Naft Maysan SC

Naft Missan
Full nameNaft Missan Sports Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Al Mamlaka (Kingdom Knights)
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
GroundMaysan Olympic Stadium
Capacity25,000
ChairmanAhmed Salem
ManagerUday Ismail
LeagueIraq Stars League
2023–24Iraq Stars League, 10th of 20
Websitehttps://naftmissan.com/
Current season

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

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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

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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

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First-team squad

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As of 15 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iraq IRQ Hassan Najem
2 DF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Mohammed
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Alexandré Yeoule FGN
7 MF Iraq IRQ Jafar Nasser
8 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Mohammed
9 FW Nigeria NGA Okiki Afolabi FGN
10 MF Iraq IRQ Alaa Saad
11 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Lateef
14 MF Iraq IRQ Haider Mohsin
15 MF Iraq IRQ Wissam Saadoun
18 MF Iraq IRQ Abbas Fadhel
19 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Ali
20 FW Yemen YEM Ahmed Maher ARB
21 MF Iraq IRQ Obaida Kadhim
22 GK Iraq IRQ Hassan Najim
23 MF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Jabbar
24 DF Ivory Coast CIV Soualio Dabilo Ouattara FGN
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF Iraq IRQ Hussein Mutar
26 DF Iraq IRQ Ammar Kadhim
27 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Saeed
31 MF Iraq IRQ Akram Raheem Captain
32 MF Nigeria NGA Dare Olatunji FGN
35 FW Nigeria NGA Usman Sale FGN
36 MF Iraq IRQ Salam Mohammed
70 FW Iraq IRQ Ali Sabeeh
— DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Salam
— DF Iraq IRQ Mohannad Habeeb
— DF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Hadi
— MF Syria SYR Ali Koute ARB
— MF Iraq IRQ Murtadha Kassad
— FW Senegal SEN Daouda Diémé FGN

Youth team squad

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As of 9 May 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 Iraq IRQ Mustafa Arif
2 Iraq IRQ Baqer Qasim
3 Iraq IRQ Moammel Saadoun
4 Iraq IRQ Abu Al-Hassan Al-Kareem
5 Iraq IRQ Nasrullah Ahmed
6 Iraq IRQ Nour Aldin Qasim
7 Iraq IRQ Hamza Mahdi
8 Iraq IRQ Hayder Sadiq
9 Iraq IRQ Fiqar Abid
11 Iraq IRQ Hassan Hussein
12 Iraq IRQ Ali Abdul-Kareem
13 Iraq IRQ Muqtada Kamel
14 Iraq IRQ Mohammed Jabbar
15 Iraq IRQ Ahmed Uday
16 Iraq IRQ Ali Salman
17 Iraq IRQ Muqtada Saad
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 Iraq IRQ Muntadher Maytham
19 Iraq IRQ Muqtada Hamdan
20 Iraq IRQ Hussein Kadhim
21 Iraq IRQ Sajjad Jumaa
22 Iraq IRQ Sajjad Sabeeh
23 Iraq IRQ Mohammed Qasim Gatea
24 Iraq IRQ Moammel Hassan
25 Iraq IRQ Muntadher Kheraal
26 Iraq IRQ Abdul-Muttalib Ahmed
27 Iraq IRQ Yousif Ahmed
28 Iraq IRQ Hayder Ali
29 Iraq IRQ Mustafa Adel
31 Iraq IRQ Hussein Saeed
32 Iraq IRQ Moammel Fadhil
33 Iraq IRQ Abbas Fadhil
34 Iraq IRQ Muqtada Faisal
36 Iraq IRQ Jaafer Ghazi

Current technical staff

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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

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  • 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

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Statistics

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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

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

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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

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  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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