# 2015–16 Al-Mina'a SC season

The 2015–16 season was Al-Minaa's 40th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 42 editions of the competition except two.

## 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 | Saad Attiya |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Hamza Adnan |
| 4 | DF | SYR | Omar Midani |
| 5 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Mohsin Ashour |
| 6 | DF | IRQ | Ali Bahjat |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Gleisson |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Ali Hosni |
| 9 | MF | IRQ | Ammar Abdul Hussein |
| 10 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan (vice-captain) |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Jawad Kadhim |
| 12 | GK | IRQ | Medhat Abdul Hussein |
| 14 | MF | IRQ | Ali Qasim |
| 15 | DF | IRQ | Hussein Falah |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | IRQ | Haidar Sari |
| 18 | FW | IRQ | Ziyad Ahmed |
| 19 | FW | LBY | Ali Al-Shareef |
| 20 | GK | IRQ | Karrar Ibrahim (captain) |
| 21 | MF | IRQ | Ahmad Abbas Hattab |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Saqr Ajail |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Faisal Jassim |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Jabbar |
| 28 | MF | LBY | Abdul Hadi Zaqlam |
| 30 | MF | IRQ | Ali Majed |
| 31 | DF | IRQ | Mustafa Ali Abbas |
| 32 | MF | IRQ | Ali Tahseen |
| 33 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Muslim |
| 35 | DF | IRQ | Abdullah Mohsin |

## Players Data

    As of November 2015
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Since | Games | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 12 | Medhat Abdul Hussein | GK | (1985-10-21) 21 October 1985 (age 38) | Naft Al-Janoob | August 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Karrar Ibrahim | GK | (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 30) | Youth system | September 2009 | 90 | 1 |
| 22 | Saqr Ajail | GK | (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 31) | Amanat Baghdad | July 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Saad Attiya | CB | (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 37) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | December 2014 | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Hamza Adnan | LB | (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) | Youth system | September 2012 | 42 | 1 |
| 4 | Omar Midani | CB/LB | (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30) | Al-Wahda | August 2014 | 23 | 1 |
| 6 | Ali Bahjat | CB | (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32) | Al-Shorta | December 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Hussein Falah | RB | (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30) | Duhok | February 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 17 | Haidar Sari | LB/AM | (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 27) | Youth system | September 2012 | 21 | 1 |
| 24 | Faisal Jassim | RB | (1986-07-01) 1 July 1986 (age 38) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | August 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | Abdullah Mohsin | CB | (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30) | Youth system | September 2012 | 26 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Ahmed Mohsin Ashour | CM | (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) | Youth system | September 2012 | 29 | 3 |
| 8 | Ali Hosni | LW/RW | (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) | Youth system | September 2012 | 67 | 12 |
| 9 | Ammar Abdul Hussein | LW | (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32) | Al-Shorta | July 2015 | 87 | 9 |
| 10 | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan | CAM/LW/RW | (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 31) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | September 2013 | 96 | 12 |
| 11 | Jawad Kadhim | RW | (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30) | Al-Naft | August 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Ali Qasim | CM/DM | (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 28) | Youth system | November 2013 | 36 | 0 |
| 21 | Ahmad Abbas Hattab | CM/DM | (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 30) | Al-Shorta | December 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Ahmed Jabbar | DM | (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 32) | Al-Talaba | July 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Abdul Hadi Zaqlam | CM/DM | (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30) | Al-Hilal | August 2015 | 7 | 1 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Gleisson | ST | (1982-05-03) 3 May 1982 (age 42) | Duque de Caxias | September 2014 | 16 | 5 |
| 18 | Ziyad Ahmed | ST | (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32) | Duhok | July 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Ali Al-Shareef | ST | (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 35) | Al-Hilal | September 2015 | 5 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| July 2015 | MF | Ammar Abdul Hussein | Al-Shorta | Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | GK | Saqr Ajail | Amanat Baghdad | Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | MF | Ahmed Jabbar | Al-Talaba | Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | DF | Ali Hussein | Najaf | Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | FW | Ziyad Ahmed | Duhok | Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | FW | Omar Khribin | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | MF | Jawad Kadhim | Al-Naft | Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | GK | Medhat Abdul Hussein | Naft Al-Janoob | Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | DF | Faisal Jassim | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | MF | Ghiyath Shokor | Peshmerga Hawler | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | MF | Abdul Hadi Zaqlam | Al-Hilal | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | FW | Ali Al-Shareef | Al-Hilal | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | GK | Hameed Battal | Youth system | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | DF | Mustafa Ali Abbas | Youth system | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | MF | Ali Tahseen | Youth system | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | MF | Ali Majed | Youth system | Undisclosed |
| November 2015 | MF | Ahmed Abbas | Al-Shorta | Undisclosed |
| December 2015 | DF | Ali Bahjat | Al-Shorta | Undisclosed |
| March 2016 | FW | Gleisson | Free agent | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| July 2015 | MF | Júnior | End of contract | – |
| July 2015 | FW | Gleisson | End of contract | – |
| July 2015 | MF | Omar Alaa Ahmed | End of contract | – |
| July 2015 | DF | Ali Jassim | End of contract | – |
| July 2015 | FW | Hussein Ali Wahed | Al-Shorta | Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | MF | Hussein Abdul Wahed | Al-Shorta | Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | DF | Mohammed Abdul Karim | Naft Al-Janoob | Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | GK | Amjad Rahim | Al-Shorta | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | MF | Hamid Mido | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Undisclosed |
| December 2015 | DF | Ali Hussein | | Released |
| December 2015 | MF | Ghiyath Shokor | | Released |
| December 2015 | FW | Omar Khribin | Al-Dhafra | Undisclosed |
Updated to match played December 2015 Source: Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Coach | Hussam Al Sayed |
| Assistant coach | Ahmad Rahim |
| Fitness coach | Waleed Juma |
| Goalkeeping coach | Aqeel Abdul Mohsin |
| Club doctor | Faris Abdullah |
| Doctor's assistant | Fouad Mahdi |
Updated to match played July 2015 Source: Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News

