The 2015–16 season was Al-Minaa's 40th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 42 editions of the competition except two.
| 2015–16 season | |||
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| Chairman | Omran Radhi Thani (until 13 March) Jalil Hanoon (from 13 March) | ||
| Manager | Hussam Al Sayed | ||
| Ground | Basra Sports City (temporary use) | ||
| Iraqi Premier League | 6th | ||
| Iraq FA Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Omar Khribin (10) All: Omar Khribin (10) | ||
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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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Players Data edit
- As of November 2015
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Since | Games | Goals |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 12 | Medhat Abdul Hussein | 
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GK | 21 October 1985 | Naft Al-Janoob | August 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Karrar Ibrahim |
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GK | 19 September 1994 | Youth system | September 2009 | 90 | 1 |
| 22 | Saqr Ajail |
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GK | 3 January 1993 | Amanat Baghdad | July 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Saad Attiya |
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CB | 26 February 1987 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | December 2014 | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Hamza Adnan |
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LB | 8 February 1996 | Youth system | September 2012 | 42 | 1 |
| 4 | Omar Midani | 
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CB/LB | 26 January 1994 | Al-Wahda | August 2014 | 23 | 1 |
| 6 | Ali Bahjat |
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CB | 3 March 1992 | Al-Shorta | December 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Hussein Falah |
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RB | 1 July 1994 | Duhok | February 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 17 | Haidar Sari |
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LB/AM | 17 August 1997 | Youth system | September 2012 | 21 | 1 |
| 24 | Faisal Jassim |
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RB | 1 July 1986 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | August 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | Abdullah Mohsin |
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CB | 27 May 1994 | Youth system | September 2012 | 26 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 5 | Ahmed Mohsin Ashoor |
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CM | 4 January 1996 | Youth system | September 2012 | 29 | 3 |
| 8 | Ali Hosni |
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LW/RW | 1 October 1994 | Youth system | September 2012 | 67 | 12 |
| 9 | Ammar Abdul Hussein |
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LW | 13 February 1992 | Al-Shorta | July 2015 | 87 | 9 |
| 10 | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan |
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CAM/LW/RW | 21 March 1993 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | September 2013 | 96 | 12 |
| 11 | Jawad Kadhim |
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RW | 14 October 1993 | Al-Naft | August 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Ali Qasim |
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CM/DM | 15 March 1996 | Youth system | November 2013 | 36 | 0 |
| 21 | Ahmad Abbas Hattab |
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CM/DM | 9 May 1994 | Al-Shorta | December 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Ahmed Jabbar |
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DM | 10 September 1992 | Al-Talaba | July 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Abdul Hadi Zaqlam | 
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CM/DM | 18 June 1994 | Al-Hilal | August 2015 | 7 | 1 |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 7 | Gleisson | 
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ST | 3 May 1982 | Duque de Caxias | September 2014 | 16 | 5 |
| 18 | Ziyad Ahmed |
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ST | 13 May 1992 | Duhok | July 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Ali Al-Shareef |
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ST | 3 February 1989 | Al-Hilal | September 2015 | 5 | 0 |
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| July 2015 | MF | Ammar Abdul Hussein
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Al-Shorta
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Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | GK | Saqr Ajail
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Amanat Baghdad
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Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | MF | Ahmed Jabbar
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Al-Talaba
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Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | DF | Ali Hussein
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Najaf
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Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | FW | Ziyad Ahmed
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Duhok
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Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | FW | Omar Khribin
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | MF | Jawad Kadhim
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Al-Naft
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Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | GK | Medhat Abdul Hussein
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Naft Al-Janoob
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Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | DF | Faisal Jassim
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | MF | Ghiyath Shokor
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Peshmerga Erbil
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Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | MF | Abdul Hadi Zaqlam
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Al-Hilal
