Al-Mina'a SC

Foundation and early years (1931–1951)

Al-Mina'a Sports Club was formed by some of the British sailors and workers serving in the Marine Transportation Company in Basra on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab after Mandatory Iraq, where Colonel Sir John Ward was the director of company in the 1920s. When they were forming gatherings, sports were practiced and football was the most important. After the founding of Al-Maqal City and establishment the General Company for Ports on March 1, 1931, by Colonel Sir Ward under the auspices of King Faisal, and the transfer of employees in the company to Al-Maqal, the club coordinated with the company's management to make the green squares in the park located there to be a playing field for them, and after a few months, the company announced the establishment of the club officially, and Mr. C. F. Neikell was chosen as the first president of the club. The first football team consisted of Markar Avadician, Kadhim Dawood, Dehjat Ohaness, Liu Steven, Samuel Akesh, Aziz Hormuz, Rashad Al-Mufti, Khudair Abbas and others. After the founding of the Iraq Football Association, Al-Mina'a participated in the Iraq FA Basra Premier League, a regional league for teams in Basra organised by the Basra branch of the IFA. Al-Mina'a won the league title in its first season, beating Sharikat Naft Al-Basra 1–0 in the final. Al-Mina'a also participated in the first ever national knockout cup in Iraq, the 1948–49 Iraq FA Cup, but were knocked out in the…

Major

National

Iraq Stars League (top tier): Winners (1): 1977–78 Runners up (1): 2004–05 Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier): Winners (3): 1986–87, 1989–90, 2022–23 (shared record)

Regional

Iraq FA Basra Premier League (top tier): Winners (15): including 1948–49, 1962–63 (record)

Minor

King Cup: Winners (2): 1947–48, 1952–53 Hanna Al-Sheikh Cup: Winners (11): including 1947–48, 1950–51 (record) Al-Minaa Cup: Winners (2): 1948–49, 1949–50 Al-Shamkhany Cup: Winners (2): 1947–48, 1948–49 Runners-up (1): 1949–50 Thaghr al-Iraq Championship: Winners (1): 2009 Sabeeh Abed Ali Cup: Winners (1): 2004 Peace and Friendship Cup: Winners (1): 2004 Basra Mutasarrif Cup: Winners (1): 1956 Happiness Cup: Winners (1): 1956 Regent's Cup: Winners (1): 1949–50 Asfar Knockout Cup: Winners (1): 1948–49 Runners-up (1): 1947–48 Al-Faw Liberation Championship Runners-up (1): 1988 Industries Exhibition Cup Runners-up (1): 1953–54