## Board members

| President | Jalil Hanoon |
| Amanuensis | Mohammad Jaber Hassan |
| Board of Directors Member | Naji Abdulla Hassan Al Mosawi |
| Board of Directors Member | Nazar Taha Humood |
| Board of Directors Member | Nabeel Abdul Ameer Jamil |
| Board of Directors Member | Ali Fadhel Hassan |
| Board of Directors Member | Karim Jasim Hassan |
| Female Board Member | Ikhlas Naji Jasim |
Updated to match played 13 March 2016 Source: Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News

## Kit

| Period | Supplier | Sponsor |
| September 2015 – November 2015 | Uhlsport | — |
| November 2015 – February 2016 | Lescon | Elaph Islamic Bank |
| February 2016 – May 2016 | Select | Elaph Islamic Bank |

## Stadium

During the previous season, the stadium of Al-Mina'a demolished. A company will build a new stadium that will be completed in 2016. Since they can't play their games at Al Mina'a Stadium, they will be playing at Basra Sports City during this season.

## Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Iraqi Premier League
### Group stage : Group – 2
#### Summary table

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 March 2016. Source: Goalzz.com

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss
       Away matches
       Home matches

### Final stage
#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | W | L | W | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

#### Matches
## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | IRQ | Hameed Bakkal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Saad Attiya | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Hamza Adnan | 10 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SYR | Omar Midani | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Mohsin Ashour | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRQ | Ali Bahjat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | SYR | Omar Khribin | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Ali Hosni | 7 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | IRQ | Ammar Abdul Hussein | 8 (3) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan | 8 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Jawad Kadhim | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | IRQ | Medhat Abdul Hussein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRQ | Ali Qasim | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRQ | Hussein Falah | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRQ | Haidar Sari | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | IRQ | Ziyad Ahmed | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | LBY | Ali Al-Shareef | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | IRQ | Karrar Ibrahim | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | IRQ | Ahmad Abbas Hattab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Saqr Ajail | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Faisal Jassim | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Jabbar | 4 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | LBY | Abdul Hadi Zaqlam | 9 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IRQ | Ali Majed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | IRQ | Mustafa Ali Abbas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | IRQ | Ali Tahseen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Muslim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | IRQ | Abdullah Mohsin | 7 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 17 December 2015. Source: Goalzz.com

## Top scorers

    As of 20 May 2016
| # | Name | Goals | Caps | Goal ratio |
| 1 | Omar Khribin | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan | 6 | 22 | 0.11 |
| 3 | Ammar Abdul Hussein | 4 | 19 | 0.21 |
| 4 | Ali Bahjat | 3 | 10 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Ali Hosni | 3 | 17 | 0.13 |
| 6 | Ziyad Ahmed | 2 | 11 | 0.2 |
| 7 | Ahmed Mohsin Ashour | 1 | 9 | 0.12 |
| 8 | Abdul Hadi Zaqlam | 1 | 17 | 0.06 |
| 9 | Hamza Adnan | 1 | 20 | 0.05 |
| 10 | Abdullah Mohsin | 1 | 13 | 0.07 |

## Sources

* FIFA.COM
* Iraqi League 2015/2016
* Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News
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