2023–24 Al-Shorta SC season
| 2023–24 season | |||
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| President | Abdul-Halim Fahem | ||
| Head coach | Chiheb Ellili (until 21 February) Hussein Abdul-Wahed (Caretaker) (from 21 February until 1 March) Moamen Soliman (from 1 March onwards) | ||
| Ground | Al-Shaab Stadium | ||
| Iraq Stars League | 1st | ||
| Iraq FA Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mahmoud Al-Mawas (20) All: Mahmoud Al-Mawas (20) | ||
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The 2023–24 season was Al-Shorta's 50th season in the Iraq Stars League, having featured in all 49 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraq Stars League as defending champions, as well as competing in the Iraq FA Cup.[1] Al-Shorta did not participate in the AFC Champions League as they did not obtain an AFC license.[2]
Al-Shorta won the league title for the third consecutive season, led by Moamen Soliman, who returned to the club to take over from Chiheb Ellili midway through the season. Al-Shorta secured the league title in the penultimate round of the season by defeating Duhok 1–0.[3] Al-Shorta also won the Iraq FA Cup title for the first time in their history, beating rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 in the final to secure the double for the first time.[4]
Squad
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Stars League | FA Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ahmed Basil | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Karrar Amer | 25(2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27(2) | 3 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Manaf Younis | 18(7) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 20(8) | 1 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Sajjad Jassim | 14(18) | 3 | 1(3) | 1 | 15(21) | 4 | |||||
| 7 | FW | Mahmoud Al-Mawas | 36(1) | 20 | 4 | 0 | 40(1) | 20 | |||||
| 8 | FW | Zidane Abdul-Jabbar | 2(10) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 3(11) | 2 | |||||
| 9 | MF | Hussein Ali | 23(7) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27(7) | 5 | |||||
| 10 | FW | Alaa Abdul-Zahra (captain) | 11(15) | 3 | 2(2) | 0 | 13(17) | 3 | |||||
| 11 | MF | Bassam Shakir | 22(6) | 3 | 2(2) | 0 | 24(8) | 3 | |||||
| 12 | GK | Yassin Karim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | MF | Ali Husni | 13(12) | 4 | 0(2) | 0 | 13(14) | 4 | |||||
| 14 | MF | Abdoul Madjid Moumouni | 32(1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34(1) | 3 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Ahmed Yahya | 20(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22(4) | 0 | |||||
| 16 | MF | Mohammed Mezher | 0(10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(10) | 1 | |||||
| 17 | FW | Ahmed Farhan | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | |||||
| 18 | FW | Mohanad Ali (vice-captain) | 16(14) | 16 | 2 | 1 | 18(14) | 17 | |||||
| 20 | MF | Idrissa Niang | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |||||
| 22 | GK | Mohammed Karim | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Faisal Jassim | 24(3) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 26(4) | 0 | |||||
| 25 | MF | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim | 17(13) | 2 | 3(1) | 0 | 20(14) | 2 | |||||
| 27 | DF | Ameer Sabah | 25(6) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28(6) | 0 | |||||
| 28 | FW | Lucas Santos | 8(9) | 2 | 2(2) | 1 | 10(11) | 3 | |||||
| 30 | MF | Fahd Al-Youssef | 34(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38(1) | 0 | |||||
| 31 | DF | Ahmed Zero | 16(7) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 16(8) | 0 | |||||
| 32 | GK | Abbas Karim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 33 | DF | Haidar Adel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | DF | Ali Jassim Zayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 36 | DF | Salomon Banga | 3(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5(2) | 0 | |||||
| 37 | MF | Ousmane Coumbassa | 3(6) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 3(8) | 0 | |||||
| Players out on loan for rest of the season | |||||||||||||
| 29 | FW | Mohammed Dawood | 0(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(7) | 0 | |||||
| MF | Ammar Ghalib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MF | Atheer Salih | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| FW | Aso Rostam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| FW | Dhulfiqar Younis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Players departed but featured this season | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Yazan Al-Arab | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | |||||
Personnel
Technical staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach: | Moamen Soliman | |
| Assistant coach: | Amrou Fathi | |
| Fitness coach: | Haidar Abdul-Qadir | |
