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,[1][2] the highest level of youth football in Iraq. The club also competes in the Basra Clubs Youth League.[3] Former player Mohammed Abdul Hussein is the current academy manager.[4][5]

Al-Minaa Under-19s and Academy
Full nameAl-Minaa Football Club (Under-19s and Academy)
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
GroundAl-Fayhaa Stadium
Capacity10,000
Academy ManagerMohammed Abdul Hussein
LeagueIraqi Youth Premier League, (Division 1)

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.[6][7][8][9][10] Numerous international players have graduated from the academy and reserve teams.[11][12]

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.[13]

Current squad

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Under-19s

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • Iraqi Youth Premier League: 1
2021–22[14]
  • Iraqi U16 Premier League: 1
2023–24[15]
  • Basra Clubs Youth League: 2
2009,[16] 2011[17]
  • Basra Clubs U16 League: 4
2009,[18] 2011,[17] 2015,[19] 2019[20]
  • Paris World Games, Football U19: 1
2017[21][22]

Academy graduates

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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.

References

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  19. ^ "في نهائي بطولة اندية البصرة الكروية للفئات العمرية .. ناشئة الميناء يمطرون شباك الجنوب بسداسية وشباب نفط الجنوب ينتزعون اللقب من الميناء بركلات الجزاء الترجيحية". basraelc.com (in Arabic). 8 May 2015.
  20. ^ "البصرة تشهد نهائيات كرة القدم للناشئين وكأس البصرة". basra.gov.iq (in Arabic). 8 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Al Minaa Club won the entire Playoff A in Boys 19 during Paris World Games 2017". Paris World Games. 13 July 2017.
  22. ^ "شباب الميناء يفوز بكأس باريس الدولية". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). 15 July 2017.
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