 The 1950s and 1960s were periods of preparation for Al-Mina'a, and the team played several friendly matches with different teams in this period; some of these clubs were strong European teams, and other were strong Asian teams.These matches helped the club develop the qualities of the players in terms of tactics and technique and other aspects.On 6 January 1956, Al-Mina'a played with Tehran and lost 3–0, and after a year they played with a number of English sailors teams, who were arriving in Basra in those years.