| Goalkeeping coach: | Amrou Abdul-Salam | |
| Physiotherapist: | Tonello Marilia | |
| Team manager: | Hashim Ridha |
Management
Kit
Supplier: Qithara (club's own brand)
Home
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Away
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | MF | - | ||
| September 2023 | FW | - | ||
| November 2023 | DF | - | ||
| January 2024 | FW | - | ||
| February 2024 | MF | - | ||
| February 2024 | DF | - |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | DF | - | ||
| August 2023 | DF | Retired | ||
| September 2023 | MF | - | ||
| September 2023 | FW | Loan | ||
| September 2023 | MF | Loan | ||
| October 2023 | FW | Loan | ||
| October 2023 | MF | Loan | ||
| January 2024 | FW | Loan | ||
| February 2024 | DF | - | ||
| February 2024 | FW | Loan |
Competitions
Iraq Stars League
| 27 October 2023 1 | Duhok | 2 – 0 | Al-Shorta | Duhok |
| 18:30 GMT | Yannick Zakri Hiran Ahmed Mohammed Saeed Khalid |
Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
| 30 October 2023 2 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 1 | Karbala | Baghdad |
| 18:30 GMT | Mohammed Mezher Mohanad Ali |
Ridha Fadhil Mustafa Radhi |
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 3 November 2023 3 | Al-Minaa | 0 – 3 (w/o) | Al-Shorta | Basra |
| 18:30 GMT | Mohanad Ali |
Stadium: Basra International Stadium | ||
| Note: The match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shorta, as Al-Minaa started the game with only 7 players and had their player Mohammed Khudhair go off injured in the eighth minute, bringing an end to the game. | ||||
| 9 November 2023 4 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 1 | Erbil | Baghdad |
| 18:30 GMT | Mohanad Ali Mahmoud Al-Mawas Fahd Al-Youssef |
Zidane Abdul-Jabbar |
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 23 November 2023 5 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2 – 2 | Al-Shorta | Kut |
| 11:30 GMT | Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Ali Jasim |
Abdoul Madjid Moumouni Bassam Shakir |
Stadium: Al-Kut Olympic Stadium |
| 2 December 2023 6 | Al-Shorta | 0 – 1 | Al-Naft | Baghdad |
| 14:00 GMT | Sampson Gbadebo |
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 5 December 2023 7 | Amanat Baghdad | 1 – 2 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 11:30 GMT | Mateus Totô |
Mahmoud Al-Mawas Idrissa Niang |
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 8 December 2023 8 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 0 | Zakho | Najaf |
| 16:00 GMT | Mahmoud Al-Mawas Idrissa Niang |
Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 15 December 2023 9 | Al-Hudood | 0 – 4 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 11:30 GMT | Ali Mohsin |
Sajjad Jassim Idrissa Niang Yazan Al-Arab Abdoul Madjid Moumouni |
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 19 December 2023 10 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 0 | Al-Najaf | Baghdad |
| 18:30 GMT | Idrissa Niang Mahmoud Al-Mawas Karrar Amer |
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 22 December 2023 11 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 0 | Naft Al-Wasat | Baghdad |
| 11:30 GMT | Sajjad Jassim Mahmoud Al-Mawas Mohanad Ali |
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 30 December 2023 12 | Naft Al-Basra | 0 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Basra |
| 11:30 GMT | Karrar Amer |
Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium |
| 11 February 2024 13 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 2 | Al-Zawraa | Baghdad |
| 16:00 GMT | Mahmoud Al-Mawas Jalal Hassan |
Maitham Jabbar Christopher John |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 16 February 2024 14 | Al-Qasim | 2 – 3 | Al-Shorta | Karbala |
| 11:00 GMT | Murtadha Kassad Haider Majed Messouke Oloumou |
Mohanad Ali Alaa Abdul-Zahra |
Stadium: Karbala International Stadium |
| 19 February 2024 15 | Al-Talaba | 2 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 16:00 GMT | Zaid Tahseen Mahdi Kamel |
Ali Husni |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 24 February 2024 16 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 1 | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad |
| 16:00 GMT | Mahmoud Al-Mawas |
Muhaimen Salim |
Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
| 29 February 2024 17 | Newroz | 1 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Sulaymaniya |
| 11:30 GMT | Marwan Hussein |
Mahmoud Al-Mawas |
Stadium: Sulaymaniya Stadium |
| 4 March 2024 18 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 0 | Naft Maysan | Baghdad |
| 18:00 GMT | Mohanad Ali Ali Husni |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 8 March 2024 19 | Al-Karkh | 1 – 4 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 11:30 GMT | Saleh Gomaa |
Mahmoud Al-Mawas Hussein Ali Abdul-Razzaq Qasim |
Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 1 April 2024 20 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 0 | Al-Hudood | Baghdad |
| 18:30 GMT | Hussein Ali Mohanad Ali |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 5 April 2024 21 | Naft Al-Wasat | 0 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Najaf |
| 18:30 GMT | Abbas Jassim |
Mohanad Ali |
Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 14 April 2024 22 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 0 | Al-Minaa | Baghdad |
| 14:30 GMT | Manaf Younis Lucas Santos |
Haider Salem |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 21 April 2024 23 | Erbil | 2 – 4 | Al-Shorta | Erbil |
| 17:30 GMT | Mohammed Qasim Nassif |
Mohanad Ali Hussein Ali Ali Husni Zidane Abdul-Jabbar |
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium |
| 25 April 2024 24 | Al-Naft | 1 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 17:15 GMT | Ndifreke Udo |
Mohanad Ali Hussein Ali |
Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
| 30 April 2024 25 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Baghdad |
| 17:15 GMT | Mahmoud Al-Mawas Karrar Amer |
Aymen Hussein |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 4 May 2024 26 | Al-Shorta | 4 – 4 | Newroz | Baghdad |
| 12:30 GMT | Zidane Abdul-Jabbar Mohanad Ali Mahmoud Al-Mawas Alaa Abdul-Zahra Abdoul Madjid Moumouni |
Ahmed Basil Ibrahim Tomiwa Murtadha Hudaib Cláudio Maradona Deyar Yakhy |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 8 May 2024 27 | Al-Kahrabaa | 2 – 2 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 19:30 GMT | Ali Khaled Rafiq Aminu |
Hussein Ali Mahmoud Al-Mawas |
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 13 May 2024 28 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 1 | Amanat Baghdad | Baghdad |
| 15:00 GMT | Mohanad Ali Lucas Santos |
Mohammed Jaffal |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 17 May 2024 29 | Karbala | 1 – 2 | Al-Shorta | Karbala |
| 17:30 GMT | Karim Benarif |
Bassam Shakir Mahmoud Al-Mawas |
Stadium: Karbala International Stadium |
| 21 May 2024 30 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 1 | Al-Karkh | Baghdad |
| 15:15 GMT | Mahmoud Al-Mawas Bassam Shakir |
Younis Ghani |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 25 May 2024 31 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 0 | Al-Qasim | Baghdad |
| 15:00 GMT | Mohanad Ali Dennis Chembezi |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 30 May 2024 32 | Naft Maysan | 2 – 3 | Al-Shorta | Maysan |
| 15:00 GMT | Alaa Saad Hussein Amer |
Mohanad Ali Karrar Amer Manaf Younis Mahmoud Al-Mawas |
Stadium: Maysan Olympic Stadium |
| 19 June 2024 33 | Zakho | 0 – 0 | Al-Shorta | Zakho |
| 16:30 GMT | Stadium: Zakho International Stadium |
| 23 June 2024 34 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 2 | Al-Talaba | Baghdad |
| 16:30 GMT | Mahmoud Al-Mawas Abdul-Razzaq Qasim |
Wael Ben Othmane Zaid Tahseen |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 27 June 2024 35 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 0 | Naft Al-Basra | Baghdad |
| 16:30 GMT | Mahmoud Al-Mawas |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 1 July 2024 36 | Al-Najaf | 2 – 2 | Al-Shorta | Najaf |
| 18:30 GMT | Hazem Mestouri Bechir Ghariani |
Ali Husni Sajjad Jassim |
Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 4 July 2024 37 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 0 | Duhok | Baghdad |
| 14:00 GMT | Abdoul Madjid Moumouni |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 14 July 2024 38 | Al-Zawraa | 0 – 2 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 16:30 GMT | Alaa Abdul-Zahra Mahmoud Al-Mawas |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
Score overview
Win Draw Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hudood | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Al-Kahrabaa | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Karkh | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Al-Minaa | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Al-Naft | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Najaf | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Qasim | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Talaba | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Al-Zawraa | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Amanat Baghdad | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Duhok | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Erbil | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| Karbala | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Naft Al-Basra | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Naft Al-Wasat | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Naft Maysan | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Newroz | 4–4 | 1–1 | |
| Zakho | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.
Classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Shorta (C) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 87 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 82 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[a] |
| 3 | Al-Zawraa | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 75 | Qualification for the regional competition play-offs |
| 4 | Al-Najaf | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 67[b] | |
| 5 | Zakho | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 67[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of wins.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2023–24 Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta, qualified for the AFC Champions League Elite based on league position, the AFC Champions League Two spot was passed to the league runners-up Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
- ^ a b Al-Najaf finished ahead of Zakho on head-to-head points: Zakho 1–1 Al-Najaf, Al-Najaf 2–1 Zakho.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 87 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 21 | +17 |
Source: Kooora
Results by round
Iraq FA Cup
| 13 March 2024 Round of 16 | Zakho | 0 – 0 (3 – 4 p) | Al-Shorta | Zakho |
| 18:30 GMT | Stadium: Zakho International Stadium | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Dione Miguel Ribas Nasser Mohammedoh Frank Cédric Rodrick Kabwe Amjad Attwan Patrick Marcelino |
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| 9 April 2024 Quarter-finals | Al-Minaa | 0 – 2 | Al-Shorta | Basra |
| 18:30 GMT | Karrar Jafar |
Mohanad Ali Manaf Younis Sajjad Jassim |
Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium |
| 7 July 2024 Semi-finals | Al-Shorta | 1 – 0 | Al-Naft | Baghdad |
| 17:00 GMT | Hussein Ali |
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 10 July 2024 Final | Al-Shorta | 1 – 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Baghdad |
| 17:00 GMT | Lucas Santos Alaa Abdul-Zahra |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
Player statistics
Iraq Stars League
| Position | Nation | Squad Number | Name | Goals | Assists[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | 7 | Mahmoud Al-Mawas | 20 | 15 | |
| FW | 18 | Mohanad Ali | 16 | 0 | |
| MF | 20 | Idrissa Niang | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | 9 | Hussein Ali | 4 | 2 | |
| MF | 13 | Ali Husni | 4 | 2 | |
| MF | 11 | Bassam Shakir | 3 | 3 | |
| MF | 14 | Abdoul Madjid Moumouni | 3 | 3 | |
| DF | 3 | Karrar Amer | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | 6 | Sajjad Jassim | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | 10 | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | 28 | Lucas Santos | 2 | 2 | |
| FW | 8 | Zidane Abdul-Jabbar | 2 | 1 | |
| MF | 25 | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim | 2 | 1 | |
| DF | 4 | Manaf Younis | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 16 | Mohammed Mezher | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 27 | Ameer Sabah | 0 | 5 | |
| MF | 30 | Fahd Al-Youssef | 0 | 5 | |
| DF | 15 | Ahmed Yahya | 0 | 3 |
Iraq FA Cup
| Position | Nation | Squad Number | Name | Goals | Assists[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | 9 | Hussein Ali | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 6 | Sajjad Jassim | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 18 | Mohanad Ali | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 28 | Lucas Santos | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 15 | Ahmed Yahya | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 30 | Fahd Al-Youssef | 0 | 1 |
References
- ^ Al-Shorta SC Official Website. "Al-Shorta SC – History". Al-Shorta SC Official Website - History. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "List of Licensed Clubs for the 2023/24 AFC Champions League" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "الشرطة بطلا لدوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 July 2024.
- ^ "لأول مرة في تاريخه.. الشرطة يتوج بطلاً لكأس العراق لكرة القدم" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "تفاصيل مباريات الشرطة في موسم 2023-2024". Al-Shorta SC. 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b Al-Shorta SC Official Website. "Al-Shorta SC – First Team Squad". Al-Shorta SC Official Website. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Results". Al-Shorta SC Official Website. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Iraq Stars League 2023/24". Goalzz. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
External links
- Al-Shorta SC – official website