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Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | FW | Ali Al-Shareef
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Al-Hilal
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Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | GK | Hameed Battal
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Youth system | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | DF | Mustafa Ali Abbas
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Youth system | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | MF | Ali Tahseen
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Youth system | Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | MF | Ali Majed
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Youth system | Undisclosed |
| November 2015 | MF | Ahmed Abbas
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Al-Shorta
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Undisclosed |
| December 2015 | DF | Ali Bahjat
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Al-Shorta
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Undisclosed |
| March 2016 | FW | Gleisson
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Free agent | Undisclosed |
Out edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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| July 2015 | MF | Júnior
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End of contract | – |
| July 2015 | FW | Gleisson
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End of contract | – |
| July 2015 | MF | Omar Alaa Ahmed
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End of contract | – |
| July 2015 | DF | Ali Jassim
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End of contract | – |
| July 2015 | FW | Hussein Ali Wahed
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Al-Shorta
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Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | MF | Hussein Abdul Wahed
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Al-Shorta
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Undisclosed |
| July 2015 | DF | Mohammed Abdul Karim
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Naft Al-Janoob
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Undisclosed |
| August 2015 | GK | Amjad Rahim
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Al-Shorta
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Undisclosed |
| September 2015 | MF | Hamid Mido
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Undisclosed |
| December 2015 | DF | Ali Hussein
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Released | |
| December 2015 | MF | Ghiyath Shokor
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Released | |
| December 2015 | FW | Omar Khribin
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 Al-Dhafra
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Undisclosed |
Updated to match played December 2015
Source: Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News
Technical staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Coach | Hussam Al Sayed
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| Assistant coach | Ahmad Rahim
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| Fitness coach | Waleed Juma
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| Goalkeeping coach | Aqeel Abdul Mohsin
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| Club doctor | Faris Abdullah
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| Doctor's assistant | Fuad Mahdi
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Updated to match played July 2015
Source: Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News
Board members edit
| President | Jalil Hanoon
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| Amanuensis | Mohammad Jaber Hassan
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| Board of Directors Member | Naji Abdulla Hassan Al Mosawi
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| Board of Directors Member | Nazar Taha Humood
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| Board of Directors Member | Nabeel Abdul Ameer Jamil
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| Board of Directors Member | Ali Fadhel Hassan
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| Board of Directors Member | Karim Jasim Hassan
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| Female Board Member | Ikhlas Naji Jasim
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Updated to match played 13 March 2016
Source: Al-Minaa SC: Transfers and News
Kit edit
| Period | Home colours | Away colours | Supplier | Sponsor |
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| September 2015 – November 2015 |         |
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Uhlsport | — |
| November 2015 – February 2016 |  |
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Lescon | Elaph Islamic Bank |
| February 2016 – May 2016 |     |
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Stadium edit
During the previous season, the stadium of Al-Mina'a demolished. A company will build a new stadium that will be completed in 2016. Since they can't play their games at Al Mina'a Stadium, they will be playing at Basra Sports City during this season.
Friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss
| 21 August 2015 Friendly | Al-Mina'a | 0–0 |  Bahrain | İzmit, Turkey |
| 08:30 GMT | Stadium: The Green Park Kartepe Resort |
| 23 August 2015 Friendly | Al-Mina'a | 1–0 | Libya | İzmit, Turkey |
| 08:30 GMT | Ziyad Ahmed  15' |
Stadium: İzmit stadium |
| 27 August 2015 Friendly | Al-Mina'a | 2–0 |  Jordan U-22 | İzmit, Turkey |
| 12:30 GMT | Ziyad Ahmed 22' Hamid Mido 36' |
Stadium: The Green Park Kartepe Resort |
| 5 September 2015 Friendly | Al-Karkh | 1–0 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 12:30 GMT | Saad Fawzi 77' |
Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium |
| 9 October 2015 Friendly | Al-Mina'a | 3–1 | Al-Bahri | Basra, Iraq |
| 12:30 GMT | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan Ammar Abdul Hussein |
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Stadium: Basra Sports City |
Iraqi Premier League edit
Group stage : Group – 2 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 |
| 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
Last updated: 4 March 2016.
