1977–78 Al-Mina'a SC season

The 1977–78 season will be Al-Minaa's 4th season in the Iraqi National League, having featured in all editions of the competition. Al-Minaa are participating in the Iraqi National League and the Iraq FA Cup, they won the league for the first time in their history, after winning two points more than Al-Zawraa in second place.[1] The season saw the dismissal of the first coach Faleh Hassan Wasfi after scoring a draw in the first two matches and leaving the Iraqi FA Cup in the round of 16 before that,[2] and then the appointment of coach Jamil Hanoon. The league's top scorer for the season was the club player Jalil Hanoon who scored 11 goals in tournaments total.[3]

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 LeagueWinners
Iraq FA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Jalil Hanoon (11)
All: Jalil Hanoon (11)

Squad

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

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

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

FriendlyErbil0–6Al-MinaaErbil
FriendlySalahaddin0–7Al-MinaaErbil
FriendlyAl-Minaa8–0SalahaddinErbil

Iraqi National League
Main article: 1977–78 Iraqi National League

Summary table
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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 1Al-Minaa2 – 2SalahaddinBasra
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
11 October 1977 2Al-Sinaa1 – 1Al-MinaaBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
16 October 1977 3Al-Minaa1 – 0Al-IttihadBasra
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
24 October 1977 4Al-Zawraa2 – 3Al-MinaaBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
31 October 1977 5Al-Minaa1 – 0Al-IktisadBasra
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
11 November 1977 6Al-Thawra1 – 1Al-MinaaBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
13 January 1978 7Al-Minaa1 – 1Al-Jami'ahBasra
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
27 January 1978 8Babil0 – 6Al-MinaaBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
6 February 1978 9Al-Minaa2 – 0Al-AmanaBasra
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
17 February 1978 10Al-Jaish0 – 1Al-MinaaBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
27 February 1978 11Al-Minaa5 – 1Al-HillahBasra
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
21 March 1978 12Al-Tayaran2 – 2Al-MinaaBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
27 March 1978 11Al-Minaa1 – 0Al-ShortaBasra
Hanoon  50' (pen.) Hammoudi 87' Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium

Iraq FA Cup
Main article: 1977–78 Iraq FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 September 1977 Round of 32Al-Minaa? – ?Al-UmmalBasra
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
16 September 1977 Round of 16Al-Amana3 – 0
(w/o)		Al-MinaaBaghdad
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 played13215
Games won819
Games drawn505
Games lost0(1)(1)
Goals scored27532
Goals conceded10010
Goal difference+17+5+22
Clean sheets628

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.

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