| 2005–06 season | |||
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| Chairman | Hadi Ahmed | ||
| Manager | Aqeel Hato | ||
| Ground | Al Mina'a Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 10th | ||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nawaf Falah (7 goals) All: Nawaf Falah (9 goals) | ||
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The 2005–06 season was Al-Minaa's 30th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 32 editions of the competition except two. Al-Minaa participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the AFC Champions League.
They entered this season having finished in 2nd place in the league in the 2004–05 season, but this season was less successful as the club ranked in 10th place out of 28 teams. In the AFC Champions League, Al-Minaa were eliminated in the group stage where they earned their first ever points in an AFC competition with draws against Mash'al and Al-Hilal.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Iraqi Premier League
Summary table
| 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 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
Last updated: 11 May 2006.
Source: Goalzz.com
Matches
Group stage
| 4 November 2005 1 | Al-Mina'a | 4 – 3 | Karbalaa | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Abdul Kadhim Sallal Falah |
Naeem Abbas Barrak |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 18 November 2005 3 | Al-Samawa | 1 – 2 | Al-Mina'a | Samawa |
| 11:30 GMT | Abdul Karim |
Shayyal Falah |
Stadium: As Samawah Stadium |
| 25 November 2005 4 | Al-Mina'a | 3 – 0 | Al-Shatra | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Sallal Falah Aoda |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 4 November 2005 5 | Al-Mina'a | 3 – 1 | Naft Al-Junoob | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Shayyal Abdul Kadhim Falah |
Aasi |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 9 December 2005 6 | Maysan | 0 – 0 | Al-Mina'a | Amarah |
| 11:30 GMT | Stadium: Maysan Stadium |
| 13 January 2006 7 | Karbalaa | 2 – 0 | Al-Mina'a | Karbalaa |
| 11:30 GMT | Barrak Abbas |
Stadium: Karbala Stadium |
| 16 January 2006 8 | Al-Shatra | 1 – 1 | Al-Mina'a | Nasiriyah |
| 11:30 GMT | Hussein |
Fahad |
Stadium: Al-Shatra Stadium |
| 20 January 2006 9 | Al-Mina'a | 3 – 0 | Al-Kut | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Falah Hadi |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 23 January 2006 10 | Naft Al-Janoob | 1 – 3 | Al-Mina'a | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Saadi |
Hadi Falah |
Stadium: Naft Al-Janoob Stadium |
| 30 January 2006 11 | Al-Mina'a | 2 – 0 | Maysan | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Abdul Kadhim Tallaa |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 3 February 2006 12 | Al-Mina'a | 1 – 0 | Al-Samawa | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Falah |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
Elite stage
| 31 March 2006 13 | Samaraa | 1 – 0 | Al-Mina'a | Samarra |
| 11:30 GMT | Shaker |
Stadium: Samarra Stadium |
| 7 April 2006 14 | Al-Mina'a | 2 – 2 | Erbil | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Tallaa Abdul Hussein |
Hassan Abdul Wahed |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 20 April 2006 15 | Al-Mina'a | 2 – 1 | Samaraa | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Abdul Hussein Falah |
Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium |
| 11 May 2006 16 | Erbil | 3 – 0 | Al-Mina'a | Erbil |
| 11:30 GMT | Sabbar Qaraman Abdul Rahman |
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium |
AFC Champions League
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
| 8 March 2006 1 | Al-Mina'a | 0 – 1 | | Kuwait City |
| 11:30 GMT | Abdul Lateef |
Report | Xolmurodov Qodirov Klishin |
Stadium: Sabah Al Salem Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen) |
| 22 March 2006 2 | Al-Hilal | 3 – 1 | | Riyadh |
| 11:30 GMT | Tavares Al-Anbar Al-Qahtani |
Report | Hammoud Sallal |
Stadium: King Fahd II Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait) |
| 12 April 2006 3 | Al Ain | 2 – 1 | | Al Ain |
| 11:30 GMT | Jestrović |
Report | Sallal Abdul Kadhim Falah Jassim |
Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) |
| 26 April 2006 4 | Al-Mina'a | 1 – 2 | | Kuwait City |
| 11:30 GMT | Falah Abdul Hussein Sallal |
Report | Kelly Diaky |
Stadium: Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran) |
| 3 May 2006 5 | Mash'al | 2 – 2 | | Qarshi |
| 11:30 GMT | Xasanov Mirxoldirshoyev |
Report | Abdul Nabi Abdul Sattar Salman Mohsen |
Stadium: Nasaf Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Arambakade Gedara (Sri Lanka) |
| 17 May 2006 6 | Al-Mina'a | 1 – 1 | | Kuwait City |
| 11:30 GMT | Falah Salman |
Report | Giovanni Tavares |
Stadium: Sabah Al Salem Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria) |
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos. | Nationality | No. | Name | Iraqi Premier League | AFC Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | FW | 25 | Nawaf Falah | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Ihsan Hadi | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| DF | 2 | Sajjad Abdul Kadhim | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| DF | 14 | Nawaf Sallal | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | FW | 9 | Nasser Talla Dahilan | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 13 | Alaa Abdul Hussein | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FW | 30 | Osama Shayyal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | MF | 7 | Ghazi Fahad | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 4 | Emad Aoda | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 26 | Muneer Hammoud | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | 8 | Mokhlus Abdul Sattar | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | 21 | Sajjad Abdul Nabi | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 26 | 6 | 32 | ||||
Last updated: 17 May 2006
Overall statistics
| Iraqi League | AFC Champions League | Total Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Games won | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Games drawn | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Games lost | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Goals scored | 26 | 6 | 32 |
| Goals conceded | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Goal difference | +10 | -5 | +5 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Last updated: 17 May 2006