Naft Maysan SC

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.

Naft Missan
Full nameNaft Missan Sports Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Al Mamlaka (Kingdom Knights)
Founded2003 (2003)
GroundMaysan Olympic Stadium
Capacity25,000
ChairmanAhmed Salem
ManagerUday Ismail
LeagueIraq Stars League
2022–23Iraqi Premier League, 11th of 20
WebsiteClub website

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 Iraq Division One in the 2011 season. But the team returned to play in the Iraqi Premier League after winning the runner-up in the 2012–13 Iraq Division One[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 30 May 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  IRQ Hassan Najem
3 DF  IRQ Sajjad Mohammed Mahdi
6 DF  IRQ Jafar Gatea
7 MF  IRQ Jafar Nasser
8 MF  IRQ Ahmed Mohammed
9 FW  SYR Alaa Al-Dali
10 MF  IRQ Alaa Saad
11 MF  IRQ Ali Lateef
12 GK  IRQ Mahdi Hashim
13 FW  IRQ Hayder Abdulraheem
14 MF  IRQ Haider Mohsin
15 MF  IRQ Wissam Saadoun
16 MF  IRQ Hussein Kadhim
17 DF  IRQ Ali Hussein
18 MF  IRQ Abbas Fadhel
19 MF  IRQ Hussein Ali
20 DF  IRQ Hussein Amer
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
25 DF  IRQ Hussein Mutar
26 DF  IRQ Ammar Kadhim
27 DF  IRQ Mohammed Saeed
28 MF  BFA Maarouf Yussuf
29 MF  CMR Regis Baha
31 MF  IRQ Akram Raheem
35 FW  NGA Kingsley Fidelis Kuku
36 MF  IRQ Salam Mohammed
40 GK  IRQ Mustafa Zohair
41 GK  IRQ Amjad Raheem
44 DF  YEM Rami Al-Wasmani
70 FW  IRQ Ali Sabeeh
88 FW  NGA Benjamin Okoronkwo

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

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

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

Managerial history
  • Ahmed Salim (2009–2010)
  • Ahmed Daham (2010–2011)
  • Hussein Afash (2013)
  • Sabah Abdul Jalil (2013–2014)
  • Asaad Abdul Razzaq (2014–2014)
  • Hassan Ahmed (2014–2015)
  • Abbas Obeid (2015-2015)
  • Ahmed Daham (2015–2016)
  • Uday Ismail (2016–2018)
  • Ahmed Daham (2018–2020)
  • Razzaq Farhan (2020–2021)
  • Uday Ismail (2021–2021)
  • Thair Jassam (2021–2021)
  • Asaad Abdul Razzaq (2021–2022)
  • Ahmed Khalaf (2022)
  • 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
2009–10Iraqi Premier League17341211114437+747—
2010–11Iraqi Premier League202667132029-925—
2011–12Iraq Division One2 – Group 22817475834+2455—
2012–13Iraq Division One23019747230+42641PO
2013–14Iraqi Premier League13216692529-424—
2014–15Iraqi Premier League12163851420-617—
2015–16Iraqi Premier League10173651616024—
2016–17Iraqi Premier League1136815132836-839QF
2017–18Iraqi Premier League8381310154537+849—
2018–19Iraqi Premier League538151495747+1059QF
2019–20(1)Iraqi Premier League—6015512——R16(2)
2020–21Iraqi Premier League1338916133848-1043R32
2021–22Iraqi Premier League12381016123034-446R32
2022–23Iraqi Premier League11381312134254-1251QF

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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