The 2019–20 season will be Al-Minaa's 44th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 46 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 17th place in the league in the 2018–19 season, and will be looking to wrestle back the title they won in the 1977–78 season.
The season started on 18 September 2019 in a double round-robin format, but was postponed after 23 October 2019 due to the 2019 Iraqi protests with matches from the first four rounds having been played, Al-Minaa ranked first in the ranking table during these four rounds.
On 25 January 2020, after the withdrawal of five of the 20 teams that started the season, the Iraq Football Association (IFA) decided to annul the results of all the matches that had been played so far and to cancel relegation for the season. The league will be restarted on 16 February 2020 as a single round-robin tournament.
Matches from the first five rounds of the restarted season were played, but the season was postponed after 10 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was officially cancelled on 3 June 2020.
Squad
Transfers
In DatePos.NameFromFeeRef.RB Firas Finjan Al-KarkhFree transferRW Hussein Younis Al-SamawaFree transferCF Kenneth Ikechukwu Yenicami AğdelenFree transferDM Abdoul Madjid Moumouni Al-MerrikhFree transferCM Ahmed Mohsin Ashour Al-ZawraaFree transferCB Ahmed Khalid ErbilFree transferDM Saif Jassim Al-HudoodFree transferGK Hassanain Mohammed Al-KahrabaaFree transferGK Mujtaba MohammedYouth systemn/aDM Abbas YasYouth systemn/aCB Vafa Hakhamaneshi Sanat Naft AbadanFree transferLB Ali Ahmed Radhi Al-TalabaFree transferCF Sheka Fofanah Al-NasrFree transferDM Eissa AdelYouth systemn/aCM Hassan Ali Flayeh Al-HusseinFree transferCB Kassem El Zein NejmehLoanCF Salem Ahmed Youth systemn/aCM Sajid Abbas HashimYouth systemn/aLB Ahmed Yahya Masafi Al-JanoobFree transferCF Stephen Sarfo BourjFree transferCF Ely Cheikh Voulany NouadhibouFree transfer
Out DatePos.NameToFeeRef.CF Sultan JassimReleasedn/aCF Mohammed HatemReleasedn/aDM Hamza TalibReleasedn/aGK Hameed BattalReleasedn/aLB Haidar Sari Naft Al-JanoobFree transferLW Mustafa Hadi Ahmed Naft Al-JanoobFree transferCM Omar Jabbar Al-Sinaat Al-KahrabaiyaFree transferAM Hussein Abdul Wahed ErbilFree transferCB Abdullah Mohsin Naft Al-JanoobFree transferRB Mohammed Jabbar Rubat Naft Al-JanoobFree transferDM Didier Talla Al-NajafFree transferCF Mohammed Jabbar Shokan Naft Al-WasatFree transferCB Nuru Sulley Naft Al-JanoobFree transferDM Alaa Jawad Al-TalabaFree transferGK Karrar Ibrahim Al-TalabaFree transferCF Kenneth Ikechukwu GöçmenköyFree transferCB Vafa Hakhamaneshi Zob AhanFree transferRB Firas Finjan Al-TalabaFree transferCF Sheka Fofanah Al-JandalFree transferGK Hassanain MohammedReleasedn/aLB Ali Ahmed RadhiReleasedn/aCM Hassan Ali FlayehReleasedn/a
Personnel Technical staff {| class="toccolours" !bgcolor=silver|Position !bgcolor=silver|Name !bgcolor=silver|Nationality |- bgcolor=#eeeeee |Manager:||Valeriu Tița||
|Assistant manager:||Ammar Rihawi|| |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | Goalkeeping coach:||Saddam Salman|| |- | Fitness coach:||Florin Drǎghici|| |-bgcolor=#eeeeee |Administrative director:||Jihad Madlool|| |- | Club doctor:||Sebastian Baltateanu||
Board members PositionNameNationalityPresident:Mohammad Jaber Al-JaberiSecretary:Taher BalasTreasurer:Ali Kadhim MubarakMember of the Board:Nazar Taha HumoudMember of the Board:Jihad Madlool ObaidMember of the Board:Ahmed Hamed Al-JaberiMember of the Board:Nabeel Abdul Ameer JamilClub Kits Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: GCPI
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 2021. Since they can't play their games at Al Mina'a Stadium, they will be playing at Basra Sports City during this season.
Friendlies
Competitions Premier League
League table
Summary table
Matches
Restarted season
FA Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals Goalkeepers
Defenders Midfielders ForwardsPlayers sold but featured this season
Goalscorers Rank Pos.Nationality No.Name Premier LeagueFA Cup Total1FW 18 Sheka Fofanah 2 0 2DF 3 Hamza Adnan 2 0 2MF 10 Hussam Malik 2 0 22DF 35 Ahmed Khalid 1 0 1 DF 2 Abbas Badie 1 0 1 MF 28 Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 1 0 1Own goals000TOTALS 9 0 9 Last updated: 7 March 2020
Assists Rank Pos.Nationality No.Name Premier LeagueFA Cup Total1 DF 3 Hamza Adnan 4 0 42MF 10 Hussam Malik 2 023 FW 32 Stephen Sarfo 1 0 1FW 18 Sheka Fofanah 1 01MF 5 Sadeq Sami 1 01TOTALS 9 0 9 Last updated: 7 March 2020
Penalties Date Name Opponent Result4 October 2019 Hussam MalikAl-Hedood
Disciplinary record
RankPositionNamePremier LeagueFA CupTotal1MF Abdoul Madjid Moumouni4100412FW Stephen Sarfo1100113MF Ahmed Zamel400040DF Ahmed Khalid3010404MF Saif Jassim3000305DF Abbas Badie2000206DF Hamza Adnan100010DF Hussein Falah100010GK Yassin Karim100010DF Ali Ahmed Radhi100010DF Vafa Hakhamaneshi100010MF Hussam Malik100010Total23210242 Last updated: 7 March 2020
Clean sheets Rank Nationality NumberName Premier LeagueFA Cup Total1 12 Yassin Karim 4 1 5TOTALS 4 1 5 Last updated: 22 February 2020
Overall statistics LeagueCupTotal StatsGames played 8 1 9Games won 4 0 4Games drawn 3 1 4Games lost 1 0 1Goals scored 9 0 9Goals conceded 6 0 6Goal difference +3 0 +3Clean sheets 4 1 5Goal by substitute 1 0 1
Last updated: 7 March 2020
External links Results of Al-Minaa SC on a FIFA.COM Iraqi League 2019/2020 Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News
References