Source: Goalzz.com
Results by matchday edit
Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2016. Source: Goalzz.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss
- Away matches
| 15 September 2015 1 | Zakho | 1–1 | Al-Mina'a | Zakho |
| 12:30 GMT | Sattar Yasin  8'Raiber Mohammed 55' Mihai Leca 76' Safaa Jabbar 85' |
Al-Minaa report | Abdul Hadi Ibrahim 12' Omar Khribin 73' |
Stadium: Dalal Stadium Attendance: (nil) Punishment from IFA Referee: Mohammed Tareq Ahmed |
| 20 September 2015 2 | Al-Mina'a | 3–1 | Erbil | Basra |
| 12:30 GMT | Omar Khribin 4', 90+1' Ziyad Ahmed 81' |
Miram Karim 90+5' |
Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohanad Qasim |
| 25 September 2015 3 | Al-Mina'a | 0–2 | Amanat Baghdad | Basra |
| 15:00 GMT | Karrar Ibrahim 90+4' |
Ahmed Mohsin 24' Marwan Abbas 69'Sattar Jabbar 77' Mustafa Ahmed 81' Muthana Khalid 90+1' Redha Nasrallah 90+5' (pen.) |
Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohammed Ghani |
| 30 September 2015 4 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–2 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 12:30 GMT | Hammadi Ahmad 45+2' Saad Natik 52' Hammadi Ahmad 89' |
Abdul Hadi Ibrahim 14' Ammar Abdul Hussein 16'Faisal Jassim 25'Abdul Hadi Ibrahim 45'Ali Hosni  90+4'Hamza Adnan 90+6' |
Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium Referee: Salim Amer |
| 15 October 2015 5 | Al-Mina'a | 2–0 | Karbalaa | Basra |
| 15:00 GMT | Ahmed Jabbar 34' Karrar Ibrahim 38'Omar Khribin 60' Ammar Abdul Hussein 87' Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 90' |
Hussein Jamal 38' Noor Al Mustafa 45+3' |
Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Tahseen Ali |
| 20 October 2015 6 | Al-Hedood | 0–2 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 12:00 GMT | Hussein Hakim | Omar Khribin 14', 82' Saad Attiya 25'Hamza Adnan 53'Abdul Hadi Ibrahim 72' |
Stadium: Baghdad Stadium Referee: Ali Al-Hadi Ibrahim |
| 27 October 2015 7 | Al Shorta | 0–1 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 11:30 GMT | Ahmad Fadhel 64' Nabeel Sabah 74'Ahmad Al Salih 75' |
Alamalsport report | Omar Khribin 31' Ahmed Jabbar 52'Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 74' Omar Khribin 78' |
Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium Referee: Watheq Mohammed |
| 6 November 2015 8 | Al-Mina'a | 4–1 | Al-Sinaa | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Faisal Jassim 10' Ammar Abdul Hussein 44'Omar Khribin 50', 90'Abdullah Mohsin 63'Ali Hosni 72'Abu Kraisha 79'Hamza Adnan 81'Saad Attiya 86' |
Hassan Atwan 40' Abbas Juma Mahmoud Khalil 75' |
Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Falah Abed |
| 8 December 2015 9 | Najaf | 1–0 | Al-Mina'a | Najaf |
| 11:00 GMT | Saeed Mohsen 82' Ali Qassim 86' |
Ali Hosni 86' |
Stadium: An Najaf Stadium Referee: Salim Amer |
- Home matches
| 13 December 2015 10 | Al-Mina'a | 1–1 | Zakho | Basra |
| 11:00 GMT | Ammar Abdul Hussein 26' |
Abdelsalam Al Faitori 58' |
Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Falah Abed |
| 17 December 2015 11 | Erbil | 3–1 | Al-Mina'a | Erbil |
| 11:00 GMT | Mohammed Jaffal 56' (pen.) Ahmed Abdul Ameer 58'Kosrat Baez 90' |
Ali Bahjat Faisal Jassim 67'Omar Khribin 70' |
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium Referee: Yousif Saeed |
| 2 January 2016 12 | Karbalaa | 3–1 | Al-Mina'a | Karbalaa |
| 11:00 GMT | Jabbar Karim 23', 63' Alaa Abbas 90' |
Ammar Abdul Hussein 72' |
Stadium: Karbala Stadium |
| 7 February 2016 13 | Amanat Baghdad | 0–0 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 11:00 GMT | Stadium: Baghdad Stadium |
| 11 February 2016 14 | Al-Mina'a | 1–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Basra |
| 11:00 GMT | Abdullah Mohsin 62' |
Emad Mohsin 90' |
Stadium: Basra Sports City |
| 16 February 2016 15 | Al-Mina'a | 1–1 | Al-Hedood | Basra |
| 11:00 GMT | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 49' (pen.) |
Manar Taha 6' |
Stadium: Basra Sports City |
| 24 February 2016 16 | Al-Mina'a | 2–0 | Al Shorta | Basra |
| 11:00 GMT | Ali Bahjat 58' (pen.) Ammar Abdul Hussein 88' |
Stadium: Basra Sports City |
| 29 February 2016 17 | Al-Sinaa | 1–2 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 11:00 GMT | Aqeel Khairi 67' |
Ali Bahjat 47' Ali Hosni 75' |
Stadium: Baghdad Stadium |
| 4 March 2016 18 | Al-Mina'a | 3–0 | Najaf | Basra |
| 11:00 GMT | Stadium: Basra Sports City |
Final stage edit
Results by matchday edit
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2016. Source: Goalzz
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| 2 April 2016 1 | Al-Mina'a | 1–0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Basra |
| 15:30 GMT | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 82' |
Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Mohanad Qasim |
| 9 April 2016 2 | Al-Naft | 3–2 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 15:30 GMT | Mostfa Jowda 49' Hussam Kadhem 71' Dhul Fuqar Aed 84' |
Ali Bahjat 17' Ziyad Ahmed 86' |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Wathiq Mohammed |
| 15 April 2016 3 | Al-Mina'a | 1–0 | Amanat Baghdad | Basra |
