Naft Maysan SC

Naft Missan
Full nameNaft Missan Sports Club
NicknameFursan Al Mamlaka (Kingdom Knights)
Founded2003; 23 years ago (2003)
GroundMaysan Olympic Stadium
Capacity25,000
ChairmanAhmed Salem
ManagerUday Ismail
LeagueIraq Stars League
2024–25Iraq Stars League, 11th of 20
Websitehttps://naftmissan.com/

Naft Maysan SC (also known as Naft Missan) (Arabic: نادي نفط ميسان, lit. 'Maysan's Oil') is an Iraqi professional football club based in Amarah, Maysan that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of football in Iraq.

History

Naft Maysan Sports Club was founded in 2003 by the Ministry of Oil.[1] In 2009–10 season, the club was playing in the Iraqi Premier League[2] until it relegated to Iraqi First Division League in the 2011 season. But the team returned to play in the Iraqi Premier League after winning the runner-up in the 2012–13 Iraqi First Division League[3] where it remains.

Oil Minister's Cup

In addition to the club's participation in the Iraqi Premier League and Iraq FA Cup, the club participates in Oil Minister's Cup championship with the clubs belonging to the Ministry of Oil periodically.[4]

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 15 September 2024

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 Hassan Najem
2 DF  IRQ Mustafa Mohammed
3 DF  IRQ Mohammed Salam
4 DF  IRQ Mohannad Habeeb
5 DF  CIV Alexandré Yeoule FGN
6 MF  IRQ Murtadha Kassad
7 MF  IRQ Jafar Nasser
8 MF  IRQ Ahmed Mohammed
10 MF  IRQ Alaa Saad
11 MF  IRQ Ali Lateef
14 MF  IRQ Haider Mohsin
15 MF  IRQ Wissam Saadoun
18 MF  IRQ Abbas Fadhel
19 MF  IRQ Hussein Ali
20 FW  YEM Ahmed Maher ARB
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  IRQ Obaida Kadhim
22 GK  IRQ Hassan Najim
23 MF  IRQ Sajjad Jabbar
24 DF  CIV Soualio Dabilo Ouattara FGN
25 DF  IRQ Hussein Mutar
26 DF  IRQ Ammar Kadhim
27 DF  IRQ Mohammed Saeed
30 DF  IRQ Mustafa Hadi
31 MF  IRQ Akram Raheem (captain)
32 MF  NGA Dare Olatunji FGN
35 FW  NGA Usman Sale FGN
36 MF  IRQ Salam Mohammed
55 FW  SEN Daouda Diémé FGN
70 FW  IRQ Ali Sabeeh

Youth team squad

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
No. Pos. Nation Player

Current technical staff

Position Name Nationality
Manager: Uday Ismail Iraq
Assistant manager: Shafiq Jabal Iraq
Assistant manager: Ashraf ben Razzaq Iraq
Goalkeeping coach: Ahmed Abdul Ridha Iraq
Director of football: Hamid Kareem Iraq
Administrative director: Ali Dawoud Iraq
Team analyst: Ramadan Al-Zubaidy Iraq
Club doctor: Aboud Hameed Iraq
U-16 Manager: Sattar Shet Iraq

Updated to match played 9 July 2022
Source: kooora.com

Managerial history

  • Iraq Ahmed Salim (2009–2010)
  • Iraq Ahmed Daham (2010–2011)
  • Syria Hussein Afash (2013)
  • Iraq Sabah Abdul Jalil (2013–2014)
  • Iraq Asaad Abdul Razzaq (2014–2014)
  • Iraq Hassan Ahmed (2014–2015)
  • Iraq Abbas Obeid (2015-2015)
  • Iraq Ahmed Daham (2015–2016)
  • Iraq Uday Ismail (2016–2018)
  • Iraq Ahmed Daham (2018–2020)
  • Iraq Razzaq Farhan (2020–2021)
  • Iraq Uday Ismail (2021–2021)
  • Iraq Thair Jassam (2021–2021)
  • Iraq Asaad Abdul Razzaq (2021–2022)
  • Iraq Ahmed Khalaf (2022)
  • Iraq Uday Ismail (2022–)

Records

Statistics

The season-by-season performance of the club over the recent years:

Season League Rank P W D L F A GD Pts Cup
2009–10 Iraqi Premier League 17 34 12 11 11 44 37 +7 47 —
2010–11 Iraqi Premier League 20 26 6 7 13 20 29 -9 25 —
2011–12 Iraqi First Division League 2 – Group 2 28 17 4 7 58 34 +24 55 —
2012–13 Iraqi First Division League 2 30 19 7 4 72 30 +42 64 1PO
2013–14 Iraqi Premier League 13 21 6 6 9 25 29 -4 24 —
2014–15 Iraqi Premier League 12 16 3 8 5 14 20 -6 17 —
2015–16 Iraqi Premier League 10 17 3 6 5 16 16 0 24 —
2016–17 Iraqi Premier League 11 36 8 15 13 28 36 -8 39 QF
2017–18 Iraqi Premier League 8 38 13 10 15 45 37 +8 49 —
2018–19 Iraqi Premier League 5 38 15 14 9 57 47 +10 59 QF
2019–20(1) Iraqi Premier League — 6 0 1 5 5 12 — — R16(2)
2020–21 Iraqi Premier League 13 38 9 16 13 38 48 -10 43 R32
2021–22 Iraqi Premier League 12 38 10 16 12 30 34 -4 46 R32
2022–23 Iraqi Premier League 11 38 13 12 13 42 54 -12 51 QF
2023–24 Iraq Stars League 10 38 10 17 11 41 40 +1 47 QF
2024–25 Iraq Stars League 11 38 14 9 15 42 46 -4 51 2R

1 The league was not completed and was cancelled.
2 Naft Maysan had not yet been eliminated from the cup but it was abandoned midway through.

All-time top goalscorers

As of 16 July 2019
# Nat. Name Career Goals
1 Wissam Saadoun 2009–2019 48
2 Ahmed Saeed 2015–2019 19
3 Karrar Ali 2016–2019 12
4 Hassan Hamoud 2009–2019 11
Thamir Barghash 2013–2019
5 Ali Abed Thyab 2009–2011 10
6 Khodor Salame 2013–2015 9
7 Mohammed Zamil 2009–2019 8
  • Players in bold are still available for selection.

References

  1. ^ "Interview with chairman of Naft Maysan Club". alnoor.se (in Arabic). April 26, 2008. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "42 clubs will play in Iraqi Premier League". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). August 11, 2009. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Naft Maysan returned to play in the Iraqi Premier League". adwaa-nasiriyah.com (in Arabic). October 7, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Naft Maysan play in the Oil Minister's Cup". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). July 11, 2010.
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