Naft Al-Wasat SC

Naft Al-Wasat Sports Club (Arabic: نادي نفط الوسط الرياضي, lit.

In the 2011–12 season, Naft Al-Wasat made their first transfer from other clubs, signing Karrar Abd from Kufa FC in January 2012.

[5] In the 2011–12 season, Naft Al-Wasat barely qualified for the second stage, after having 8 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, only a point away from Kufa FC.

[6] In the second stage, Naft Al-Wasat finished in 4th place in Group 2, at 12 points, with 4 wins and 4 losses, ending their first season in the First Division League in failure.

[10] After the 2012–13 season, the technical staff was changed, signing the manager, Abdul Ghani Shahad, on 27 August 2013.

[16] In the second stage, the team surprised everyone by defeating Al Shorta SC (the defending champions and one of the strongest contenders for the league championship) twice.

[17] After taking the Group 1 lead, Naft Al-Wasat got qualified to the league final,[18] where they won over Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya via a penalty shoot-out.

In the 2015–16 Iraqi Premier League, Naft Al-Wasat finished in second place in their group, behind eventual champions Al-Zawraa, to qualify for the final stage.

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