| 15:30 GMT | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 3' |
Stadium: Basra Sports City |
| 24 April 2016 4 | Al-Mina'a | 2–2 | Al Shorta | Basra |
| 15:30 GMT | Stadium: Basra Sports City |
| 8 May 2016 5 | Al-Talaba | 1–0 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 15:30 GMT | Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 15 May 2016 6 | Al-Zawraa | 5–1 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 15:30 GMT | Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 20 May 2016 7 | Naft Al-Wasat | 2–2 | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 15:30 GMT | Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
Iraq FA Cup edit
| 11 November 2015 Second round | Al-Hussein | 2 – 1 (w/o) | Al-Mina'a | Baghdad |
| 10:30 GMT | Taha 32' Ali Sabri 106' |
Ali Al-Shareef 21' |
Stadium: Sadr City Stadium |
Squad statistics edit
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | 
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| 1 | GK | IRQ
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Hameed Bakkal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRQ
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Saad Attiya | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | IRQ
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Hamza Adnan | 10 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SYR
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Omar Midani | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IRQ
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Ahmed Mohsin Ashoor | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRQ
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Ali Bahjat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | SYR
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Omar Khribin | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRQ
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Ali Hosni | 7 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | IRQ
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Ammar Abdul Hussein | 8 (3) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IRQ
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Mohammed Jabbar Shokan | 8 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRQ
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Jawad Kadhim | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | IRQ
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Medhat Abdul Hussein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRQ
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Ali Qasim | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRQ
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Hussein Falah | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRQ
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Haidar Sari | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | IRQ
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Ziyad Ahmed | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | LBY
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Ali Al-Shareef | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | IRQ
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Karrar Ibrahim | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | IRQ
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Ahmad Abbas Hattab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | IRQ
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Saqr Ajail | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRQ
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Faisal Jassim | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRQ
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Ahmed Jabbar | 4 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | LBY
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Abdul Hadi Zaqlam | 9 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IRQ
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Ali Majed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | IRQ
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Mustafa Ali Abbas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | IRQ
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Ali Tahseen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | IRQ
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Hussein Muslim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | IRQ
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Abdullah Mohsin | 7 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 17 December 2015.
Source: Goalzz.com
Top scorers edit
- As of 20 May 2016
| # | Name | Goals | Caps | Goal ratio |
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| 1 | Omar Khribin | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | Mohammed Jabbar Shokan | 6 | 22 | 0.11 |
| 3 | Ammar Abdul Hussein | 4 | 19 | 0.21 |
| 4 | Ali Bahjat | 3 | 10 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Ali Hosni | 3 | 17 | 0.13 |
| 6 | Ziyad Ahmed | 2 | 11 | 0.2 |
| 7 | Ahmed Mohsin Ashoor | 1 | 9 | 0.12 |
| 8 | Abdul Hadi Zaqlam | 1 | 17 | 0.06 |
| 9 | Hamza Adnan | 1 | 20 | 0.05 |
| 10 | Abdullah Mohsin | 1 | 13 | 0.07 |