The 1977–78 season was Al-Minaa's 4th season in the Iraqi National League, having featured in all editions of the competition. Al-Minaa participated in the Iraqi National League and the Iraq FA Cup, winning the league for the first time in their history, after finishing two points ahead of second-place Al-Zawraa.[1] The season saw the dismissal of first-team coach Faleh Hassan Wasfi after scoring a draw in the first two games of the season and being eliminated from the Iraqi FA Cup in the round of 16 before that,[2] and then the appointment of coach Jamil Hanoon. Striker Jalil Hanoon scored 11 goals to end the league season as the league's top goal-scorer total.[3]
| 1977–78 season | |||
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| Chairman | Adnan Ali Al-Qassab | ||
| Manager | Faleh Hassan Wasfi (until 16 October) Jamil Hanoon (from 16 October) | ||
| Ground | Al Mina'a Stadium | ||
| Iraqi National League | 1st | ||
| Iraq FA Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jalil Hanoon (11 goals) All: Jalil Hanoon (> 11 goals) | ||
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Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season edit
Win Draw Loss
| Friendly | Salahaddin | 0–7 | Al-Minaa | Erbil |
| Friendly | Al-Minaa | 8–0 | Salahaddin | Erbil |
Iraqi National League edit
Summary table edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
Last updated: September 2017.
Source: niiiis.com
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss
| 1 October 1977 1 | Al-Minaa | 2 – 2 | Salahaddin | Basra |
Ahmad  Ibrahim |
Yilanda |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 16 October 1977 3 | Al-Minaa | 1 – 0 | Al-Ittihad | Basra |
| Hanoon |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 24 October 1977 4 | Al-Zawraa | 2 – 3 | Al-Minaa | Baghdad |
| Hassan (pen.) Yousif |
Jabbar Ibrahim Hanoon |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 31 October 1977 5 | Al-Minaa | 1 – 0 | Al-Iktisad | Basra |
| Ahmad |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 27 January 1978 8 | Babil | 0 – 6 | Al-Minaa | Baghdad |
| Hanoon Ahmed Abdul-Hussein |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 17 February 1978 10 | Al-Jaish | 0 – 1 | Al-Minaa | Baghdad |
| Saddam |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 27 February 1978 11 | Al-Minaa | 5 – 1 | Al-Hilla | Basra |
| Ahmed Karim Abdul-Hussein Abdullah Saddam |
Abdullah |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 21 March 1978 12 | Al-Tayaran | 2 – 2 | Al-Minaa | Baghdad |
| Malakh Mashkour |
Hanoon (pen.) Abdul-Hussein |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
Iraq FA Cup edit
Win Draw Loss
| 9 September 1977 Round of 32 | Al-Minaa | ? – ? | Al-Umal | Basra |
| Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 16 September 1977 Round of 16 | Al-Amana | 3 – 0 (w/o) | Al-Minaa | Baghdad |
| Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium | ||||
| Note: Al-Amana were awarded a 3–0 victory after Al-Minaa has violated the regulations of Iraq Football Association. While Al-Minaa won the game 2–0.[4] | ||||
Statistics edit
Overall statistics edit
| League | Cup | Total Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Games won | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Games drawn | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Games lost | 0 | (1) | (1) |
| Goals scored | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| Goals conceded | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Goal difference | +17 | +5 | +22 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Last updated: September 2017
References edit
- ^ "Iraqi League 1977/1978". niiiis.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ "Iraqi FA Cup 1977/1978". niiiis.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ^ "Interview with Iraqi player Jalil Hanoon". kooora.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ^ "Iraqi FA Cup History". kooora.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.