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2024–25 Al-Mina'a SC season

The 2024–25 season will be Al-Minaa's second season in the newly-formed Iraq Stars League, and their 48th season in the top division of Iraq football.

Al-Mina'a SC
2024–25 season
ChairmanFarhan Al-Farttousi
ManagerPablo Grandes
GroundAl-Minaa Olympic Stadium
Iraq Stars LeaguePre-season
FA CupThird round
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Background

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After Al-Minaa Club entered into an administrative crisis last season, as FIFA imposed a ban on contracting players, it was forced to play with the academy players.[1] Despite all the difficulties, it was able to ensure its survival in the Iraq Stars League since the 35th round[2] and finished the league in 12th place,[3] which was considered a football miracle.[4] However, coach Hassan Ahmed apologized for continuing with the team and withdrew after the end of the season.[5][6] So the club's newly elected management[7][8] began contracting with Spanish coach Pablo Grandes in 29 July to prepare a team that would compete for the league.[9][10][11][12]

Summer transfer window

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The Iraq Stars League summer transfer window runs from 2 August to 2 September 2024.[13] Al-Minaa announced from the first day the renewal of the contract of right back Hameed Ali Hameed.[14]

On 5 August, Al-Minaa announced the signing of three professional players and the renewal of two local players. The club signed 22-year-old Tunisian attacking midfielder Abdallah Amri from Tunisian club CS Sfaxien,[15] 25-year-old Gabonese international defensive midfielder Clech Loufilou from Omani club Sur,[16][17] and 23-year-old Swedish left winger of Iraqi origin Hamid Abdulla from Swedish club Rosengård.[18][19] The club also renewed the contracts of goalkeeper Jaafar Shenaishil and midfielder Ayad Abed Farhan.[20]

On 7 August, the club renewed the contract of the team's goalkeeper and the U-17 national team, Ammar Ali, and on 8 August, it renewed the contract of the right winger, Sajjad Alaa,[21] and announced the signing of the 24-year-old Congolese right winger, Tuisila Kisinda, coming from the Moroccan club, RS Berkane.[22][23][24] On 9 August, the club renewed the contract of defensive midfielder Haidar Salem.[25]

On 10 August, coach Pablo Grandes arrived in Basra from Spain with his assistant Iván McCarroll to officially lead the Al-Minaa team.[26] He was introduced to the media as the coach of Al-Minaa, and he said in the press conference that he wanted to compete for advanced positions in the league and that he chose Al-Minaa because it is the oldest club among the Iraqi clubs and that he would work to create a competitive team.[27][28]

On 12 August, the club announced the signing of 31-year-old Spanish striker Lolo Plá from Spanish club, Talavera.[29][30] The contract of central midfielder Mohammed Khudhair was also renewed,[31] as was the contract of centre back Hussein Amer after his return from a loan to Naft Maysan.[32]

On 13 August, the club announced the signing of 29-year-old Zimbabwean international centre back Gerald Takwara from Saudi club Ohod.[33][34] Centre back Mohammed Ghaleb's contract was also renewed, as was goalkeeper Abed Saleem Hammad's contract after he returned from loan to Amanat Baghdad.[33] On August 15, 16 and 17, the contracts of defenders Mojtaba Ali and Abbas Yas and striker Salem Ahmed were renewed.[35][36] On 18 August, the club renewed the contracts of left-back Muslim Mousa and left-winger Karrar Jaafar, and a day later announced the signing of 23-year-old midfielder Amir Ahmed from Al-Naft.[37] On 21 August, the club renewed the contract of right-back Karrar Al-Amir Ali.[38]

On 26 August , the club announced the signing of 30-year-old striker Mohannad Abdul-Raheem from Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.[39][40] It also announced the signing of 24-year-old Spanish right-back Raúl Parra from Portuguese club Estoril.[41][42][43] Thus, the club announced the completion of the six professional players,[44] according to the IFA regulations, which requires that the number of professional players not exceed six players.[45]

On 27 August, the club announced the signing of 36-year-old striker Alaa Abdul-Zahra from Al-Shorta.[46][47] On 28 August, the club announced the signing of 28-year-old Swedish defensive midfielder of Iraqi origin, Sumar Almadjed, from the Swedish club Helsingborgs IF.[48][49] On 30 August, the club announced the signing of 24-year-old Swedish defensive midfielder of Iraqi origin, André Alsanati, from the Swedish club IK Sirius.[50]

