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

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 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 3 September 2022

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
3 DF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Mahdi
4 DF Brazil BRA Bruno Arrabal
5 DF Iraq IRQ Yaser Salam
6 DF Iraq IRQ Jafar Gatea
7 MF Iraq IRQ Jafar Nasser
8 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Mohammed
9 FW Syria SYR Yassin Samia
10 MF Iraq IRQ Alaa Saad
11 MF Iraq IRQ Karrar Mohammed
12 GK Iraq IRQ Mahdi Hashim
14 MF Iraq IRQ Haider Mohsin
15 MF Iraq IRQ Wissam Saadoun
17 MF Guinea GUI Lancinet Sidibe
18 DF Iraq IRQ Hassan Abdul-Zahra
20 FW Iraq IRQ Hamza Abbas
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Iraq IRQ Obaida Kadhim
22 GK Iraq IRQ Ahmed Khalid
23 MF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Jabbar
24 DF Iraq IRQ Hassan Khairi
25 DF Iraq IRQ Hussein Mutar
26 DF Iraq IRQ Ammar Kadhim
27 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Saeed
29 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Kadhem
31 MF Iraq IRQ Akram Raheem
33 MF State of Palestine PLE Ameed Sawafta
36 MF Iraq IRQ Salam Mohammed
40 GK Iraq IRQ Mustafa Zohair
70 FW Iraq IRQ Ali Sabeeh
77 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Ali
80 MF Iraq IRQ Abbas Fadhel
88 FW Nigeria NGA Benjamin Okoronkwo
99 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Karim

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 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

Position Name Nationality
Manager:Uday IsmailIraq
Assistant manager:Shafiq JabalIraq
Assistant manager:Ashraf ben RazzaqIraq
Goalkeeping coach:Ahmed Abdul RidhaIraq
Director of football:Hamid KareemIraq
Administrative director:Ali DawoudIraq
Team analyst:Ramadan Al-ZubaidyIraq
Club doctor:Aboud HameedIraq
U-16 Manager:Sattar ShetIraq

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
2009–10Iraqi 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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