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-21s, 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-21s
Under-19s
Under-17s
Under-16s
Current staff
Head Coaches: Ali Jassim U21 Head Coach Mohammed Abdul Hussein U19 Head Coach Fadhel Nasser U17 Head Coach Fadhel Abdul Wahed U16 Head Coach
Staff: Haider Abdul Hussein U21 Assistant Coach Sajjad Abdul Nabi U17 Assistant Coach Waleed Ali U16 Assistant Coach Ghassan Abdul Karim U21 Goalkeeping Coach Ismail Hashim U19 Goalkeeping Coach Wissam Jumaa U17 Goalkeeping Coach Mohammed Saleh U16 Goalkeeping Coach Ahmed Helou Fitness Trainer Ali Sami Medical Therapist Haider Karim Administrative Ali Abdul Moneim Administrative
Honours Iraqi U21 Premier League: 2 2022–23, 2024–25 Iraqi U19 Premier League: 3 2021–22, 2024–25, 2025–26 Iraqi U16 Premier League: 2 2023–24, 2025–26 Basra Clubs U19 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
References
External links Iraqi Youth League