Iraq association football youth system
Football club
Al-Minaa Under-19s and AcademyFull name | Al-Minaa Football Club (Under-19s and Academy) |
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Founded | 1931; 93 years ago (1931) |
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Ground | Al-Fayhaa Stadium |
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Capacity | 10,000 |
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Academy Manager | Mohammed Abdul Hussein |
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League | Iraqi Youth Premier League, (Division 1) |
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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, 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-19s
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 | 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
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 | 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
Head Coaches:
Staff:
Taher Balass | 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
- Iraqi Youth Premier League: 1
- 2021–22[14]
- Iraqi Clubs U16 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
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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- ^ "شباب الميناء يواجه شباب نادي القاسم في مستهل مشواره بالدفاع عن لقبه". alrased.news (in Arabic). 7 February 2023.
- ^ "المدرب المساعد لكرة شباب الميناء طاهر بلص بضيافة جريدة البصرة الاليكترونية". basraelc.com (in Arabic). 16 November 2015.
- ^ "مدير عام الموانئ يلتقي بمدرب شباب الميناء لكرة القدم". scp.gov.iq (in Arabic). 17 August 2022.
- ^ "3 معسكرات تدريبية لتجهيز نادي الميناء لمنافسات دوري الشباب". iraqakhbar.com (in Arabic). 4 March 2023.
- ^ "الميناء يتوج بلقب الدوري الممتاز للشباب". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 10 June 2022.
- ^ "الدوري العراقي للشباب.. نادي الميناء يتوج باللقب". shafaqna.com (in Arabic). 11 June 2022.
- ^ "كبار الميناء يهبطون.. وشبابه يحصلون على لقب الدوري العراقي". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 11 June 2022.
- ^ "اتحاد الكرة يبارك فوز الميناء بلقب دوري الشباب". ifa.iq (in Arabic). 11 June 2022.
- ^ "درع الممتاز.. ثمرة كفاح يقطفها شباب الميناء". ina.iq (in Arabic). 15 June 2022.
- ^ "شباب الميناء يعسكر في تركيا". mustaqbl.net (in Arabic). 4 March 2020.
- ^ "استدعاء لاعبين وحارس مرمى شباب الميناء لمنتخب شباب العراق". ninanews.net (in Arabic). 12 June 2022.
- ^ "الميناء يحصد مركز الوصيف في بطولة باريس الدولية". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 13 July 2019.
- ^ "الميناء بطلا للدوري العراقي للشباب". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 10 June 2022.
- ^ "الميناء يتوج بطلا لناشئي العراق". ninanews.com (in Arabic). 4 July 2024.
- ^ "الميناء يتغلب على البحري ويحرز بطولة أندية البصرة للشباب بكرة القدم". ankawa.com (in Arabic). 20 August 2009.
- ^ a b ناشئة الميناء وشبابه أبطال للدوري الممتاز في البصرة. forum.kooora.com (in Arabic). 16 May 2011.
- ^ "الميناء يحقق لقب بطولة أندية البصرة للناشئين بكرة القدم". iraqifs.acaa-p.com (in Arabic). 25 August 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "البصرة تشهد نهائيات كرة القدم للناشئين وكأس البصرة". basra.gov.iq (in Arabic). 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Al Minaa Club won the entire Playoff A in Boys 19 during Paris World Games 2017". Paris World Games. 13 July 2017.
- ^ "شباب الميناء يفوز بكأس باريس الدولية". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). 15 July 2017.
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