Naft Maysan FC

Naft Missan
Full name	Naft Missan Football Club
Nickname(s)	Fursan Al Mamlaka (Kingdom knights)
Founded	2003; 18 years ago
Ground	Maysan Olympic Stadium
Capacity	25,000
Chairman	Yahya Zghayer
Manager	Uday Ismail
League	Iraqi Premier League
2020–21	Iraqi Premier League, 13th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Naft Maysan FC (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.

History[]

Naft Maysan Sport 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 23 October 2020

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
2	DF	IRQ	Sattar Jabbar
3	DF	IRQ	Ali Mahmoud
4	DF	IRQ	Ahmed Khaled
5	DF	IRQ	Ali Holo
6	MF	IRQ	Sajjad Jabbar
7	FW	IRQ	Mustafa Al-Amin Ali
8	MF	IRQ	Hassan Hamoud
10	MF	IRQ	Ahmed Saeed
11	FW	IRQ	Karrar Ali
12	GK	IRQ	Alaa Ahmed Qasim
14	MF	IRQ	Ali Qasim
15	MF	IRQ	Wissam Saadoun (Captain)
16	DF	IRQ	Sajjad Ahmed
17	MF	IRQ	Mashkour Karim
18	DF	IRQ	Hassan Abdul Zahra
20	MF	IRQ	Alaa Saad
21	MF	IRQ	Haider Mohsin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	IRQ	Noor Sabri
25	DF	IRQ	Hussein Matar
27	DF	IRQ	Abdul Muhaymen Jabbar
28	MF	IRQ	Jafar Gatea
29	FW	IRQ	Murtaja Adel Nasser
30	GK	IRQ	Alaa Abdul Karim
31	MF	IRQ	Akram Raheem
32	MF	IRQ	Hassanain Abdul Ridha
33	MF	IRQ	Mohammed Foad
34	DF	CIV	Zoe Alain Gamaliel
36	MF	NIG	Ousmane Diabaté
37	MF	IRQ	Jafar Nasser
38	DF	IRQ	Fadhel Karim
61	MF	YEM	Nasser Mohammedoh
77	MF	IRQ	Mustafa Abdul Mahdi
91	FW	IRQ	Ahmed Saadoun
99	FW	IRQ	Ahmed Abdul Razzaq

Current technical staff[]

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager:	Uday Ismail
Assistant manager:	Mizher Rahim
Assistant manager:	Salman Abdul-Hassan
Goalkeeping coach:	Ahmed Abdul Ridha Osmali
Director of football:	Ahmed Salim
Administrative director:	Ali Dawoud
Team analyst:	Ramadan Al-Zubaidy
Club doctor:	Aboud Hameed
U-16 Manager:	Sattar Shet

Updated to match played 7 August 2020
Source:^{[citation needed]}

Kit suppliers[]

Period	Kit manufacturer
2020–	Umbro

Sports Services[]

Period	Sports Services and marketing
2020–	PRO

Managerial history[]

Ahmed Salim (2009–2010)
Ahmed Daham (2010–2011)
Hussein Afash (2013)
Sabah Abdul Jalil (2013–2014)
(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–)

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
2009–10	Iraqi Premier League	17	34	12	11	11	44	37	+7	47	—
2010–11	Iraqi Premier League	20	26	6	7	13	20	29	-9	25	—
2011–12	Iraq Division One	2 – Group 2	28	17	4	7	58	34	+24	55	—
2012–13	Iraq Division One	2	30	19	7	4	72	30	+42	64	1R
2013–14	Iraqi Premier League	13	21	6	6	9	25	29	-4	24	—
2014–15	Iraqi Premier League	12	16	3	8	5	14	20	-6	17	—
2015–16	Iraqi Premier League	10	17	3	6	5	16	16	0	24	—
2016–17	Iraqi Premier League	11	36	8	15	13	28	36	-8	39	QR
2017–18	Iraqi Premier League	8	38	13	10	15	45	37	+8	49	—

All-time top goalscorers[]

As of 16 July 2019


#	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
4	Thamir Barghash	2013–2019	11
5	Ali Abed Thyab	2009–2011	10
6	Khodor Salame	2013–2015	9
7	Mohammed Zamil	2009–2019	8