Pre-season

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The 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship took place in Jordan from 2–11 September. Two Al-Minaa first-team players were named in squads for the tournament, Ammar Ali and Zain Al-Abidin Jassim. They played in the starting lineup in the first match against Lebanon in 4 September, and Jassim scored two goals.[51]

The Iraqi U-20 team left for China in 1 September to play two friendly matches against China in preparation for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.[52] The travelling delegation was joined by three Al-Minaa first-team players who had previously been named in the squad: Karrar Jaafar, Muslim Mousa and Mohammed Ghaleb.[53]

Gerald Takwara (Zimbabwe) was called up to respective country' senior squads for international fixtures in September.[54]

On 1 September, Al-Minaa announced a pre-season tour to Antalya, and the following day it was also announced that Spanish match analyst Daniel Casas Trillo had joined the coaching staff, as he joined the team in Antalya with player Raúl Parra.[55]

On 5 September, Al-Minaa took on Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. Sajjad Alaa gave Al-Minaa an early lead. Alaa Abdul-Zahra scored a second goal. In the second half, Lolo Plá scored the third goal, helping Al-Minaa win 3–0.[56]

On 7 September, Tunisian Abdallah Amri and Gabonese Clech Loufilou joined the team’s training in Antalya, along with 20-year-old goalkeeper Abbas Karim, who officially signed Al-Minaa from Al-Shorta.[57]

First-team squad

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As of 27 August 2024
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Abed Saleem Hammad   GK 14 Oct 1995 (1995-10-14) (age 28) Al-Karkh 0 0
21 Ammar Ali   GK 26 Jul 2007 (2007-07-26) (age 17) Al-Minaa Academy 0 0
22 Jaafar Shenaishil   GK 21 Apr 2003 (2003-04-21) (age 21) Al-Minaa Academy 39 0
Abbas Karim   GK 15 Nov 2003 (2003-11-15) (age 20) Al-Shorta 0 0
Defenders
33 Abbas Yas   LB / CB / DM 3 Jul 2003 (2003-07-03) (age 21) Al-Minaa Academy 115 4
35 Mujtaba Ali   CB / RB 4 Oct 2002 (2002-10-04) (age 21) Al-Minaa Academy 30 0
36 Hameed Ali Hameed   RB / RWB 25 Sep 2004 (2004-09-25) (age 19) Al-Minaa Academy 35 1
40 Mohammed Ghaleb   CB 26 Sep 2005 (2005-09-26) (age 18) Al-Minaa Academy 24 0
42 Muslim Mousa   LB / LWB 11 Mar 2005 (2005-03-11) (age 19) Al-Minaa Academy 31 1
Gerald Takwara   CB / DM 29 Oct 1994 (1994-10-29) (age 29) Ohod 0 0
Hussein Amer   CB 28 Apr 2002 (2002-04-28) (age 22) Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 0 0
Raúl Parra   RB / CB 26 Nov 1999 (1999-11-26) (age 24) Estoril 0 0
Midfielders
6 Haider Salem   DM 3 Dec 1993 (1993-12-03) (age 30) Naft Al-Basra 48 2
15 Mohammed Khudhair   CM / RW 5 Mar 2003 (2003-03-05) (age 21) Al-Minaa Academy 41 0
Clech Loufilou   DM / CM 12 Apr 1999 (1999-04-12) (age 25) Sur 0 0
Abdallah Amri   AM / CM 6 Sep 2001 (2001-09-06) (age 23) CS Sfaxien 0 0
Amir Ahmed   DM / CM / CB 6 Jan 2001 (2001-01-06) (age 23) Al-Naft 0 0
Sumar Almadjed   DM / CM 13 Mar 1996 (1996-03-13) (age 28) Helsingborgs IF 0 0
Forwards
12 Karrar Jaafar   LW / ST 26 Apr 2006 (2006-04-26) (age 18) Al-Minaa Academy 54 13
18 Salem Ahmed   ST 24 Oct 2002 (2002-10-24) (age 21) Al-Minaa Academy 98 24
26 Sajjad Alaa   RW / ST 3 May 2003 (2003-05-03) (age 21) Al-Minaa Academy 56 14
Hamid Abdulla   LW / AM 1 Apr 2001 (2001-04) (age 23) Rosengård 0 0
Tuisila Kisinda   RW / ST 20 Dec 1999 (1999-12-20) (age 24) RS Berkane 0 0
Lolo Plá   ST 7 Apr 1993 (1993-04-07) (age 31) Talavera 0 0
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem   ST / RW / AM 22 Sep 1993 (1993-09-22) (age 30) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 0
Alaa Abdul-Zahra   ST / AM 22 Dec 1987 (1987-12-22) (age 36) Al-Shorta 0 0
André Alsanati   RW / AM 6 Jan 2000 (2000-01-06) (age 24) IK Sirius 0 0

