naft al-wasat sc was found on 1 july 2008 by the ministry of oil. the founding board consisted of riyadh bahr al-ouloom, abbas fakhruddin, firas nouri, haitham abbas, ali juwad, yasin khudhair, mustafa mohammed, hassan juwad, wisam fawzi and basim radhi. the club entered the iraq division two and was promoted to the iraq division one in the 2010–11 season. in the 2011–12 season, naft al-wasat made their first transfer from other clubs, signing karrar abd from kufa fc in january 2012. in the 2011–12 season, naft al-wasat barely qualified to the second stage, after having 8 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, only a point away from kufa fc. in the second stage, naft al-wasat finished in 4th place of the group 2, at 12 points, after having 4 wins and 4 losses, ending their first season in the division one with failure.