1977–78 Al-Mina'a SC season

Al-Mina'a SC
1977–78 season
ChairmanAdnan Ali Al-Qassab
ManagerFaleh Hassan Wasfi (until 16 October)
Jamil Hanoon (from 16 October)
GroundAl Mina'a Stadium
Iraqi National League1st
Iraq FA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Jalil Hanoon (11 goals)
All: Jalil Hanoon (> 11 goals)

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]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Iraq IRQ Sattar Farhan
— GK Iraq IRQ Samir Noori Al-Mtori
— DF Iraq IRQ Aziz Abdullah
— DF Iraq IRQ Sabeeh Abed Ali
— DF Iraq IRQ Abdul Ridha Hussein
— DF Iraq IRQ Rahim Karim
— DF Iraq IRQ Khalil Ibrahim Habib
— MF Iraq IRQ Hadi Ahmed
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Iraq IRQ Alaa Ahmad
— MF Iraq IRQ Hassan Abdul-Hussein
— MF Iraq IRQ Hadi Jabbar
— MF Iraq IRQ Adnan Saddam
— FW Iraq IRQ Abdul Razzak Ahmed (captain)
— FW Iraq IRQ Raad Abdullah
— FW Iraq IRQ Jalil Hanoon
— FW Iraq IRQ Ali Abdul Zahra

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly Erbil 0–6 Al-Minaa Erbil
Friendly Salahaddin 0–7 Al-Minaa Erbil
Friendly Al-Minaa 8–0 Salahaddin Erbil

Iraqi National League

Main article: 1977–78 Iraqi National League

Summary table

Overall Home Away
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

  Win   Draw   Loss

1 October 1977 1 Al-Minaa 2 – 2 Salahaddin Basra
Ahmad
Ibrahim 		Yilanda
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
11 October 1977 2 Al-Sinaa 1 – 1 Al-Minaa Baghdad
Ahmed Hanoon Stadium: Al-Shaab 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
11 November 1977 6 Al-Thawra 1 – 1 Al-Minaa Baghdad
Nouri (pen.) Hanoon Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
13 January 1978 7 Al-Minaa 1 – 1 Al-Jamea Basra
Saddam Kadhim Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
27 January 1978 8 Babil 0 – 6 Al-Minaa Baghdad
Hanoon
Ahmed
Abdul-Hussein 		Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
6 February 1978 9 Al-Minaa 2 – 0 Al-Amana Basra
Hanoon (pen.)
Ahmed 		Stadium: Al Mina'a 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
27 March 1978 13 Al-Minaa 1 – 0 Al-Shorta Basra
Hanoon 50' (pen.) Hammoudi soccer ball with red X 87' Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium

Iraq FA Cup

Main article: 1977–78 Iraq FA Cup

  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

Overall statistics

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

  1. ^ "Iraqi League 1977/1978". niiiis.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  2. ^ "Iraqi FA Cup 1977/1978". niiiis.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  3. ^ "Interview with Iraqi player Jalil Hanoon". kooora.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. ^ "Iraqi FA Cup History". kooora.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.

Sources