 Al-Mina'a were in first place in their First Stage group, with six wins, one draw and two losses, but the many mistakes for the referees against the team and then a number of problems arose between the club management and some players and other reasons which caused a decline in the level of the team, although the team still managed to qualify for the Elite Group.Their performances in the Elite Group were not up-to-scratch, so the team ended the season in sixth place.In the 2016–17 season, Al-Mina'a contracted with the Romanian professional coach, Marin Ion and he was sacked after twenty-seven matches because the chaos that appeared in the team due to the weakness of the personality of the coach, and the results were not satisfactory; he won fourteen matches, lost four and drew nine, and lost both Basra Derbies; against Al-Bahri 2–1, Naft Al-Junoob 1–0, leaving the team in fourth place in their First Stage in league, then Al-Mina'a signed local coach Ghazi Fahad, who finished the league in sixth place.