare Olatunji $^{FGN}$ |
| 35 | FW | NGA | Usman Sale $^{FGN}$ |
| 36 | MF | IRQ | Salam Mohammed |
| 70 | FW | IRQ | Ali Sabeeh |
| — | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Salam |
| — | DF | IRQ | Mohannad Habeeb |
| — | DF | IRQ | Mustafa Hadi |
| — | MF | SYR | Ali Koute $^{ARB}$ |
| — | MF | IRQ | Murtadha Kassad |
| — | FW | SEN | Daouda Diémé $^{FGN}$ |

### Youth team squad

    As of 9 May 2023
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. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | IRQ | Mustafa Arif |
| 2 | IRQ | Baqer Qasim |
| 3 | IRQ | Moammel Saadoun |
| 4 | IRQ | Abu Al-Hassan Al-Kareem |
| 5 | IRQ | Nasrullah Ahmed |
| 6 | IRQ | Nour Aldin Qasim |
| 7 | IRQ | Hamza Mahdi |
| 8 | IRQ | Hayder Sadiq |
| 9 | IRQ | Fiqar Abid |
| 11 | IRQ | Hassan Hussein |
| 12 | IRQ | Ali Abdul-Kareem |
| 13 | IRQ | Muqtada Kamel |
| 14 | IRQ | Mohammed Jabbar |
| 15 | IRQ | Ahmed Uday |
| 16 | IRQ | Ali Salman |
| 17 | IRQ | Muqtada Saad |
| No. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | IRQ | Muntadher Maytham |
| 19 | IRQ | Muqtada Hamdan |
| 20 | IRQ | Hussein Kadhim |
| 21 | IRQ | Sajjad Jumaa |
| 22 | IRQ | Sajjad Sabeeh |
| 23 | IRQ | Mohammed Qasim Gatea |
| 24 | IRQ | Moammel Hassan |
| 25 | IRQ | Muntadher Kheraal |
| 26 | IRQ | Abdul-Muttalib Ahmed |
| 27 | IRQ | Yousif Ahmed |
| 28 | IRQ | Hayder Ali |
| 29 | IRQ | Mustafa Adel |
| 31 | IRQ | Hussein Saeed |
| 32 | IRQ | Moammel Fadhil |
| 33 | IRQ | Abbas Fadhil |
| 34 | IRQ | Muqtada Faisal |
| 36 | IRQ | Jaafer Ghazi |

## Current technical staff

Updated to match played 9 July 2022 Source: kooora.com

## Managerial history

* Ahmed Salim (2009–2010)
* Ahmed Daham (2010–2011)
* Hussein Afash (2013)
* Sabah Abdul Jalil (2013–2014)
* Asaad Abdul Razzaq (2014–2014)
* Hassan Ahmed (2014–2015)
* Abbas Obeid (2015-2015)
* Ahmed Daham (2015–2016)
* Uday Ismail (2016–2018)
* Ahmed Daham (2018–2020)
* Razzaq Farhan (2020–2021)
* Uday Ismail (2021–2021)
* Thair Jassam (2021–2021)
* Asaad Abdul Razzaq (2021–2022)
* Ahmed Khalaf (2022)
* Uday Ismail (2022–)

## Records
### Statistics

The season-by-season performance of the club over the recent years:
| Season | League | Rank | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Cup |
| 2009–10 | Iraqi Premier League | 17 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 47 | — |
| 2010–11 | Iraqi Premier League | 20 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 25 | — |
| 2011–12 | Iraqi First Division League | 2 – Group 2 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 55 | — |
| 2012–13 | Iraqi First Division League | 2 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 64 | 1PO |
| 2013–14 | Iraqi Premier League | 13 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 24 | — |
| 2014–15 | Iraqi Premier League | 12 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 17 | — |
| 2015–16 | Iraqi Premier League | 10 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 24 | — |
| 2016–17 | Iraqi Premier League | 11 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 39 | QF |
| 2017–18 | Iraqi Premier League | 8 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 49 | — |
| 2018–19 | Iraqi Premier League | 5 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 59 | QF |
| 2019–20 | Iraqi Premier League | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | R16 |
| 2020–21 | Iraqi Premier League | 13 | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 43 | R32 |
| 2021–22 | Iraqi Premier League | 12 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 46 | R32 |
| 2022–23 | Iraqi Premier League | 11 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 51 | QF |
| 2023–24 | Iraq Stars League | 10 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 47 | QF |
$^1$ The league was not completed and was cancelled. $^2$ Naft Maysan had not yet been eliminated from the cup but it was abandoned midway through.

### All-time top goalscorers

    As of 16 July 2019
| # | Name | Career | Goals |
| 1 | Wissam Saadoun | 2009–2019 | 48 |
| 2 | Ahmed Saeed | 2015–2019 | 19 |
| 3 | Karrar Ali | 2016–2019 | 12 |
| 4 | Hassan Hamoud | 2009–2019 | 11 |
| 4 | Thamir Barghash | 2013–2019 | 11 |
| 5 | Ali Abed Thyab | 2009–2011 | 10 |
| 6 | Khodor Salame | 2013–2015 | 9 |
| 7 | Mohammed Zamil | 2009–2019 | 8 |
    Players in bold are still available for selection.