The ruling Ba'ath Party has been accused of treating the club with racist treatment, including the opening match of Maysan Stadium in 1987 between Al-Mina'a and Al-Rasheed (club sponsored by the ruling party in Iraq), which ended in a 0-0 draw attended by the son of president Uday Saddam Hussein, and when he found that the fans cheer for Al-Mina'a team said: "If this stadium could have been moved to Baghdad, I would have done so (this audience is not worth it)". And another of the manifestations of racism that the Ba'athist government was accused of is what happened in the league in 1991–92 season at the Al-Mina'a match against Al-Karkh, on Friday, 8 May 1992 at the Al-Mina'a Stadium and the attendance of more than 20,000, which ended for Al-Karkh 3–2. The match was led by international referee Subhi Rahim, who scored an incorrect penalty against Al-Mina'a and the most famous red card against Al-Mina'a player Asaad Abdul Razzak, which led to the protest of the supporters of the club, then the Al-Karkh coach Adnan Dirjal was accused of shooting Al-Mina'a supporters from his pistol, resulting in serious injuries among supporters of the club. The Football Association punished Al-Mina'a players, and because Dirjal led the Iraq national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, he prevented Al-Mina'a players from playing in the national team, including Mohammed Abdul Hussein, who won the title of best player in the league for the 1992–93 season. Despite these difficult circumstances, the team managed to reach fourth place in Iraqi Elite Cup and fourth place in the league in 1998–99 season, and reach the semifinals of the 1999–2000 Iraq FA Cup, where they were came out of the championship after losing from Al-Zawraa, who won the title that season, and in the 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup also reached the semifinals, came out of the championship after losing from Al-Talaba, who won the title that season. With the change that took place after the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrowing of Saddam Hussein, GCPI took care of the club, and started to bring the team back to their natural position slowly, and the 2004–05 season was the distinctive season.