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 Iraqi Premier 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
LeagueIraqi Premier League
2021–22Iraqi Premier League, 12th 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 the “ 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  IRQ Hassan Najem
3 DF  IRQ Sajjad Mahdi
4 DF  BRA Bruno Arrabal
5 DF  IRQ Yaser Salam
6 DF  IRQ Jafar Gatea
7 MF  IRQ Jafar Nasser
8 MF  IRQ Ahmed Mohammed
9 FW  SYR Yassin Samia
10 MF  IRQ Alaa Saad
11 MF  IRQ Karrar Mohammed
12 GK  IRQ Mahdi Hashim
14 MF  IRQ Haider Mohsin
15 MF  IRQ Wissam Saadoun
17 MF  GUI Lancinet Sidibe
18 DF  IRQ Hassan Abdul-Zahra
20 FW  IRQ Hamza Abbas
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  IRQ Obaida Kadhim
22 GK  IRQ Ahmed Khalid
23 MF  IRQ Sajjad Jabbar
24 DF  IRQ Hassan Khairi
25 DF  IRQ Hussein Mutar
26 DF  IRQ Ammar Kadhim
27 DF  IRQ Mohammed Saeed
29 MF  IRQ Hussein Kadhem
31 MF  IRQ Akram Raheem
33 MF  PLE Ameed Sawafta
36 MF  IRQ Salam Mohammed
70 FW  IRQ Ali Sabeeh
77 MF  IRQ Hussein Ali
80 MF  IRQ Abbas Fadhel
88 FW  NGA Benjamin Okoronkwo
99 MF  IRQ Ali Karim

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+42641R
2013–14Iraqi Premier League13216692529-424—
2014–15Iraqi Premier League12163851420-617—
2015–16Iraqi Premier League10173651616024—
2016–17Iraqi Premier League1136815132836-839QR
2017–18Iraqi Premier League8381310154537+849—

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.

Honours

References
  1. "Interview with chairman of Naft Maysan Club". alnoor.se (in Arabic). April 26, 2008.
  2. "42 clubs will play in Iraqi Premier League". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). August 11, 2009.
  3. "Naft Maysan returned to play in the Iraqi Premier League". adwaa-nasiriyah.com (in Arabic). October 7, 2013.
  4. "Naft Maysan play in the Oil Minister's Cup". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). July 11, 2010.
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