New contracts and transfers

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New contracts

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Date No. Pos. Name Ref.
1 August 2024 36 RB   Hameed Ali Hameed [14]
5 August 2024 22 GK   Jaafar Shenaishil [20]
7 AM   Ayad Abed Farhan [20]
7 August 2024 21 GK   Ammar Ali [25]
8 August 2024 26 RW   Sajjad Alaa [21]
9 August 2024 6 DM   Haider Salem [25]
12 August 2024 15 CM   Mohammed Khudhair [31]
5 CB   Hussein Amer [32]
13 August 2024 40 CB   Mohammed Ghaleb [33]
1 GK   Abed Saleem Hammad [33]
15 August 2024 35 CB   Mujtaba Ali [35]
16 August 2024 33 LB   Abbas Yas [35]
17 August 2024 18 ST   Salem Ahmed [35]
18 August 2024 12 LW   Karrar Jaafar [37]
42 LB   Muslim Mousa [37]
22 August 2024 29 RB   Karrar Al-Amir Ali [38]

Transfers in

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Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
4 August 2024 AM   Abdallah Amri   CS Sfaxien Free transfer [15][19]
5 August 2024 DM   Clech Loufilou   Sur Free transfer [16][17][19]
LW   Hamid Abdulla   Rosengård Free transfer [18][19]
8 August 2024 RW   Tuisila Kisinda   RS Berkane Free transfer [22][23][24]
12 August 2024 ST   Lolo Plá   Talavera Free transfer [29][30]
13 August 2024 CB   Gerald Takwara   Ohod Free transfer [33][34]
19 August 2024 DM   Amir Ahmed   Al-Naft Free transfer [37]
26 August 2024 ST   Mohannad Abdul-Raheem   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Free transfer [39][40]
RB   Raúl Parra   Estoril Free transfer [41][42]
27 August 2024 ST   Alaa Abdul-Zahra   Al-Shorta Free transfer [46][47]
28 August 2024 DM   Sumar Almadjed   Helsingborgs IF Free transfer [48][49]
30 August 2024 RW   André Alsanati   IK Sirius Free transfer [50]
4 September 2024 GK   Abbas Karim   Al-Shorta Free transfer [57]

Transfers out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
27 July 2024 DM   Dare Olatunji   Naft Maysan Free transfer [58]
28 July 2024 ST   William Jebor   Karbalaa Free transfer [59]
30 July 2024 CB   Habib Omar Fofana   Diyala Free transfer [60]
DM   Yusuf Touré   Stade Tunisien Free transfer [61]
12 August 2024 CB   Abdullah Mohsin Unattached Released
AM   Ahmed Mohsin Ashour
ST   Mohammed Shokan
CM   Hamza Hadi Ahmed
GK   Mohammed Sabah
16 August 2024 LB   Hassan Odah
17 August 2024 CB   Muntadhar Hassan
18 August 2024 GK   Mohammed Saadoun   Masafi Al-Janoob Free transfer
27 August 2024 RB   Karrar Al-Amir Ali Unattached Released
11 September 2024 AM   Ayad Abed Farhan   Newroz Free transfer

Promotion from Academy

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Date Pos. Name Ref.
19 August 2024 AM   Zain Al-Abidin Jassim
31 August 2024 AM   Hassan Hamed Khalaf
4 September 2024 CM   Naji Nasser
ST   Muntadher Qahtan

Personnel

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Technical staff

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Position Name
Manager   Pablo Grandes
Assistant coach   Iván McCarroll
Goalkeeping Coach   Amer Abdul Wahab
Fitness coach   Amir Razzaq
Match analyst   Daniel Casas Trillo
Physiotherapist   Sebastian Baltateanu
Team Supervisor   Abbas Hassan

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 3 September 2024, Al-Minaa arrived in Antalya to pre-season tour,[55] which it started with a friendly against Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 Sep 2024 Friendly Al-Minaa   3–0   Antalyaspor Antalya, Turkey
17:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Akdeniz University Stadium
10 Sep 2024 Friendly Al-Minaa   2–2   Al-Zawraa Antalya, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Akdeniz University Stadium
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