 But Al-Mina'a embarrassed some of the big teams in Asia and by earning draws against the likes of Mash'al and Al-Hilal.After the team were knocked out of the AFC Champions League, the experienced players joined other clubs, and thus began a new era for the club under the leadership of young coach Asaad Abdul Razzak for two seasons with and the young players who have grown up in the club.The team entered the 2006–07 season and managed to finish second in their First Stage group behind Al-Najaf to qualify for the Elite Stage, but team was not able to get to the semi-finals as they finished fourth behind Arbil, Al-Talaba and Karbalaa.