Al-Minaa SC Under-21s and Academy

Al-Minaa Under-21s and Academy
Full nameAl-Minaa Football Club (Under-21s and Academy)
Founded1931 (1931)
GroundAl-Fayhaa Stadium
Capacity10,000
Academy ManagerMohammed Abdul Hussein
LeagueIraqi Youth Premier League, (Division 1)

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-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.[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

Under-21s

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
9 FW Iraq IRQ Hassan Mohammed
12 DF Iraq IRQ Hassan Hamed Khalaf
14 DF Iraq IRQ Hussein Taher
15 MF Iraq IRQ Naji Nasser
16 FW Iraq IRQ Muntadher Qahtan
19 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Saleh
20 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Qasim
22 GK Iraq IRQ Ashtar Mohammed
23 DF Iraq IRQ Haider Mohammed
28 MF Iraq IRQ Zaid Ali Jassim
29 MF Iraq IRQ Faisal Ghazi
31 GK Iraq IRQ Hassan Jawad
35 DF Iraq IRQ Abbas Mohammed
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW Iraq IRQ Mohammed Thaier
38 FW Iraq IRQ Abbas Sajjad
44 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Karim
45 MF Iraq IRQ Hassan Hani
47 MF Iraq IRQ Haider Majed
48 MF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Adel
50 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Abdul Qader
55 MF Iraq IRQ Majeed Hadi
66 DF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Hashim Shihan
70 MF Iraq IRQ Mutair Khalid
77 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Haider
90 FW Iraq IRQ Karrar Sajjad

Under-19s

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 Iraq IRQ Zain Al-Abidin Hussein
3 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Abdullah
5 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Kamil
6 MF Iraq IRQ Abbas Mohammed
7 MF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Adnan
8 MF Iraq IRQ Abbas Ahmed
9 FW Iraq IRQ Baqer Sabea
10 FW Iraq IRQ Hussien Makki
11 MF Iraq IRQ Saif Jassim
12 FW Iraq IRQ Yousef Nima
13 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Malik
14 MF Iraq IRQ Muqtada Haider
15 FW Iraq IRQ Ali Waleed
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Iraq IRQ Hussein Mohammed
17 DF Iraq IRQ Moammal Malik
18 MF Iraq IRQ Habib Shaalan
19 FW Iraq IRQ Abdullah Ammar
20 DF Iraq IRQ Karrar Qasim
21 DF Iraq IRQ Muhaimen Hatim
22 GK Iraq IRQ Dhurgham Emad
23 MF Iraq IRQ Abbas Ammar
27 MF Iraq IRQ Aqeel Rahim
29 MF Iraq IRQ Moammal Hameed
30 GK Iraq IRQ Ahmed Jassim
37 GK Iraq IRQ Yousef Bassam

Under-17s

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 Iraq IRQ Ammar Ali
2 DF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Raad
3 DF Iraq IRQ Hussein Kadhim Salem
4 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Abdullah Jabbar
5 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Akram Hassan
6 MF Iraq IRQ Baqer Khalid
7 MF Iraq IRQ Jaafar Salem Gatea
9 FW Iraq IRQ Ali Taleb Saad
10 FW Iraq IRQ Muslim Dawood
11 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Mohammed Abboud
12 DF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Bassim Maitham
13 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Kadhim
14 MF Iraq IRQ Jaafar Hassan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Muslim
17 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Majed
18 MF Iraq IRQ Kadhim Dhiaa
19 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Sabea
20 MF Iraq IRQ Haider Abdul Qassam
21 GK Iraq IRQ Abbas Saleh Hassan
22 GK Iraq IRQ Yousef Alaa
24 FW Iraq IRQ Mutaz Mohannad
25 MF Iraq IRQ Falah Nayef Falah
27 DF Iraq IRQ Hassan Kamil
28 MF Iraq IRQ Abbas Ahmed
99 FW Iraq IRQ Zain Al-Abidin Jassim

Under-16s

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 Iraq IRQ Haider Qasim
2 DF Iraq IRQ Humam Jalal
3 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Ridha
4 DF Iraq IRQ Hussein Abdul Amir
5 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Mansour
6 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Hussam
7 MF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Raed
8 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Hussein
9 FW Iraq IRQ Jamal Maitham
10 FW Iraq IRQ Mustafa Ali
11 FW Iraq IRQ Hassan Ahmed
12 DF Iraq IRQ Hassan Khudhair
13 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Taqi
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Iraq IRQ Mujtaba Qasim
15 MF Iraq IRQ Jassim Ahmed
16 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Safaa
17 DF Iraq IRQ Zaineddine Miqdam
18 MF Iraq IRQ Hani Nayef
19 MF Iraq IRQ Kadhim Ali
20 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Saddam
22 GK Iraq IRQ Hassan Ali
25 DF Iraq IRQ Hussein Salah
26 DF Iraq IRQ Hussein Mohammed
27 MF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Ali
28 MF Iraq IRQ Abbas Ali

Current staff

Head Coaches:

Iraq Ali Jassim U21 Head Coach
Iraq Mohammed Abdul Hussein U19 Head Coach
Iraq Fadhel Nasser U17 Head Coach
Iraq Fadhel Abdul Wahed U16 Head Coach

Staff:

Iraq Haider Abdul Hussein U21 Assistant Coach
Iraq Sajjad Abdul Nabi U17 Assistant Coach
Iraq Waleed Ali U16 Assistant Coach
Iraq Ghassan Abdul Karim U21 Goalkeeping Coach
Iraq Ismail Hashim U19 Goalkeeping Coach
Iraq Wissam Jumaa U17 Goalkeeping Coach
Iraq Mohammed Saleh U16 Goalkeeping Coach
Iraq Ahmed Helou Fitness Trainer
Iraq Ali Sami Medical Therapist
Iraq Haider Karim Administrative
Iraq Ali Abdul Moneim Administrative

Honours

  • Iraqi U21 Premier League: 2
2022–23,[14] 2024–25[15]
  • Iraqi U19 Premier League: 2
2021–22,[16] 2024–25[17]
  • Iraqi U16 Premier League: 1
2023–24[18]
  • Basra Clubs U19 League: 2
2009,[19] 2011[20]
  • Basra Clubs U16 League: 4
2009,[21] 2011,[20] 2015,[22] 2019[23]
  • Paris World Games, Football U19: 1
2017[24][25]

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.

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